Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

Earl Spencer, the lord lieutenant,
has COMMITTED the death sentence
of Patrick DeIany, who plead gull
ty of completely in the murder of
Cavendish and Burke.
Thos. III. Malone, of Nashville,
has declined to accept the appoint
ment of the Supreme Court as a
member of the Referees Court.
Gen. b. F. Cheatham will be chief
marshal at the Nashville May drill.
The procession will consist of 1000
soldiers and several bands of music.
Gov. Bate will review the troops.
Conkling said recently at pri-
vale dinner party in New York
that "the flag of the Republican
party lies PROSTATE in the dust in
every state"
Six valuable yearlings were de-
stroyed by a fire in the stables of
Mr.. Jas. A. Grustead, near George
town, KY, Monday. The fire was
the work of an incendiary.
Thomas A. Edison and others are
the incorporator5 of the Electric
Railway Company of the United
States. They represent a capital of
$4,000, 1000.
Ex-President Diaz has returned
to Mexico and the Mexicans express
themselves as pleased with the dis
tinguished manner in which he was
received in the United States.
The Philadelphia Press and Times
will send reporters to Ireland towrite
up the actual condition of the coun-
try in compliance with the request
of the Parnell Land League.
Mr.. S. NJ. Thompson, editor of
the Oxford, Miss, Eagle, was shot
and killed by the city Marshal of
that place Tuesday while resisting
arrest.
A baggage master and brakes
man on Il Texas railroad were ar
rested Monday fol- pilfering baggage
of valuables. They had been en-
gagged in this systematic robbery for
two years past.
Be it officially understood that the
Jack Walsh whom the English
government wants to extradite is not
he of Memphis, who has "more in
fiuence than any man in me ward,
and de yes moind that, now"
The mother of Peter lyman, said
recently to New York Herald re-
porter: II believe he cher SOM
knew something about the MUIR
ders and is No. l.. Although he is
my own child | must say he de-
serves the worst penalty, if l am
right in supposing him, as L do, to
be the man."
reported dissatisfied with the adj
ministratiOn. 1t is probable that
the republicans will attempt to
"shake' the readjusters and as they
can't get into the democratic party
they will be left fiOcking by them
selves and will shortly fall into the
insignificant station they suited to
fill.
1t is reported that Mr.. Joseph
Pulitzer, of the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, has bought the New York
World. Several other Western and |
Southern newspaper men have fail
ed in an attempt to get control of
that journal. Mr.. Pulitzer is very
live and active and will doubtless
make that improvement in the
World that it has so long needed.
The trial of Hon. Phil. b. Tnomp-
son, now in progress at HarrOds- I
burg, KY, is probably the most
important criminal case lin that
since S. s. Prentiss, |
of Mississippi, made his celebrated
speech in a Kentucky court. Sena-
tor Dan VOORHEES, of Indiana aud
Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky are
the leading counsel for defense.
Gov. J. K. Cantrell ami other prom
inent lawyers appear for the prose-
cation.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, though
located in what is generally consid-
cred the newest section of the
Union, is really the oldest town in
America. 1t was occupied by Eu-
rODean5 few years later than st.
Florida, was founded,
but, like the city of Mexico, it was
an Aztec town when discovered by
the Spaniards. The ID day Of next
July will be the 333d anniversary
of the European occupation and the
occasion will be observed by a "Ter-
ito Milennial Gel ebration" lasting
one month. The celebration is to be
an exhibition of the various mining
products of the rapidly developing
Rocky Mountain region, and will,
in some degree, be strange blend
ing of the antique attractions of the
old world with the freshness and
youth of this progressive country.
The Prosperity of the South.