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CHARLES DeMORSE,
EDITOR & PEOPBIETOI!
Editorial Correspondence.
CLAKKSYILLE.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 1381.
Coil. DeMorse vfaioay, and he will
not be responsible for anything, ap-
pearing in these columns not bearing
"hid signature during his absence.
THE President has been removed to
Long Branch, and is doing well. The
doctors and all about him think that he
itf much better, and that he will yet re.
cover. Biaapetite is good and he di-
gests well, aud all symptoms favorable,
though he still has fever, and the abscess
of the parotid gland still discharges pus
freely, thongh decreased in : ize and pro-
nounced better.
Tut, people seem to have no faith in
tho patriotism and devotion to duty of
their legislotors. This is shown by tlie
very small vote received for the amend-
ment proposing to extend the time aud
permit the legislature to sit aud dran
regular pay for one hundred days instead
of sixty as now. If they had that confi-
dence that people ought to have in their
legislators, they would permit them to
judge of the time required to attend to the
public business, as they have it to do, aud
are supposed to know best what is to do
and how long it will take. It Jis very itn
pcrtant that laws should be deliberately,
made, and that all necessary time should
be given for discussing them, thinking
.about them and the effect they will have
in themselves and on already existing
laws as well as their probable effect upon
diflerent sections of our very extensive
State. A legislatue should never do"any-
thing hurriedly or unadvisedly, aud when
done it should be a permanent law that
all may know and obey. It is probable
that a great many ot the changes that are
. constantly made in onr statutory laws are
made necessary because the laws were
passed too hastily, and without sufficient
care. The people ought; to send to the
legislature their best men in whose char-
acter and ability they have confidence,aud
let them act freely under the sole restric-
tion of the constitution aud the Govern,
ox's veto. Send [men to the legislature
who will act solely for the people's good,
and don't say that they shall do it iu less
time than it takes to do it well. It is true
that the legislature may sit louger than
sixty days, but if they do it is at reduced
pay wnich does not compensate them for
their time and expenses, and no one ought
to be expected to work foi tbe public with-
out just compensstiou, and the State of
Texas is rich euough to pay its public ser-
vants. If the people think the legislature
ought not under any circumstances to sit
longer than sixty daj s, they ought to lim-
it the session absolutely to that time. If
they think the public business may re-
quire a longer session they ought to pay-
just compensation lor the time required.
Then it would be consisteiit to say that
you shall not sit longer, or to say if it is
neeessary to sit longer we will pay you
lor attending to the necessity.
Election Returns.
We have been unable to get anytliiug
like a correct report ot the election in the
county or even iu the pieciuct. The
question was so complicated and the in-
terest so small that unofficial reports
were not taken. The best information
we can get from the Clarksville boxes
makes it as follows:
For separating the Medical Depart-
ment fromtheLiteraryDepartir.cn! 9(ij for
entire University, 7G; Austin, 33; Waco,
4; Thorps Springs, 1; Tyler, 1; Lauipa
gas, 4. For Literary Department: Austin,
64; Tyler, 35; Lampasas, I; Thorps
Springs, 1; Waco, 4. For Medical De-
partment; Galveston, 80; Houston, 0;
Austin, 4. For amendment to article 5 of
constitution, 61; against, 80. For amend-
ment to section 24 article 3, 12; against,
130. This approximates the correct re
suit but is not official.
Through tho kinduess of Mr. E. P.
Rutherford, we are able to make the fol-
lowing statement of tho vote at Bennett:
For amendment to article 3,16; against,
12. For amendment to section 24 arti-
cle 3,15; against, 12. For locating Med-
ical department of tbe University sepa-
rate from the other, 34; Against, 4- For
University: Anstin, 33; Waco, u; Tyler,
4; Bennett's 1. For Medical Department:
Galveston, 36; Houstou, 1.
The election on local option in pre-
cincts No. 7 and 8 resulted in carrying
the question in No. 8 by au unknown ma-
jority, aud deieating it in No. 7 by 10
majority. The two preciucts are divided
by the railroad, ami Not 7 has all the
bouses that sell whiskey, so that its ral-
lying in No. 8 amounts to uothiug.
We learn that in Lamar county prohi-
bitum was carried by a majority of 47,
but a contest is talked of. Accounts
from other places are meagre, but we
thiuk the amendment to section 24 of ar-
ticle 3, is running behind, and the amend
inent to article 5 iu probably carried. In
North Texas Anstiu seems to be ahead
tor the University.
