The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-13

VlOh VI u LOW ioCul anu ollSIlO Idd4l1
the period Of drouth an different
sections of the country hasibeenStn-
broken since the time of seeding.
The census statistics ofeducation
are not yet complete, butethe to-
tails show an aggregate school en-
rollment'in the United States of
IA, 219,571 pupils, 12,728, AIT being
inpublic schools, 1853, 972 in private
schools, and 737,I62 in parodhial
schools.
Pink Brewer, of Carroll County.
was sentenced to one year at hard
labor in the penitentiaryat Colum-
'bus, Ohio, for Illicit distfAing of
whiskey. He was the only moon
sinner who has receiaed,a sentence
during thepresent term'of the Fed
eral court at.Jackson.
From q report of the State board
of railroad tax assessors, the Vruin.
Der of miles Of railroad in Tennes-
see is 1924, valued at 3S,416,927-
The increase Of n1ilageoUEer last
year is 217 miles; the increase in
average valuation, $2l7, and the
increase in total valuation, So, 52E-
l30.
What promises to be one OF tie
greatestfntentions of modern times
is Wallis-Lispenard's cotton-picker
} that is being e1hibed IN cotton
field near Atlanta, Ga. 'FRONT.' pres
entindications it is thought next
years crop of cotton will be gath
cred, to q great extent, by GOTTEN
picking machines.
In response to an appeal from
) the citizens Of New Orleans to the
people of the United States asking
their aid in the fight against Che
} lottery'in Louisians3s Gall has been
fissued'fo meeting of citizens of
New York of every faith and party
: Tor thepurpese Of encouraging the
t people of Louisiana in their stFt6g-
: gle. The call is signed by The best
citizens Of New York, includingDr
l Talmage, Chauncey I'll. 1ep4w and
< others.
4 One of the recaptured con- lets,
g released by the miners of Ander-
|. son County, tells story of exceed
n ing brutality. He says the pris-
t oners were worked IN the mines
: from SHh up to sun down, and each
V man had to dig three tons ofc8asl
: per day. Failing to do SO, he was
: whipped at night and compelled to
make up ais task by additional
|, work the neat day. They were Oft
It en- fed on half rations, ahd forced
: Ito drink impure water.
!. The action bfs Governor Buchan-
II an in regard to The mining troa9Aes
IS still occupies the attention of the
whole country. The only visible
i activity is the re-capturing Of the
; freed convicts. Over200have beeh
e captured and retufsed to the cen
is tral prison at Nashville. No one
e seems TO know what decisive steps
e the GoyernorMiH take IA the HAT
ter, hit the general Impression is
s. the convicts will be returned to
r Coal Creek under a strong escort
n where they will be put to work >ye-
. building the stockades.
l. A Paris special says that there
e remains but little work yet to be
Ii done on the Paducah, TennessBs
II and Alabama Railroad before the
y. whole line from Paris to Hollow
e Rock will be ready for the laying
If of the track. AT present the only
al trouble'is in getting thesteel. The
lie steel is at Pittsburgh loaded oh
s boats, bt5 owing to'Afe low water II
If can not be shipped. It's now stat
k ed that the company Will no longer
is wait on the rise in the river, but
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