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. ,,, JLAiiJilbYiJLiJUijJ VWEEiiMVlO . f 44 NO' l ' - -.uli igb- -- ----- - ZZLJ"''"' llgg!S'','":-L : : isfir15! -- ' . .clabksville; tekM, Saturday, January g. 1877. L " "FT f T JT B" m ' f m mm. - t . . - . r r- i . ' - ' '.,,,, . r-- Mil 11 iI V JJ U li v 0 RT Pv - ? I TiFssssEtj ' ffr'l-'s : K':':'7' i S " li CHRI o- lio "We take pleasure in announcing to our numerous. frienrls and cvstomerethat our stock of goods for the holiday trade , "''""""j "'a-- nieiu ue enumerate a lew oime leading lines : Handsome'Presentation Books, Juvenile Books, to suit all ages, ' Toy Books, in Muslin and Paper, . Hymn Books, in every style of binding, Bibles, Family and Pocket size, - iti ng Des s and AVork Boxo3, inToscTrooJiria- any, and satinwood, plain and inland with pearl and ivory," Glove and Handkerchief Boxes in sets and separate, Photographic and iSterescopic Views, Pocket Boos, in liussia, calf, seal-skin and Turkey morocco. . Pearl and Shell Card Cases. Japanese Goods. Photographs of Statuary, something new and handsome. 1 Beautiful assortment in elegant boxes, suitable for presents. Above list gives Duta lainttncsvrme extenrsna variety of our stock. 'Vre cordially invite all to call and examine our goods and prices before making their purchases. Respectfully, Dec 2, 1876-tf AV ALTER M' HAVE MOW IN STOCK. irn 00 GSIu SEill, GOMMISSION MERCHANT I CLARKSVILLE, tennT o I desire to call your attention to my largo eiook of Wagons, Buggies, Wheat Drills, Hay Rakes, Bells, Plows of all kinds, Sorghum Mills, Cider Mills, Pumps and Tub ing, Double Shovels, Thomas Smoothing Harrows, Wheat Fans, Corn Shellers, Road and Pond. Scrapers, Spring Seats and Breaks for Firm Wagons, Sporting and Spring Wagons, all kinds, Steam Engines and Separators, Reap ers and Mowers, suiting lioxes, Single ana .Double Trees. wrtwTT6rLhern: Rye, Orchard Grass, Blu"e Grass, Herds urass-and vlimothy Seeds, Winter Oats, Feeding Ucits, Bran, Coi-n, Flour and Lime, Etc. Orders promptly filled at Lowest Prices. Call and examine. -.All goods are war ranted. - v Very Respectfully, Sept 30, 1876-tf. " A Peep BnlilnJ'the SenP8 of oar Na tional Legislature.. TLe Lobby, What it is (iikI lUvr it Q)S rates "CfcrbetMie Lobby ixtsSail Ward, the JungrotIieLobbj.. i t " y?nafes ts. laaHctism -uejiumjr l-ooiijista 1 MJ I VI a MB & CO. E SUPPLY OF ' h Aire me w ecip . SUGAR & MOLASSES 1 wtitpit TITRT ARE SOLE AGENTS, b(E 0F IT V jjj. -a- w kn the following oAcr brands offine Robertson Barrett's 3 years Greenbriar, 6 years Scales & Harden 3 yrs. iLincoIn Co., I to 6 yrs o: THEY HAVE AND- cacn (Apple iFrench Brandy .-AN33-- Wiobs o Walter An?. 12, 1876-tf. OF? OT? v tty Whiskey: , i ' ol(1 CL Wa "BYE ! - ft HI B M W 1 VI W isr-a anal A -SketeIies of asan ,n,i j- . j Pecse.! . ' ,.V .. TFiom our regular orreKpondent.1 .4 - Washington,- p.Ci Dec. 187G. . There is one element; -which enters largely too largelyf into American politics and that isfths lobby. Al though by no mean? cohfined to this hemisphere, for lobbi ists thrive at the . courts ot ot. dame3i lierim, Madrid, St. Petersburg, and evten o republican Versailles, as well adhere, yet they do not (with Tew exceptions) confront the great public with so bold a face and orry on their operations as openly