Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-03

"A valuable phosphate field has been


bushels OF broom corn to Philadelphia
Saturday. The price was ST cents.
There will be four municipal tick
cts in Chattanooga: Republican, Dem
ocratic, Prohibition and an Independ-
ent Negro ticket
The interior of Leubrie's theatre,
at Memphis, has been made new at an
expense Of $4,000. and the Appeal
says is "a gem of art"
"A Chattanooga special says: HThe
Democrats nominated very strong
municipal ticket: M FL. Cliff for May
or; S. A. Key, Tomlinson Fort and III.
A. McQuade, for Aldermen"
"A young white man Thomas Nor
| ris, from Franklin county, was arrest
ed at Singleton, five miles east OF Shell
byville, last night He was charged
with having stolen SIS in cash, about
$500 in notes and executions and lot
of clothing from a Franklin county
party.
Dave Anderson, a Nashville negro,
who killed a brakeman named Ike
Luddington, for putting him off the
train at Edgefeld junction, some time
ago, was lynehed at Orange, Texas, the
other day After shooting Ludding-
ton, he made his escape, but was re-
Gently recognized by detectives near
Orange. He shot the sheriff when he
attempted to arrest him, and was TAX
en- out and lynched by a mob that
night.
"A Bristol special says: "Oficer En-
inert, while attempting to arrest Will
Lee, alias Will Cooley, near here last
night, was shot in the right arm by Lee
Emrnert then threw his wounded arm
around Lees neck, drew his pistol with
his left hand and shot Lee through the
head, killing him instantly. Lee was a
desperate, and was in company with
two females, who were armed and tried
TO kill Emmert after Lees death. Lee
was an ex-convict from Richmond,
Va"
The local reception committee at
Columbia ask that delegates from all
points north, attending the Methodist
conference to assemble in that city on
the 7th,arrange to arrive in Columbia
either on No. 8 at 10 o'clock II. m, or
the Columbia accommodation, as No.
reaches Columbia at night after peo-
pie generally have retired. Ample
provisions, it is thought have been
made for the comfort OF the large ex-
pected delegation.
Capt. J. F. Merry, general western
passenger agent of the l. G. r. R., has
made jackson the immigration centre
for West Tennessee. This will aid ma
terially in advertising that section Of
the state. The excursion OF northern
visitors will arrive Oct. %, the week
of the fair. A large number of live
and progressive farmers are expected.
and every inducement will be offered
to have them settle in or near that
place.
"A Ripley special says: "News is
received here of a shooting scrape and
fight near Double Bridge, in this coun-
ty. "TOony" Hart and Will West
brook had difficulty with negro
and were beating him terribly, when
another man, name unknown, came
along and asked them to stop, and
then offered assistance to the negro
Hart and Westbrook commenced to
fire on the man, and he succeeded in
getting one OF their weapons and
free fight occurred. Warrants were
issued for the arrest of the two attack
ing parties, but they have skipped the
neighborhood."
"A jackson special says: "A terri
bic wreck occurred two miles south
of here yestarday evening, on the No
bile & Ohio road, killing negro EN-.
plOye and seriously wounding five 9th
ers. The accident occurred to the
gravel train, which was coming in after
days work on the Southern division.
The train was backing, and struck a
COW just at the end OF trestle, carry,
ing it nearly across before 1T got under
the wheels. The engine and several
cars were precipitated into the ditch
below"
On Saturday last, two miles back
of SigIer's Landing, in Upton county,
and forty miles above Memphis, mu-
latto wood-chopper, some so years OF
age, named Clay Mason, killed his en-
ployer, farmer named J. A. Fogle.
The men had a dispute about measur-
ing cord wood which Mason had cut,
and the latter, during the quarrel,
drew pistol, fred twice and killed
Fogle on the spot. The murderer has
tened off, made his way to the river,
secured a skih and crossed to the OPP
posite shore, thereby escaping capture,
and nothing has been heard from him
since the bloody trouble.
"A Milan special says: "This morn
ing about 3 o'clock the dry goods store
of ]. r. Blount was discovered to be |
on fire. The alarm was given, when a
large number of men rallied and ex-
tinguished it with loss OF a few hun
dred dollars. 1t was certainly the |
work of an incendiary, as coal oil had
been poured ON the goods and shelving
in many places all through the room.
Fire was found i'll two places under
the counters. Two grip-sacks packed
with fine goods were found, one of
them at the boarding house of the pro-
prietor. The indications pointed so
to him as the incendiary that
he was this morning arrested on q
States warrant sworn out by some OF
his creditors. lie will have prelimi-
nary trial tomorrow. Some of his
foreign creditors attached the stock
after the fire. He had
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