Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-17
TENNESSEE NEWS.

The Baptist State Convention was
in session at Brownsville last week.
w. r. Hardin, prominent citi-
zen Of TulIahoma, died at Hot Springs
Monday.
Sam Jones lectures at Mckenzie
Friday evening for the benefit of Nc
Tyeire Institute.
The fall meeting Of the Memphis
Driving Club and Blood Horse Asso-
citation was held this week.
The Lebanon Presbytery of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church has
been in session in GalIatin this week.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation held their annual meeting in
the Baptist Church at Murfreesboro
Thursday.
-Rhea County News: Almost ev-
cry train that passes through this place
is loaded with prospectors from the
North seeking homes in the South.
Columbia is to have cotton seed
oil mill. Northern capitalists have
purchased grounds near the cotton
factory, and will erect the mills at
once.
Charles Downing stabbed Austin
Litchford at the Union City fair
grounds Saturday afternoon, killing
him instantly. Downing was farm
er aged about 40 years.
The new Memphis cotton ex-
change building was opened with APP
propriate ceremonies Thursday night.
Delegations of merchants from other
cities took part in the celebration.
Paris Intelligencer: Hon. J. d.
c. Atkins, Commissioner of Indian af-
fairs, is spending few days with his
family this week. He is en- route to
the Indian Territory and New Mexico.
The new Jewish cemetery located
four miles southeast of Memphis, and
adjoining the Catholic burying ground,
was dedicated Monday, with appropri-
ate ceremonies. Rabbi Samfeld de-
livered the address.
r.. T. Schmitton, grocer of Dick
son, and VIM. Tatom, farmer living
near that place, quarreled last Satur-
day over the way the latter voted in
the last election, and decided to settle
the difficulty with shot gun duel.
Both parties we're painfully wounded,
but neither suffered any serious hurt.
"A Gallatin special of the 18th says;
This morning, in response to a call
by President Carr, the Mulberry Jock
ey club met at their rooms in the Sin
die house to arrange a time for the
running of the renewal of the Mulber-
ry stakes over the old Albion Jockey
club grounds. The race will be I'M
der the American racing rules, one
fourth of ii mile, with 100 pounds up
sex allowances, yearling colts and fillies;
entries for stakes to close Oct. 20; five
bottles of wine entrance, one-half for
felt. The books opened this evening
with six subscribers, all blue bloohed
youngsters, who will be put in trim
for the occasion. On the night of the
race the club will give grand ball
and bird and oyster supper. and a
big time generally is expected.
Paris Intelligencer: Friday even
ing last Andy Owens, who lives in the
Tenth District of this county, left
home to cut. some rails, and not re-
turning at nightfall, his family became
uneasy and called in some neighbors
who went in search. After several
hours diligent search the dead body
OF Owens was found about half mile
from home, lying on the ground with
large rail-cut on his left arm and
head. The ground around showed
that he had made considerable effort
to free himself The cut WAS on q
steep hillside, and it is supposed that
after he had driven his wedge he went
around on the lower side to turn the
cut, when his foot slipped and he was
caught and crushed to death.
A Union City special of the Sth
says: A terrible accident occurred
here this evening at 3 o'clock, at the
fair grounds. Prof. ID. E. Johnson
who was billed here for fair week
made on Tuesday and Wednesday
successful ascensions, and to-day tried
to repeat the feat. He was successful
in the ascension, but in descending
the balloon fell in a tree, Johnson
jumping when the balloon was within
twenty feet of the tree. He clutched
a limb, which broke, throwing him to
the ground, distance OF sixty feet.
In falling through the tree, Johnson's
body was terribly lacerated He fell
across log, breaking his right leg in
two places, above and below the knee
1t is thought that Johnson will not live
through the night He is from Evans
vile, Ind.
"A Chattanooga special says
United States Deputy Marshal Miller
Hurst was assassinated Sunday in Fen
tress county. He was taking James
Wilson, prisoner. charged with VIC
lating revenue laws, from Jail at Byrds-
town, Pickett county, to that in James
town, where it was intended to keep
him till Friday next, before convey
ing him to Nashville for trial. About
seven miles from jamestown Hurst
was riding in front and S. w. Pile,
another deputy, was somewhat to the
rear, by the side of Wilson, the prison
er, when double barreled shotguns
were discharged from each side of the
road, and Hurst fell dead, shot IN the
heart and right side of the head, his
brains being literally blown out Pile
escaped, making a detour OF three