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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-13

IT is understood that Mr.. Beecher
will now resume the practice Of
theology.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-13

The Prater, In Vienna Austria & the
largest public park 10 Me world.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-13

The rsgman'S business is picking up
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-13

How Evarts and the Cabinet We're
Left When They Visited Gov.
Page,
Philadelphia Tim B.
The recent death Of ex-Gov. Page,
Of Vermont, recalls = story told the
writer by Postmaster General Key, Of
President Hayes cabinet, in March.
1878, about an entertainment given
the previous year to the President and
Mrs. Hayes and the members Of the
cabinet by TX Gov. Page, at his home
in Rutland, Vermont. This occasion,
said Mr.. Key, was the only time he
saw "Evarts c%ornered." Mr.. Evarts
was then Secretary Of State. you
know" remarked Mr.. Key, "Eyart5
always has a quick and appropriate re.
partee ready, but that time he could find
nothing to say. Our party had
been to Bennington, and while there
found it impossible to get any wine,
beer, etc, and Evarts is a gentleman
who is used to taking wine at his
meals, while the rest of us can stand a
drink now and then; so the members
of the cabinet each felt the dtprlva-
ton to a certain extent, aud knowing
that Gov. Page was to give US d grand
reception in Rutland. when we were
on our way there Eyarts, noticing
how tired we were, remarked cheer
fully: when We get to Rutland we
shall no doubt have a lunch, with all
that a lunch implies
"We arrived there after nightfall
and as soon as we reached Gov, Pages
residence were offered refreshments,
with the understanding that they were
merely intended to revive us after our
Journey and would not interfere with
the banquet, of which we were expect
ed to partake in state later. But there
was no wine.
"Evarts took in the situation at once,
and, politely approaching our host, said
TO him with dry humor: 1t is true that
the President and Mrs. Hayes favor
temperance and do not use alcoholic
drinks, but they never interfere with
others and have seen all of US TAX Z
them. We are tired from travelling,
and the Postmaster. General and the
Acknowledgement are accustomed to
their wine. 80 let me- he added with
an additional touch of drollery in his
tone, suggest that il you intend giving
us anything Of that sort you bring it
out now.
"This evidently greatly embarrassed
Gov. Page, who answered hastily:
Well, really, gentlemen, l was not
prepared for anything of that sort and
1 have nothing of the kind in the
house."
"Evarts was then for once at a loss
what to say. being totally u%nprepared
for this reply. Them continued the
narrator, zone of us came to his rescue
and said, with d laugh: The Secretary
Of State is testing; the Postmaster
General and Acknowledgement really
dc not care for any wine But the
Joke on Evarts became the more point
ed when we learned later that Gov
Page was a great temperance mar and
had prohibition as a cardinal principle
i'll his politics"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
The GRAND CELEBRATION /
GAINESVILLE Comes Up to the
Scratch, and the Great
Day Passes off with
Credit and
Eclat.
Ten Thousand People Beautifully
Fed and a Profusion of Good
Things Left When the
Feast is Over.
Military Parades. Steamboat Ex-
cursions, Speeches from
Distinguished
Guests,
The Display Of the Fire Depart
ment, and Last, but
not Least,
The Grand hail at the Tobacco
Exchange.

