Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-06-02
Asa token of appreciation of the

services OF Hon. j.. ii. McDOWels
of Union City, the author of thu
gambling bill, the ladies of David
son county have presented Mr.. Nc
DOwell with nice silver service
consisting of an elegantly engraved
pitcher and goblets, and bears thu
inscription: "To John H. M,
Dowell, from the ladies of Davidson
county in appreciation of his servict
as member of the General Assem-
bly, in the suppression of the vice o.
gam bling"
Nashville American The Knox.
vile farmers convention have
adopted resolution, after some
debate, to meet the farmers of Mid.
die and West Tennessee at Nash.
vile, at such time during the year
1888 as they may appoint, for the
purpose Of organizing farmers as.
ISOLATION for the State of Tennessee.
The resolution was at first opposed
under an apprehension that politi-
cal influence would disturb the prac-
teal nature of that and future meet
ings.
According to the work of Prof.
Cotton, now going through the
press, the SeWanee coal seam alone
covers 5000 square miles. This
makes one million nine hundred
and twenty thousand acres of land.
At a low estimate this will average
5000 tons to the acre and make a
grand total of fifty-seven billion,
six hundred millions tons of coal.
If one hundred thousand tons of coal
were consumed annually, it would
take fifty-seven million, six hun
dred thousand years to exhaust it.
A man named Langdon, the faker
who was arrested at Dyersburg for
robbing a farmer on the occasion of
a recent circus exhibition in that
city, has written letter to Meals
Gazette in which he draws a vivid
pen picture of the horrors of the
Dyer county Jail. He says: "As
you enter the cage this sentence
greets the eye: This is the Only
He'll Let Bob Ingersoll try it tor
few weeks and he would fain admit
that the imaginary place of punish
ment was indeed stern reality and
not a coinage of the BRAIN"
The past week closed the straw
berry shipping season at Chattanoo-
"a. 1t has reached 900, 200 pounds.
How much of this fruit the differ
mt sections of Tennessee have ship
ped this season is not known. 1t is
known near enough to say that the
business of raising small fruit for
Northern markets is developing
With great strides throughout the
State. In this section it is depriv-
ng the home stalls AMI curtailing
he supply for Nashville amazing
y.-NGShUiLe american.
Murfreesboro Free Press: Some
parties have been exploring in a
ave near Lascasas in this county,
md about three or four hundred
Yards from its month, they found a
arge number of human bones, and
LmOng them were several round
ocks about six inches in length,
.gg shaped and having a hole cut
through each end. The cave is
bout a mile in length and is divi-
leo l"+n large halls, having passa-
yes leadlnS som one to the other.
Near the cave Wac fnund large num-
OerS of Indian arrow L--.Is and it
IS thought that at an early day
battle must have been fought near
his cave by the Indians, and that
It was used by them for burying
the dead.
Brownsville Democrat Robt. r.
who was in Brownsville
several weeks ago, claiming to be
agent Of Coles circus,
has turned out to be a cOnsumate
The day he was here he
got j. ID. Montgomery to indorse
check for him, which had been
skillfully changed from nine to a
ninety dollar check was cashed by
the bank, and Mr.. Montgomery
will lose eighty one dollars. Worth
also made contract with Head d
to feed the animals
and employed Dixon Bros. to put
up bill boards around the court
house. He obtained money the
same way at Dyersburg, Trenton
and Jackson. HIS plan is to buy
checks under ten dollars, and alter
them by adding the syllable ty.
Jackson Tribune and Sun: West
Tennessee is by soil, climate and
facilities, the finest
market gardening and fruit grow
ing region of the United States. Our
soil is light and rich, it is easily Gull
tivated and as easily restored when
worn out. Our climate is soft and
admits all the products Of the tenn
perate, south and north temperate
and vegetables and all
the cereals grow abundant-and it
Is SO situated that the chief markets
Of the country, north and south are
directly and quickly reached. Our
products find first, profitable sale in
northern markets and later in south
ern markets, and thus the year
round West Tennessee can and will
be the chief market gard n and
fruit orchard for the northern and
southern cities that lie in the broad
valley.
AT a meeting of the Directors OF
the Hiwassee Manufacturing Com
pany, of Riceville, Tennessee, S. F.
Gettvs was chosen President, and