Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-12
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Topics Of che Times Given IN n Terse an
Spicy Manner.

Topics Of the Times Given IN n Terso AMI
Spicy Manner.
CHARLES Lancaster, switchman was killed
by the cars Of Hamilton, O.
James M. Powell, shot by Alnsley Odll
in the political riot at Grssnville, o., Is
dead. 8N
takeF for his $40 wager-the stakeholder
took it and skipped.
Mrs Squires, at Cleves, threw water, GOAL,
brickbats and bootjack at some young peo-
pie who we're treating her to a serenade.
Court Snyder, while fooling with shot
gun at Liberty, Ind, had half of his head
blown off by premature discharge Of the
gun. rs-.
The new pipe mill Of the Reading, Pa, ,
iron works, which was recently erected at
a cost OF $lU0, 900, has shuk down owing to
lack of orders.
EM II. Scott, agent for the Wagner Sleep
ing Car company, at Toledo, O., has gone
where all bad Americans go, leaving his ac-
counts in sawed-Of condition.
The suit Of the Western Union Telegraph
company and American express against the
treasurer Of Hamilton county, for overpaid
John Lacklin, prominent farmer of Mon
roe township, Indiana, while walking ON the
track of the Fort Wayne road, was struck
by train and so badly injured that he died
last evening.
A portion Of building connected with st.
Mary's hospital, st. Louis, fell yesterday,
caused by an excavation for boiler room
under the south wall. Nobody hurt. Dam
age about $1,000.
While freight train No 81, on the Fort
Wayne road, was approaching Atwood, Ind.
Charles Weert, brakeman, fell between the
cars and was instantly killed. His remains
were sent to Fort Wayne.
Policeman Waskey, Of Springfield, O.,
made a wager with Miss Reagan that il Har-
rison was elected he was to propose and if
Cleveland got there she was to pop the ques-
tion. This looks like hedging.
Two well dressed strangers who invited
William Hoffman, of Massillon, O., to de-
liver the contents of his money drawer at
the point Of revolver, became shippers
when confronted with glittering. cheese
knife.
In freight collision on the Baltimore g.
Ohio, near GAINESVILLE, Friday, Engineer
John Doyle was killed. Engineer Dennison's
leg was broken and others were injured.
Two engines and twenty-five cars were de-
molished.
Sheriff Bethel defeated for reelection at
GAINESVILLE, O., has some funny little political
ways. He lured several prominent citizens
to the jail and locked one in cell three
bours and tried 20 thrash another because
they did not vote for him.
Col. A. L. Conger bad talk with Harri-
son, in which the presdent-elect asserted
that James q. Blaine would be offered the
position of secretary Of state, but was not
aPs bo scespA Congsr predicts shat GeA.
Law Wallace will be secretary Of war.
When McConnellsville, o., has fight
they make municipal affair Of it. Mayor
Berry and Saloonkeeper Hill commenced it,
the sheriff and the probate judge took
hand, the bystanders joined the fracas and
order was only restored by the rest Of the
citizens gathering the remains of the bat
tered up Berry and Hill into jail on the
charge OF melting a riot
William j. Marshal superintendent of the
Wilson Children's home at Georgetown, was
addressed thus by Ernst Flassi9: ''You are
a county sucker. / mean by that that you are
a thief and steal from the county. You say
you got meal at Singles mill for the home.
You didn't get any meal at the Singles mill.
You Just made out the bill for meal and put
the money in your pocket" Mr. Marshal
has rendered his resignation of the no,ne and
If the courts so decree, it will cost Ernst $40,
600 to settle this bill