The moon is the beauty of heaven, the
glor> ot the stars. ;.n ornament giving
light in the highest places of the Lord.
Look upon the rainbow, and praise linn
that made it; very beautiful it is iu the
brightness thereof. It compassetb the
heavens abont with a glorious circle, and
the hands ot the .Most liigh have bended
it. As birds flying he scntteretli tl.e
suow, aud the falling down thereof is sis
the lighting of grasshoppers; the eyes
marvelleth at the beauty ot the whiter
ness thereof.—["Apocbrypbal Old Testa-
ment" I
Axdrae House; Eureka Springs, Ark.,
Sept. 1st, 1881.
Dear Standard : This morning, tho
Texas colony lost L. U. DeMorse and Joe
Celja, ofTexarkana, and Oapt. Wilson, ot
Galveston, bnthas gained M.-B. Stephen-
son, of San Antonio, and B. Collins, of
McKinuey. Mrs. Marston, ot Houston,
who came here for ulceration of the bow-
els. and has greatly improved, says she
commenced improving from the first day,
is to leave next Tuesday. The stages go-
iug out #erc not well filled. Those com-
ing iu are packed. Dr. Roberts, of Cooke
county, who came here for deafness and
Bright's disease, died last uiglit of inlia-
mation ot the brain. He was a yery pleas,
ant, quiet man, exceedingly deaf, and
was accompanied by his wife, a daughter
of Dr. Riley, of Pilot Point. He was in-
clined to pour cold water iuto his ears,
aud had a habit of taking large doses of
bromide of potash, doubtless for relief
from his ailments, but these are believed
to have contributed to the attack which
carried him off. His body accompanied
by his wife, and some young man, who
lived in their section of the State, went
off this morning.
Saturday Morning, Sept. 3rd.
Not much ot interest occurring here
uow. The population keeps about even.
Some going every day, and some coming
iu. The uncertainty ot human action,
and the difference in the impressment of
different people by the same causes, shows
itself as plainly here, as at any place in
the world, perhaps. Some bec« ,ne dis
couraged by a brief illuess, the esult of
the development of the mala, al influ-
ences within them when they e tnie, and
want to go home mmediate :y. Others
more persistent, and more ocr siderate,
remain aud wait for the aim* t certain re-
suiting improvement. L. C DeM., who
had been prostrated by a clii.l a few days
before coming, had an attack of chill and
fever here, after being here a few days
He then regretted that lie had not gone
to Hot Springs as he first intended, but
after getting up and finding his whole
system renovated and strengthened, re-
gretted very much that he could not re-
main until October, and left his wife. If
there is latent disease in the system, when
one comes here, the water will develope
it, and remove it, bringing some bad feel-
ing before the cure is complete, and this
sometimes culurinates in a short spell of
sickness. I feel that periodical changes
are going on with me, through the action
of the bowels and the kidneys. Occasion
ally I get unusually drowsy and want to
lie down. Appetite nearly always good,
Last Sunday made a visit to the new
residence of my late landlord of tho Vir-
ginia house, who has now a place well up
the side of east Mountain affording
magnificent view of the town. Once
there, concluded to climb to the top of
the mountain and overlook the entire
place. The summit is only a narrow
ridge, on which small houses are dotted,
aud some enclosed by light fencing to
preserve locations. East of the moun-
tain another narrow valley is visible,tend-
ing eastward, aud showing that a few set
tiers have squatted. A gentleman who
has explored the country around more
thoroughly than I have, says you cannot
go in any direction around the town with-
out finding settlers. Where I am v. tiling,
near the Sweet spring and tbe Hirdiug,
the noise of the hammer aud saw, are
ceaseless while daylight lasts. Near the
Basin spring it is the same, ancl l .'tween
the space occupied by building in terials,
and the wagons constantly p:u ing on
Spring street, the passer to am! oui the
springs has to look carefully, an< suit his
movement to tlie opportunity o <;t along.
The new Arlington house, I ii'. ing near
the Basin, is an imposing s
now, in its unfinished state.
Main street from the new 1
the post office in the old Op : house will
soon be solidly built up. With the com-
ing of every day you see new houses
starting, mostly now, with substantial
stone basements. The two Texas ladies
resident iu this house, riding to the Eure-
ka bath house yesterday morning, met
Mr. Copeland, an elderly gentleman troin
Harrison county, who can only get along
by using crutches,aud desired their assis-
tance to get in and out the Herdic.
