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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-12

samel Beneath him was dark cavity, WIFI
!, slantine pa tn descending into the bowels o.
he earth.
Anxious to los V no time, he squeezed him.
self through thu aperture, and began de-
scending. While I've did SO he heard the hol-
low roaring he had heard the night before.
As he proceeded he drew out a box OF
matches and candle, which he Lit. Pro-
ceeding cautiously on his back, and restrain
ing himself with his elbows from too RAPID
descent, he found himself surrounded no1 oy
sand, but by solid rock, and. peer1ng down
ward, saw that he was looking down into a
large subterranean cave.
Just beneath him was fight of steps cut
in the solid rock. Descending these carefully,
for they were slippery as ice, he reached the
bottom, and found it made of sea-gravel and
loose shells, forming, indeed, decline Ike
the seashore itself, to the edge of which, I'LL
ing about half the cavern, the waters OF the
sea crept with long, monotonous moan
APPROACHING the waters edge, he saw facing
him the solid back of the cliff, but just at the
base there was an opening, a sort of slit, al
most touching the waves at all times, quite
touching them when the swell rose, and
through this opening crept beams or day
light turning the waves to clear, malachlte
green
The mystery was now clear enough. The
cave communicated directly with the sea,
but in such way as to make an entrance
for any large object impossible from that el-
rection.
Turning his back upon the water, and hold
ing up the candle, he examined the interior.
The damp black rocks rose onevery side, and
from the roof hung spongy and hideous
weeds, like those fungi to be seen in sunless
vaults of wine, but piled against the inner
wall was a hoard of treasures to make
smuggler's mouth water or turn a wrecker's
brain.
Puncheons of rum and other spirits, bales
of wool, planks of mahogany and pine, oars,
broken masts. coils of rope, tangles OF run
ming rigging, flags of all nations and articles
of such material as is used on shlpboard,
swinging tables, brass swinging lamps, mast
head lanterns and hammocks; enough and to
spare, in short, to fit out small fleet Of YES
sells Lost in amazement, Brinlkley examined
this extraordinary hoard, the accumulation
doubtless of many years. All at once his eye
fell upon large canvas bag, rotten with
age, and gaping open. 1t was as full as 1t
could hold with pieces of gold, bearing the
superscription Of the mint of Spain.
William Jones! William Jonesl And all
this was yours, at least by right OF plumber,
upon the Queens seaway; all this which,
turned into cash, would have made man
rich beyond the dreams of avarice, was the
possession of one who lived like misery beg
gar, g1-udged himself and his flesh and blood
the common necessaries of life, and had never
been known. from boyhood onward. TO rive
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-12

As he spoke, he bent down and searched
the young mans pockets. His brow black
ened, for he did not find what he sought
Then he took the light from the wall, and
held it close to Rrinkley's eyes.
Satisfied that he did not breathe, he climbed
up the path and rejoined his trembling com
panion. They passed out of the place, hur-
riedly replaced the trap-door, and piled on
sand and stones.
"Therel" said Monk, with a wild smile on
his deadly pale face. s'He won't trouble
either of us again. Come, comet"
And he strobe hastily away, followed by
William Jones, leaving the young man of the
caravan in the suhterranean tomb.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-12
CHAPTER XII


1t is not my purpose to describe tie inter
view which took place between my hero and
Mr.. Monk. Suffice it to say that when the
yot ng man again emerged from the gloomy
shadows of the dwelling there was curious
smile upon his face, while Mr.. Monk, whoha
followed him to the door and watched his re-
treating figure, wore a horrible expression of
hatred and fear.
No sooner had he disappeared than Monk
left the house also, and, following footpath
through the woods, made straight for VIII
liam Jones' cottage Entering unceremoni-
ously, he found that worthy seated beside the
hearth; without a word he rushed upon him,
seized him by the throat, and began pummel-
ing his head upon the wall.
"You villain! You accursed, treacherous
scoundrel' he said. 'sTell me what you've
done, Or I'll kill your'
But William Jones was unconscious of hav-
ing done anything, and he said as much,
whereupon Monks fury seemed about to rise
again.
''Mr. Monk" cried William Jones, in ter
ror, 'look ye now, tell me what's the mat
ter?"
II mean you to tell me what you have been
hiding from me all these years. Something
came ashore with that child--sn,ne+li->-- 49,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
THE SUPREME JUDGES.

