Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-23

of the most profitable investments
and requiring less attention than
almost any business in this portion
Of the state, and II little OF his
money was expended in seeding a
few acres in clover, grasses, etc.,
he would more than double his
profits in twelve months.
One of the most brilliant social
events that has occurred in Louis
vile, say the Louisville papers,
took place this week, when Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Halt entertained in
honor of Miss Brown, daughter of
ex-Gov. John G. Brown of Tennes-
see. Mrs. Brown was present,
attired in bishops purple velvet.
en- train, with duchesse and point
lace; exquisite diamonds Miss
Marie Brown wore a Worth dress,
magnificent costume; light blue
satin, en- train, cOrsage decoliete,
skirt and bodice trimmed elaborate
ly with pink crush rose; superb
necklace and coronet of pearls.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, Feb. 10
In the case of the State against
John E. Garner and others, the de-
PENDANT fled pleas in abatement to
the indictment because not found
by the grand jury ing to law.
The State in the first plsce moved
to strike the plea from the, file for
insufficiency, which motion the
Court overrulled. The Attorney
General refused to reply. the indict-
ment was squashed and the State
appealed. In the other case the
Attorney General took issue on the
plea and it went to jury, who fail
ing to agree, mistrial was entered
| and the case continued.
Pulaski Citizen: This is smart
aye. We have been looking for
some one to inventa cheap, tlroug :
withOut-change, double track
ayoidince. of the pistol law, The
Columbia AInirican correspondent
has found it. He says "Col. Pillow
WAS pardoned tor carrying pistol
which he drew in seifdefense of a
relative" The law allows a man
to defend himself, and now all the
accused must do is to declare that
he drew in self-defense of the other
fellow throwing a brick at his un-
cle's brindle cat, or words of like
meaning.
Pulaski Citizen: Complaint
comes from all over the country of
damage to the growing wheat by
the severe freezes. For a while 1t
seemed that great deal of it was
killed, but reports are more en-
cOuraging now. The early sown
stood the ordeal much better than
that sown late. 1t is hoped that
this warm weather will prove of
such benefit that the damage will
be repaired in great measure and
that there will be greater yield of
wheat next harvest than is expect
ed. 1t is suggested that the wheat
fields ought not to be pastured since
the ground is mellowed by the hard
freezes and heavy SHOWS, and the
suggestion may be one worthy the
consideration of the farmers.
The Tribune and Sun says of the
recent convention held in jackson
The convention is one of the fin.
est and most intelligent looking
bodies of men we ever saw in sess-
ion. 1t is attended by over four
hundred Northern people, of the
very best class. and by nearly as
many of the same class from differ
ent parts of Tennessee. The speak
ers are eloquent, logical, interesting
and instructive. The deliberation
and utterances of this body would
do honor to any body OF men.
From this convention goes forth
the impression that much writing
on this subject hath not made the
editors of the Tribune and Sun
mad. The conviction is fixed that
this movement means prosperity
and development for Tennessee and
the South.
Columbia Herald: Ed. Geers
sold on last Saturday to New York
man the celebrated bay stallion,
"Smith O'Brien," record 294 for the
comparatively small sum of $1,000.
He is very steady, is an extra good
pole horse, and was purchased for
that purpose-Capt. J. H. Polk
sold on last Tuesday, to Robert T.
Burnes, of Edgefield Junction, a
carload of very nice grade cattle,
which Mr.. Burns shipped ON the
following day TO his farm, near the
Junction.-A new enterprise in a
new form has been started recently
as an incorporated dairy farm, to
be called "ClovernoOk. The in
corporatOrs comprise some of our
best known and most enterprising
citizens, while the younger men of
the firm are known to be honorable
and energetic. The list of names
is guaranty to the success of the en-
terprise: Maj. Campbell Brown,
Capt. Nc. c. Campbell, Horace
Polk, Samuel Warren and III. J.
Fusch.
Dickson Press: In a converse
ton held recently with L. S. Good
rich, Esq, of the Warner Iron Co.,
we learned that Warner Furnace
will remain shut down until about |
the 1st Of Apail, unless orders were
received for some particular grade
of iron not on hand in the stock
they have at the furnace. They
have but a small amount of char
coal or ore on hand, as the winter