About three years ago he was thrown
from a buggy, and his hip so injured that
he has been unable to walk until lately,
and no .v with much difficulty. l!e has
been here but a few days, but said he was
improving. Shall watch this case with
some interest. Of course the actual re-
sult alone, can determiue just how much
the water will do far him. It has been
very warm here the past two days, and
was quite warm last night—though per-
mitting sleep. The improvement of the
President being now clear, the northern
journals are greatly in need of a new inci
dent ot startling interest. The one topic
that is unvarying, but alwajs interesting
from change of individual subjects, is the
daily record of crime, murders, rapes, bru-
tal outrages ot every conceivable kind,
that serve to show that our moral tone as
a people is not improving. This is the
result of the frequency with which ruf-
fiauism escapes punishment, except vheu
the people in their original capacity as
self preservers and avengers ot li:- giant
wrongs, dispense the punishment « thout
the formality of the red tape triluin Is.
As a specimen of liberal advert ing, I
notice in the Chicago Times ot ue 7th
ult., one whole page devoted to
vertisement of San ford's Ginger,
owl trademark. The advertiseme
only makes about three inclie--, !
ei sixty lour times covering ti
|;:«ge. This reminds me of the
dvertisenients ot the New Yor!
when just starting into the race i
lation and profit, -oceupyiug colamns of
the N. T. Herald with a repetition of tbe
same dozen dozen lines descriptive of its
title and intent.--This, at the time looked
like a waste ot costly space, but it told.
The Ledger leaped into au immense cir-
culation, which it still holds, and Bouner
then a poor printer, became a millionaire,
aud keeps up the costliest private stable
of race horses used ouly for his own
pleasure m the United States. This im-
mense advertisement of Sanford's Ginger,
got up regardless of expense, will attract
attention, aud if the preparation is really
excellent will command sale.
As ever, C. DeM.
We publish the following as a matter
of interest "to holders of Veteran certifi-
cates :
to the texas veterans.
I ask you to withhold your land certifi-
cates from the market for one month. I
make this request because I am in corres-
respondence with capitalists in the city of
New York, with a view to raising a sum
sufficient to control all the Veteran Cer-
tificates for location in a body. If my
proposition is accepted, and I have every
hope of success, I will be prepared to
make advances on the certificates at once,
for as much or more tl.an you can realize
for them at the present market price; and
should the plan succeed, yon will thereby
.realize a still better price. But should it
fail, your certificate will be worth as
much at the eiid of a mouth from this
time as at present. Therefore you run no
risk iu holding up your certificate. To
insure success, every veteran should act
in concert. By so doing they will'uot on-
ly give greater value to tbe certificates in
the event ot the scheme being made suc-
cessful, but win also secure iu addition to
the enhanced value of the certificates, an
annual pension for life to the old soldiers
and the widows of soldiers whose valor
won an empire. John M. Swisher.
Austin, August, 17th, 1881.
in. ure even
Tie line of
It house to
'tie ad-
vith its
c which
repeat-
e entire
original
I.edger,
>r eircu-
A Maniac with a Pistol-
I have carefully examined tbe plan pro*
posed by Mr. Swisher, and have no doubt
that it will greatly benefit the veterans it
they avail themselves ot it.
E. M. Pease.
I have carefully examined your propos-
ed plau, aud fully concur with Governor
Pease, and will cheerfully render any aid
in my power to carry it out.
Yours truly, John Hancock.
I fully concur with Governor Pease and
Judge Hancock, and unhesitatingly ex-
press it as my opinion that tbe veterans
will find it greatly to their iuterest to
withhold their certificates front market
tor the time asked.
F. W. Johnson,
President Texas Veteran Association.
Abused Confidence,
Last week, during our forced absence
on account of consuming fever, which un5
fitted ns for any kind of duty, we employ-
ed, upon the reputation he had formerly
made in the State as a newspaper man,
one C. L. Adamson, to assist iu furnish-
ing copy, etc., during our absence. Our
estimate of the man's ability and charac-
ter was at lault, as well as our belief, at
least, in his liouesty. Up to Friday
night everything, apparently, went
smoothly, when, hurriedly, Adamson en-
tered the editorial room and informed
Mr. Smith that a shooting scrape had
just occurred in a down town saloon.
The object was to get Mr. S., from the of-
fice, which succeeded admirably. No
sooner had be goue in quest of the shoot-
ing item than Adamson appropriated his
coat, vest aud watch, carelessly left ly-
ing upon a table. Upon his return the
articles were missed, and search discov-
ered tbeui iu possession of the thief, wbo
was trying to barter the watch when
caught. Mr. S.,refused to appear against
the drunken unfortunate, and he was re-
leased ouly to attempt a second, and
quite as bold robbery, by snatching a
gentleman's watch iu broad daylight and
attempting to make way with it. Of
course he was caught and of course he
is iu the Miller county jail, with proba-
bly penitentiary charges against him.
