Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
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The Virginia Republicans ars wrestling
forpolitical prizes
w. III. Scott fatally stabbed Frank Mad
den at Carthsgenia, o.
The Democrats are claiming majority Of
one or three in the house
Ex'Congressman Gen, Brown is the sol
diers' candidate for postmaster.
4 The Freer soldiers monument was dedi.
Gated at Ashland, o., Thursday.
Louisiana will have five Democrats and one
Republican in the next congress.
The Merchants Steel association met at
Pittsburg, but did not make any alteration
in prices.
! AZ Springfield, o., Township Trnastee
O'Brien was fined SIS for taking extra fees
for extra work. t
There is still a dispute as to whether the
Democrats or Republicans win have control
in West Virginia m ~ . 1900
! Citizens Street Railroad company, Of Elk.
hart, Ind, viii dispense with horses and run
their cars by lightning. 8 @
! Charles Kinney, of Portsmouth. O.. ex.
treasurer of 5cioto county, will be Secretary
OF State Ryans chief clerk.
Johnny Stapleton, aged ten years, fell and
ing at leap'frog, at Newark, o.
The Christian workers of the United
States and Canada have commenced their
third annual convention at Detroit.
A plurality Of $4,000 Blue Grass ballots is
the way Grover SHOWS his opponents under
III one section of the glorious Union
In the Vermont house of representatives
the bill granting to women the right Of
suffrage was defeated by q vote of 1872 70 81.
The estate of Charles Buttsrfied. the
American, presents claims for war material.
etc, against Mexico amounting TO 81. OOO..
900.
Dr. S. G. House, Of Parish, N. Y. was
killed by the cars on the Nickel Plate road
near Northeast Pa, while walking on thu
track
Senator Colquitt, Of Georgia, is likely to
have opposition from Henry Grady, of the
Atlanta Constitution, Democratic protec.
zionist 80 d.
I. o. r Denny, the oldest editor in Ohio.
and probably in the United States, has re.
tired from the management Of the George.
town Gazette.
About sixty delegates to the KNIGHTS Of
Labor convention at indianapolis called on
election to the presidency
jefferson Davis has written, in answer to
an invitation to attend the Richmond. Va,
exposition, that his health at present will
not permit of the Journey
Maj Joseph H. Lamotte, an old cltiz.n of
st. Louis, died Thursday. He was eighty
one years old aud West Point graduate.
entering that school in 1923.
Mrs. Belle Hess quarreled with her bus.
band and shot him in the leg. This is the
simple but effective Indianapolis way of
Keeping peace in the family.
The twenty second annual convention Of
the National Granger Patrons Of Husbandry |
has commenced in Topeka, Kan. also the
eighth convention of the Farners' congress.
The rolling mill and furnace plant OF
Brown. Bonnell g. Company, at Youngs-
Town, u, Is trying to run under the weight
or hfty four executions, aggregating $780,
no.
George Washington, insane pauper in the
Louisville, KY, almshouse, became suddenly
Violent, trying to kill William Carr, a nurse.
VINO was obliged to shoot him in self de-
ense.
AT Lardstown, O., Peter Shibly, aged
armer, tried to end his troubles by shooting
lis wife, and found that he had made an.
'ther lot beside of which his former afflic.
ions were only a dream.
Edwin w. Cleaves, prominent citizen of
Me-, while out with another gem
leman viewing some land, was mistaken bv
hunter for deer and shot through the
nngs He is in a very critical condition.
Albert Revoir, farmer living in Star
nyV-ia IN 1.
lcDonald, and with the words, Now, Pm
oing to shoot YOU" emptied his revolver.
lcDonald is i'll a critical condition. I
Recent rains and SHOWS in the Chilihoweo
nd Smoky mountains have put Little river
ut OF its banks, and many farms in Blounr
ounty, Tennessee, have been inundated and
thousands of dollars worth Of property dam ]
ged.
A. j. Humphreys compromised proceedings |
gainst him for bastardy, rape and fornica. {
on, at Welston, o., by marrying his VIC F..
IN, Miss Flora McMurlin, whom he had
reviously duped into bogus secret mar.
age.
Mr.. Harry and son, living in Kentucky,
ear Portsmouth, O., realized while search.
g for several missing features under the /
sad leaves of the forest, that it is no Joke (
tree a 'posSum and find it to be five.foot 5
ltamount.
+. 5. Simpson, young printer, lately ar
we'd at Tacoma, W. T., from Fresno, Col, Q
)tained a situation with the Northern Pa. '
ic Express company, and is missing with I
vefal valuable money packages, one con-
lining $4,000.
The ceremony OF unwilling the Seward
ltue took place at Auburn, N. Y, Thurs. c
y. Little Fanny Seward, daughter of 4
en. Seward, and granddaughter of the p
unveiled the statue. Senator L
warts delivered the principal Grafton {;
Edwin T. Side, aged fifUy-four who for 81
airs past has Travelled as an aeronaut with h
myers circus, at Holyoke, Mass, went to u
e bedside of his former housekeeper in Y
igiand, Mrs Allen, and because she re- n
sed TO elope with him he blew his brains 81
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The Savannah river Improvement conven- w
m mas been in session in Augusta, Ga, for e.
9 past two days. Resolutions were passed /,
King government aid in the Improvement :.
the stream, which is now pie by several =,
es of steamers, but DISTINCTIONS are fire. VI
ent and dangerous. O.
w. B. hale, secretary Of tho state Pro 70 .