Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-03-07
STATE NEWS.

Miss Bessie Caldwell of Jackson, ha
!, been highly complimented on hand
some crayon exhibited IL New Orleans
in the ladies department.
A Memphis negro arrived in Nash
vile, stole an overcoat after IL O'Clock
same day, was tried, convicted, and
lodged in the penitentiary at 800 p
IN. for one year.
Athens Post There is postoffice
in Wayne county. Tennessee, called
"Leapyear." We suppose it is because
the mail carrier gets around about
once every four years.
West Tenn, Wing: We have Just
purchased big Krupp cannon, a ro-
tary, duplex, self-acting Bogardus
Kicker and ton of dynamite. Now
let the book SCENTS come
Lebanon Herald: The Louisville
Times has a correspondent at Clarks-
vile, in this state, whose stock o. mis-
information concerning Tennessee
politics is as extensive as it is variega-
ted.
Mckenzie Feb. 28.-At our municipal
election to-day j. NJ. Gilbert, sr., was
elected mayor, and J. NJ. Oliver, James
Burns, J. p. Cannon, J. I. Jackson,
James Howell, w. E. Curtis and g.. A.
Mebane were elected aldermen.
SPARTA, February 2S-The jury in
the case of the State vs. r. III. Hudson,
for the murder of T. J. r. Swofford,
returned verdict of not guilty this
morning. Swofford was a state senator
and assaulted Hudson, who drew nis-
toll and fired, killing him.
Robert Allen, little son of Mr..
Frank Allen of Jackson, while at
tempting to board the south-bound
passenger train on the Illinois Gen.
trail road for ride Saturday, lost his
footing and fell. The wheels crushed
his right foot and ankle necessitating
amputation.
Union City Anchor: The wheat
crop in this section presents a very
bad appearance at this time. The
fields look as bare as the hand, and
our farmers are not expecting much
from it. Some of them are making
arrangement to pillow up the few sprigs
that are left and try some other crop
Chattanooga, February ga syndi
cate has been formed in this city to
purchase 1000 acres lying in the bend
of the Tennessee river Immediately
northwest OF this city. for s135,000.
The tract will be divided into small
farms for fruit and truck-raising pur-
poses.
Tribune & Sun: The American
makes special mention of great rec
ord of 800 pages filed in the Supreme
Court at Nashville That is nothing
unusual in the Supreme Court at
Jackson. One record from Shelby
county received and filed here covers
over 5000 pages.
Milan, Tenn, February 2S-The
dead body of Jackson Sanders (c.) was
found three miles west of here to-day
His head had been cut off with an
axe. He had been dead about 10
days before found and the hogs had
been eating ON his dead body. There
is no clue as to who murdered him.
Tribune & Sun: Mr.. J. C. Pearson
and his wife, who went on pleasure
trip and prospecting tour combined to
Texas some time ago, have returned
to their home near Spring Greek, in
this county. They think West Ten |
nessee is a good enough country for
any body, and they will remain here |
and make it their home.
The Lewisburg Gazette supported |
the entire ticket, Savage and all, in the |
canvass, but it now says there is no |
other Interpretation of the vote than
that the people do not want the COM
mission. 1t therefore earnestly urges |
the legislature to repeal the unconsti- !
tutional law and remove the obnoxious !
load from the back OF the party. !
Ia nf ii ,
vice TO the World When you are
advancing and the enemy is ON the
run, go boldly and rapidly forward;
when you have been routed, by all
means make equal time to the rear
to rally your scattered CO.
hOrts, warning OF revolution and cry
ing, 1908" are all out of place when
speed to the rear is the only thing in
place.
Dyersburg Gazette: 1t now looks
certain that Dyersburg will soon enter
upon a new life of activity and pros
perity. The first gun she will fire in
that direction will be the erection of a
large four-story Touring mill, to be
ready for the forthcoming wheat crop
The parties engaged in this enterprise
are men of means and know no such
word as fail. Dyersburg is coming to
the front.
Tribune & Sun: The Humboldt
section has three nurseries, 268 acres
set in strawberries, and laSge num-
Der of peach trees. 1t is fine fruit
growing section and there are num-
Der of enterprising fruit growers in
that neighborhood. A cooling house
for fruit with capacity of three car
loads per day will soon be erected.
The prospects for strawberry and
peach crops are fiattering, for the
season of the year. That is there has
been no injury to fruit prospects.
Tullahoma Guardian: We are sat
isfied by personal interviews with vo-
tiers from every section of Coffee
county, that there is a strong senti-