Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-04-22
NEWS ITEMS.

THE assessment on Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn, this year for county purpo-
ses will amount to S750,0O.
The receipts Of gold and silver bull
lion at the United States branch mint
in Denver for March last was ST., 23O;
AN increase of 100 per cent. over that
of March, 1870. t'..
The women of Peola, Kansas, de-
clare their intention to vote at the
next city election.
Gov. Srnter has appointed Thurs
day the 9th inst, as II hay of humil-
iation, fasting and prayer, "in accor-
dance with the revered custom of our
fathers" inviting the people of this
State on thitt day to assemble at their
places of public worship and observe
the day by such devotional exercises
rs are becoming to the occasion.
The Grand Jury have failed to find
n true bill against Capt. Robt. Cat
ties, charged with the killing of Mai.
III. G. mclaughlin last Christmas
day.
THE Sundays hool Convention a
the Metlniis Episcopal Church
South, which convenes in Nashville
May IL, promises to he of unusual in
terest. This il the first general Sun
day school convention ever held ty
any church i'm the South, every see
ton OF which will be represented.
The 9th inst, will be n day Of fast
ing and prayer in Tennessee.
Madame JanauSchek's receipts In
st. Louis averged 81 ,225 per night.
On dit, that the picture of a Mongt-
gomery {Ala.) beauty is to he en-
craven on the bills of the First Ma
tional Bank of that city. Who is the
beautiful, fairy like creature? The
young men hope they may be the
happy p0ssessors of many OF her pie
lures.
An ice manufacturing company has
been formed in Atlanta, and contract.
let out for suitable buildings. III,
machinery il building in Philadel
phia, and is expected on In time tC
supply that city with the cooling bev-
erage toy the commencement of tho
hot season-say curly in May.
1t Is said that an insane woman, al
Peoria, worth 5000 in her own right
is kept by her inhuman parents in al
clubhouse, poorly clothed and badly
cared for.
Mr.. G.. w. Jones, of Lebanon
Pennsylvania, has spent some tim,
in exploring the regions of uppel
Georgia. Mr.. Jones Is proprietor o
large mining interests in Pennsylva'
mia, and he gives it rs his opinion
that Georgia and Alabama, are richie
in iron ore than any other State il
the Union. Iron which costs eigh
dollars per ton forgetting out i'm Penn
sylvania can be got out in Georgia foi
one dollar and sixty cents. Mr.. Jones
in connection with other capitalists
has made large purchases in our re
gions, and it Is his intention to trans
fer his entire interests to this Stat
next TALL.
TIE GEORGIA STATE LOTTERY
We imagine, says the Columbus San
there are few people who know wha
good this institution is doing. The lot
terry is in operation in most OF TIL,
!, principal towns of Georgia, and i
doing "a thriving business. From tn,
proceeds an establishment is main
tanned in Atlanta, which support,
aud educates some fOur hundred an,
sixty Confederate orphans, and be
sides gives subsistence to some thirty
widows of the soldiers of the Los
Cause. These ladies' are ~occupie,
. mostly rs teachers. There are fiv
= trustees OF the institution, all ladies
a horrible rumOr is in circulation
! in South Christian, to the effect tina
. Il former citizen of that locality, VIII,
, left the neighborhood of Beverly som
six weeks ago, had killed his wife
placed her in common goods DO.
and shipped the body toa merchan
. in New Orleans. This rumor is cau-
ing great excitement and indigna
ton.