Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


The civil service law takes effect
on the 18th. -,
The female suffrage bill has failed
i'm the British House of Commons.
MIN Biggs was accidentally shot
and killed by MIN Long at Russell
vile, KY, Sunday.
A cold wave rolled over Chicago
recently. The temperature at that
place Sunday was as low as $50.
The Minnesota Democrats will
hold their State convention in st.
Paul, August I'd.
Charles Marshall, aged twelve,
was drowned while bathingat Shell
byville, Tenn, Monday.
Great forest fires are destroying
property in the country south of
Valamo, Oregon.
The Nashville Banner thinks a
duel between George Alfred Town
send and Eli Perkins would be in
teresting. ..--
The two cent postage stamps for
letters will come in fashion when
the leaves begin to turn-OetOber
1st.
The Washington POst observes
that nepotism was never more
flourishihg industry in Washington
than at present.
The idea is becoming prevalent
that the time spent ut school could
be more protitably employed than
in studying Greek.
The caInpafgn,in Ohio, is waxing
warm already,and hasthfee months
to run. 1t will be at fever heat ere
the ides of October.
The Democrats of Anapoles, Nd,
elected the Mayor, City councillor
and three cOuncilmen Monday for
the first time in many years.
Gov. Pattison and the Pennsylva-
mia legislature are badly out of
accord. He has vetoed 60 bills pass
ed by that body.
The Banner speaks of the fright
of the English Bishops to vote as
peers in the House of CO11lDaOnS."
What delicious mOrsel for Bob
White to roll under his critic
tongue!
Beecher won't preach any more
until the LIST of October and all the
subscribers to the COurier-J Ournal
are happy. If Talmage would only
follow his example the readers of
the American would enjoy like
felicity.
AT a meeting of temperance .peO-
pie in Milwaukee last Saturday, it
was intimated that the Prohibition
lists would nominate a Presidential
ticket in 1891. 1t is said the move
ment has acquired considerable
Roadway in Iowa, Ohio, Indiana,
Alabama, Maine and other States.
Postmaster-G General Gresham has
decided that Gen. Keys order of
1876, excluding all lotteries from
mail privileges, is still in force.
The Louisiana lottery says it is le-
galized by the State, and when it
has proved that it is not fraud it
will be given the use of the mail
bags again.
a correspondent of the Banner
reports a bigsnake near NOlensville
that is creating considerable excite
ment in that community. The
serpent is as big as mans body
and makes track ten inches wide.
He has been seen only once, though
his trail is seen somewhere every
day.
Banner, 9th: The Banners Pen
sacola, Fla, special brings the in.
telligence that two barks from Vera
Crus, infected with yellow fever,
have been ordered by SurgeOn-gen-
eral Hamilton 70 Ship Island, the
general station of infected vessels. |
The Pensacola board of Health has |
adopted the most stringent meas
ures in regard to vessels from infect
ed ports.
The following is an extract from
4 letter of regret written by Con-
gresham Caldwell 10 the recent |
of Tammany Society
Nothing in the past, present or
'uture action of the democracy,
whether Discussions among our
,hiefs, or possible blunders of our
will avail to prevent
hat change of administration of
affairs which has been pre-
by the American peo-
Die. The patriotism, honesty and
of the republic are con-
yinced that rotation In office is nee
'ssary TO the perpetuity and welfare
# our institutions. Let us be Wise
md hasten that vital change but
hat change will come assuredly,
we are wise or not.