Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Last year Tullahoma received $577
20 and disbursed S474,42i % yS'aG''rl
Two Washington county men have
failed at suiciding since Christmas. A'
Ed. Hart was fatally STABBED in a
drunken row a few nights ago at Mem
phis. r t,.f,, IF.
VIM. Dunn, of Roane county, was
recently killed by the limb of a failing
tree. ..t.....-. ,.. ,....f4l..i d. IN ..,..
Thos. j. McQuiddy, of Bedford
county, has killed hog weighing SO4
pounds. ~
The Jopesboro Flag learns;th that the
smallpox is spreading in East Tennes-
see. .-.....
Mail routes are to be established
from Lawlenceburg to Centreville and
Waynesboro.
T. J. & w. L. Tucker, of Column
bia, in one week shipped 1.400 bush
els of peanuts to this city. y"
Mr.. w. R. Grimes, living near
Shady Grove, Hickman county, died
with smallpox last week. 80 .a.l.sa
Hardin Mayberry, of Maury coun-
ty, recently killed hog that weighed
$40 pounds after it was dressed.
A negro thief, of Memphis, has in
stituted suit to recover the property
for the larceny of which he was con-
victed. a.-a
James Mccoy, of Stewart county,
while hunting lately shot himself in
the hand and will lose two fingers
thereby. a.5al. -4 /.
DR.. James Summers, of Indian
Mound, Stewart county, subscribes for
the Dover Record and is 10l years of
age. ..s.. "A
S. II Timmons, whose arm was
broken by James Duke, has recovered
in the Circuit Court of Maury county,
damages to the amount Of $500 from
the latter.
Henderson county is to vote on a
proposition to subscribe 100000 to
the Jackson and Tennessee River
Railroad, and $4,000 to the Memphis
and Knoxville Railroad.
Jackson received 81 ,430 last year
for whisky licenses.
Twenty-one marriage licenses were
granted at Nashville last week.
In sixteen months seventy convicts
have escaped from the pepitentiary.
The Memphis board of education
has elected Charles Kortrecht presi-
dent.
Fifty-six gentlemen were graduated
by the Nashville medical society Fri
day.
Hickman county is greatly excited
about case of smallpox, fearing its
spread. E.i-
Nashville used over 100000 bushels
of coal last year for manufacturing
The Rock City mills manufactured
/ 100000 pounds of rags into paper
asst year.
DR.. Daniel f. Wright has been
chosen president Of the Montgomery
county Medical Society.
The Murfreesboro News suggests
that Governor Bard be sent to the Fiji
Islands as minister.
A Rutherford letter to the Trenton
News reports the burning of Mr.. Tay-
lor's house and little child in the
cradle.
The streets of Nashville are raised
about two inches year, the result of
keeping them in repair by limestone,
A Memphis press has succeeded in
reducing cotton to a density Of 1880 |
pounds per car, and hopes to reach |
200G0. 1t turns out GOO bales a day.
OF seven hundred and forty-four
,onvicts in the Tennessee penitentiary
asst year, six hundred and ffty-six
lad no trade" Comment issuperfu-
)us.
Two honest gentlemen of Murfrees-
)oro have received lin mourning en-
,elOpes) flattering proposals from
canada dealer in counterfeit currency.
Rev. Mr.. Eaton, pastor of the Bap-
list church, Chattanooga, administered
he ordinance of baptism, couple of
lay since, at the levee, to seven con-
erts.
The Appeal thinks the LAWYERS ofthe
econd Circuit Court ought to he limi-
ed in argument to FIVE minutes each.
he court has abolished the hour-rule,
nd listens dd I'D.
Says the Herald: " Alta place about
ne mile east of Columbia the crows,
4 countless numbers, are seen passing
'orth every morning, and in the even
lg passing South.
1t is thought that a constitutional
would cost Tennessee
10000 The Appeal thinks it would
g worth that amount to consolidate
Iemphis city and Shelby county into
ne municipal government.