Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17
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Spicy Manner.
On the 18th 1900 men were naturalized at
Chicago.
Jacksonville had twenty five new cases
and three deaths Monday.
The Howard, O., postofflce was visited by
midnight stamp collectors.
Rabbi NJ Strauss committed suicide in
Central park, New York, by shooting him
self in the head.
At Ripley, O., the court compelled T. F.
Shaw, deposed mayor, to hand over the city
books TO his successor.
Z. [. Nardin, secretary of st. Louis
building association, has disappeared, his &C.
counts being about So, 900 short
Eugene Pardee, who began the practice Of
law In Wooster, o., fifty three years ago,
died Sunday evening, after brief illness
George Walters, Montana gentleman, par
alyzsd the Columbus. Ind, tenderfeet by
tearing up 800 bills and flinging them to the
winds.
William Ball. landlord of tine American
house at GAINESVILLE, o., was fined $40 for
violating the prohibitory liquor selling or
dinance.
Evening Post. and will be henceforth pub.
lshed under this title by the Washington
Post company.
1t is bad luck to go back. John Estep
stole horse at Somerset, Ky, lost it, went
back after it and was collared by proving
deputy marshal.
Mrs. G. Z. Carrine, of Columbus, Ind, is
granted a divorce on the grounds that bis
100000 marriage portion has gone to the
dogs. Her husband got away with it.
John Hurdy, of Metamora, Ind, fell down
a flight of stairs leading from a barber
shop, lighting on his head on stone pave
ment fifteen feet below, dying in two hours.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Billings was arrested at Wa
verify, Ia, for alleged perjury in the trial OF
her husband for the murder of County At
torney kingsly last December. She is in
Jail.
John Chaafe, one of the most prominent
members of the cotton exchange, and one of
the largest cotton planters of the United
States, died at New Orleans, aged seventy
three
At Kingsbury. O., Glenn Bolin assaulted
Baker Nelson with an ak, the latter getting
back with II knife, which no succeeded in
driving through Bolin's back. Mr.. Bolin
will probably die.
The Nashville American has been pnr-
chased by d. B. Cooper, Spared Hill and
John w. Childress. The first named will be
the editor. Col. Colyar and the other
stockholders retire.
A young woman named Mary Jones was
found lying IN Lincoln park. Chicago. where
she had shot herself in the breast. She was
OH a visit from Kalamazoo, Mich. 1t is
stated she was insane.
In n speech at the bar banquet to Chief
Justice Fuller, Judge Gresham predicted
coming improvements in the methods of adj
mnistr ton of law, land if it come, 'twerC
we'll that it come quickly"
Foster James, II young brakeman on ar
Louisville &; Nashville freight train, lost his
life at Boyle's station, five miles froAg Biz
mingham, Ala, by missing his foothold and
falling between moving cars.
Edwin George notifies the Mount Vernon
o., Bridge company that it may either pici
tho pieces of his good right arm out of theil
cog wheel aud restore it in good order, OF
hand him So, 90 in lieu thereof.
Col. Jacob T. Child, of Missouri, United
States minister to Siam, has arrived in St
Louis on his way from Bangkok TO Washing
ton where he will remain several weeks
He reports q demand for American goods il
Siam.
John NJ. Pollock, convicted at Newburg
N. Y, of swindling, and sentenced TO Sim
Sing for five years, has been taken to prison
stay of proceedings having been refused. Hi
partner, Arthur V. Wiltslc, is in Jail await
ing trial.
John II. Knapp. president OF the gren
! lumber firm of Knapp, Stout {; Company
died at Menominee, Wis, Sunday of cancel
of the face He was born in Euuirt y Y.
March 10, 1898, and had accumulated IN i'm
mense fortune in the lumber business.
Joseph Pobvisko, who snot aai killed
| Thomas Reed ut Barnesvillc, o., S.p trnbe
| 70, was released from jail Saturt.1, TIT
! grand jury failing To indlct him, slice which
! time he has not been seen or heard r.. M.
/ is feared he has met with fout ll!tf AT tn
hands of some Of Reeds trien'is
The ejectment suits of Calhoun VI. Der
ringer, of Philadelphia saiust Eckley 3
! Coke, of DrifGon, Pa, have been settled b,
an equal division of the property, which
! valued at $4,000, 900. The land Is undertake
with COAL and at present turns out 800 car
daily, giving employment to 800 workmen
Cashier Tallman, OF the Traders bank o
/ Chicago refuses to answer questions befor
the master in chancery who has been exam
ininy into the condition of the bank. Attor
neys representing a large creditor claim tina
President Ruttsr took 500, 900 from the ban
in the past year. Judge Sheppard has bee
appealed 70 20 compel the witness to give th
desired information.
Chinaman Sent to the Pen.