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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
TENNESSEE NEWS.

"A Columbia correspondent OF the
American says: "Many of your
readers will doubtless recollect the
blind girl of Lawrence County,
and what a prominent figure
she and her bond cut in the campaign
of four years ago, and it may be of in
terest to know what became OF the blind
girl and her bond. We obtained the
facts to-day from John B. Bond, Esq,
of this city, and they are of interest
both as part of the unwritten history
of that campaign and as an evidence of
the kind hearts and generous impulses
OF two of Tennessee's distinguished
citizens. 1t seems that the poor
girl went all the way to Nashville
to refund her bond, for she had
but one, and that was for 81, 900. IN
der the act OF the Legislature, she could
only get new bond for one-half, to
draw interest at 3 per cent. per annum.
This bond was her all, and for years
had brought her no interest. AS she
sat in the Capitol waiting the long de-
layed justice OF the State her pale feat
ures, worn garments and sightless orbs
appealed strongly though mutely to all
feeling hearts. Gov. VIM. B. Bate and
the Hon. George HI. Nixon then and
there paid down $3.50 each into the
hands of the Comptroller, thus making
up 81 900, with the amount allowed by
the State, and a new bond of 1000
was issued to her, and she went home
happy
Complaints OF the cut worms and
potato bug still comes from an parts OF
the State.
Mr.. Wright Campbell formerly of
Maury County was brutally murdered
in Florida last week.
Aparty of colored men attempted to
arrest another colored man named John
Blair for beating his wife in Paris Mon
day, when he fired on them wounding
one of the party named Hurt. The
party returned the fire and Blair fed
but his dead body was afterwards found
riddled with bullets.
The grand commandery of Knights
Templars of the State is in session at
Tullahoma this week.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
JUDGE H. H. LURTON
Endorsed by the Stewart County Democratic
Convention.

We are gratified to note that our tai
ented townsman, Judge H. H. Lurton,
is being highly spoken of all over the
State in connection with his candidacy
for the Supreme bench. The Stewart
county Democratic convention, held at
Dover, passed the following very COM
plimentary resolutions concerning him.:
Resolved, that we would respectfully
present to the Democracy Of the State
the name of Hon. H. 81. Lurton, OF
GAINESVILLE, as a gentleman whose ire
proachable character, acknowledged
legal ability and experience, industrious
habits, mental and physical vigor and
entire freedom from political aspira-
tons prominently fit him for the ex-
allied and responsible position of a seat
on the Supreme bench OF the State, and
favor his nomination for the position by
the Democratic convention to meet
June 9th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

ERs. SALLIE Tuck COBB, wife Of
". R. L. Cobb, of Little Rock, Ark,
Il of consumption at the residence of
brother-in-law, Capt. Frank Gracey,
|his city Monday at l o'clock p. m.
/ deceased was the daughter OF the
DR.. Tuck, of Lafayette, KY, and a
b estimable lady. She came to
|rksville to attend the funeral OF her
|e deaughter, Irene, two weeks ago,
| had remained in GAINESVILLE since
b. A baby boy is left to feel the
nt of her tender care. The funeral
X place from the Methodist church
esday. Interment at Green wood
|netery.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

Fssrs. T. p. and Pat Henry, COM
toner's, will on June 9TH, sell quite
kntity OF valuable real estate loca-
b different portions of GAINESVILLE.
II description of all the property
be found in the advertisement else
|e. 1t affords fine opportunity
Investments. Some of the property
the business portion of the city
other lots are suitable for residen-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
Early Closing.

We, the undersigned merchants OF
city of Clarkville, agree to close our
business houses on and after the first
day of June, 1886, at half past six
o'clock, and continue closing at that
hour until the LIST of September. Sat-
urdays excepted:
G. D. &C. II. Bailey, Coulter Bros,
r. s. Broaddus, Bloch Bros.
K. Click, ]. q. Joseph,
8. Levy, j. NJ. Bowling,
NJ. A. Stratton, Philip Lieber,
Simon KatZ, s. Shyer,
N. V. Gerhart, r. w. Roach & Bro.
Jno. +. Couts, Pitman q Lewis,
l. Rosenfeld, Fox & Smith,
A. r. Hall & Son.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
FOR TRUSTEE.