Personally, we are not sorry tor him, but
we are sorry for the honest profession
upon which he has cast reproach. He
may be benefitted by a sojourn in du-
rance vile. The country and society will
certainly be benefitted by his riddance.—
[Texarkana Democrat.
Protection is Robbery.
The Supreme court goes much farther
thau the Leader has gone. The leader
has insisted that taxing Des Moines to es-
tablish salt factories in Syracuse, aud
iurnaces in 1'ittsburg, and print factories
in Fall River, and shoe factories in Lynn
is robbery. The court decides that taxing
Des Moines to establish factories inside
ihe limits ot Des Monies is robbery. The
court sustained Topeka in its repudiation
ot $100,000 in bonds to aid manufactures
within its own limits. But protection,
which is tax, costs the citizens of Topeka
more thau §100,000 every year, and that
money goes tp establish factories that are
no where near the city limits of that city.
—[Iowa State Leader.
Bringing Back an Erring Sister'
The London Times of a late date has a
long and detailed accouut from its Phila-
dilphia correspondent of American rail-
ways undertaken and iu course of construc-
tion iu Mexico, and in this swine number
of the Times appears an editorial, sugges-
ted by the correspondence, on the connec-
tion between the Mexican and United
States railway systems. This "is more
than a .connection of railway systems,"
says the Times: J'it is a first step in the
renewed connection of Mexico with the
world ot commerce and of civilization,
Mexico has been standing for the last four-
teen years outside the sauctuary of capi-
tal aud finance. A band of railway pro-
promoters and engineers is now leagued
to conduct it back withiu the shrine."—
[Gal, ^eys.
The term "grass widow" is a corruption
of grace widow, wbo was one who became
a widow by grace or favor, uot by neces-
sity, as by death. It originated iu the
the earlier days ot European civilization,
when divorces were rare and granted on-
ly by the church. When such a decree
was granted to a woman, the papal res-
crip stated "viduco de grade."
The Little lioufc, Mississippi liiver aud
Texas road, now building this way, will
I come to Texaika.ua beyond every pread-
j venture of doubt. This information is
I gleaned from the reported talk ot a big
I contractor, supposed to know whereof he
: spoke. The enterprise i* owned by Bos-
: ton capital, with a man holding the* purse w...
strings liberal and sagacious—[Texarki- ? r„onfir
na Democrat.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.—Thomas C. Neal,
who was sleeping with David Fagin at a
cheap lodging house iu 3outh Clark street
this city, awoke about oue this morning
and roused his companion by appeals for
help to save his wife aud children. The
bewildered Fagin replied, "Yes, yes, I'll
come,'' but before he could move Neal.
placed a revolver against his left cheek
and fired. Neal then ran out of the room ,
end when near the head of the stairway j
leadiug to Clark street he met William j
Spriugcord,- the night watchman and
clerk, aged fifty-seven years, and placing
the muzzle of the pistol against his back,
directly between the shoulder blades, he
' fired, Spriugcord tell heavily to the floor,
and Neal ran down to the street. He
turned north oil Clark street, and when
near Harrison street espied a party ot ne-
gro men talking together. •lie ran up to
Win. Johnson, and, placing the pistol at
his left breast, fired, and another victim
lay prostrate, while his companions were
struck dumb. With a yell, Neal turned
aud fled down Clark street to Polk street,
as far as the Hock Island freight house,
on the stoop ot which were seated Thom-
as Flynu, a flagman, aud a night clerk
named Wolff. Neal ran up to the door of
the house and attempted to enter, but the
men refused to admit him,'and he fired
two shots, the last in his weapon, both ol
the men being hit. He then turned to
run, but was confronted by Policeman
Boole, who commanded him to stop.
Neal presented his empty revolver and
the policeman fired three shots at Neal,
one of which took effect, in his neck. Neal
made a fierce resistance, but was finally
landed in a cell at the armory.