1t has been correctly said that
GAINESVILLE is the largest city of its size
or the entire earth. There is nothing
small about our town and when it
comes to a display of genuine hospital
ity and doing the handsome thing on
an occasion like that of last Tuesday,
there is no place in the round world
can beat her.
1t is estimated that there were at
least ten thousand people in /, the city
that day and some think the crowd
was even larger. Two excursion
trains came in over the l. A. & T. road
bringing Large numbers of people and
SIX well filed coaches came from Elk
ton. The adjacent counties of Ken
lucky were well represented and our
neighhors of the adjoining Tennessee
counties came to see us by the hum
dreds.
The weather couldn't have been
better fla special committee, appointed
for the purpose, had ordered it for the
occasion. The exceedingly sultry
temperature that had prevailed for
three days previous was driven away
by breezes from the north. and the en-
tertainment took place on cool day
under clear skies.
The city put on its holiday attire;
public buildings were gayly decorated
and franklin street was a blaze of
banners. Streamers with words of
welcome were stretched across the
streets at various places and notices of
the same import adorned the fronts of
houses. The Farmers & Merchants
National Bank displayed banners in
its windows bearing the court of arms
of Tennessee and Kentucky and the
same design appeared in many places
among the decorations. Carriages,
wagons, drays, and even that metro
politan institution, the sprinkling cart,
we're set off with ribbons and stream
erS inscribed with the universal leg
end, welcome"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

Another of the promised articles ON
the great industries OF America will be
given in the July Harpers, the subject
this time being the making OF "a Silk
Dress. The Philadelphia ladies of the
aWomen's Silk Culture Association >
who are endeayoring to promote the
growing OF silk-worms in this country,
speak of it as Americas new industry,
but as matter OF fact silk-growing was
attempted in the new world soon after
its discovery, and all through our COLO
NAL history schemes in this direction
were numerous. The morris nauiticaislis
mania of about 1887 was the most ex-
traordinary outburst of the silk fever,
and some amusing stories are told OF 1t,
There is now little silk-growing in this
country, but silk-manufacturing has
become leading industry, so that
more than third of all the silks worn
in this country are made here. The
Harper paper will describe each step
in the process of manufacture, with
many illustsations, and ladies may
learn from it something as to the dif-
ferences between good and bad silk
which may help them in their shop
ping.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

BOB TAYLOR has been appointed
pension agent for the Tennessee
Georgia district We would prefer TO
see better business men than Bob put
in such offices, but we are not going to
kick in his case. He has been "A
staunch Democrat under adverse cir
cumstances and has done the party
real service. We don't by any means
hold to the idea that offices are to be
given as rewards for campaign duty,
but the ~bald-headed mountain boy, ("
who IN opposition to his family and in
a district overwhelmingly Republican,
has had the courage to carry the Dem
ocratic banner, and once led 1t to
victory, is an exception to the rule.
Besides this, Bob is thoroughly good
fellow, withal, and we are glad to see
him get good thing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
THE SITUATION In ENGLAND.

After weathering the wrath OF the
Jingoes in the Russio-Afghan en-
broglio and surviving the disgrace of
the Soudan farce, the Gladstone gov
eminent has gone to pieces on the
failure Of revenue bill, @the budget
they call it in the English parliament.
The doughty Britishers were not
moved by the sight OF human sacrifice
and suffering in the African desserts.
Nor did the damage to national pres.
tige in the East and the threatened
loss of India fully arouse them. But
when it was attempted to raise the
duty on beer and spirits, then your
liberty loving Englishman kicked and
the government was defeated.
Premier Gladstone and the other
ministers have rendered their resig-
nations to Her Majesty and the Tories
will be given another shake at the
government.
At this juncture Disraeli will be
missed, for there is no living conser-
valive leader who can take his place
Lord Salisbury or Sir Stafford North
cote will probably be called on to
form csbinet and the change may
mean an alteration in the policy to-
wards Russia and the precipitation OF
war with that country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
GAINESVILLE.
Memphis Avalanche.

