Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14
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Topics of the Times Given In Tsrse INT
Spicy Manner.
Senator Sherman declines to discuss his
chances for a cabinet position.
Justice Stanley Matthews of the United
States supreme court, is mending slowly.
John Holm, a prominent citizen OF Woos-
ter, O., died suddenly, aged eighty-three.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, Is suggested!
as the probable representative Of the PacifsC,
slope in the cabinet
Otis Lafever, son of prominent RossviiAs
business man, was killed while telling tyces
near Frankfort, Ind.
A Republican senator is quoted as saying
that none OF the presidents nominations
sent to the senate this session will be- con-
firmed.
Consider Tinker, prominent grain dealer
Of Lafayette, Ind, dropped dead shortly
after taking bath. He was ia his sixty
ninth year
While painting barn at Lafayette, Ind,
Blucher Miller fell from scaff1d, dis
tance of twenty seven feet and was killed.
He was twenty seven years old and unmar
ried
William Pratt, a prominent young mar
of Mill Springs, Granger county, Tennessee,
who has been Respondent some time. sui
cded by shooting himself through the
heart
Thomas Hartman is on trial at Lebanon,
Ind, for the murder Of Ira Alexander,
which occurred in April, 1881 Hartman
fed to Texas, but was recently captured and
returned.
Babbi A. r. Levi, of Chicago, who was
arrested in that city some time ago and
taken to New Orleans, charged with having
obtained certain mortgage notes by fraud,
was tried there and acquitted.
Joel Bryant, formerly freight fireman on
the Baltimore g. Ohio railroad, brought
suit against the road for 81 80 for injuries
received by the engine running off the ~
track near Junction City, ON October 10,
1856
The schooner Sis Church, bound from
Cape Charj5s to Norfolk, sunk in tue storm
Monday night. Capt Frank Enoch, Mate
Harrys and one OF the crew, name unknown,
were lost The vessel belonged in New Lon
don, Conn.
At Lancaster, O., Judge Friesner sen.
fenced Dick Marcus to the penitentary for
life for killing Howard Moore, and Hugh
Cunningham to imprisonment for one year
for shooting Charles Seifried. Both are
colored men.
John Adkins, Of Newark O., treasurer Of
the local lodge of locomotive fremen, who Is
said TO be short in his accounts, refused to
give up the books in his possession, which
had been replevied, and was bound over to
court by Mayor Nichols.
Stephen Conroy, of Baltimore, who killed
his mother and Patrick O'Donnell last New
Years day, was found guilty OF manslaugh-
ter He found them drunk together under
compromising circumstances, and kicked
them both SO that they died of their in
juries.
Sergt. Darlington and Privates Fred Pet
TIT and Benjamin Wilson, all of Company
A, Eleventh infantry, now located at Madi-
SON barracks, Sacfetts harbor, were
drowned in Lake Ontario off Catfish Point,
near the harbor, while net-fishing. Sergt.
Setwright was in the party, but twas saved.
Telemaqle T. Timayonic, formerly pro.
fessor of Greek at Harvard college, and
author Of The Original Mr.. Jacobs" and
"The American jew" has been arrested on a
charge Of having committed extensive en-
ezzlements Of money belonging TO the
Iirnerva Publishing company, of which
concern ne was the managing partner.