Neal is about twenty five years of age
and a little above the medium height. He
said that he used to be iu the grocery
business, but that recently he had wor ked
iu an engine manufactory. ne was so
badly mixed that he ftas unable to give
intelligent replies to questions. He attrib-
uted the whole a flair to i-omc negroes who
were making a row down the street, but
he could not explain the connection be-
tween the row and the shooting. He said
earnestly and in a low tone: "They are
all dead, but you cau fix that so they
won't have to shoot, can't you 1 You see
you can say thev came up there aud we
had to shoot them. They're all dead, of
course. I just put it right against them,
and they can't live-" Ihe police say that
Neal has been about town for a long time
and has always been known as a "crank,"
but he was never violent before. Wlietli
er he had been drinking hard or not dur-
ing the.day is not known.
The wounded men are all severely and
most of them dangerously injured. Fa-
giu's wound is a severe one, but it is not
likely to prove fatal. Springcord's wound
is very serious, and it is thought, he can-
not recover. A physician probed for the
bullet, but could not find it. He was tak-
en to the county hospital. The negro
Johnson's wound is directly over the
heart, and may cause his death. He was
taken to his home. Flynn was shot in
the groin, and Wolff was shot in the lett
breast and right arm. The stories of both
of the men as to the manner of the shoot
ing are identical, They heard loud cries
and started to go out. When they reach-
ed the door they saw a man coming to
ward theiu at a rapid pace and crying,
"save me! save me!" Leading to the door
ot the office is a stairway. Flynn endeav-
ored to prevent him from ascending, but
the man whipped out a revolver and fired
the ball striking Wolff. A second shot,
fired almost simultaneously, struck Wolff
in the arm, and a third lodged iu Flynn's
groin. It is uot supposed that the wounds
of these meu will prove fatal, though both
are painfully disabled.
Troy, Sept. 2.—Thomas C. Neal, the
man who run amuck iu Chicago to-day is
a native ot Green Island, opposite this
city, where his parents reside. Neal has
been considered ot unsound mind foi
years. About two months ago lie was
arrested iu this city for drawing a revol-
ver in a horse car and threatening to
shoot the passengers. He was then dis-
armed with difficulty. Neal is a moulder
by trade.
On June 30, 1875, Neal shot James
Dwyer, now a village trustee in West
Troy, whom he mistook for another man,
whose attentions to his sister he disliked.
John C. Neale is the prisoner's name.
Indians.
San Francisco, Sept. 5.—The follow-
ing has been received from headquarters
at Presidio:
Mickey Fall, an Indian who was at the
fight, and who came direct to San Car-
los, says a medicine mau was arrested by
a lieutenant, supposed to be Lieutenant
Ureize. The medicine man's brother
said, "you shall not arrest, my brother,''
and killed Crei/e. The troops then kill-
ed the medicine man. The enlisted
scouts who were close to the troops then
poured their fire into them, killing most
of the officers aud many men. Then the
fight took place. A few of the soldiers
got away, holding together and trying to
fight their way back to Fort Apache.
It is supposed they have most all been
killed. Three companies from the fiist
cavalry, Major Sanford commanding, the
sixth company of the eighth infantry,
Col. Wilkins leaves the department, ot
California immediately lor the depart-
ment ol Arizona,
[Signed] Kelton.
A dispatch from Tucson, Arizona,
says Gen. Carr was in command of the
Harrison of Fort Apache, consisting of
two companies of the sixth cavalry, and
one of the infantry. Alter leaving a
sufficient force to protect the public
property at Fort Apache, he had but
sixty-three men of the sixth cavalry and
five officers.
The medicine man, who is at the hot- i
torn ot the trouble, had been for several
weeks past predicting t<> the White
Mountain Indians that when corn was
ripe he would raise all their head chiefs,
and the whites would then be drivtn out
of their country. This was sufficient to
warrant the conclusion that preparations
were being made by the tribe to break
out as soon as they had gathered their
crops. General Carr was oidered to ar-
rest the medicjne man, but doubted his
ability to .do so with so small a iorcel
against the whole tribe, who had worked j
up to the belief that the medicine man j
would raise up their chiefs. j
Au outbreak had been feared for the'
last two weeks in the Apache ouiitry,!
and the settlers have been predicting i
trouble. There are not less thau 10,000 j
Indians on the Sau Carlos reservation,
aud as many In the Navajo tribe, which'
is located from sixty to one hundred!
miles north of the country ot the White
Mountain tribe. ' j
A large number of young bucks of j
both the San Carlos and Navajo tribes
visiting the White Mountains*
recently, and it is
were engaged iu the fight.
believed that they
It is renort-
ed by runners that the fight continued
all. day of the 30th. Every bill and cafe-';
on swarmed With Indians. I
News from'lower Sau Pedro las&sight j
is that Eskinriguu, chief of the Anavibus, j
and Chief Loguila ba\e warned the
whites to leave the valley, or prepare to
deteud themselves, that something bad
gone wrong with the Indians on the res-
ervation. . Both ot the are warm
Irieuds of the chiels of the White Mouu-
taius.