IL w. WARFIELD.-We are author
Il TO announce GEO. w. WAKEFIELD
lidate for County Trustee at the en-
|igust election.
PIcKERING.-We are authorized to
'inounce II. II. PICKERING as a candi-
Y Reelection to the office of County
1t the ensuing August election.
In HALLIBURTON are author
. to announce CALVIN HALLIBURTON
ldidate for Trustee at the ensuing
election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
Lost

b Wednesday evening between the
hklin House and the residence of
srs. Bloch Bros. or the Academy
ding, a plain gold scarf pin. Any
returning the same to Bloch Bios.
o will be literally rewarded.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
To Farmers.

The National Tobacco fertilizer is the
e to use if you want high prices for
ur tobacco ask the parties who get
high prices in our market and nine
aAof ten will tell you they use the fer
izer sold by Keesee & Northington.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
COUNTY COURT CLERK.

s. NEBLETT-We are authorized, to
ounce JOHN s. NEBLETT as candi-
County Court Clerk at the ensuing
election.
'NIcHoLs.-We are authorized TO an
unce s. h. NICHOLS as candidate for
Court Clerk at the ensuing August
MosELEY-We are authorized to am
lunce X. ID. Mosely as candidate for
lon to the office of County Court
the August election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
Eel B..

If you want pure article OF fresh
country butter get it Mt Keesee & North
ington's; will also have spring chichens
in abundance as soon as they are ripe.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
Montgomery County

Must be supplied with officers and the
voters with clothing. Candidates and
voters can now make good trades and
pass for their full values, if they will buy
from the new summer stock just re-
ceceived by Pitman and Lewis.
May Is, If.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

ELBY & RUDOLPH sold the crop Of
no. r. Pennington, of Cheatham
", Of four hogsheads Of tobacco,
4 by E. L, Brewer, Esq, the aver
eing $10.4S.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

Clark Base Ball Club and a
GAINESVILLE nine will play a
game Wednesday afternoon on
llege Campus.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
SOUNCEMENT.
NOE NHERIFF.

HEATHMAN-We are authorized to
iounce E. II. HEATHMAN as q candi-
Sheriff, at the ensuing August cleo
rs w. STAToS-We are authorized TO
'unce CHARLES W. STATION as u can
r Sheriff Mt the ensuing August cleo
!. MATHIs-We are authorized to an
q JNo. II. MATHIS rs a candidate for
u the ensuing August election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

g. D. 4 G. H. Bayley will sell you a
refrigerator of the best make cheaper
than you can buy it any where else in
the market. If.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

Mrs. Rosenfeld's you will find
tettiest stock Of gloves in the city.
Dr silk in mits, or any length or
desired. 15m6t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

will pay you to see the dress goods
Clicks bargain counter. They
.ew goods and only 121 cents. At.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
EOR CHANCELLOR.

r. HEAD-We are authorized TO an
ince CHAs. II. HEAD as candidate
office OF Chancellor for the 9Th Cham
Vision of Tennessee.
|GE K. SEAY-We are authorized to
hounce George +. Seay as candidate
ection to the Office eff Chancellor for
Chancery Division OF Tennessee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

G. d. & G. II. Bailey have in stock a
new lot of the celebrated Joseph Wayne
and George E. Cooper refrigerators
The cheapest and best refrigerator
made. IT,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

by buggies of all makes and varie-
It G. ID. & C. III. Bailey's. tt.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
FOR CIRCUTT JUDGE.

| UR H. MUNFoRD.-We are author
8 "a 90 announce ARTHUR H. MUNFoRD
ldidate for Judge of the Tenth Judi
z'cnit, composed of the counties of
Tr, Robertson, Montgomery, Stewart,
u, Dickson and Humphreys.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

s. BRoADUs has several good mich
|, for sale.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
UT AND CRIMINAL COURT
CLERK.

