Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


Spicy Manner.
Cars killed Joseph Gunrich at Indianap-
oils
John Dives was suffocated in a a well at
Alpena, Mich.
Peter Rensinger, of Felicity, O., went by
the pistol route.
Elias Russell, pioneer, died at Latontaine,
Ind. Thursday, aged eighty.
Peter Resing, of Felicity, O., shot himself
TO escape his domestic trouble.
A well of magnetic water, pure as crystal,
has been struck at Clinton, o.
eJohn Wentworth's only child, a daughter,
is sole heir to his estate, which is estimated
at 81 100000
Samuel Wuddell and Miss Fannie Banks
were fatally injured by runaway near Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Alvin Schermerhorn, fifty eight years Of
age, was burned TO death at his home in Fall
River, Mass. He lived alone.
Daniel Cunningham, one of the founders
of Tifiin, o., was found dead III his chair
Thursday His age was eighty-tive.
AT Corning, O., Car Inspector All Egan
and John Caesar, colored, were killed by
wild cars that cut Off from a train and ran
down a siding.
Thursday morning Wes Barlow, hoster
of Upton, Ind, fell from haymow into
manger breaking his back and receiving in
ternal injuries.
Daniel Cunningham, one of TifIln'S earliest
settlers, dropped dead of dropsy Thursday.
He was mayor OF Iiffin from 1855 to 1857,
and was in his eighty fifth year.
II. w. Oliver, ST. father of H. w. Oliver,
Jr, the iron king, and an old and prominent
citiz,n, died Thursday morning Of pneu-
inonia. Deceased was eighty five years OF
age.
| Just as soon as the German Baptists Of
Mishler, Ind, get themselves untangled from
the cramps they will take after the miScre-
ant who doSed their anniversary soup with
croton oil.
d. B. Stevenson, attorney, died at Logans'
port, Ind, Thursday. He was born in ST.
Johns, N. b., and graduated from Amherst
college, Nova Scotia, and ut one time was
quite wealthy.
Rev Robert Eckles, aged sixty Ave years,
a prominent Methodist minister, was struck
by train on the Western New York -
Pennsylvania railroad near Reno, Pa, and
almost instantly killed.
At Canton, o., Proprietor Macintosh, Of
theatrical company, took the laading lady
and all the money and prepared to skip,
leaving the company pennless. The clippers
are mourning their late dreams of bliss In the
the county jail
Judge Jackson, of the United States cir
cult court, sentenced Mrs. Sarah E. Green,
of Nashville, to pay fine of $1,000 or go ia
prison for obtaining pensions by making
false affidavit that her husband, Henry +.
Green, was dead.
Miss Fannie Morris, residing near Grants
vile, w. Va, while preparing dinner, caught
her dress on fire, burning her fatally Her
sister, who held babe in her arms, tried tc
queuch the flames, but i'll her haste severely
If not fatally burned the child
The board OF trustees of Cornell univer
sity have appropriated 100000 from the per
manent funds of the university for the cree
ton of chemical laboratory. Hiram w
Sbley, of Rochester, was elected university
trustee in place of the late Hiram Sibley.
At Thursdays session OF the genera
Christian Missionary convention, at Spring
field, ILL.,, the following officers were elected
President, n $. Haynes, of Illinois; vic
presidents, j. b. Briuey, of Illinois; T. j
Powell, of Kentucky; +. D. Power, o
Washington, d. c.; secretaries, b. i. Smith
OF Indiana; j. c. b. Stivors, of West Wiz
ginia, and j. a. Lord, of MisSouri CORE
spending secretary, j. r. Moifatt, of Ohio
treasurer, V. o. Pinkard, OF Ohio; auditor
NJ II. Dalton, OF Ohio.