Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-08-04

lie 1kOdfl6 lEOu WOEks at Ohot-
tanooga will close down indefinite
ly next Saturday and three hundred
men will be thrown out OF employ
ment. The cause of the suspension
is the over production thai is effect
ing the iron interest geaeraly at
this time.
The Monteagle Sunday school
congress has been In session all this
week. Prominent men from all
over the South have been in attend
ance. Among them Senator Col
quit of Georgia. A large number
of people are encamped on the
grounds.
The Knoxville Tribune is author.
ity for the statement that Knox
vile is to have new daily. SIN
politics ii will be independent Re-
publican, and will be in the hands
of experienced journalists" The
names of the parties about to en-
bark i'm this new venture are not
intimated.
Bishop Quintard appointed Drs.
w. G. Gray and II. r. Howard del
egates from Tennessee to the con-
ference of Southern Bishops which
met in Sewanee this week to con-
slider the question, "What duty
does the church owe to the Ne
gro?"
Tullahoma Guardian: With the
excellent meadows, the exception
ably fine crop of oats, the present
promising outlook for the corn crop
that might result from extreme dry
weather later in the season, there
can be but little grounds of com
plant this year, us fair measure
of prosperity is already insured.
1t is thought the yield of corn per
acre in this State will scarcely reach
that Of 1882, which was the best for
quarter of a century. The yield
of wheat is somewhat less than last
year, and also less per acre. 1t is
estimated that the total crop OF the
State will be from 100000 to TO-
000,0 bushels.
Athens Post: Schools are COM
mencing all over Polk county, and
from the attendance it looks like
the people were taking large in
terest in them. Indeed, one of the
most cheering signs of the day is
the increased interest and effort APP
parent in all directions in behalf of
common school education.
Jackson will be the place that
Ponce de Leon looked for when the
following measures advocated by
the West Tennessee Wing are car
ried out: Cleaning out the stag
nant, disease-breeding sloughs will
decrease the mortuary list in this
vicinity at least one hundred per
cent
Athens Post: The educational
interest is to-day the most impor.
tant interest of Tennessee. Our
public schools, though far in adj
vance of those of decade since,
are still not altogether what they
should be. We need an education
al revival; a general awakening of
public interest upon this important
question, and a general advance
along the whole line of public school
work.
Chester Citizen: Hog and hon.
my is rapidly becoming the order
of the day in Chester. More hogs
and better corn are now in this
county than in many a day. II we
could get up an anti-cur movement
and exterminate the dirty half
breed dogs now roaming loose all
over the country, we would soon
have valuable adjunct to our in
come from the sheep industry.
Time will bring it.
Fayetteville Express: The corn
crop at the present outlook is the
most promising we have had for
several years. True, in the south
west part OF the county corn is
needing rain, but as general thing
our information Is that the crop is
in good condition and promises an
abundant Yield. AS to cotton that
never looked better at this season.
The amount of acres i'm cotton cul-
tivatiOn is far below the usual num-
OF acres.
Bolivar Bulletin: We had occa-
sion a day or two ago to take run
up the Illinois Central rs far as Du
Quoin, seventy-six miles north of
Cairo. We never before saw the
country from Bolivar north looking
so beautiful. The farmers have
been blessed with bOuntiful rains,
and crops of all kinds are good. A
fair wheat and good Oat crop
have been saved, the corn is the
best for many years, and large
quantities of clOvOr have been shell
tered and stacked for winter use.
Trenton Globe: The prospect for
crops in Gibson county is generally
very encouraging. Corn is very
promising aud with Il few more
rains the yield will be large. Cot
ton is small but with favorable
weather from now on we may eX-
pect very good crop. The small
wheat crop is about all threshed |
and garnered. The past few days
have been favorable for saving the !
hay crop. which is unusually large. |
In fact summing up everything
there is reason to hope that the
crops in this county will come up to
an average.
Memphis Ledger: There is right
now more building of new houses
and improvements, and fixing fen
ces and painting neglected tene-