.. d. BAILEY-We are authorized to
nounce CHAs. d. BAILEY as a candi-
r reelection to the office of Circuit and
lal Court Clerk at the August election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

THE latest novelties always to be
Ind at Hendricks china store.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
ATTORNEYGENE

SAVAGE is q candidate for Attorney
General OF Montgomery county at the
election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
b. w. TYLER-We are authorized to
nounce CHAS. w. TYLER as a candi-
/ reelection to the Office of County and
al Judge of Montgomery County.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22

-ShelbyTlle has new national bank
with 5000 capital.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
Mrs. Bayard's Funeral.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The body of Mrs.
Bayard was consigned to the family vault to-
day in the old Swedish church yard. The
obseques were simple and there was an
bearers who followed the daughters coffin
followed the mother to her last resting place.
As the casket reposed on its catafalque
awaiting the service it was literally hidden
in flowers. On the silver plate on the lid
was inscribed Louisa Lee Bayard, Will
mlngt0n, Del
WILMINGTON, Feb 2.-Secretary Bayard
the deceased took a private farewell view of
the body during the morning. There were
present at the funeral Secretaries Lamar,
Endicott and Whitney, Postmaster General
Villas, Senator Gray, Geo. III. Bates, Senators
Gowan, Gibson. Davis of West Virginia, Nc
Nevada, Congressman Lore, Coy. Hackley,
Secretary Causey, eX-Goy. Hall, Chief
Justice Conegis, Judges Woolten, Houston
and Wales, Congressman Blackburn and ex-
Congressman Biggs. The services began
with the litany followed by a section from
paradise, paradise" The congregation
recited the apostles creed followed by the
service of prayer, 'Have mercy upon us. :"
The benediction was then pronounced and
the body borne to the tomb, preceded by the
rector and associates intoning the grand
the life" Behind the coffin walked Secretary
Bayard with his eldest surviving daughter,
Mrs. Warren, followed by her sisters and
brothers. DR.. and Mrs. Kane and Col. and
Mrs. Andrews of Baltimore. After short
services comprising the intonation OF the
Lords prayer and chanting OF the requiem
the casket was lowered into the vault, the
floral tributes were replaced on its lid and
the sorrowing relatives and friends turned
away.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03

The farthest distance traversed today Win
nnt n wire was some 40 or 80 feet. Inc me-
tallic rooms of the cars were conneGte9. 70
pether nv wires, which communicated WIN
Morse telegraphic instrument psaceu sron ~ II fe fbe
Instrument. and though the noise OF the traln
rendered the ticks indistinct, he read them
easily by means of a telephone ana Wrote
out the messages as they were delivered. 10
a nOn-expert newspaper man IL seemed Ill$s-
terions to send message up to the roof OF
car on a short wire and have 1t Jump thence
and to The distance wire selecting the right
wire as il did today, from "a different ones.
Mr Edison was on board, the subject OF
many congratulations. He said that another
train coming on behind us, equipped with
similar apparatus, could pick the same mes
sages off the wire. On the return trip from
Tottenyille he sent the following message to
a leading daily:
We are now sending and receiving messages on
Nio'iis THOMAS A. EDISON
Inst before the train reached Clinton a
message was received by Henry Seligman,
from his brother, Jesse Seligman, the Wall
street banker, giving the latest quotations OF
Pacific Mail and Lake Shore. Another gen
tleman received the following message:
If were a fugitive from justice this invention
would interfere with my arrangements
General John Cochrane, who was one of
the party sent message from the moving
train to his city residence, as follows:
God made man upright but he hath sought out
many inventions.
The experiment was a complete success,
messages being constantly received and sent
by all on board without hitch or interruption.
General Cochrane said ''To capture fugi-
tives, to prevent accidents, and to enable all
travellers to communicate with their friends
this system will be indispensable" Mr.. Ed
ison said that all the trains on every road
would henceforth be in constant communi-
cation with each other, and collisions would
be known no more.
1t is understood that experiments will be
made by Edison between vessels next sum-
mer, testing the adaptabillty of the system
to marine travel. Mr.. Edison thinks he can
telegraph three miles by employing merely
the wafer and air.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03