and unblushingly on the other side of the'AiioQtie Ocean as wuh us, where lobbying is a ioular trade! having the Capitol for its wftrk-sbop and the members of our NVWl Leeislature fr its tools. fora 1'earrV and Liyzip . . lilackford chough they bofh meddled vfith politics and both got iv-to scrape? accordingly, ono in liuss a.r aher in France, were oourtezauV Lfjt-than lobbyistsi; differing in til. sect from "the Metiernich" sbcond empire, who was a nbre to do with shaping the J f France than any othe. Woii' ing the reign of Louis le Pet! nie not excepted. ' , I It does not, indeed, require? residence in Washington or; .scrutiny to become acquaint the fact that lobbying here if on on a gigantic scale, but peculiar tact and finesse that in a certain sense, attractive, h spectacle. 1 do not here ref bungling curbstone-lobbyist fourth or fifth decree. whi their operations to small pri'j ranging from a few . hundred ; two thousand dollars, and whj cruited from the deml mondd members' friends" of whici has such an unduly large pi but to that class which mov(j tendom exclusively and on f occasions put in an appeara Capitol. It is a mistake ti as ruanyjialhat tlie gorgooua; and painted buautio one scei fair day in the lobbies -or pi the Senate and the Housei ists. !No ; the genuine lobl a thing or two ; sho keepsf the east end of Pennsylva and seldom refers to tjf1 conversation -- were utterly ignorant of that structure or which it is employer' With the male the case is differed memWt-in vthw while thex femi her in her 0 lie goes to champagne in the tractive woman. . ..a.. - Mrs. K , also, a Texas lady, con spicuous for her beauty and dashing style, was famous ia those "days but is now fading into obscurity.' She was hero last session, but did not accom plish much. ' I could mention, by narox a dozen or two Wre, who have made and are making money, in large sums by "operating" in this way ; but hall nf the House. The result was : Foe Z. Taylor, ss Prosident, 163 vote-i ; Lewia Cass. 127 Votes. Millard Fil! more,;S.. Vice-President, 1G2 votes; Wiiliim Ch.liutler. 127 votes. SeviteentV Presidential Jiiection, 1 353 The SemJe entered he hall of tne lluseotiteprsenativesia oounv mg thfivotcs, waicirwere louna to De s follows . For Presvient, Franklin Pii-rce, 254, Winfield Sttt, 42. 'For Yice-Tresident, W. R. 0254; Wil liam A. Graham, 42- . . i?:..ltAih VrAsidential Jarti(in . 0 f 1 i .v ....... I JJD("-""" . waui 01 space loroias lurtner aetaitaj -iQ-,? -Th Senate entered me au at present. - Perhaps m a future letter I may draw the curtain a little farther aside still, and show some of the fea tures of lobbying which ";T have omit ted to-day, illustrating them with ex amples of the work accomplished. For the present I must dismiss the subject with a last thought of Mrs. B's won derful parrot and her little friend. "Dot" of those wicked but happy daysl 1 . Louis. ELECTORAL COUNTS. H of IdW. d bv its Presidfe-t Oneof trip tpllors reported that tbeyl had sKammed all ' the returns na found! them all regular except Wis consin, which votes were cast on the 4th of December instead of the 3d. as required - by law. Mr. Letcher asked if it was in order to exelude the vote of Viscons. , pio dbate wa3 ia order, i tue opinion of the ProoJvieui. Mr, Crittenden asked if the chair de oidet that Congress in no form has the power to decide upon the validity or invalidity of a , vote, who replied that he had made no such decision, and tbeo stated the result of the vote, as Official Kecords Showing tire Action of Congress in the Counting of the .Electoral Votes-Mr. John H. Wheeler's State ment. An Interesting Array of Precedents, Arguments and Fncts from '0 T?pufe, and ike oil".. ton- . nth T?re not undert-tmil, l,r tl.