When an attorney has made a spe-
cialty of railroad practice, when he
has become, as many have become, a
railroad attorney, receiving a salary
from one or more roads, and giving his
whole time to his clients, or rather his
employers, we should earnestly OPP
pose his nomination to the Supreme
Bench-CadrksViIe Democrat.
1t is difficult to see how political
prudence, good sense and a due regard
for constitutional liberty can sanction
any other view.-N american.
Such attorneys are usually paid
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. The
immediate danger of one OF them be-
coming a candidate for Supreme
Judge, which office affords the munif-
cent salary of $500, gives no cause for
alarm.
But, of course, no lawyer who has
for years given himself up to a special
line OF practice and particular class
of clients is fit for any Judicial posi-
ton. The Democrat and American
are both right in that regard. II, how
ever, we 20 to the extreme of exclud-
ing from the Supreme Bench all law
yers who have ever been employed by
a railroad, the thing becomes ridicu-
lous, and if carried out would simply
be the means of stocking the bench
with men OF less than mediocre ability.
This was the tone OF the the Demo
Gratis editorial from which the above
quotation was made, and we should
have been glad to have seen the Amer
lean endorse it all instead of only this
excerpt.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
THE LOTUS.
Nelumbium speeiosum.

To the Chronicle:
This interesting plant can now be
seen in bloom in the gardens ut Ever
green Lodge, aud, judging from its as
ISOLATION and the esteem in which it is
held in oriental chimes may commend
it as an object of curiosity to many.
The Lotus is an aquatic, and has
been cultivated in slow running
streams in Egypt since the most an
cient times, where its seed is known
as the SACRED Bean" It is the Sacred
Lotus of India and China, and is also
cultivated in Japan. The worship Of
the Lotus was common with the an
cient Egyptians and it is esteemed a
sacred plant in Japan and pleasing to
the deities, the images of their idols
being often represented as sitting upon
its large leaves. Sculptured represen-
tations of it abound among the ruins
of Egyptian temples, and many other
circumstances prove the veneration
paid to this plant by the votaries of
Isis. The leaves are covered with a
fine microscopic down, which, by re-
tanning film of air over the upper
surface, prevents it from being wetted
when water is poured on it, the water
rolling off in drops that has n very
pretty appearance, the drops of water
having the appearance of molten silver.
The HindooS have proverb founded
on this popularity of the leaves, to the
effect that the good and virtuous man
is not enslaved by passion nor polluted
by vice, for, though he may be i'm
mersed in the waters of temptation,
yet, like lotus leaf, he will rise unin-
jured by them. The first day the flow
er has the appearance OF an immense
tea rose of bright rose color. The
second day it opens like a tulip, the
base Of the petals being a creamy
white, most beautifully shaded off to-
wards the end into bright pink. The
centre OF the flower is in form ike the
sprinkler of watering pot. Herodo-
tus describes the receptacle of the
plant with tolerable accuracy in com
pairing it to wasp's nest. This plant,
though coming from such tropical
and semi-tropical regions, has proven
to be hardy in this country, enduring
any degree of cold short of actual
freezing. j. M.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
OF EYANGELIsTS.

