Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-08

the North to Jackson, April 18th,
and another .big" one in May on
the occasion of the horticultural
Mr.. Martin Meyer, Jr., of Ham
burg, Germany, writes for city
of Jackson, Tenn, and
vicinity. The advertising that has
been given jackson within the past
year is bearing fruit even in Eu-
rope.
AT the Camden Banners sugges-
ton that House and Atkins be plac-
ed on the electoral ticket for the
State at large, the Maury Democrat
says ; seen. Atkins and Col. House
are two of the Old Guard, and no two
better men can be found in the
State"
The "Mogul' engine, ON the N.
& t. road, is making daily trips
from Warner Furnace, hauling pig
iron to this place, to be re-shipped
to points elsewhere. Last evening
this engine brought in fifteen cars
loaded with iron, the largest train
ever pulled over the "Narrow
Guage. Dickson Press.
The Republican Executive Com
mittee has issued call for a Re-
publican State Convention to meet
in the city of Nashville on April
18th, to select four DELEGATES to the
National Convention, which meets
in Chicago on June the 3rd to
nominate a candidate for Governor
and to appoint two Presidential
electors.
The Murfreesboro Machine
Works, is the name of a new enter
prise just starting in that city. The
object of the company is to manu-
facture farming implements, engine
boilers. shaftings, pulleys &C., all
kinds of brass work, well tools and
general harvesting machine attach
ments. In addition to this, there is
to be a general blacksmith shop.
A young man named Byrd was
shot and killed by VIM. Scott at
Hickory Valley on the 18th ult.,
Byrd was a quiet peacable mer-
chant and Scott was bully from
the backwoods who attempted to
take his life. Hickory Vally is a
station on the Illinois Central rail-
road between Bolivar and Grand
Junction.
A very large gray wolf was found
dead. several days ago, on the farm
of Miss Bette Rataree, in the Goth
district. The wolf was pronounced
to be one of the largest ever seen in
that section and had died from a
gun wound. No one knows who
killed it. The people in that local
ity have been troubled of late by
wolves attacking their sheep.-Par-
is Post.
A Convention to further the i'm
provement of the Tennessee river
will assemble at Chattanooga on
the 18th inst. The main item OF
business Will be to prevail upon
Congress to appropriate another
million of dollars to complete the
improvements of Muscle Shoals,
which have already cost three mill
ions. This will open the Tennessee
to Chattanooga and Knoxville for
the largest Mississippi river steam
ers.
Paris Post: Information has just
reached us of the drowning of two
ladies, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Baty
with three children, who, in COM
pany with two men and another
lady, were crossing Blood river near
the Kentucky line about two weeks
ago. From report it seems that the
party, eight in all, were in canoe
and two dogs they had with them
Jumped out and upset the canoe,
throwing the party into the stream.
The two men and woman escap-
ed.
Pulaski Citizen: Commissioner
is justly ranked fore
most among the progressive, work.
ng, clear-headed southern leaders
n actual deeds and words that tell.
Here, there, yonder-where there
s stroke.to make, and he does it
exactly right. We have received
lis address of welcome to northern
at Jackson, and his
address, to the Montgomery Co.
Agricultural Association at Clarks-
yille this week. They are full of
he vim that characterizes the man.
rhe last number of the Planters
Journal, Vicksburg, presents his
,otrait for a frontispice. II our
,eople will heed his advice and
ollow after and help him, he will
10 Tennessee world of service.
The Fayette county land COM
ANY has been organized at Somer-
lille for the purpose of giving i'm
Migrants reliable information as to
he lands of Fayette county. They |
Vill in no instance offer for sale any |
the title of which has not
cen thoroughly Investigated. tits
heir intention to issue illustrated
descriptive of the
ounty, its resources, climate, soil,
nd containing all information nee
ssary for complete knowlege of
hat county. This circular is in
ended for free distribution at the
orth, and parties having lands for
ale will do well to correspond with
MS company for the purpose of
aving them advertised IN their
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