Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-11-03
FROM OVER THE LINE.

FROM OVER THE LINE.
The Cadiz Telephone is trying the lottery
experiment to increase its circulation.
There were three marriages in Hopkins
Vile last week and one near that city.
Mr.. Emmett Caudle of South Christian
was married to Miss Julia Barker at Bell
view last week.
Gov. Knott spent several days in " ash
ington last week, looking after the States
interest in the departments
Elkton Register The tobacco crop has all
been housed and no frost. Late tobacco
has had time to ripen when allowed to stand
on the hill which was quite general this
fall.
Fred Ward appeared at the theatre in
Hoplkinsville in Orchard III' last night.
He will appear again in "Ingomar" at the
matinee this afternoon and in "Virginus"
tonight.
1t is said that cave which promises to
rival the Mammoth has been discovered on
Beacon creek, in Hardin county. 1t has
been explored five miles and the end has
not yet been reached.
Henderson has three newspapers and will
soon have another, backed by many of the
best business men and capitalists of the
city. This newspaper will of course be
Democratic.
Princeton Banner: The Galloway News
has thrown away its old Democratic jeans
suit and put on shoddy Republican broad
cloth coat. 1t will freeze this winter and
die, if somebody don't give it bottle to
suck.
Cadiz Telephone: We learn that Mr.. G. w.
Boyd has purchased the w. L. Cumming
farm, near Wallonia. Mr.. Boyd is one OF
our best farmers and we are glad TO know
that he has fixed himself permanently in
our county.
Mr.. w. H. Frayser has sold the Russell
vile Gazette to two practical printers in the
Office of the Enterprise, and it is
now called the Auburn Monitor. 1t is edit
ed by Mr.. S. R. Crewdson, of Auburn, Logan
county.
The Maurry News chronicles the marriage
of Miss Little and John D. Muchmore, of
that county, in the following lines:
Man wants but little here below
Nor wants that Little long,
Insatitate woman wants Muchmore
And Graves it mighty strong,
Cadiz Telephone: Various opinions are
being expressed as regards the location of
the l. A. & T. r. R., in Trigg. Henry Bry
ant says it will go by Cerulean, DIR. Cullom
saysit will pass through Montgomery or
vicinity and Gen. Gains says he don't care
where it goes.
In Logan county fifty-five murders have
been committed since the war. Not one of
the murderers hung, only two sent to the
peniteniiary for life, and one of them par
doned by Gov. Blackburn. So says the |
RusselIville Herald Enterprise, speaking |
from the records of the court.
The Ohio River Association, composed of |
the sixteen B lptist churches that took let |
tiers from the Little River Association at its |
recent meeting, was organized at Crooked |
Church, CrIttenden county, week before
last, with ]. w. CrewdSon as Moderator and
Rev. Z. S. Miller as Secretary.
Elkton Register we regret exceedingly to
hear that our friend and neighbor on West
Fork ]. NJ. farrell had his leg broken Sun
day night. He was on his way home from
the house of a friend and his horse slipped
and fell catching his leg and foot under 1t.
The leg was broken In four places below
the knee.
The Paduc ha journal is offered for sale in
whole or in part. The Journal is one of the
best known papers in Kentucky, it has a
large circulation and well stocked print
Ing office. The proprietor wishes to sell be-
cause he has been appointed to a State
office that will require his rem oval to the
capital.
EIkton Register: Some cattle have died
very suddenly on West Fork we hear. AS
they were fat enough for beef and were ap-
well one day and found dead next
lay, some uneasiness is manifested as to
The cause. A partial investigation has
Jailed to give any information more than
10 discredit the impression first entertain ed
hat the death was the result of eating too
many acorns. A few acorns were found in
The examinations, they were not the cause.
A good oke was played off on the Murray
KY, News last week. The editors of that
paper went to Louisville to attend the Ex-
position, leaving Judge Curry, who is quite
IN humoriSt, to get out the paper. And he
lid. The leading editorial renowned De-
nocracy in strong terms, and favored Grant
md Butler for the Presidential ticket next
rear. Following this article were numerous
others on different subjects, end all of them
ivaling the renowned Joe Mulhatton.
Princeton Banner: The engineering
orps, surveying the route for the Clarks-
lille and Princeton road, arrived at this
place on Wednesday of last week. The
inc they drew runs diagonally across Jim
Migrants and Mrs. Dabney's farms, runs
between Charlie Ratliff7s and Mrs. Dixon's
cross Mrs Watkins lot, just back of Keeny {
Ioover's shop at the depot, etc. This, how
yer, is simply base line, and the line
Ipon which the road will be built may yet
lave to be run of.
Paris, (Tenn..) Inteligencer: We learn that {
fatal shooting ARRAY occurred at Lynn {
lille, KY, just across the Henry line, last {
unday. 1t seems from what we can hear S
f the matter that Frank Doublin and Tom I
Ward had been playing cards the night s
efore, and that some dispute arose between c
hem concerning the game. The next day t
Yard armed himself with a double-barrel- I
shot gun and went to the church where +
e knew he would again meet Doublin. 4
lie found him standing near the door and Q
lade an effort to shoot him, but before he y
ould do so DoublIn pulled a pistol and b
1ot him, dead. 1t is said that Ward was
uarrelsome and dangerous man, and had &
vice before been wounded. He leaves s
life and two children. He was buried at t
oydsville, near the line of this county. 7