The big meeting of Kentuckians
and Tennesseans at GAINESVILLE Tues
day was an indication of the popular
interest in progressive Development
which is the key to the present situa-
ton in Tennessee. The two roads open
ed are part of a definite plan which
means commerce and manufactures
and brings coal and iron together and
opens new ways for products of the
soil. One of these roads opens up the
magnificent country between Prince
ton, Ky, and GAINESVILLE, and thence
runs south through the centre of the
Tennessee iron belt to the Alabama
line and into the Alabama coal fields.
II is being built by Maj Gordon of
Georgia, assisted by his brother, Col.
Gordon. Both roads, the Indiana, Ala
bama and Texas and the Elkton and
Guthrie, open up Kentucky country,
which may be entered by Memphis as
it grows in ability to command rates
further north. 1t is all tending to the
completion of a magnificent system of
transportation which all may use.
gion be turned To- this head OF perpet-
ual Mississippi river navigation?
Clarksville's great occasion was large
ly made successful by the efforts of
Capt. j. ]. Crusman, a wholesale gro
Ger and liquor m erchant, who yet bears
marks of gallant service in war as he
labors in the vacations of peace. 1t is
such men, backed by other enterprisipg
and far-seeing and Woodworking men,
who are putting the south forward and
bringing near the day when IT will be
the iairest, most productive and most
populous portion of America. Our
short-sighted northern brethren some-
times complain of the confederate in
politics. They fail to see that whatever
others may do, the men who have shown
themselves true and enterprising in one
duty are the men who are sure to be
found working most assiduously ard
effectively in every field in peace.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

THE editors of our esteemed con-
tennporaries across the Kentucky line
are in luck. Some time ago Brother
Porter, of the Bowling Green Times,
secured the pnstolfice in his place, and
now the news comes that Brother
Hunter Wood, of the Hopkinsville
New Era, has been created Collector
of Internal Revenue of the Second
Kentucky District Both brothers
have our sincere congratulations. We
are always glad to hear Of editors get
ting good things. They need it and
deserve it, and we like to encourage
the practice of appointing them to Of
flee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
THE SUPPRESSION or GAMBLING.
One q the gratIiyIng SIGNS Of the

One OF the gratifying signs of the
times is that the vice Of gambling is
being fast converted into Il crime. and
a. a consequence, its practice relegated
10 criminal haunts and vicious Glasses
One hundred years ago gambling
was u popular society amusement
Ladies INDUCED in it. and it constitu-
ted one of the chief features of evening
parties at private houses. This was
true of the highest circles of London
and Paris. and even OF New York and
Philadelphia.
But century has worked a great
change liz popular sentiment on this
subject, Gambling has become dis
reputable and active measures are be-
ing taken for its suppression. Louis
vile is making an effort to drive the
sports" from that city and the police
have been ordered TO close all gamb-
ling houses in Chicago. In our own
State we have found it possible to pass
bill through the Legislature making
certain species of gambling felony.
There was never more wholesome
law entered on the Tennessee statute
books and it should be vigorously en-
forced. 1t is pity that all kinds of
gambling can't be inclua6d in the act
end with a further growth OF moral
sentiment in the public mind the law
will NO doubt be made more compre
hensive
Most OF the judges in the state can
be charged with no undue hxity in
dealing with the gamblers, and Judge
Allen, OF Nashville, is administering
justice in this particular with com
mendable rightly.
But in Memphis, it is charged that
the Criminal Court has fallen under
the control of officials who are them
selves the creatures of the gamblers
and that the vice is practiced there in
open deiiHnce OF The law.
Certainly such state of things
should not be allowed in the western
metropolis OF Tennessee, and officer
who are SO lily suited to the positions
they ill ought to be impeached.
There may be gambling carried ON
nearer 10 us than Memphis. If the
police officers of GAINESVILLE and the
grand jurors of the county should give
the matter a thorough investigation
there might be something of the kind
unearthed in our very midst. It. il
in order just now to suppress gambling
and GAINESVILLE should keep up with
the spirit of the times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

The mutterings of the machine are
indicative of the fact that there will be
an attempt to insert a railroad COM
mission clause in the next Democratic
platform IN Tennessee. This is con
elusive that the machine prefers the
the success Of its own pet schemes to
that of the Democratic party. Elimi-
nate that issue and let the senseless
talk about the dead debt question be
stopped and there will be nothing to
keep Democrats apart in this State.
But with all the love Of party that the
machine. processes, it will concede
nothing for the party's good.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
THE BALL.
The New YORK Tobacco marked.
We clip the following from the New
York Tobacco Leaf of June 5:

