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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
Tribute OF Respect.

At called meeting of the Board OF Edu-
cation held Jan. 8. 1885, the following pre-
amble and resolution was offered:
In the death of p. B. Northington, teacher
in the primary department Of the Colored
School, this Board has lost one of It's best
teachers. He was very efficient and con-
scientious man, and by his exemplary con.
duct gained the esteem of all.
While he was firm and unyielding in the
discharge of his duties, yet by his uniform
kindness of manner, he won the love and
respect of his pupils.
Resolved, That the members of this Board
extend their sympathy to the bereaved
widow and furnish her with a copy of this
resolution, which shall also be entered ON
the minute book.
j. ID. MOORE, Pres't. Board Ed.
L. BLOCH, Sec'y. and Treas.
VIM. KLEEMAN,
j. w. FAXON,
@. ID. BAILEY.
r. ID. MOSELEY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
REPRESENTATIVE MusFoRD said

REPRESENTATIVE MUsFoRD said in a
speech in the Democratic Conference
Wednesday night, that while at home
last Saturday every man he met said
God speed him in his efforts to organ
ize caucus. Mr.. Munford's peregre-
nations must have been very limited.
This county defeated Savage & Co. by
a good majority, and the city OF Clarks-
vile completely showed them under.
As the ultimatum of the caucus is to
maintain the commission bill, it read
lily follows that the majority up this
way are against the scheme. a S
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
From Todd County.

To the Chronicle:
Our county seat Elkton, that has
been real Rip Van Wrinkle of a
town for the last twenty years, is
beginning 10 wake up, wipe its
spectacles and will soon look at the
modern world through a railroad.
A real, sure enough. live railroad,
that has just been completed from
Guthrie to that town, whose good
people need no longer sigh TO con-
template the axle-deep, red mud
that locked them up nearly one
third of each year. Now they can
step into a comfortable car and
quickly glide over those twelve
miles, scarcely giving mind and
weather thought, to the crossing
OF so many important railroads at
Guthrie; and the horror of "bad
roads" will be a thing of the past.
BY the way, Guthrie, as well as
Elkton has already felt the impetus
caused by the new railroad, build
ing and general Improvements
being the result. The social sur
roundings OF Guthrie are truly WON
derful; until the past few years it
had a frog and mosquito" reputa-
ton, but the influence OF churches
anu good schools are beginning to
show.
Prof. Quarles OF GAINESVILLE repu-
tation, gentleman of rare attain-
ments and worth, is the principal
OF furnishing school. As many
of the best business men of your
place were educated by him. we
hope he may continue where he is.
A reading club that was organized
six months ago by Rev. a. P.
McFerrin, like other Of his works,
improves with time. A beautiful
new church in the suburbs is another
evidence of his useful stay among
us. How many regrets were felt
when he and his good wife were
called to new field-an bon Uoydge
kind friends.
To return TO the club; the Presi-
dent now, is that we'll known
knight of the plume, Hot Spur,
more commonly known as Capt.
Frank Duffey. AS all literary efforts
are wont TO avail something eleva-
ting, this little club has proved a
real trump.
The holidays were celebrated with
more than usual festiyities-neigh-
borhood dinings in the day time and |
young folks dances by candle light,
were very pleasant breaks in the
monotony of country life in the
winter. Widowers flourish thls |
season. REMINGTON.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE managers of the Springfield
Record celebrated the anniversary of
their taking charge of the paper b.
issuing six-page edition last week.
The Record has greatly prospered dur
ing the year, and nearly doubled its
circulation. Mr.. ]. ID. Judd, who does
the quill driving, is one of the best
writers in the State, not excepting the
high and mighty Tyeoons of Journal
ism whose genius flashes from the
CITY dailies.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE stencil is spreading and has at
last reached the nostrils of our peri
patetic contemporary, the Somerville
Reporter and Falcon. That paper re-
marks:
There must be something rotten in
the State politicians who run the
Democratic machine. They have
managed to shrink healthy majority
to insignificant proportions.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