- y v . scarcely ever i a courts 01 examine i a-nfs"tisscs.. Thero nr. many and glorioi!.-exceptious to thir statement; and since tha einnncip.ition ftho colored race the evidence of u marked, I think I may sayo oftou lshing, improvement, io all lh--? re spects is most encouraging. Out .:h tory and experience teach us th..t when a race or people have been de moralized 'by any cause, theri are many of them who never -Jan m re covered or elevated. lI beg to assure mv friend from Mr. Sherman) that tlere are toot so i - 1 1 T ' . B " 1 rarge a numuerw Diauiiu ana savages ing the white people of tho South a8Shas bfen Jed to suppose by the testify Ae hear(j beloro the Louisi B2ai'ft'n botrd. About the 1st ft iJ.t, what was called the government ot Iranc t it, This committee heard fJ tailing brutalities, outrage , r.m Mil! 1 is c!t-: r(iit,i l...i.i-'y a., t'-'ir;,;.. rooi n-,t cc'.j "SI. 3: ' P t--1 n-1- 5 r' -1 ! J ' ' ' ' cv in t'lirf Isll 'n;.! a; . 1 Hi'l more moc ttou iu fa.1' that it i-, n (- ,; thai a t'--1 ?.V;l bodof t-wl.id.-i,d i evido v th t announced oy tne tellers, ana aeeiui ",' rocina..e(juai. or near-y bo, those Mr. Uucnanan elected rresiaent ana, wetanea oy xunzv. rinicston. nnl, Mr. Breckenndge Vice-President. This produced debate. Mr. Orr moved the vote of Wisconsin be re jected. The Senate retired to their own chamber, and after debate, Mr. Orr's resolution was laid on iW"" Nineteenth-0- the witnesses examined by thn mittee were r ranees '''..---" Lucy Smith - v por p orrai;"-.t:.ir. "'""':- ni'lnfi.,.l. ' "' " ol.hiI (,' dr.'if.cra. tioi' il e "j:.'M-i',-d, Tbat1:") the Ua'.tt State J-'s terms or ly imp'ration. the prc-siJwt cr tl, , finglo persm tSie r ,t count the Electors 1 vote and vice ?rtidc!i, ti.'iS has never teen itn i-! recently has never I s n the assertion of v' at war wit'-J1 -"' hered' if "' COMPLE TE" STOCK II is fasci luncheo;. -tlirte diif sert) n eyes 7 f Ml JSmcLSi McComb & Co. - . 3. n. rETTi-a IIAMBAUOII. J.C.KENDUICK. KENDRIGK, HAMBAU&H 8c GO Tob TOILET ;00L BOOKS AID STAT Totacco, Cigars and Liquors And leVks of both retail an fore pArtasing elsewnere d wholesale lnrohaBcrflll J IOHBR) WMi 1 nn.l'. S. K.-n. f fwt Satio I Wa Ii 1 i HAVK rrcsh Peaci WW J i 1 mi " f ' ATI ftr?!l.Hf Salesmen, A r .... ifiiii ii :m - . 8 rf H tl D k IK Pino AjpW- -WvesU ,ailB TT?T!.PBOOF t4tlv - - TEUKESSEE. LABjSSVILLlif ...o. ' WE BEFEU BV IT.UV.ISSWN T3 I i i J -A IB Tcmatoss ana Cove Oysters svitly of 2S, lS7u- And Sariiaa, pin Ttr Fino Cheese. COT': 11 ' .- - - i j m. w - tjWM cheaper Mdccarom, Vj.; 1 t?4 K 1 A i"7- 1 ' 1 KOV' t. lC!TG-tf. cntVA-l a.glass and queenswak. 1 . vi'" ' V AlVa4" r.v or above Good, ' ' v . .vTrtn Pit: .--, r . 1 vmVUi 0 ' r-n f "lit I & Bp ; mm, V':"j ii t- .. V.: ! . I'M , ' Vil Ar now TRICES LOW March 21, l"'t u . l ,,'ftlQOfaee.iiy-, : 1 r vrp ucii a a n J tl.