Yesterday afternoon the engineer of a
freight train coming west was surprised
by the sadden appearauce of a body of
mounted Indians near Witiia, west ot
Gage. They followed the train for about
four miles. lie opened the throttle valve
and sped away. He did not know wheth-
er they were armed or not. He calcula-
ted their number us about 150. The
band scattered and when last seen part
was going north aud the remainder south.'
He encountered another large band
about five miles west of Wilcox. These
Indians did not show any disposition to
trouble the traiu.
lieports from Bowie station are to the
effect that the baiid jumped a ranch in
twelve miles of Bowie, aud it was seen to
burn. There are about forty men at
Bowie, but only four guns. They have
made a fortification of baled hay, ot
which there is a large quantity there.
Last night a number ot signal fires were
seen in the mountains, both north and
south of Bowie station, which weie 1 ept
in active operation ior several hours. It
these reports be true, there is no doubt
but these are miscellaneous bauds, mov-
ing out of Sonora and Chihuahua, north,
to aid the White Mountain Indians.
Capt. M. H. Stacey, ot the twelfth in-
tautry, and Capt. A. F. Smith, of the
eightti infantry, with two scouts aud sev-
enty enlisted men, from Fort Yuma,
passed through here for Camp Thomas al
4 o'clock this evening. They will march
65 miles from Wilcox. Capts. Smith and
Stacey, with their command of seventy
men, who passed through Bowie station,
will march from Wilcox 65 miles on foot,
to Camp Thomas. Major McClelland,
with sixty men of the Sixth left for
Thomas and goes via Fort Graut to ob-
serve the movements of the Indiaus on
the lower San Pedro. If halt the reports
are true, there is a tear ot a general up-
rising ot the Apache nation, which means
a war of extermination. Up to this hour
(8. p. in.) nothing further is learned in
confirmation, or otherwise, troui the
scene of the massacre. All the women
and children are being moved from Camp
Thomas to Camp Grant. The fiiftieth
cavalry has been ordered from the de-
partment of the Platte. Indians armed
with Government carbines, the same as
used by the scouts, were seen near Fort
Bowie yesterday. They have not had
time to reach there since the massacre.
Washington, Sept. 5.—The lollowiug
was received irom the ludiau agent at
San Carlos, San Carlos Agency, Sept. 4.
—To Commissioner ot Indian affairs,
Washington—lieports have come in that
affairs at Cibien are not so bad as report-
ed. Capt. Henry, of the sixth cavalry,
and forty men were killed. The ludiau
losses were large. Col. Carr and others,
reported killed, falsely. The agency is
in no danger. Can stand oft'the hostiles
and will.
[Signed] Tiffany.
. The Corn Crop.
Below the Times gives full reports
from the principal corn centres iu the
western States concerning the prospects
for the corn crop of the year. These re
ports represeut the condition of this
grain throughout the great coru region of
the United States, from Ohio to Kausas,
aud from Kentucky to Minnesota. The
season is so far advanced that an esti-
mate ot the crop can be made with au ac-
curacy that can not be greatly affected
by any future event. Early frosts, it is
true, may somewhat alter the present
outlook. Iu many sections, however, the
corn is already beyond reach ot them,
and the regions that ijuiy Ue injured by
frosts are not those ranked as the heavi-
est cort.-produeers. The drouth has al-
ready done its worst., and the rains that
may come will arrive too late to change
the present, situation. The information
below may be considered, therefore, as
practically settling the question of the
corn crop ol the season.
It is clear that the present year is to
sec uo such tremendous production as
made the year 1880 remarkable in the
history of eorii cultivation.
Encouraged by that year, the farmers
in the heaviest corn sections planted a
much larger area than at any previous
period. Oil account of the very bacR-
ward season the planting was unusually
late, but the early appearance of the
crop, in most places, promised well, and
favorable weather stimulated au unusu
ally rapid growth, lieports early iu the
season were to the effect that coru was
looking finely, and that a crop quite
equal to that of last year might be -ex-
pected. At the time wliei. coru most
needed rain, however, a drouth began
which extended over the entire corn sec-
tion. Week after week weut by with
scarcely a drop of raiu. The earth dried
up, the crops parched aud withered in
the fields, and, iu many localities, far-
mers could barely furnish water for their
live stock. The Times kept its readers
informed as to the extent ot this drouth
and the damage it was doing at that
time, and the reports below now show
the full effects ot its unusual continu-
ance.
