Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-21
TENNESSEE TALK.

TENNESSEE TALK.
The county debt of Gibson coun.
is to be funded.
The East Tennessee fruit crop is
said to be good.
The farmers of Benton county
prefer tobacco to cotton.
Cattle are dying in Lincoln coun'
ty from eating "sneeze weed"
Considerable excitement about
mad dogs prevails in Warren coUn.
ty.
The largest crop of peanuts ever
grown in West Tennessee will be
grown this year.
Efforts are being made to rein
corporate Dover. There is difficulty
in getting good officers.
The Tennessee Bar Association
has been in session at Bon Aqua
Springs during the past week.
The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany are building line from Mem
phis to Brownsville.
The citizens of Tullahoma take
pleasure in the reflection that:
Lives of big towns all remind us
Wecan make a big town too"
The eX-COnfederate soldiers of
Gibson county are to have a big
barbecue on the 3Oth of August.
Trains will be running between
Memphis and Kansas City by Sep
TENDER lst.
The rise in the price of license has
dampened the matrimonial ardor
of the colored citizens of Chester
county.
A portion of the ticket which
drew $75, 200 in the last drawing of
the Louisiana State Lottery was sold
in Milan, Tenn.
Mr.. J. 4. Osborn, well-knOwn
book store man of MurfreesbOro
died at his home in that place last
week.
Mr.. Ross Witherspoon has been
appointed deputy clerk of the Su-
preme Court for West Tennessee, by
Clerk S: d. Hays.
The State Press very generally
condemned the manner resOrted to
for securing the attendance of Capt.
James Fleming as witness in the
Polk case.
The Episcopal convection of
Middle Tennessee will commence
its services at Cumberland Furnace
on Tuesday, 18th inst, and continue
until the 23rd inst.
A negro near Bristol came in
from harvesting, drank freely of
ice water and ate "gallon of
BEANS" He was noted for his
strength, but was not strong enough
for that, and so died.
Miss Moore of Jackson, Tenn,
sung the first suprano role in the
ga Sunset" at a recent
grand musical in Cincinnati so as
TO win high commentator from
papers.
The "Murfressboro Educational
has been chartered.
The object of the association will be
TO lease Union University building
and establish a first class high grade
school.
An effort is being made among
citizens to raise sufficient amount
IF money to build a Female Insti-
ute. at Knoxville. Seven gentle
men have agreed to give $1,000 |
ZACH. 1t is desired to raise $40, 200.
A young man living near Kings
on, East Tenn, was attacked one |
lay last week by a fox, which
hOwed great tierceness. 1t kept |
Up the attack until he stabbed it to
Ieath with his knife.
The commodious building which
las been erected by the efforts of
he philanthropic Christian women
# Chattanooga il now completed so
ar that it is ready for occupancy,
nd the orphans have been moved
ntO il.
Following are the number of con-
,icts of the Tennessee State peni-
entiary: Nashville prison, 693 /;
)oal Creek, 1870; Tracy City, $50;
Insly farm, So Cockrill farm, AZ
IattOn farm, Is; Star mine, q.
A farm in Lewis county contains
1000 apple trees, 2,OOO peach trees,
90 pear, 100 ounce, 5000 plum,
900 cherry, 80 apricots, 80 damsons
90 full bearing grape vines, 100
bushes, half acre of
aud one and a half
ores of raspberries.
-FavattayiIIa FvnraCS. LAST
while Mr.. Alvin john
on was loading pistol behind the
ar in saloon in Petersburg, it was
ccidentially discharged, the ball
assing through the frame walls Of
he saloon into a barber shop, struck
1r. James Cunningham, who was
itting in a chair, in the thigh, rang
lg down ward about six inches.
he ball was cut out, and no seri-
uS result Is feared