Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-30
poIN7Lo, PARAGRAPHS.
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was arrested at Chicago for forgery.
The supreme court of Michigan has de.
clared the libel law Of 1885 unconstitutional.
Henry Bornan fell into an elevator shaft
at Cincinnati, and was almost instantly
killed. ~ -.
Alfred Wilder was arrested, at Olean, N,
z, for making and passing counterfeis
nicksls.
Martha Boswell, who was deserted by her
husband, attempted to commir suicide at
Zanesville, o. ara H4tfI
George J. Wright, Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, was assaulted and robbed by footpads,
at Cincinnati. }fftP}f
Henry Parks was sentenced to two years
In the Indiana penitentiary for committing
an assault on little girl M
The dead body OF Nellie Neal who mys-
teriously disappeared at Cincinnati, about
three weeks ago, was found in Mill Greek.
James Eddy Mauran, widely recognized
authority on heraldery and medieval litera-
ture, died at Newport, R L, Wednesday
night
Two gangs of Russiaa and italian miners
settled an old grudge with a riot at Mt Car
mel, Pa. Several on both sides were fatally
injured.
A delegation Of Greek Indians has arrived
In st. Louis, on their way to Washington, TO
protest against the scheme Of the Oklahoma
boomers.
The jury hiss found verdict OF guilty on
all six counts against Gardner, the chief Of
the opium snugglers, on trial at Auburn,
New York.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Whiting was convicted
OF murder in the first degree at Philadelphia
She confessed that she poisoned her husband
and two children.
James Robinson, miner, died in his cabin
in Lincoln Gulch, Mont. ), supposedly from
an overdose OF opium. Mountain lions left
nothing but his bones
w. B. Wharton, an insurance solicitor OF
Chicago, VINO has served q number of prom.
inent companies, is missing. His accounts
are short $1,000 or more
The safe OF French, Potter g. Wilson,
Wholesale dealers in china, Chicago, was
blown open oy burglars and robbed of $500
in money and valuable papers
A large number Of copies of Zola's books,
lie Terre" and Mama consigned to New
York publishers, were seized by the customs
authorities as obscene literature.
Lulu Worey. the six-year-old daughter Of
John Morley, who was so horribly burned
at Newark, o., on Monday night, died in
terrible agony late Tuesday night.
Near Carbon Hill, Ala, j. W. Wakesfield
and his little son were thrown from ii wagon
by the team running away. Wakefield was
killed and the boy will probably die.
Francis b. Howell, the last of the first
descendants of the original Order OF Cincn-
natus, died, near Springfield, O., on the @7th
inst. He was ninety-two years of age.
A parcel post convention, similar in its
provisions and conditions to the one in 0per-
alton with Mexico, has been completed be-
tween the United States and San Salvador.
1t is understood that the government will
not accede to the petition OF Montana ranch.
men asking them to either withdraw or
modify the ninety days quarantine on cattle
coming into Canada.
Four section hands on the O., s. s. G. rail.
road hitched their hand car behind freight
train, at Tiffln, O. The train went so fast
that the car was wrecked, and three OF the
men were fatally injured
Among the passengers on the steamer
Oceanic, which cleared from Sau Francisco,
were PAX Chung Yang, Corean minister to
the United States, and Jacob r. Child,
United States minister to Siam.
Charles e. Beach, convicted in San Fran
cisco ON five counts OF subordination of per-
jury in connection with timber frauds in
Humboldt county, was sentenced to three
years in the state prison and find $1,000.
The bronze bust of John Mccullough, in
the charter Of "Virginius," was unveiled at
Mount Moriah cemetary, Philadelphia, in
the presence of a distinguished company Of
members of the histrionic profession and
friends of the actor.
Jim Smith, a colored man, OF Crittenden
county, Arkansas, assaulted the wife of a
white farmer Wedneday. He was soon after
ward arrested, hut taken from the custody
OF the officer by a mob OF white men and
| filed full of buckshot
John Cook, on trial in ST. Paul for being
implicated with Bobby Adams in the Mime.
apolis postotiice robbery in 1855, was ac-
quilted. He is held, however, to ans wer the
charge of bringing the postage stamps into
Cook county, Illinois
The sheriff of Lewis and Clark county,
Montana, has left for Calgary, N. w. T.,
with papers TO obtain possession of George
Godin, or Coden, in custody there. Godin
escaped from the Helena Jail last July while
under sentence OF death
| A young couple at Springfield, O., lived
| together as man and wife for month under
the superstition that a marriage license,
which the groom obtained, would make
them legailymnn and wife On discovering
the mistake they were married.
Samuel H. Cathcart, slas II. r. Harris,
alias Smith, alias Carpenter, alias Blisserr,
is under arrest at Chicago. He is wanted
for forgery in ST Louis, New York, Colum-
bia, S. c., and other parts Of the country.
He wasonce travelling salesman for A. r.
Sutton & Company, liquor dealers, Of Louis
! vile, ny.
Surgeon General Hamilton received tele-
gram from Surgeon Porter at Jacksonville,
| Fla, saying thai there We're no new cases
and no deaths there Tuesday, aud that as
| two frosts have occurred aud the fever ia
principally confined to South Jackson vile,
across the river, he recommends that the re-
strictious to the railroads to the city be re-
moved, rs to permit persons To leave the
city, but that those unacclimatei he not
allowed to return until after disinfccSion.
Deadly Diphthsrin.
| AITKIN, MINI, Nov 30 An epidemic Of
diphtnera has been raging at this place for
two weeks. The citizens are alarmed over
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