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


The East Tennessee Sunday
school convention meets In Green
vile, May O.
The Union Stock Yard Company,
of Memphis, sometimes handles as
many as 1000 cattle per day.
Pearl buttons are turned out by
the bushel daily at the button fac
tory in Rhea county, Tenn.
The Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, will
hold their annual meeting in Nash
vile this year on the 3lst of March.
The papers from the upper por-
ton of the State say that peaches
were nearly ali killed in the bud in
that section during the late cold
weather.
Columbia quotations for 4 to 6
year old, choice and fat mules; IA
to l41 hands, $500 to s115; 144 to Is
hands, Sis to SIPS; Is to l54 hands
$125 to $I40; 154 to Is hands, $40
to $l75.
Athens Post: Wheat has shed
its frost bitten blades, and now pre-
sents beautiful appearance. There
has been a decided improvement in
the stand within the last two
weeks.
The Lebanon Register says the
probabilities are that the Middle
Tennessee District Convention of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, which is to meet next month,
will hold its session in Lebanon.
The latest item of Galatians pro-
gress is the telephone fire alarm, by
which an alarm may be turned into
the City Hall. where the fire engine
is kept, from any part of the town.
In addition to the instruments
already in. use.
Mr.. Day, of Buffalo, N. Y, who
exhibited at the Dairyman's Con-
vention in Jackson five samples OF
sugar made from sugar cane grad
ing with the best sugars G. A.
brand, says Tennessee sorghum
cane is the best that is made in the
world. ~
Brownsville Democrat: There is
a strong and rapidly growing senti-
ment throughout the county in fla
vor of some solution of the negro
problem that shall result in the re-
establishment OF the political ascen-
dency of the white race. The white
people have grown weary of negro
rule, and the RELOCATION of the ne
gro to his proper position is only q
questian of time.
Bolivar Bulletin: We are in
termed by Mr.. j. Ell. Bard, the
efficient superintendent OF the tele-
phone system at Jackson, that are
soon rs the spring opens, work will
begin on the line connecting Boil
var with Jackson, by telephone.
Through the efforts of Mr.. Bard the
enterprise has been made a great
success i'm jackson, and he informs
us that Bolivar will certainly have
the connection"
Tribune & Sun: A lady from
the country moved into the city
this winter and bought her coal for
the winter from a local coal dealer.
She put the coal i'm the CRATE with a
under 1t and then igni-
ted the paper. OF course it burned
out without even warming the coal.
She got mad, ordered the dealer to
come and get his coal because it
would not burn. She would not ac-
cept an explanation and he had to
take the coal back to save trouble.
Union City Our Country: Thurs
day night of last week policeman
W. ]. Roberts attempted to arrest
Robt. Buntin, who was drunk and
on the street. Buntin
drew his knife and Roberts his pis-
tol. Buntin, who is dangerous
man when in his cups, went on
Roberts with the knife, made lick
at Roberts which cut through his
coat and vest; Roberts shot him in
the face, infiicting painful though
not dangerous wound.
There were about seventy-five
battles, engagements ana skirmish-
es fought i'm Tennessee from the
of 1861 to the end of 1864
with a loss in killed and wounded
of little over 100000 men. The
great majority of the contests, his
considered, were unim-
portant, but Pittsburs Landing,
Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Frank
lin, and the struggles around Nash
Vile, may be classified as first-class
battles.
Pulaski Citizen: We learn that
Mr.. Dick Wright, living near Boon's
Hill, Lincoln county, was accident
ally killed last Saturday. He was
and while standing on a
og with his gun grounded beside
him, it slipped off the log, struck
The hammer and the contents en-
.ered his right side. He was near
enough home for his cries to be
heard, but was dead when parties
reached him.
Pulaski Citizen: Culleoka is in
he throes of liquor discussion.
An effort has been made to have
part of the town incorporated as a
.axing district i'm order to license
'aloons. They were enjoined, and
he matter is in court. A majority
IF the voters sign card opposing
4. but its supporters went out in