Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-16
THE NEWS I'm BRIEF.
The Atlanta Post Appeal has tenn

All the important towns of Ar
kansas are to be connected by tele-
phone.
A company has been formed in
Texas with $1,000 to establish a
Chicken ranch.
Timothy Kelly, the fifth and last
of the Phoenix Park murderers, was
hung in Dublin on the 9th.
One Eastern firm uses a thousand
cords of wood per month for the
manufacture of tooth-pics.
Several Southern railroads now in
process of construction will use the
telephone instead of telegraph.
Atlanta, Georgia, is enjoying a
real estate craze. 1t is said that one
half of the city is trying to sell out
the other.
President Arthur has promised to
be present at the opening of the
Louisville Exposition, August LIST,
if possible.
The competitive drill in Nash
vile was such a great financial sue
cess that another drill is proposed
for next year.
The Cincinnati News Journal
warns the Massachusetts Republic
cans to beware of the hides of
Tewksbury.
Simeon Charles Hadley, who will
be the next Lord Mayor OF London,
is travelling in the United States and
will probably visit Nashville.
Gen. Grant will loan some of the
costly works of art he has collected
from all parts of the world to the
Southern Exposition at Louisville.
A very accomplished liar got off
the startling announcement in the
Washington Sunday Herald of last
week that Queen Victoria was about
The Chattanooga Democrat adj
vises the Railroad Commission to
visit the great railway exhibition at
Chicago and learn something about
their business.
A recent investigation of the
county AlmhOuse in
Pennsylvania has shown that it
bears some resemblance to the
institution.
Austin Flint ST., was elected Pres
dent of the American Medical Asso-
cation at Cleveland, Ohio, last
week. That body tabled a motion
o revise the code of professional eth
cs.
The quintet of American dailies
which recently begun the weekly
of Surgeons sermons
nave concluded to drop the enter
Prise (?) much to the relief of their
readers.
The weekly cyclone put in an APP
>earacce about North Vernon, Ind,
IN the 10th with the usual divasta-
ing results. Another such season
IS this has been will justify an i'm
Mediate execution of Venor and
The Sun suffered total eclipse on
he 9th inst. 1t was visible only in
he South Pacific ocean and the dis
patches from San Francisco state
hat successful observations were
aiken at Caroline Island.
Miss Selena Fetter, of Louisville,
made her debut at the Grand Opera
House in Chicago, Monday night,
n Loves Sacrifice" before a large
md select audience. 1t is said that
he fully meritel the generous APP
plause she received.
Monday was the Pentacostal feast |
hat commemmOrates the delivery
# the decalogue to Moses on Mount |
Sinai. Ii Is the day with Isrealites
or the confirmation of the chosen |
and was very generally OBJ
erved by that people.
The remains of John Howard |
PAYNE, author of "HOme Sweet |
IOme," were laid to rest in Wash
ngtOn on the 9th inst. The PreSi- |
lent and cabinet and the Judges of
he Supreme court were in the pro-
ession that attended the remains.
Max. Mendal, a clerk i'm MOay-
us store in HOpkinsville, KY,
hot negro named Jim Jones last
,eek who was attempting to steal a
air of pants from the store. He
lsO slightly wounded Mr.. r. III.
'ovier, by accident in firing at
ones.
The argument of counsel, testing
ne cOnstutiOnality Of the gambling
CT passed by the Legislature making
felony, closed Tuesday
efore the supreme court at jack
IN, Tenn. The court, announced
lat the case would be continued
n further argument till the next
.rm, which begins in April.
VIM. Direly, a negro charged
18th completely in the murder of the
ibons children at Ashland, KY,
24th 1881, was arrested at
Olumbus, Ohio, Tuesday. He has
zen Swallowed by detectives since
lie killing until sufficient evidence
'uld be raked up to Justify his
rest. George Ellis was hung for
in this crime by a mob
ter he had confessed and been con-
cted in the court. VIM. Neal and
Ills Craft are now under sentence