We clip the following from the New
York Tobacco Leaf of June 8:
Western Leaf-Only "A few sales
have been reported as effected since
the first instant, and those were about
equally divided between home and
foreign buyers. There is rumor in
circulation that between 400 and 500
hogsheads of dark tobacco have been
disposed of this week, but energetic
efforts have failed TO trace the trans
action up to an authentic source.
Preceding this unauthenticated trans
fer, there was sale of 40 hogsheads
Nor home trade, which, though at the
time of the sale doubted, is now known
10 have been consumated.
The noticeable feature of the week
is the award ON June 4, as per pre-
vlous announcement OF the French
contract for about 10000 hogsheads of
Kentucky tobacco. According to the
cablegram Mr.. G. Reusens will have
an opportunity to buy two-tifths OF the
quantity called for, Messrs. Toel Il
Wipperling one-tifth, Messrs. Aben-
helm & Co. one-tifth, and am Antwerp
firm one-fifth. The Leaf is pleased to
learn that its old friends continue to
Hold the tort"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
The erop outlook.

The Price Current published the re-
suit of SPECIAL. investigations in regard
to the winter and spring wheat. crops,
the corn area and condition, and the
June supply of hogs. Il places the
outlook for wheat at 2, log, 100000 bush
els for winter production and 100000
COZ bushels for spring, making the
total 145,0O0,000 bushels less than the
amount harvested last year. The corn
area in Western States representing
over seventy seven per cent. OF the
production llst year, averages eight
per ceut. increase over last year. The
condition is generally favorable, though
somewhat bIck ward as rule, the worst
outlook being in Kansas and Nebraska.
The hag supply Tor June is expected
to exceed lust year by but mode rate
lIumOer, if any at all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

e. w. McQuary, Esq. died at his
residence in Ashland City Thursday
of last week. The Reporter says of him :
Squire G. W. McQuary, .who had
been in declining health for some time,
died at his late residence in the south
ern suburbs of the city, on last Thurs
day. He WAS an old and respected
citizen, and member OF the Christian
church. He was at one time Clerk of
the county Court; and he also repre-
sented this county in the General As
sembly at Nashville. He leaves wife
and several children, one OF his sons
being helpless invalid, the result of
meningitis some years ago. The mys-
tic brotherhood of nasons laid him
away to rest, the funeral oration having
been pronounced by Rev. DIR. |. b.
Walton. S
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
rs TT A LIE /?

Some one said that Potash was q poison !:
Who makes the assertion except those who
desire to mislead and humbug you? He
who denounces other remedies as FRAUDS,
is quietly offering vile compound of his
own. Beware of all such.
Ask your physician or your druggist II
Potash d. oduces all the horrors claimed for
At by those who are compelled 10 traduce
other Preparations In order TO appear re-
spectacle themselves.
We claim that Potash properly combined
with other remedies makes the grandest
blood remedy ever known to man, and we
claim that B. B. b. is that remedy.
If AFFLICTED with any form of blood poison,
Scrofuia, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Old Ulcers
and Sores, Kidney Complaints, Female
Diseases, ETC., the B. B. B. win cure You at
once, Send to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga,
foE a copy of their book FREE. For sale by
Owen & Moore, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

THE Legislature has passed the APP
preparation bills and the pleuro-pneu-
monia bill. The registration bin has
passed the House. The revenue bill
has passed the Senate. A bill provid-
ing for the borrowing of money to pay
the interest ON the State debt has pass
ed both Houses. The mechanics lien
law seems to hang fire. The Republi-
cans maintain their foolish obstinacy
in regard to the registration bill and
will probably bolt again when itcomes
up on third reading.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