Surveyor General Dement'S State.
n1ent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Surveyor General
Dement, of Washington was examined by the
Senate committee on public lands to-day
with reference to the recent publications
which embody the alleged utterance of his
implication of Senators, members of Con-
gress and high executive officials in Wash
ington and in Utah in the extensive con-
spiracies to misappropriate the public lands
for their benefit and conspiracies to in
fluence by bribery legislation affecting the
Mormons. Mr.. Dement, denied the state
ments attributed to him without reservation.
Mr.. Dement, produced at the request of the
committee clippings, two Of them from eve;
ming papers of this city, which contained all
he had uttered on the subject. In general
terms they admitted there was ground for
the belief that extensive frauds had been
committed there as in other western states
and territories, but make no specific or SEN
sational charges.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. yesterday
Gov Murray sent the following to Surveyor
General Dement, of Utah, now in Washing
ton:
II call your attention to Washington
despatch to the New York Graphic of yester-
day. Are you responsible, directly or indi-
rectly, for the statement connecting me with
this matter.
(Signed.) ELI Fl. MURRAY, Governor.
Today Governor Murray received the fol-
lowing reply
WASHINGTON, Feb. ., 1886.
Gorern0r Murray:
No, no, no. The Graphic despatch and all
dispatches purporting to contain an inter
view with me are baseless fabrications. 1t
is all a cruel canard intended to injure me-
Please publish this. DEMENT,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The newspaper
men who sent out the interviews which Sur
veyor General Dement, of Utah repudiates
will ask the public lands committee of the
Senate to grant them hearing in order that
they may Ylndicate themselves and give the
sources Of their information.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
GEN ERAL NEWS.

George E. Corlss of Abingdon, fell from the
Arlington theatre train at hatfield Mass, at IL 3
O'Clock Monday night. The train ran over both
of his legs. He died at the hospital at Boston yes
terday morning He leaves a wife and three
children.
Hon. John Philbrick, formerly superintendent
OF schools of Boston, died of paralysis at an early
hour yesterday morning, at his country home at
Asylum Station Danvers. He was in his 68th
year.
Monday morning Boiling Parker, respectable
farmer OF NansemOnd county, Va, made deadly
assault with an axe upon his wife and sister. The
latter was instantly killed and his wife was fatal
lywounded. Parker says he had no quarrel with
his wife or sister, but could not resist the power
that prompted him to the deed. He has been
lodged in Jail at Suffolk.
The special 10 cent delivery system is q failure
in New York city. Only about 1000 letters are
carried daily and these in one small section of the
city.
Geo w. o. Fiske died of Bright's disease in
Lowell, Mass yesterday, aged 40. He was breyet
broader general in the volunteer service and was
with Gen. Bntler in Louisiana. Gen. Fiske was a
member Of GOV, Talbots and Gov. Longs STAFF
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
EpIsoN's LATEST WORK.
He Telegrapns From Swiftly Nov
ing Train.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA party of some fifty
gentlemen, including capitalists, electricians
and journalists, started at p. III. from Clin-
ton, Staten Island, for Tottenyille, fifteen
miles, for the purpose Of witnessing the prac-
tical working of Edison's latest and most
wonderful invention, the sending and recely-
ing of telegraphic messages by railway trains
while in motion. This is called telegraphing
by induction, or telegraphing by induced
currents through the atmosphere. During
the run of the train between the points men
toned a large number of messages were sent
and received Messages written by the gen
tlemen of the party, addressed to themselves,
were left at Clinton, and were received ,Dy
the same gentlemen on the train while going
at full speed.
The apparatus used consists Of an ordinary
Morse key phonetic receiver, an electric
magnet and a battery No special OF extra
wire is used running between or near the
rails, but the messages jump through the ar
between the tin roof of the cars and the Or
dinary wires strung along by the side OF tlle
railway, a distance offrom % to 400 1eet
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
Important insurance pecision.

