Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-01-05

nm. have been put ON the Presidential M M
It of post-offiees. -
The total receipts of internal revenue for H.
e six months, ended Monday, were SOL Fl
6, 2Of; receipts in December, ss,s55, 7O6 or
rhe issue of silver dollars for the week en- ~,
ed Dec, %, was 2O7 ,49S against 1,O4l,OO0 the 40
ame time last year. n,
The estimated reduction of the public W
chit for December is sI2OOO,OOO. According N
, this estimate the reduction of the debt a.
he past year is Sll0,O00,OO0
The House committee on Military affairs
las authorized Gen. Slocum to report "a
yorably on the Fitz John Porter Bill which
passed the Senate last session. z
Gen. Grant is slowly recovering from the z
affects of his recent fall. He passed COM
Portable night, and although not able to q
walk, he sat up in bed yesterday.
The anniversary of the death of Gambetta
was observed Monday in Paris. memo
rial tablet was erected at his residence at
VILE d, ARRAY and wreaths deposited upon
his tomb at Nice.
Twelve negroes we've arrested at fazoo
CITY. Miss, for the murder OF the Posey
brothers. Four who confessed to have nreu
guns were taken from the Jail by an arineo
mob and ly nehed.
Cincinnati News Journal Ohio mas th"
proud distinction of leading all the Stales
in the number of homicides during the
wear, This comes from Halsteaos Ineu-
ding with the internal affairs Oh or -
States and neglecting his own.
The large whiskey dealers of PhlEsas-
ond generally throughout the couESTy, W
,,atitiopino Congress to extend the periger'
for the navment of revenue tax upon tns-S
nroduct now in bond, for the period OF two |
years from the Ist of December, 1883.
1t is reported that Secretary ROBERT LII
coin will resign his cabinet posltloh II 'iiO
Fitz John Porter bill is carried through
Not that he Is SO much opposed 70 Porter VI
is so CAREFUL of his fathers memory pu' I"
advertise himself for Presidential boom.
The Yale College catalogue for lSS3-lSS4'
| contains the names of only five students
nom Tennessee-ChristOpher NJ. BRANDON
| of Dover. Albert NJ. Thomas, Jr.. OF Mem
pbis: Albert P. Miller, Hugh lrKman
Drouillard and John Christopher Buren, OF
| Nashville.
Ex-Doorkesper Walt. P. Brownlow, OF the
| uouse of Representatives, has written
card in answer to the charges rejecting
| unon his management of his late Congress-
ionaI office. characterizing the stories Prln-
ted about him in the various newspapers as
q "web of perversions, malicious mlscon-
structions and downright lies"
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 26-Col. HamorlcK'
weIl-known and wealthy citizen OF Mays
VILE, Ala, was run over ana instantly
l,illed ON the Memphis & Charleston rail-
road last night He had been to Christ
mas supper with party OF friends and i'm
bibed quite freely, and on MS return telA
asleep on the track. His body was fright
fully mutilated.
Providence, R. I. Dec. Pa. ID. smith &
Co. assigned with liabilities over sl'VVV'OoO'
largely in Providence banks. the nrn op'
Grated two cotton mills in this city, Two III
Johnstown and one in WOonsocket-ln III
$1,000 spindles. The failure Involves the
suspension of the Providence steam lliA
> company, Groton manufacturing company
and franklin manufacturing company.
b, The Secretary of the New York Board o.
Trade states that letters are coming III IRON
= nearly all the commercial centerS Ut tn'
: West and Southwest in favor OF a unborn
/, bankrupt act, and in favor OF lmmeula"
|. ootion on the subject by Congress, with as
surances that there will be full represents
/, ton from those sections at the con1erehc
t, at washington during the second week II
January.
er Advices from Harbor Grace, New Found
e. land, of the 18th ult., state that the orans
p procession while passing Shlpsheao' wa
oi fred upon by a crowd. AT first the orange
men thought the firing was from powder
q, guns carried by their friends until they say
II, their men fall. Four men were killed. wv
ID Orangemen and two Roman Cathoncs' an
eight reported MORALLY and from 10 10
Ii, slightly wounded.
IS. The Committee on Public Lands expe'
X to report a number of separate bllls necla
IS, inc forfeited the lands granted certain raj
d, road companies. The companies most
terested are those in the Northwest al
en- Souta. The amount Of land 1nveaVSa, II
st, | ported by the chairman OF the connItIe
n Cobb, is between 5OOOOOoOo anu lVo'OOO'O'
acres, The Texas Pacific land grant is e
- pected to be reported forfeited III
es- Grant alone involves l., 100000 of acres.
NASHVILLE. December 26.-Gus JannaI
,k | one ofthe collectors for the FIRST NaIion
Rank, was brutality beaten by negroes
ns his gate at O'Clock this evening, ana
ne mail of the bank taken from hlln' MAJ
an of the letters were broken opeh' ou.
were recovered. No money was oO'alh'
al. If &c Thought Jannard will die. The negro
is. eyidentaIIy supposed that the bag held
Jannard contained money. Nashville
VT heen infested with robbers for the past I
ew | weeks.
Samuel Jones, former resident OF DaV
ent son county, but of late a contractor at
M | Tracey CITY coal mines. was killed aI
latter pIace on the Goth in a dihculty "
ell w E. Travis, q guard. Travis hau s4'
OF OF conVicts cleaning the railroad WI
Jones came up and Insisted on Ihe
Ills, working faster. Travis replied that ne
lsin s,nertntending them and did not W
;hi- anyone to dictate to him. This caused
words. when Travis leveled his gun
YER, fred upon Jones, killing him lnstan
ner ZONES attempted to draw pistol but Irf
icy, was too quick for him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-An organi1a'
nm tn he known as the Immigration Asso
81 ton. ~ has been formed among the COLO
,eIe residents of this city for the PURPOSE rs
forth in the constitution, OF helplhs
- colored people in the Southern staCe'
emiprate and locate. The constlIu'
provides for a prospecting and loca
committee to be appointed. Every he"o
H. a family entitled to locate on lou acre
hey, Government ianu Sii' nal,, an pettiu
,1or his place and have assistance one year
forwards.
row, A dispatch from Lebanon, Iehn'' W
mia, American, dated the 3lst ult.' says "A
mas, herland University law student ny
name of Hinton entered the Regis
Will office. this morning, and horsewhlpp'
Ed little boy by the name of Sam Stra
lays, The father of the boy became ehrase
the assault on his boy, which resulCeu
and fight. this evening, between Hinton
vans the boys father. Hinton was armed WI
nistol and heavy cane. He broke the
bell, over STATIONS head and drew his
nsyl- lint was knocked down and cut In the
nv some unknown person. Consider
mes Indignation is expressed on accoui
eters Hinton g attack on the boy, and IL ne
NOT leave, it may result seriously LOT
civil IIip+op was arrested on two warrants.
Hob ,oc,-o convention held in Colu
Rob -. -, tta oetb nit a long list of RI
Mill tions was adopted pointing out the grl'
ces and citing the causes for organize
Bland fort and protection. The resoluIiol
inOis, xo-+,, tbot the sentiment in the States