Its worst effects were seen in the south-
ern sections of Illinois, Iowa, and other
western States where the yield of corn is
heaviest.
In these regions the stalks, which had
grown %iank and lusty, dried aud scorch-
ed in the sun, and the ears were small
and stunted. As weeks went without
rain the uutjook for any sort of a crop, in
some ot the most affiicted sections, be-
c iuie hopeless, and farmers plowed tbe
dying corn under.
In southern Illinois the efforts were ex-
tremely disastrous. South of Pauadowu
to the end ot the State there is practical-
ly no corn. In the. more central localities
early plantings promise well, but late
ones v. ill be mostly converted iuto fod-
der.
In several sections the crop will not
average seven bushels to the acre. Iu
some localities the deficit, has been offset
by increased acreage, much of the dam-
aged wheat being plowed tip and the
ground planted with corn.
In northern localities the drouth was
at rare intervals relieved by rainfalls,
which materially advanced the crop. The
fields at present stand well, and, though
not so farjmatured as to be out of the
way ct frosts, the crop, if no frosts couie,
will be large euough to assist iu offset-
ting the great failing oft iu the southern
parts of lUe State.
Three-fifths of a crop as compared with
last year appears to be a fair estimate
for the State. ; 3"he.crop®f '81 it must be
rfemembereil, However, wjfts a remarkably
Httgeone. Tttjfact tends fc
averayrftrop ekraytfr
dinary years of production and smaller
acreage.
llepoits from Iowa, the rival of IHL
nois as a corn-producing State, are not
altogether harmonious. In no section,
however, is a full" crop expected. Tbe
varying reports appear to be due to the
fact that many sections were -less seveie-
ly visited by drouth than others The
acreage reported is somewhat greater
thau that of last year, and the defiicit of
the entire crop caused uy drouth is on
this account discounted to a considera-
ble extent. The yield, compared with
last year, is, iu some localities, plact-d as
low as 50 per cent., aud tbe everage imsii-
els per acre at 20 to 25, instead of the
usual 75 or SO bushels. The crop in this
State last year was also unpreccdeuted-
ly great, aud the presumption, perhaps,
is justified that the crop will not be
much below an average one.
In Missouri the drouth was severe aud
loug, aud the prospects iu that State are
that the crop will be cut down from one-
quarter to one-half. The crop ot Kans.s
also appears likely to fall considerably
below the average ot usual years.
In other States the drouth was more
or less severely felt, and the crop does
uot by any means promise to be a lull
one, as compared with years ot greatest
production. The only relief from a short-
age will be the fact that the highly prof-
itable crop of last year encourages the
farmers to put in au increased acreage.
It may not.be fi.r from the truth to say-
that the gloomy reports from some sec-
tions are iu a measure due to the hopes
built upon the unusual product of 1880.
Farmers expected to see that remarka-
ble yield duplicated this season, aud the
present certainty that such expectations
are not likely to be realized blinds tlicni
to the tact that, after all the discourage-
ments of bad weather, the crop may not
fall much below au average one.—[Chica-
go Times.
J.
JN SU R A NCE AGENCY.
Insures Farm Buildings, Dwellings. Clitirclit-s
mid Schools against Fire and Lightning,
V i for {leriods of 5 years, at low rates.
PREMIUMS PMO ANflUAtLY.
Also In*iires Cotton Gins. Stores and Meifhan-
dise. He represents lo Companies with
SH/UKM1,000 of assets. Lives insured
in the Targest Company iu the
World,
"hie mn al life, of jew
Assets $02,000,000. Bates 1 •""
pel* eeiu less than all other
Companies-
Call on uie at E. H. Britten's Store.
CtarkurUle May Vith, 1SS1.
CLARK8VILLE HIGH SCHOOL
for
MALES AND FEMALES
The first term of the next annual
session of this school will commence
Monday, September ath, 1881, and
close Friday, December following
The second term will commence
Mouday, January 2d, 1882, and close Friday
June IGth following.
■ The rates of tuition will range from £2 to
•$4, according to grade, payable monthly. In-
cidental fee ot 50 cents per term will be re-
quired from each pupil prior to enrollment.
Instrumental music $4 per month.
TEACHERS.
H. McD. Flkchek—Aucieiit and Modern
Languages, English Languages and Litera-
ture, Philosophy, &c.