The Courier Journals Washington
correspondent suggests the following
cabinet: Secretary of State, George
III. Pendleton; Secretary of Treasury,
Joseph E. Mcdonald; Secretary of In
terror, Gov. Waller, of Connecticut;
Secretary of War, w. F. Villas; Secre-
tary of Navy, Gen. g. R. Mcclellan;
Postmaster-G General, John F. House, of
Tennessee; Acknowledgement, A. II.
Garland, of Arkansas.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE following officers were elect
ed by McAllister Lodge No. 402
Free and Accepted Masons, at It's
stated meeting in December, 1854 j:
j. NJ. Dickson, w. NJ; J. M. Rye.
s. W.. J. q. Rodgers. j. w. +; J. Il.
Batson, Treasurer James Wyatt,
Secretary; j. A. Gholson, S. d. ;
J. w. Green, j. D.; w. L. Weak
ley, Chaplain o. S. Harvey, Tyler
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE stentorian tones of that Bold
Buccaneer of the Bluff City, Col. Pat
tersiah Joerson, Tor something of a
like sound,) are missed from the pres
ent General Assembly. As has been
said of another noted statesman, Col.
Siahson, tits hard to remember what
his name is, exactly lacked only about
a half dozen qualities of a fine orator;
he had an excellent voice. u.s.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Mr., RAMSEY proposed a resolution
in the Senate Friday to prohibit the
sale and importation of
intoxicating liquors as beverage. 1t
provides for the submission to pop
ular vote by the legislature, of an
to the constitution of the
state.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

EDITOR ENLoE, of the Jackson Tri-
Dune and Sun, who was in Nashville
when the Legislature assembled, says !;
Montgomery county has a strong
representationsin the present General
Assembly. Hon. C. z. Warfield is
one OF her foremost farmers; and Hon.
A. H. Munford is one of the brightest
of ner rising legal lights. III. ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
" Moving In mysterious ways
His wonders to perform"

Representative Munford was honor
ed by Speaker Manson with the chair
manship of the Judiciary Committee,
one of the most important positions in
the House. This was a decided com.
pliment to Mr.. Munford's legal ability,
and his many friends in this county
and elsewhere will be glad to know
that he has been accorded such dis
tinctiOp
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE Committees on Railroads are
made up as follows; Senate-Black
more, New, Mcbride, Looney, Noel
roy, Bagwell, Symmetry, Farmer and
Lyle. House-Johnson of William
son, Crunk, Lewis of Henry, Wariield,
Browder, Bearden, Hale, Fowlkes
Vernon, Dulaney, Blackburn, Trous-
dale, Harrell and French.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

At the September term of the said court, I
was ordered to take and state am account in
said cause, and to give notice by publication
of the time aud place, first, of the amount
that i. f. SHELTON as executor should be-
charged with, second, what would be a just
and reasonable compensation for taking
care of Rebecca Hicks, and for services in
his trust capacity, will in obedience to said
order, proceed, at my Office in the Court
House In the town of Erin, Tenn.s on the
9th day of February, 1885, to take and state
said account, and continue from day to day
until the same is finished land 1t appearing
from the allegations of the bill which is
sworn to that all of the defendants, Jones
w Hicks, Nancy A. Phillips, Edward ID.
Hicks and Jack West, are non-residents.a
1t is therefore ordered by me that the said
defendants appear at my Office on the date
and day aforesaid and attend the taking
of the proof in said account, or / will pro-
coed ex parte rs to them and IL Is further
ordered that this notice be published in the
GAINESVILLE Chronicle, newspaper pub
lished in the town of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, tor
four consecutive weeks before the taking Of
said account. ~
This January 9Th, 1885
janl0-4t j. l.. MCMILLAN, Com.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Messrs. Munford and Warfeld were
both placed on the committee ON mill
itary affairs. Mr. Warfield's bald head
made the Speaker think he had bsen
through the wars, and Mr.. Munford
was chosen because of his fine capacity
AS caucus drill master.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE Nashville Banner is respect
fully requested not to credit our edi-
torials to the Knoxville Chronicle, and
vice versa. Our Knoxville contempt
rary don't agree with US in all @pints
in politics" and it is not agreeable to
either newspaper to have one speak
for the other.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