The Lebanon Herald is correct in
surprising that what the CHRONICLE
said of the past life Of Evangelist Dixie
Williams was drawn from the highly
coIored interview which appeared in
the Nashville American The Her
aid says the professed interview acon-
tanned few grains of truth in the
midst OF mass of the sbsurdest ro-
nance" Itseems to be true that Dixie
has been Eighty in his business affairs,
going rapidly from one occupation to
another, but, quoting from the Herald,
ainstead Of being a fast fellow general
ly,' he was regarded as rather better
than the average run of young men,
and his widest dissipation consisted
OF an occasional debauch on soda wa
ter and cigarettes"
AS to our being unable to compre-
bend how a young man of Dixie's
stampcould in four months eclipse
the life work of an able preacher and
man of splendid sense and character
like DIR. Barbee, the Herald says:
On the general subject of evangeIists
and their methods, opinions differ.
Those who, from the exigencies of
their especial creed, are compelled to
believe that the unquestionably won
derful results occasionally achieved
are @of the Lord" are sometimes puz-
zled to understand why the Lord, ev-
cry now and then, selects some re-
markedly singular Instruments where
withal to @work his sovereign villas,
for instance, when one of the most
wonderful revivals this country has
ever seen was the direct result OF the
preaching OF man who, while he was
masquerading in the pulpit, was a
drunkard and thief. There be those
who explain the phenomenon in what
they deem rational way by asserting
that the whole business is based on an
inal excitement, and that the Lord
has really nothing to do with it-but
they are heretics and sons of Bellal,
and should be condemned and cast out
and disbelieved utterly.
Meanwhile, many others, besides
our pious contemporary of the Chron-
icle, will continue to regard the re-
suits sometimes achieved by probes
slonal evaDgelists as "queer and beyond
comprehension"
We are pleased at this recognition
of our piety. The editor of a great re-
igious weekly like the Chronicle, of
course, couldn't be otherwise, but
there be some scoffers who pretend to
doubt it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
From Corbandale.

To the Chronicle:
The farmers are about done "layine
by" the corn, which was delayed by
the wet weather. That crop is i'm
mense and some fields are in the
roasting ear. Tobacco is doing well
and over an average crop out.
Mr.. F. NJ Dilling lost some hogs
some time since from sickness and a
negro says he stopped it by giving
dog fennel tea.
The railroad company is renewing
the trestles along the bluff above here
Last Thursday one of the carpenters
Mr.. ALL Duffell, fell off the trestle a
distance of % feet and was seriously
hurt. He was taken home and at last
report was doing very well.
Flux has been very bad in this
vicinity and ON Yellow Creek. Two
deaths have occurred-Mrs. VIM.
McCauly and little child of Mr..
Brice Jackson. Several of Capt. S.
w. Martins family have been quite
sick, and his youngest daughter,
Estelle, is not expected to recover from
it. Miss Matt Smith received fall
last Sunday breaking her left arm near
the wrist.
The Rev's. w. NJ Cody and ]. M.
Stamper assisted by Revs. Webb and
Allison commenced protracted
meeting at Cumberland Institute last
Saturday. Good congregations have
attended and it is hoped much good
will be accomplished. DALE.
July %, 1885.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
THE MAN AND THE MONKEY,

'What ails you ?" asked the man /; al see
you are a sufferer and can scarcely get
along"
'4Oh, you see replied the monkey, "my
miidder she had what you call the scrofula
very much scrofula, my fader, he had heap
sores, some big, some little sores, long time
They both took much medicine and died
the sores was all they left me.''
.Yes, yes" replied the man. al sec how
it is. Your mother inherited her disease
scrofula, and your father caught his on the
wing, and you inherited or were born with
both complaints. But why pine away and
die when you can be cured ?"
~ been done used over sixty bottles one
drug store medicine, and it no good. Money
all gone and sore here yet. Some doctors
charge heap money, but moo good"
But my friend,'' said the man, asyou got
hold OF the wrong medicine. Go TO the
drug store and get one bottle of B. B B., and
before using all of it you will feel better 1t
is a quick cure. 1t will cure all sorts of
sores, Scrofula, Blood Poison caught on the
wing, Itching Humors, Catarrh, Blood and
Skin diseases and Kidney Troubles"
81 be so thankful for your Kindness, and
will go get D. b. B., to-day" replied the
monkey.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
GEN. GRANT DEAD.