DENVER, Col, Feb. "A decision of i'm
portance to insurance companies was rem
dered in the United States Circuit Court
here yesterday, by Judge Hallett. Suit was
the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance
Company, to recover loss on fire in 1883
Sperry Brothers store contained 700 pounds
giant powder at the time of the fire. A clause
in the policy reads as follows:
If the assured shall keep gunpowder, fireworks,
nitro glycerine and chemical oil without written
permission in this policy, then, in every, case, this
policy is void.
The plaintiffs urge that, inasmuch as the
words ''giant powder were not mentioned
in the policy, they had right to their insur-
inc is the base and force which is used in
this explosive giant powder an and + that any
that name in policy of insurance; SO that
the keeping Of this giant powder or dyna-
in the storehouse was forbidden by the poll
CIV. The effect of the decision will be to
force keepers of hundreds of stores to re-
move their giant powder IRON the store
houses to other houses.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The Strike in the Coke Region-Very
Disastrous Results Feared.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 2.--The great strike in
the coke regions is likely to cause coke fam
inc. 1t has been estimated that the supply
on hand today, both by operator and con-
sumer, will not last at the most over ten
days, and at the expiration of that time, un-
less the strike is broken and the men resume
work, furnaces will have to be banked, roll
ing mills stopped and thousands of men all
over the country be thrown out of employ
ment. The magnitude of the strike, of the
number of men whom its affects, and of the
hundreds of thousands of dollars that will
be lost to working men cannot be estimated.
In the region there are between 5000 and 5000
of the class of people who are termed Slavs
by II. G. Frick. This embraces both men,
women and children, although two thirds Of
them are men and very large proportion of
them single 1t is not thought that they
realize what they are going to do when put
out of their houses. Very few of them have
begun to make any plans for the future
Probably five per ceut, of the miners will go
back to their native country. About thirty
bought tickets for Hungary yesterday. To
an interpreter one Of the leaders said they
were diSgusted with the country and would
never come back again.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
Capture of Thief who Proposed to
Make Stealing His Business. @z:as

Especial to the PRESS.
NEWMARKET, N. H., Feb. Edward
Morriety who claims to hail from Rochester
was arrested near Newmarket Junction hid
away in schoolhouse this morning, for
breaking into and stealing money and tickets
from the Boston and Maine depot of this
place last night. As soon as caught he was
taken before Judge Williams of the police
court when he plead guilty and was ordered
to give bonds in the sum of $500 for appear
ance in the Supreme Court to be holden at
Exeter in April. When searched Morriety
had large dirk knife, five punches of keys
and forty-two self cooking revolver, and a
large quantity of cartridges. Besides these
he had a wax mask for the upper part of the
face including side whiskers and goatee. He
sal this was his first offense but he intend
ed to make it business
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
A HEAVY SUIT.
More About Mrs. Smith and the
Quebec Rank.

QUEBEC, Feb. 2.-Considerable excitement
has been caused in financial circles here by
an action being brought against the Union
Bank, calling on it to account for the sum of
81, 100000 This action is taken by the wife
of DIR. Smith, prominent lawyer of Port
land, Me. Mrs. Smith is daughter of the
late G. 5. Hall of Montmorenci Mills, and
granddaughter of Peter S. Patterson of the
same place, who left his entire estate, val
ued at S1,500,000, to the children of G. B.
Hall. The Union Bank sued Mrs. Smith
and the other heirs of the Hall estate some
time ago for large amounts claimed to be due
the estate by the bank. Mrs. Smith now
contends that the Patterson estate has been
drawn upon by the bank to repay the loans
made by it to the Hall estate.
The actien now taken calls upon the bank
to account for the Patterson estate. The
suit is contested by the bank, for if Mrs.
Smith should be successful in compelling re-
payment of her share of her grandfather's
estate it is not improbable that all the Hall
heirs may make similar claims.
The directors of the tank have held a
meeting and discussed matters in relation to
the suit. They hold it is an attempt to place
the bank at a disadvantage before Parlia-
ment when the institution applies for re-
duction of % per cent in its capital. The lit
igation will probably be lengthy.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03

Gen. James A. Hall of Damariscotta will con
tribute to the Lincoln County News the story OF
the Second Maine Battery at Gettysburg, July l,
1868.
George Mcfarland OF Rockport has finished
wooden representation of the great ship Freder-
ck Billings going through Owls Head under tull
sail.
Thousands of fruit trees in the vicinity OF Hope
have been broken down by the ice. Whole or
they will be useless for year at least. The dam
age will reach several thousand dollars.