JUDGE HAM CHALMERS, of the Mis-
sissippi Supreme Court died at'his
home in Jackson last week. He Yas
a brother of the notorious Mississippi
politician OF the same name, but
man OF vastly superior merit.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
ALEX. R. aHoLsoN,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
OFFICE WITH SMITH & LURToN.
VIII practice in all the Courts. I,lO,s5-ly
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
oRusMAN HOWARD VS.. c. A. MEURER

CRUSMAN & HOWARD VS.. c. A. MEURER
1t appearing that the attachment sued
out in this cause was levied upon the entire
stock of goods, wares and merchandise and
groceries and bar fixtures, as the property
of said q. A. Meurer, which were contained
in the business house of q. A. Meurer, in
Montgomery county, and it also appearing
from the praintiff7s affidavit and the re-
turns of the officer that the defendant, q. A.
Meurer, is a nonresident of the State OF
Tennessee and that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served on him.
1t Is therefore ordered that said G. A.
Meurer appear before me at my office III
Clarksville, on the 18th day of February.
1885, to plead, answer or demur to said suit
commenced by attachment, or the same
will be taken for confessed and set for hear
ing ex partes
This January 9th, 1885.
c. ID. BAILEY,
jamie, SIT Justice of the Peace.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, who has
become famous as the plaintiff in q
law suit pending in the United States
Supreme Court for a number of years
seeking the possession of a large
amount of property in New Orleans, is
dead. She was 7s years old. -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

JOHN BOYD, col, of Upton county,
who was Republican candidate for
Senator from Fayette and Upton, is
contesting for the seat made vacant b.
the death of Senator Blackwell. The
grounds of the contest are the alleged
frauds in the Fayette county election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

VANDERBILT's stipulation that the
Grant souvenirs shall go to the Gov
eminent at the Generals, death shows
that he has more regard for the public
than was supposed since the deliver
ance of his famous three word speech
some time ago.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Hon. C. p. Warield was very appro-
priately given prominent palce on
the Agricultural Committee. He is
one OF the most progressive IS well as
one Of the most intelligent farmers in
he State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

HoS. ALEX. BAGwELL was made
chairman of the Senate committee on
Finance, Ways and Means and given a
place on the committees on Railroads,
Charitable Institutions. Public Print
ing, and Claims.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Mr.. TAYLOR, of Maury, is respect
fully informed that our Mr.. Munford
is no @yearling." The Oldest inhabit-
ant says he has abided in these parts
some time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

REPRESENTATIVE J. G. FAIR, OF
Wilson county, has resigned because
his health will not permit him to dis
charge the duties of the Office.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

JOHN SHERMAN has written an arti-
Gle for the North American Review
on "The Benefits OF the National
Banking System"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Mr.. MCKINNEY has introduced a
bill in the House to repeal the rail-
road commission law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
To w. II. Vanderbilt.

New YoRY, Jan. IL, 1SS5.-To My
Dear Mr.. Vanderbilt: Upon reading
your letter this afternoon, Gen. Grant
and myself felt that it would be I'M
gracious to refuse your princely and
generous offer. Hence his note to you.
But upon reflection / find that can
not, l will not accept your munificence
in any form. beg you will pardon
this apparent vacillation, and consider
this answer as definite and final. With
great regard and sense of the obliga-
ton that will always remain, am,
yours very gratefully,
JULIA d. GRANT.
To Mr.. w. H. Vanderbilt.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

THE Democrats succeeded in or
ganizing the Illinois Legislature.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17

Ex-Vice President Schuyler Col
fax died in Montauk, Minnesota, on
the morning of the 18th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-17
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
In Chancery at Erin, Tennessee.

L. l.. Shelton. executor of Rebecca Hicks,
decd, l.. l.. SHELTON and wife, Mary
+. SHELTON, individually against
Jones w. Hicks and
others
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Miscellaneous Notes.

