Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-20
CHICKEN PIE.

When the next General Assembly
convenes that august body will be
called upon to decide who shall fill two
lucrative offices, those of treasurer and
comptroller. The Sectary OF State is
the only officer who is elected by the
legilature four years. The present in
.cumbent has only served two years.
The other two elective offices are
filled every two years. Although it is
more than two months before the cleo
ton there are already number of as
pirants for Office.
The salary of State Treasurer is fixed
by law at 2,700. The fees are limited
to 1900. The fees are large andnearly al
ways increase the salary to $500, Be-
low is list of the gentleman spoken
of for ahis place: Atha Thomas, in
Williamson; j. f. Tillman of Bedford !;
M. F. House, the present clerk in
the Office; H. G. Evans OF Maury and
James Irwin, OF Warren.
The comptroller receives a salary OF
2,700 and fees, which amount to about
1900 making the Office desirable as
would be inferred the number of gen.
tlemen who are already announced for
the position they are as: follows P. P.
Pickard, the present incumbent; Capt
A. ]. Mcwhirter the present comission.
er of agriculture; Robt. H. Bugg, OF
Giles; Col. Sloan, of Upton, and Maj
Cantrell, Of DeKalb..
There are sevearl positions to be filled
by the governor. The commissioner
OF agriculture, mines and statistics gets a
salary of $500. There are mentioned
for the Office: Mai b. M. ,Hord; Col.
B. F. Cockrill, Of Davidson; J. B.
Stokely, OF Jefferson; Col, @, w. Charl-
ton, Knox; w. p. Thomson; Z. II /.
Randall. OF East Tennessee, and Robert
Gates, of Madison.
The office ofsuperintendanto Of public
instruction pays 2,400. Col Thos II.
Payne, the present enbumbent L. A.
Manson, of Hardemans DIR. G.. w.
Griffin, of Davidson, and ]. R, Deason,
OF Trenton are the vspirants. .
Only two candidates for superinten-
dant of prisons have been heard, of. They
are Col. Thos. Cain, the present in
cumbent andJ. L. Pearcy' Secretary
of Executive Committee. The salary
is 2,400. AT f.R@ a@83 +
The warden of the penitentiary re-
ceive1 500 The candidates. for this place
are Mfr. Cooper, the present Warden
Capt. +. ). Grass, the present deputy
and. Pres irvine, OF Marshall. 'a
The Supcrin endant of the capital
gets 900 ]. Ii. Bullock is the only ono
spoken OF for the pace.
The penitentiary phys cian receives
1.000.' The applicants for this place are
DR.. ID. j. Roberts, DIR. M HI. Bonner,
Dr. Waterfeld and DR.. Paul Eve.
The acknowledgement gets 1900
The candidates Robet Burrow, OF Johsor
City. Charles St. John, OF Sullivan; 8.
r Rogers Of Knox, and Robert w.
Cantrell, of Davidson. hhHl A
The coal oil inspector of Nashville
receives from two thousand I've hun
dred to four thousand two hundred pei
year. There are mentioned in connec
ton with the place Lewis B. Nc Whir
ter, Charley l.. Ridley, M. A. Consa
dine and w. I. Turley.
Beside the coal oil inspectors fo
Nashville, one for each town of any siz,
in the State will be appointed. Th'
salaries worry as to the size of the town
1t is understood that big struggle fo
the Office at Memphis Chattanooga
and Knoxville will be made. Their
are three candidates at Knoxville
George A. Cannon, VIM. Smith an
Mr.. Jarnigan. The latter gentloma
was sheriff OF Granger, During hi
term OF Office he sold the only hors,
saddle and bride be owned and loane
Bob Taylor money to make the race fc
congress against Houk.-Nashvlte Ba,
ner