Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-12-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NhWO LIN bklEf.
Alfred Tennyson, the poet laureate, has
has been created Baron.
Malone went into the caucus of Republic
can Senators that assembled In Washington
Saturday night.
Mrs. Langtrys car was stoned while pass
ing through Connellsville, Pa, Saturday
last.
The Crown Prince of Germany on his
return from Spain passed through Rome
and visited the King of Italy and the Pope.
The Egyptian troops suffered another de-
feat in the Soudon on the 5th inst There
loss was $50 men, and the army was COM
pletely routed.
A rolling mill at Erie, Pa. another at
Cleveland, Ohio, and the Anesquam mil. at
Gloucester, Mass, were destroyed by fire
Sunday.
The New Orleans Times Democrats Flor
ida Everglades expedition has returned in
safety, having fully carried out the, objects
for which it was sent out.
At Providence, R. l., Sunday last, Francis
d.
his skull fractured. Three men have been
arrested charged with the murder.
Harry Edwards and Alice Randall, an
clipping couple, aged respectively nineteen
and seventeen years, were married in Chat
tanooga on the 18th. They eloped from
Greensburg, Ind.
By virtue of her husbands high official
the wife of President pro tenn. Edmunds of
the Senate, Mrs. Carlisle becomes the recog-
nized leader in official social circles in
Washington.
The New York Tribune claims that ring
exists in the Department of Public Works
of New York city, which is Systematically
making large thefts from the public treas
ury.
Hon. Arthur WELLESLEY Peel, Member of
Parliament for Warwick, has been appoint
ed Speaker of the House of Commons. Peel
is Liberal, and the youngest son of Sir
Robert Peel.
Senator Edmunds wrote letter to the
Republican Senator's caucus resigning the
position of President pro tempore and sug-
costing the election of some one else to the
position.
There is prospect OF lively war between
the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad and the Western & Atlantic Rail-
road on account of giving rebates on ship
ments to Atlanta, and it may terminate in
dissolving the Southern pool.
The Courier-Journal's special cable says
the past week at Canton has been the most
anxious in eighteen years. The Chinese
secret societies, incensed against foreigners,
are liable at any moment to move against
them with hostile intent.
Five mounted men raided the town of
Bisbee, Arizona, Saturday night, killing
]. c. Tappiner, ]. A. Molly and d. A. Smith
and wounding Mrs. Roberts. They also
robbed store of 81 200, no defense being
made by the Inhabitants.
Condition of the Treasury: Gold coin and
bullion, S216, 370,776; silver dollars and bull
lion, Sl22 SIC, 1872; fractional silver, S2 022 ABB
United States notes, SIS, 927 1896; total, S422,-
130,397 Certificates outstanding, gold, $50,
sOO,94O; silver, s9O,265,711; currency, 4,a25,-
600.
The Intercolonial Conference at Sydney,
New South Wales, passed resolutions against
the landing in New Guinea of convicts from
the other islands and recognizing pur-
chases of lands In New Guinea before Brit
ish dominion over the island has been
established.
The final decree was entered in the Chan
Gerry Court, at Nashville, Saturday, by which
100000 assets of the Bank of the State of
Tennessee are to be distributed to note
holders. Half million dollars outstanding
notes of this bank, issued during the war,
are to be funded and made receivable for
taxes.
The National Executive Committee of the
Republican party met in the Arlington Ho-
tel in Washington, Wednesday. Secretary
Chandler presided as temporary Chairman. |
d. NJ. Sabiu, of Minnesota, was elected per- |
manent Chairman, and Tuesday, June Both, |
1884, was fixed as the time for holding the |
Convention tor nominating Presidential |
Mary Anderson had a great triumph Fri |
day night, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, |
in the character of Galatea. The immense |
included men and women of the |
greatest prominence in social political and |
artistic circles. The applause was unstinted. |
Miss Anderson was recalled several times |
after each act, and received a perfect ovation |
at the close of the performance.
Monsignor Savarese, Doctor of Civil and |
Canon Law and until recently the Pope's |
prelate, left the Roman Catholic Church !
Sunday and was received into communion |
in the Episcopal Church by DIR. Nevin in |
the st. Pauls (American) Church at Rome, |
on confession of the Nicene creed and abju-
ration of the dogmas of the immaculate /
and papal infallibility. He asks
for the guidance and protection of the An
glican Episcopate against the usurpations-
of the Bishop of Rome.
About seventeen incendiary fires in Mil
waukee, Wis, of the month past have been
traced by the police to Bonnie West, Joe
Moffatt, Finch and Willard, four boys about
thirteen years of age, sons of refined people,
of the Fourth Ward, where the
fires occurred. The boys have been arrested.
They had formed Buffalo Bill organization
and had a pirates den, where they kept
dime novels, guns and lassos, and from
which they made raids on the pantries of
well-to-do neighbors. Suspicion fell upon
them because of the frequent loss of jellies
and pies and the general bragadocio air the
boys assumed. Young Finch confessed, but
The others deny everything.