The proposed Capitalization of the Westing-
house brake Company's assets up to So, 0O0,-
600, the Pittsburg Dispatch says, from the pres
emit stock issue of 5000, 900, is causing perfect
inundation of water-no alusion to watered
stock-in the teeth of those citizens who are
prone to look in stock brokers' Offices for lucky
hits,
The present board of directors of the Worces-
ter, Nashua d Rochester railroad are after the
old management with sharp stick, and examin-
ations of the books and accounts of the company
are said to reveal a state of affairs which may
result in some interesting suits at law. The
mismanagement of this road is alleged to have
been rank.
The South was the only section showing an
increase in railroad earnings last year. Reports
to the Railroad Gazette from eighty-one roads
for seven months show Southern roads to be
holding their own this year. In earnings per
mile Eastern roads have decreased 94 per cent;
Southern roads, LIZ per cent: Southwestern
roads, 6 er.cent; Northwestern roads, 3.5 per
cent, and Central roads, Al per cent.
Last years record shows that Lake Shore can
pay fixed charges with business based on !. 400
million tons of freight one mile at net profit of
0. III per ton per mile. The average number of
tons one mile per annum, for seven years, has
been 700 million. and the average profit for
the same time 248 This average has produced
average earnings on the stock of IA per cent.
per annum. Lake Shore able to earn sub
stantially its fixed charges last year, a year of
great depression III business, ana OF extremely
low rates.
Recent statements show that the Westing-
house Air-brake Company does not depend en-
tirely upon the air brake. which has worked so
deeply into the confidence of the travelling pub
lie and the cash of railroad companies. During
the last twelve months the shops have run large
ly on natural gas fittings, and dividends have
been kept up to the regular standard of 60 per
cent, a rate which, however enormous, has been
excelled by 40 per cent in those PALMER days of
the pre- panic period.
The predictions of financial papers are often
misleading. Last May the Boston Commercial
Bulletin predicted that the New York & New
England road would earn it's fixed charges for
1885. A cheerful item for stockholders is that
the directors will soon ask them to pay an as
sessment of $40 per share to retire portion of
the floating debt and accept a preferred stock
scrip. Probably the common stock will ulti-
mately disappear in another foreclosure The
floating debt was So, 181. 900 year ago. and must
be considerably larger now, making the total
debt over $ls 0OO 00O nearly $50, 900 per mile.
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WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH (14TH) DAY
OF OCTOBER, A. D., 1885,

at 10 o'clock a. of said day. the following de-
scribed property and premises, to.wit
All and singular the line of the railway of the
said defendant corporation, The Chicago & Great
Southern Railway Company, constructed or to be
constructed, from Fair Oaks, in Jasper county,
tending through the counties of Jasper, Newton,
Benton Warren, Fountain and Clay to the city
of Brazil, in said county Of Clay. ell being in the
State of Indiana together with all lands, tenements
and Entertainments acquired appropriated for the
purpose of right of way of said railway including
all side-tracks and rights Of way for the same and
also all depots and station grounds, and all depots
engine houses carhouses, stationhouses warehouses;
m.chne-shops, car-shops, workshops freght-houses,
greenhouses and elevators and other erections and
superstructures; all machinery tools and implements
held acquired for in connection with said rail
way and also all locomotives tenders, and other
rolling stock and equipment, rails. bridges, ways
piers carriages chairs spikes wheels axles, ties. and
all fuel and other stores and supplies belonging
that may from time to time belong to, be provided
for upon i'll connection with said railroad with
all and singular the appurtenances and the rents and
incomes and profits of the same. and all the fran
chises and other rights of the said railway company
pertaining to the said railway being all the property
described in and covered by two certain deeds Of
trust made by The Chicago g. Great Southern Rail-
way Company TO John G. New. trustee, dated
November l, 1881, and one dated April 8, 1888.
Said property will be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder, without relief from valuation ap-
prasement laws, and without the right of redemption
from such sale and free from all demands, liens and
membranes whatever.
Such sale shall be for cash. and no bid shall be
ceved for less than three hundred thousand dollars
hundred thousand of which shall be paid at the
time of sale and the balance to be paid into court
upon confirmation of the sale, unless the court shall
at that time otherwise order.
Upon the report of the sale of the property fran
chises rights and interests described in said trust
deeds which the Master is required to make forth
with after such sale, and upon full compliance with
the terms of such sale by the purchaser and the ap
prevail there of by said court, the purchaser will be
entitled to deed conveying to him absolutely the
said property rights franchises and interests sold
aforesaid. WILLIAM p. FISHBACK,
Master in Chancery, United States Circuit Court Dis
triet of Indiana.
r. B. F. Pierce, and Mcdonald, Butler & Mason,
Solicitors.
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Thus really the decrease since 1888 has been
Insignificant compared with the rise in the
four years preceding. In $780, fortytwo roads
recorded gain of "a. O59, ESQ., in 1881. forty five
roads reported the further gain of 3d. 712 03S: in
1882 fifty roads had gain of So. 323. 297 still
more, and in 1883, there the further gain of
2.llS,267 by seventy-one roads Against all
ehs we have the decrease of only 81, 1885, 93 in
1884 fifty four roads) and 1862. 054 additional
fifty roads, In 1885. though of course on many
systems mileage has greatly increased in the
interim. The present years statement is I'M
favorable, therefore, chiefly because it shows
that the declining tendency inaugurated last
gear has continued this year.
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A Poor Outlook for the Corbin Syndicate.