G. L. Wai.poi.k—Mathematics, Physical
Science, History, &c.
Primary Teacher.
Miss Eliza. Gordon—Music Teacher.
Profs. Fletcher and Walpole have formed a
co-partnership for tlie purpose of conducting
this school : having purchased from the trus-
tees of the piopeity a lease thereof to run for a
term of live years, they will endeavor to prove
to the intelligent people of Clarksville aud sur-
rounding country that they are in earnest in
their undertaking.
The Boarding Ho-ise will be presided over
l>y a competent lady. Good board will be
furnished at moderate rates.
Children o'" scholastic age will receive the
benefit of the public school fund.
Clarkxvtile, July 22d, KWI.
W. H.SIVLEY
has* now oponed a
T'resh lot oil
FAMILY ttliQftiRlES,
AT SWANK'S OLD STAND
8. AV. Corner oi* Square.
Where he will be pleased to meet
all his old friends and the public
fenerally, with a complete stock of
'amily Groceries, which he propos-
es to sell for
CASH,
as cheap as any house in Clarksville.
This stock consists cf
SUGAR, COFFEE,
MOLASSES, TOI.ACCO,
CIGA11S,CANNED GOODS
of all kinds, and everything else usu-
ally kept in a Family Giocery. All
are invited *o call srd give us a fair
trial. No trouble to show goods
Our motto is "Quick sales and small
profits."
March liilh. 1881.
NEW
Mllti Mil RE
in Clarksville,
IXR. V. IB. CLAIMS
Announces to his frii-tids and the public
generally of Ked ltiver comity, (hut h«. will
during next week «i|wn at
Oil the North-West Coi ner of
the Squore, Garrison's Stand.
Au entire stock of Drugs, all fresh and pur-
chased within the past ten days. This Mock
will comprise everything iu the tlruj* line,
and he will lie on hand, iu person to till all
prescriptions, and attend to general business.
Clarksvi le, May 20th, Ifctij.
dealers in staple and fancy
GROCERIES.
CONFECTION.* RIES,
LIQUORS
WINES, BRANDIES,
CIGARS, TOBACCO,
Green Fruits, Dried Fruits.
.CANNED GOODS of every kind,
and a great variety of good things
not to be found elsewhere.
New Brick row east Side Square.
Clarksville, Tex., Jan. 30th.
H is
.-■710 LANDKETH ft 80N8, Philadelphia, P
no.31 -3 inos.
W. BABCOCK,
MAHUFACTUBEE
FURNITURE
Always on hand the largest sup-
ply of Furniture of all grades,
to be found in Clarksville.
Also Metallic and Wooden Burial
Cases.
A. MICHAELS
Manager,
Do not propose to be
overrun, or undersold
by anybody in tbe
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by 1'. D. Kichardson, and estray-
ed before J. T. Fleming, J. P., precinct. Xo.
1, Red River county, two stray ponies of the
following description. Oue sorrel mare pony,
blazed face, ij years old, uo brands, and one
bay stud 2 years old, no brands. Appraised
at 127 50. A true description
A. P CORLEY, Clerk.
no-41 -it. County Court. Red River Co.
NEW BUTCHER SHOP.
I>- McF. BENI1AM
Highest Cash prices paid for fat
Cattle and Sheep.
Will re-ojH>n his Beef Market in
Clarksville. at the New house next
dour to McGill &. Mender's. JJe hits
come to stay permanently, and proposes to
serve tlie best beef iu the best style. He asks- the
patronage of all his old customer* uo.34-tl'
It yon do'nt believe
it eonte and test its.
We have lite groeerles
to any extent that yon
call for, and will make
yon believe that we in-
tend to sell i hem, ii
low prices and fresh
goods will command
sale. We keep every-
thins
■STAPLE
& FANCY
We are on the South hide of tlie
public square, in the centre of busi
ness, have plenty of clerks waiting
for you and solicit ycur examination
of our stock and prices.
We have on hand alw.iys,BACON,
SUGAR and COFFEE, LIQUORS
and FANCY LIQUORS, TOBAC-
CO of all grades,FLOUR and MEAL,
IRISH POTATOES,ON IONS. OYS
TERS, LOBSTERS, SARDINES,
CANNED FRUITS, RAISINS
SPICES, BUTTER, CHEESE
CRACKERS and CANDIES.
In fact anything and every thing:
you want.
Come in—we are always at home
POTATOES and TURNIPS, near
y always in store^
"Nov. 21st
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