THE credit of Tennessee has been so
seriously impaired by the tinkering
with the State bonds that we fear the
effort to borrow money will not be so
successful as might be desired. 1t WAS
with this view, and this only, that made
us think the funding of the coupons
would be the better plan. We hope
the money can pc raised and the prom
Uses of the State complied with to let
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

The obnoxious Lot Wright, United
States Msrlshal for the Southern district
of Ohio, who appointed mob of roughs
as deputies at the Presidential election
ksst faii, has been supplanted by Henry
c. Urner Mr.. Uruer is sound DEM
ocrat of the Pendleton school and a
good business man. He was not an
applicant for the Office and the news of
his appointment was as great a sur
prise to him as to any one else. This
is the kind of appointment we like to
hear of.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

THE senior class of Cumberland
University, located at Lebanon, in this
State, performed a tragedy in the ma
tive tongue of Euripides at the recent
commencement \ correspondent in
writing it up for the Nashville Union,
saws the rendition would have been
appreciated by a cultivated Athenian
audience. That may be true, but we
are afraid that it was all Greek to the
Lebanon audience that did hear it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13

REV. DIR. BoGGs has returned to
Memphis and is reinstated in his old
charge, the ID Presbyterian church.
DIR. Boggs, besides being one of the
most eloquent divines in the South, is
dear to the hearts of the Memphians
because Of his heroic and self-sacritic-
ing conduct during the epidemic OF
1878. He has been preaching in At
lanta for several years past, and the
news of his return to Tennessee will
be pleasing intelligence TO all who
know him in this State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
A Prayer with a P. $.

A good old deacon in Connecticut
WIS very pious and fond of CLAIMS.
When once upon time he attended a
Rhode Island elam-bake he overt;ixed
his capacity, and was sorely distressed.
But his faith in prayer was unablled.
Leaving the party and going down on
his knees behind tree he was heard TO
supplicate: Forgive me, o Lord,
this great sin of gluttony. Restore my
health. and | Will never eat any more
CLAIMS" Then, aftera judicious pause !:
every few, if any. Amen" =
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-13
Letter from Rev. J. W. Cullom.

To the Chronicle:
Among other enjoyments | had in
attending Sam Jones meeting for a
week was the meeting of many old
friends from Montgomery. And here
let me say that DIR. ID. +. Wright's arti-
Gle in the Chronicle on our new evan
gelist was the clearest and most salts
factory explanation of the wonderful
success achieved by the Georgia preach
er that | have seen. felt like writing
him a private letter and thanking him
for it. We look for Bro. Jones in Muir
freesboro next month and large COM
mittees of men and ladies are actively
engaged at work preparing for the
meeting.
We spent most OF this week attend
the closing exercises of Soule Female
College, Rev. John A. Thompson, pres
ident. There were eight graduates.
Rev. John P. McFerrin, d. d., deliver
ed one of the most practical literary
addresses | ever heard. At the close
of the exercises, Gen. Palmer stepped
upon the platform and in behalf OF the
trustees made a short speech. He |
said he wanted to say two things and |
it afforded him pleasure to say them
One was that at full meeting of the !
Board it was decided that Soule Col |
lege was never in a more prosperous |
condition than now, and the other was
that he had the pleasure of announcing /
that the degree of ID. ID. had been con-
ferred on Rev. A. q. Dinwiddie, who |
was by his side on the platform. This
brought down the house, as it was an
agreeable surprise to all present. dim
is Montgomery county boy, and the
readers of the Chronicle will receive
the announcement with pleasure.
Our Strawberry Club here meets
about twice week, and their last meet
ing was at the parsonage a night or two
ago. The Madame who rules the roost
at these headquarters, sacrificed tur-
key and an old ham in addition 10 the
and berries. After supper
we all walked over to the church, fifty
yards away, and getting around the or
gan we had some excellent music till
a late hour. An evening spent in this
way beats dancing. SAY amen, breth-
rem" J.. VIC.
0veralls, Tenn, June 6, lSS5.