Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The new tariff act will take effect
the LIST of July.
Senator VOORHEES,, of Indiana, is
at Hot Springs.
The star route trial has nearly
completed its eighteenth week.
The Democrats carried the city
elections in Evansville, Monday.
Chicago and Cincinnati both elect
ed Democratic Mayors Tuesday.
Vicksburg, Miss; is to have a
new evening paper, called the Post.
The new two cent postage stamp
is to bear the face of Washington.
Jacksonville, Fla, and Memphis,
Tenn, are each to have wood pulp
factory.
Scott Oliver killed John Walton
in Bowling Green Tuesday about a
game of cards.
Ex-President Hayes is among the
probable Republican candidates for
Governor of Ohio.
Judge J. w. Jones is recent adj
dition to the editorial staff of the
Bowling Green Times.
Fort Worth, Tex, people are
growing desperate-there were six
suicides in that place last week.
Miss Edith Fish, the daughter of
ex-Secretary Hamilton Fish is to
marry the son of Sir Stafford North
cote.
The remains of the late President
Garfield are still guarded by SOL
diers detailed from the regular
army.
Hot Springs, Ark, now enjoys
the largest number of visitors ever
assembled there. They are 5000
strong.
Paul Dana, the son of Charles A.
Dana, will conduct the New York
Sun during his fathers absence in
Florida.
The Tennessee river at ChattanOo-
ga has taken sudden boom ON &C.
count of the melting of the SHOWS in
the mountains.
The commissioner of agriculture
in Kentucky reports the present
outlook Of the wheat crop in that
State unfavorable.
Bismark was sixty-eIght years
old ON the LIST. He was born on
AlI-Fools day but has been one of
the greatest statesmen of his era.
Tuesday was the centennial ami
versary of the birth of Washington
lrving-the first American who
wrote books that Europeans thought
worth reading.
Clayton Hastings and William
Reeves got into drunken quarrel
at Shelbyville, Tenn, Monday,
which resulted in Reeves stabbing
Hastings fatally.
1t is probable that the Thompson
bill to prevent the sale of liquor in
Lebanon is unconstitutional and
that the Cedar City has not "gone
dry" as reported.
The State Democratic convention
of Georgia will meet in Atlanta ON
the 10th to nominate candidate for |
Governor. The nomination is tam
tamOunt to an election.
President Arthur has variety of
guests. A few days ago he lunched
with Ben Butler and shortly after
wards entertained Madame Chris
tine Nilsson with a dinner.
Queen Victoria attended the flu
neral OF John Brown Monday eve
ming. So far as we have been able
to learn this John is no relation to
his namesake of OsoWotamY.
Holmes Cummings, Esq, former
ly of Covington, Tenn, but now of
has been elected direct
or of the Chesapeake d Ohio railroad
along with G. p. Huntingdon and
others.
Cincinnati Germans, who went
over to the Democrats on account
of the liquor agitation, returned to
their Wallowing in the mire and
voted the Republican ticket last
Monday.
A fire occurred at Shelbyville,
Tuesday, that destroyed several
among them the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. Two
children of Hardy Hughes, COL,
were burned to death.
The sale of seats for the Cincinna-
ii dramatic festival began Wednes-
lay morning. The first choice was
bought by Albert Mitchell for $500.
Others sold from 1925 down, and at
The 18th choice the premium had not {
dropped below $40.
Russian revolutionists have is
sued a proclamation announcing ]
hat they have everything ready to !
send the Gar up the golden stairs
IN the day of his coronation, and 5
persons who value their j
ives to keep at distance while the {
ceremony is being performed. The e
is printed in red letters {
md has red border.
Sonora Diaz, wife OF the ex-Presi- 6
lent of Mexico, now travelling in q
he United States, is described as i
yery young, more than ordinarily
and highly accomplished. Q
,he speaks English fiuently and in +
erprets for her husband who don't O
understand a word of our language.
The dresses very elegantly and set f