Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-19
TENNESSEE NEWS.


Work is progressing rapididly on
tho Chesapeake & Ohio railroad beyond
Gallatin.
Ed Hall was caught in the shaft
ing in a saw mill at Mt. Pelia. Obion
county, and killed Immediately.
There have been numerous COM
mencements and school closings in
Tennessee during the past week.
"A little girl, the daughter of DIR.
Smizer, OF Culleoka, fell from an up
stairs window and was badly injured.
"A Chattanooga syndicate has pur-
chased Fout's Spring near that place
and will erect a large hotel on the prop
erty.
Mr.. James Hammond, OF William
son county, had his hand so badly lac
Grated by circular saw that amputa-
ton was necessary.
"A big hotel that will be an imposing
structure with frst-class appointments
is to be built on the cite OF the old
Hardy House in Lebanon.
Judge Waller q. Caldwell's friends
in Trenton serenaded him on his re-
turn to that place after receiving the
nomination for Supreme Judge.
Shelby county has instructed for
R. F. Looney for Governor. Looney is
the. man to whom Mr.. Rodgers gave a
large amount OF PAN Electric Telephone
stock because he was genius.
All is not lovely in the ranks of the
Hamilton county Republicans. There
was lively row over the nomination of
a sheriff in the convention at Chattanoo-
ga, and the successful candidate is ac-
cused OF having fixed" the primaries.
Charles Kahn, tramp from Ell
mira, N. Y, was struck while walking
on the track near Waulatchie by pas
senger No. l from Nashville Monday
afternoon and fatally injured. His skull
was badly fractured.
"A dispatch from Memphis says
The west bound passenger train on the
Kansas City road, due here at $50, was
detained five hours on the account oI
the wreck of freight train on that road
Fifteen cars were entirely demolished
and the three tramps who were steal
ing ride were crushed to death in
a most horrible manner. The crew
escaped without injury.
Jos. w. Grigsby. typo in the
Chattanooga Times office, shot himsel
Monday night in his room at his board
inghouse. He has said two ,r three
times recently that he intended to com
} nit suicide, but claimed tonight th.
his injury Was the result of an accident
The bullet entered the right breast
struck rib and glanced around, com
ing out under the right shoulder blade
,, Those who say it is an attempt at sui
eide say that there is a woman in tn
5 case.
/ -Calleoka, June IA: Our sectiol
t was visited yesterday by one Of the sc
r verest rainstorms ever known to tn
Oldest citizens. For two hours the ran
4 poured down in torrents. The waite
in the smaller streams and fountai
creeks soon overlowed the banks an
lowlands on either side OF the creel
n Much damage was done TO fencing
y meadows, the wheat oats and cote
y crops. In some instances heavy s ton
|, fences were washed down. Only ono
4 In the memory OF the Oldest citizen
o has our creek ever been SO high, VII
It in May, 1856. The fearful rise thei
!, has always been spoken OF as the Ma
7 food, but hereafter rises will be con
n pared to the June flood OF 1886.
!; The greatest sufferers SO far as hear
. from are: NJ. B. Tomlinson, L.
I Marshall, Mrs. Alternately, G.. S. e. g.
/. Williamson, 10 B. Tomlnson, Jno.
l. W. f. Ballaniant, w. r. Webb, Mario
Q. Harlow, VIM Richardson and Il. J
~ /" Wilkes. The county asylum propert
5 as well as the adjoining farms Of Messr
ID Farris, Flemming, and Daniel, was ba
W ly damaged. Mr.. ]. w. Moore al
- :, Hiram Ingram lost much by the owe
10 flow OF their meadows. Cattle we
l-os-~-aJ foaF o~r.o.,..n.. -. A. .~rs