Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-12
NEWS IN TWO STATES.
Tennessee and Kentucky Hap.
penings Briefly Chronicled.
Some News Notes That win Prove In
tsresting to Readers Of the Leaf
Chronicle.

Chas. Hayes, noted Texas crimi.
nal, wanted for several crimes Ia
that State, was shot and killed In
In Hawkins county one day last
week while resisting arrest. The
news OF the killing was received at
Nashville while requisilion papers
for him were being issued.
The committee appointed by the
Bar Association OF the State at its last
meeting, for the purpose drafting a
bill to be presented to the next Legis-
lature, for the purpose OF creating a
court Of Chancery appeals, met in
Nashville Saturday to draw up the
document. This action was taken In
view OF the fact that the Supreme
court has each year more cases ON Its
docket than it can attend to.
Since the recent disastrous fire at
Milan, in which the entire town mar
rowly escaped, the Exchange is ad-
vocating water works for the city.
The Trenton (Tenn.) Democrat
says: "Prof. q. r. MCGEE recently
set out 400 pecan trees on his farm
near Trenton. The plants cover ten
acres of ground and Mr.. MCGEE cal
culates that in ten years they will be.
gin to yield profitably and that his
investment will some day yield a
handsome income to the person who
owns it,"
at largely attended meeting of
the Democrats OF Obion county last
week strong resolutions were adopted
urging Hen. Frank p. Bond, o
Brownsville, for Internal Revenue
collector for this district. The people
down there are so strong for him
that the ladies are getting up " petit
tion for him This document is
being signed by all the leading ladies
of that county. This leads the
States Democrat to remark that II
the wishes OF the ladies of West Ten.
ness are regarded Mr.. Bond will get
the appointment.
The people Of the Woods Valley
vicinity, according to the Dickson
county papers, are building a new
Methodist church at that place. This
church belongs to the Southside cir
cult, new work created at the last
session of the Tennessee conference.
Last Thursday evening, at the resi-
dence Of the bride in this city, Mr..
Jno. Sullivan was married to Mrs.
Mamie E. Wahl. The groom is over
20 years Of age, while the bride is
fair and forty.-Miian Exchange.
Another suit has been brought
against the Owensboro & Nashville
railroad on account of the wreck at
South Carrollton last June, in which
several people lost their lives. This
wreck, 1t will be remembered, was
caused by a collision OF regular
passenger train and a colored excur-
sion train. Hugh Barclay, OF Rus
sellville, was fireman OF the excur.
sion engine and was killed. The
Deposit Bank OF Russellville has
qualified as administrator of Barclay
and has filed suit in the Logan Cir
cult court against the o. & N. rail-
road for $4,000 damages for negli-
gently causing, through the careless
ness OF its employees, sgents and
servants, the death Of the plaintiffs
decedent.
The board of trustees OF the State
University hsld their annual meet
ing ut Knoxville last week and de-
cided to petition the Legislature for
an appropriation Of $50, 900 for build
ing purposes.
8. j. Harper, OF Dyersburg, killed
three hundred ducks the other day
In six hours. He stood at one place
and did the killing. He fred six
hundred shots, and now his arm is
paralyzed by the gun kicking him.
The Upton Headlight is authority
for this.
Says the Henderson (Ky.) Clean
er: "Bryant Lipscomb, who was
confined in the Daviess county Jail
last June for 40 offense against the
laws Of the United States, has
brought suit against N. M. Lam
caster, jailer, for $4,000, because the
latter put one Dan Rudy, a negro
arrested for lunacy, in the same cell
with him without first de2riving him
OF his penknife, with which he Sc
riously cut the plaintiff across the
face and on the arm"
The following tobacco news Is
taken from Saturdays issue Of the
New Era: "Several more large
stemmeries and rehandling establish
ments will be in operation in Hop
kinsville during the coming season.
Messrs. Nelson q Dabney are having
erected on Campbell street, In the
rear of their warehouse, a large brick
building, which will be fitted and
provided with every modern inn
movement for the rapid preparation