The news was flashed over the wires
at an early hour Thursday morning,
that Gen. Grant was dead He passed
away at sos O'Clock at Mt. McGregor.
Though this sad intelligence was
hourly expected the country is none
the less shocked at its realization. Gen.
Grant was the most central figure in
the United States; he was known as it
was not possible for any other man to
be known. The news Of his death
casts shadow over the entire nation,
the South as well as the North, and
makes its sadness felt with all classes
and conditions Of people.
There are none who will drop a
more sincere tear over the bier of the
old hero than the ex-Confederate SOL
der. 1t was as soldier that Grant
was great and there is nothing grander
in his career than the magnanimity he
showed to the defeated army at Apo
matox.
Twenty-three years ago he stood ON
the streets of this city fresh from his
victory at Fort DoneIson. 1t was the
first defeat Southern arms had received
and the people of GAINESVILLE had any
thing but kindly feelings for the VIC
tor. That was when blood was hot and
feelings were bitter. A few days ago
General s. B. Buckner, the Confederate
commander who surrendered at TT.
Donelscn, called on the dying hero and
the meeting between them was most
affecting. The people OF GAINESVILLE
and those of the South generally, have
undergone the same change of feeling
that General Buckner expressed
There is no lingering con the nights
Piutonian shore" among the Southern
people They have no apologies to
make for the past, but they recognize
that il is the past; the results of the
war are accepted. They are not mean
spirited enough to entertain lingering
resentments against the brave soldiers
of the North who were as conscien-
tious in the discharge of their duty as
were those OF their own section.
Gen. Grant is one of those few men
whose name is inseparable from the
history OF his times. Critics will differ
as to his prowess as a commander and
his ability as statesman. He was
undoubtedly most fortunate in his OPP
portunities for achieving military sue
cess, and as President and in his at
tempts at business, he was equally un-
fortunate in surrounding himself with
bad men. The latter was so marked
rs to have brought reproach on any
one but Gen. Grant, but in him tonly
created sympathy and made the feel
ing of the public towards HIM more
tender.
There is no one in the wide world
to-day who will not accord to the dead
chioftian an honest nature, great in its.
simplicity. Peace to his ashes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25

The Democrat is felicitating itself
ON its claim that quite a number of the
Jurors summoned on the recent Bel
lamy trial had read Bill Morrows con-
fession in that paper. We are glad to
know that our contemporary enjoys
such fine circulation. The CHRoNI-
Gle can also indulge in a little boast
ing in that regard. This paper pub
lished the confession in very short
time after the hanging and several
hours in advance of any other paper.
Its regular edition was exhausted in a
few minutes and the rise OF five hun
dred extra copies were sold before the
demand ceased. The CHRONICLE is
satisfied about that particular issue.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
BOUGHT UP NEWSPAPERS.

We find the following copied into
the McMinnville New Era, that delect-
able journal published at the place
where the late John Savage lies buried.
We overlooked it in the original:
The Chronicle shows up the follow
ing list of papers in Tennessee not
owned by Boss Stahlman and which
refused to scratch. The Springfield
Record should also be included in the
list since it changed hands, escaping
the clutches of the "broad guage" boss
and getting back into line with the
National Democracy %the blind old
party" We are glad our neighbor
has seen fit to mention their names,
that the people may know, although
but few there be, that there are some
papers IN the State which the rail-
roads can't buy, who dare TO stand up
for pure cold" Democracy and the
rights of the people 10 rule in "A free
government
The papers named by the Chronicle
are the Nashville American, the Mem
phis Appeal, The Knoxville Tribune,
dailies, The Gallatin Tennessean, The
McMinnville New Era, The Franklin
Review and Journal, the Union City
Anchor and the GAINESVILLE Democrat.
--CgarksgiiLe Dehlocra.
There is one paper in that list that
did once sell its opinions to the rail-
roads; the price paid was $500. The
Democrat knows all about the transac-
ton. 1t is the only paper in the State
we could suspect of ever having sold
out to anybody or anything.
The Sc papers that opposed that in
EQUITY which proposed to pay three
men big salaries out of the State treas
ury for no service rendered, have all
endorsed the utterance of the Leb-
anon Herald saying in plain Saxon
that any accusation of bribery against
them was a lie. A fellow who didn't
like that could have gotten fight out
of most any of them at any time dur
ing the past six months.
The Democrat some time ago cour-
teously excepted the CHRONICLE from
its wholesale accusations in this re
gard, and we have not felt called on to
take umbrage at such assertions sub
sequently made.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25