Poor Outlook for the Corbin Syndicate.
Recent movements make it quite evident that
Abe Corbin syndicate will be unable to carry out
sheir scheme to gather in the Toledo, Cincinnati
q st. Louis road and if they ever get into st.
n Louis over the t., c. d St L. track, 1t will be
by leasing such privilege which may in the end
be as cheap to the l., Is. & w. people When
MIR. Quieley was in ST. Louis it was suggested
TO him that interests, meaning the Corbn syndi-
cate. other than his would be on hand when the
property was sold TO bid it in or to make his
committee pay round sum for it, to which Mr..
Quigley responded.
Anybody or any interest has the right 10 attend
the sale. and by bidding higher than the bond
holders buy the property. The more parties mt
the sale having that intention the better the
bondhoiders will like it. But with the first
mortgage bends to-day selling at less than the
amount of overdue accrued interest attached to
them, we very much fear that these parties who
announce themselves as standing ready to buy
abe property at foreclosure sale don't mean
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$8,389.16
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued, yesterday, to
DR.. g. w. Reynolds, repairs on houses No. 152
Madison avenue and No. 81 Union street, 81. 500;
Lucinda johnson, frame dwelling Geisendorf
street. near New York, 500; VIM. II. A. Dell,
frame cottage Bellefontaine between Eighth
and Ninth streets. 81, 200; James FL. Emery,
frame cottage, corner of Broadway and Ninth
streets. $3.50; C. w. Stradling, frame cottage,
corner of Central avenue and Ninth street. $500.
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Cincinnati, indianapolis. St. Louis & Chicago.
MGINCTNNATI DIVISION

Cincinnati, Indianapolis. ST. Louis & Chicago.
GINCINNArI DIVISION,
Depart-Cincinnati and Florida Fast Line
daily, S. and c. c--..---....... 400 am
Cincinnati. Rushville and Colum.
bus Accommodation. lilo am
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail p. c. 355 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation daily. 6:55 pm
Acknowledgements Accommodation daily 1875 am
Chicago and St Louis Mail D. c.. I1.45 ann
Indianapolis and Lafayette Accom-. 455 pm
Chicago and st. Louis Fast Line.
daily, $. and C. c..-..-...-..... .1045 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Depart-Lafayette and Wabash Ry. Accom-. 7:1O aud
Indianapolis and South Bend Elk. 7:1O am
Chicago Mail, D. 1905 pm
Lafayette Accommodation. 510 pm
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 5:10pm
Chicago, Peoria and Burlington
Fast Line, daily, s. t. o..---- 11:10pm
Arrive-Cincinnati and Florida Fast Line.
daily, c. c. and s-....... 1856 am
Lafayette Accommodation. 1885
South Bend and Indianapolis Ex.. 1855 am
Cincinnati and Washingn Mail p. 3:45 pm
Cincinnati and Louisville Accom- GAP pm
South Bend and Indianapolis Elk. 6:42 pm