Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-30
property nortll of Clifton. Arizona

mill machinery, at Cincinnati, made
AN assignment Monday. Liabilities
$125,O0O; assets $4,000.
Brother Beecher preached the first
OF his series of sermons on evolution
and religion Sunday and Brother Tai
mage discoursed of "The Tyranny of
the Needle" pointing out the hare lot
of sewing women.
Commissioner Colman, of the De-
partment of Agriculture, has sent out
a circular letter changing the date OF
the proposed Agricultural College
Convention in Washington from June
oath to July Sth.
The Galveston News announces that
arrangements are being perfected
whereby it will establish branch Of
fee of publication in Dallas, where the
paper will be printed simultaneously
with its issue at; Galveston.
The Memphis Light Infantry is the
name of a new military organization
in the Bluff city. 1t is composed of
young business men ranging between
the ages of 10 and y, and numbers 50
active members. 1t will take part in
the Chicago drill.
Victor Hugo's funeral will take
place next Sunday. The poets body
will lie in state under the arc de tri-
umphe until Saturday. The commun-
lists of Paris have determined to attend
the funeral and to march with red
flags in the procession. II they do, it
is believed there will be riot.
The State Teachers Association will
meet this year August 4th and 9Th at
Jonesboro, East Tennessee. Senator
Howell E. Jackson has consented to
deliver an address on National Aid to
Education" and other gentlemen of
prominence have been invited. The
President of the Association is Prof.
Frank M. Smith, OF Jackson, one of
the leading educators OF the State, and
the Secretary is Prof. Frank Goodman
the brilliant young principal of Good
mans College at Nashville.
Mr.. Chas. Reed, of Fair View, Sum-
ner county, Tenn, will ship his colts
and FLIES, embracing &c head, to Eas-
tons Horse and Cattle Exchange, New
York, where they will be placed under
the hammer. The reason assigned for
Mr.. Reed sending his stock to New
York to be sold is not that he contem-
plates better prices than were realized
at his annual sale last April, one year
ago. but that he thinks they will fall
into hands that will race them, thereby
making reputation for his sires, which
are comparatively untried at home.
A special from Gallatin to the Amer
lean, dated the oath, says, @The wool
and lamb club organized at Goodletts-
vile, Tenn, last year, sold yesterday
to DIR. II. A Upley 1000 spring lambs;
price, $6.174 per cwt. About IL month
later the second delivery will be made.
Lambs were required to weigh not less
than 60 lbs. The club also sold 5000
lbs wool to Capt. j. o. Bass at s, 10 and
17le per 10. few days since. Last
year this organization sold 10000 lbs.
of wool and at price a shade higher
than this year. They also disposed of
1000 lambs at $3.50 per cwt.
In the call of the misdemeanor dock
ct in the Nashville Criminal Court |
Charley Altmeyer was ar
raigned in seven cases, charged with |
chicken-fghting and running main.
A consultation of attorneys for the de-
tense was held, the result of which was
that the cases were submitted. Judge |
Allen assessed in each case a fine of $50 |
and 20 days Imprisonment in Jail. The
defense asked the court to strike out /
the penalty of imprisonment, but the
Judge replied that he was determined
10 stamp out gambling of all kinds,
md that he had henceforth no lenien-
~ to extend to any man.
A dispatch from Paris, dated the
24th, say: To-day being the day set
apart for the annual visit to the burial
places of the dead, there was an unu-
,ually large number of persons at Pere
Lachaise. The visitors were as order
y as the place and purpose of their
yisit demanded, until a demonstration
vas made by the anarchists over one
IF their dead. This was followed by
he appearance of body of commun-
SITS carrying red flags. The police at
empted to seize the flags, but were
'esisted stoutly by the communists,
Ifter which fight ensued. The police
;hargcd the crowd with bayonets, and
he rioters replied by firing their re-
'olvers at the police. Several times
he police charged before. they were,
bile to break the solid mass of men,
women and children confronting
hem. Finally the onslaught of the
'olice could no longer be withstood,
nd the crowd fell back. Men, women
nd little children were lying here and ,
here upon the ground, some of them
hacked and pierced with {
ayonets, while many of the police