Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-08-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Kentucky electious didn't
pass off very quietly.
Proctor Knott was elected Gov
ernor of Kentucky Monday by a
majority of 40, 900 votes.
The people of Kentucky have de-
termined that they want new con-
stitution.
Two bales of new cotton were re-
ceived in Alabama on the 9th, one
at Montgomery and one at Selma
a number of failures for large
amounts have taken place in New
England lately.
Ten prominent politicians were
arrested in Louisville for attempt
ing to bride voters at the election
Monday.
Sixteen carloads of machinery
have been received in Chattanooga
HUH NC" OIlcdIIo loL (llS CICCAAOu
of a huge cotton compress there.
A chnu which was buried in the
ruins at Casa niCciola at the time OF
the earthquake on the 2Sth ult., was
rescured alive last Saturday.
Asbury, the colored man on the
tSAIy Of in
run behind his white confreres. 1t
seems that the white Republican
voters scratched the niger"
An election row occurred at Bry-
antsville, KY, Monday in which
two negroes were killed, two mortal
ly wounded and three other men,
two white, seriously injured.
Judge Foraker, the Republican
nominee in Ohio, is said to be sim
ply a tail to Gov. Fosters kite. The
former has discovered the fact and is
not pleased with the position.
The garrison at Badajoz, Spain
numbering 700, made an outbreak
Monday and declared for repub-
lie. The instruction was soon
quelled
Henry Clay, grand son of the
distinguished kentucky statesman,
was defeated for representative in
Louisville by Ike Caldwell. The
latters majority was 70 votes. Both
were Democrats.
Another idiot proposes to kill
himself in the Niagara cataract.
He Is a Canadian named Richard
son and is the inventor of some kind
of swimming apparatus in which
he expects to sail smoothly over the
troubled waters.
Sullivan and Slade, two noted
pugilists, met in New York Monday
night. The latter was no match for
the former. The police interferred
before the fight was concluded but
Sullivan hadn't received scratch
and Shades face was beat to a jelly.
Charlie Ford who killed Jesse
James has recently been arrested
for completely in the Blue Cut train
robbery. He was interviewed by
the Kansas City Star and admits
that he was IN the robbery. He
says that he was acting with the
gang in order to effect James arrest
in compliance with contract made
with Gov. Crittenden.
The German admiralty have Or
dered the commanders of men-Of-
war to limit their supplies of Amer
lean picked pork to what is neces-
sary for the subsistence of the crews
during the passage home of the vesI-
sells from foreign stations. The OBJ
ject of the order is to avoid the
handling Of any such pork at Ger
man ports.
The Utah election was held Mon
day ahd the Mormon ticket was
elected throughout the Territory.
The Edmunds bill seems to have
accomplished nothing. 1t is strict
enough in its terms but its applica-
ton is impractieable. The next
Congress will have to try some more
thorough and stringent measure.
POlygamy must go.
Charles F. Humes of Abingdon.
Va, a student in the University OF
Tennessee, at Knoxville, was editor
of the College paper and wrote
some articles rejecting on the Fac
ulty whereupon the faculty expell-
ed him. Humes applied to the
board of trustees who re-instated
him to tall the rights Of the Uni
versity." The faculty were very
at this action of the trus-
tees and seven of their number have |
resigned.