was given enormous advantages in the
purchase OF old materials and IN MAX
ing new contracts with the Govern
ment.
When the new cruisers were or
dered by Congress three years ago, he,
relying as usual ON official fayoritism,
rushed in and contracted to build
them a quarter ola million less than
what careful men thought would be
their actual cost Such methods OF
doing business could only have one
result. Had the failure occurred. at
some later period it might have been
alleged to have been the result of pol
itical hostility As it is now, it is
the result simply of natural causes.
The Secretary of the Navy is in the
presence of great opportunity. 1t
has been demonstrated that the Gov
ernment can not build naval vessels
by contract. Mr.. Whitney can show
that the Government is not dependent
on contractors, by building war ships
IN the navy yards of the United States
OF which there are nine.
OF course the old rotten system of
running the navy yards as parts of the
political machine must be reformed
The system OF having top-heavy or
ganization OF foremen, and few me-
chanics who soldier" over their work,
and appeal to their congressman if
they are discharged for protection,
must be reformed The Bureaus in
the Department which have connived
at the fungus growth Of abuses that
have made every navy yard leech on
the public treasury must be reformed.
As soon as navy yard work is managed
on business principles the Navy De-
partment can build ships and engines
and fabicate ordinance cheaper than it
can get the same articles by contract
1t has plant of great value on which
interests and profits need not be earned.
1t has a large number of highly educa-
ted officers who can do work for which
every private ship builder must pay.
When political interference'is stopped,
it will enable the navy yards to get the
best mechanics. To argue that the
Government can not build ships or
guns is to plead the baby act and to
admit there will be no honest attempt
to reform the abuses which have de-
stroyed the usefulness OF the navy
yards
Washington, D. G. July 90, 1886.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25

THE election of Supreme Judges
must be separated as far as possible
from politics, and to that end the con-
vention to nominate candidates for
these offices must be held at a differ
ent time and entirely separate from
the one that is to nominate Govern
or. This view of the matter is held
by all except the American. That
journal thinks it will serve machine
purposes better to have both conven-
tons in one. The Democratic prece-
dent is to hold separate conventions,
and when paper that makes such
loud pretentions to strict Democracy
as the American does, proposes to de-
part from the traditions of the party
there is some secret end to be served.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
JUDGE GREEN.

We publish on the first page of this
paper the letter OF Chancellor Green
of Cumberland University ON @Inde,
pendentsn 1t was written in reply to
the Americans assertion that a man
who processes independence in poll.
tics is "a fool, a rascal, or selfish idler.
The American made garbled extracts
from the letter and commenting on
them in its usual abusive style, spoke
of the class of men Judge Green repre-
SCENTS as dainty purists," &c. The
Judge then wrote the following to the
American
| have no idea of attempting n con-
troversy with an editor in his own
paper. Still | believe it best, after re-
Election, that | say something, and ask
you to print it in justice to myself.
l. My article in the church paper
about Independents was written not
for the purpose of indicating my own
past course or present political atti-
tude-lOr that Is OF no consequence
but rather IN answer to the sweeping
statement of the American ON the
subject, viz, that they independents
were either rascals, fools, or selfish
idlers. l am acquainted with good
men who are Independents.
. | have uniformly acted with one
of the great parties, and expect to con-
tinue 70 do so, but | meant to say the
occasion might arise when it would be
admissible to bolt.
8. In regard to the sentiment, "Prin-
ciples, not men" ascribed to Washing
ton, in his day it meant a great deal.
Now, since there are many persons in
each of the great parties entertaining
and advocating opposite sides of every
ouestion-the fundamental doctrines
having been mainly settled-it might
be more a matter for the people that
they have a good man than that he be
specially of either party
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-25
A Young Lady's Frightful Experience

A Young Lady's Frightful Experience.
We clip the following dispatch from
Nashville to the Courier Journal of
the Goth:
A small settlement, two miles from
Hurricane Springs, in Coffee county,
known as Mashbread, is in terrible
state of excitement over the remarka-
bic experience of girl about Is years
old. A party out picnicking on the
mountain left her and sought in vain
to find her. The alarm was given, and
parties secured the vicinity for two
days without success. A young man
OF the party found a handkerchief at
the mouth of small cave and entered
with torches. Fifty feet from the en-
trance at the foot of cliff ten feet
high the unconscious form of the
young lady was found. She was taken
home on an improvised litter.
After her partial recovery she told
her story. She says she entered the
cave out oil curiosity, fell over the prec-
ipice and could not make her com
panions hear. She could not climb
out, and, in the darkness, had almost
lost reason, and she fancied she could
see rats creeping by her, and finally,
from loss of food and fright, lost con-
sciousness and fell to the ground.
The fright has given her the aged and
haggard look OF a person so years old.