Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
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Spicy Manner.
Mrs. James A. Garfield was given $4,000
to Garfield university of Wichita, Kan
Samuel Chettles, of X4nia, O., pauper,
who foe years has Slept in a coffin, is dead
Hugh Dugan, of Findlay, O., is ARE tied
for betting Pat Haley's SOS on Cleveland.
Emerson o. Salisbury killed himself in
boarding house at New York He was de-
spondent.
Cambridge, O., is trying mother for the
murder of her children, Mrs. Anna Shoots,
of Adamsville
An interstate congress of tobacco growers
at Hopknsville, KY, decided to raise none
of the weed in 1885,
Thomas Mcmahon, of London, O., charged
| with forging Bohemian oats note ON Morris
Martin, was acquitted.
| Dudley NJ. Oliver suicided at Evansville,
Ind, by shooting himself. Financial trouble
is believed to be the cause
Boletta H. Hage, head clerk in the reve-
nue. Office, at Harrisburg Pa, is said to be a
defaulter in the sum of Sc, 800
Jake Kilrain has challenged John L. Sulli-
van to fight with bare knuckies to a finish,
London rules, for 5000 side
President Diaz took the oath Of office as
president for the third term amid a great
display Of troops and firing of cannon.
At Urbana, O., Stewart Tuck, coiored,
shot his brother Edward through the brain
in quarrel over the fifty cent stake in a
game of craps
John Mccormick was arrested at Nebraska
City, Neb, for repeatedly outraging his ten
year old step-daughter. He is threatened
with lynching.
| One hundred and fifty miners were i'm
prsoned for ten hours In the mines at
Robertsdale, Pa, by food of water which
reached to their necks.
Joseph Gwadusk, prominent business
man Of Mount Carmel, Pa, has absconded,
taking with hi n all the funds Of large
Polish benevolent association.
James Sullivan and Joseph Putt. working
on the farm of E. Remmick, near Orion
vile, Mimi, were drawned in Big Stone
lake by going through the ice.
The body of George Donovan, the muir
derer of John King, at New Haven, Conn,
was found in the reservoir. The motive for
the murder is yet to be determined.
Many leading politicians of the country
met in New York Sunday and discussed a
proposed cabinet The Sun Of Monday says
it is settled that Blaine will take the state
department.
Indianapolis Typographical union resolved
that the setting up of any other name thar
that of Capt William Meredith for public
printer would knock their hopes and prefer
ences into p
William Howard said to be one o
'Blinky" Morgan's gang, was sentenced al
Detroit to ten years imprisonment in tn,
penitentiary for having burglars tools il
his possession.
Henry GIVE evil, the Mansfield Kid" is il
Jail at Orville, o., awaiting the result of the
doctors efforts to get three bullets out OF
James Mcdonald that we're put there by the
Kids 3S-caliber revolver.
} Youngstown Typographical union, No
| 200, will show correct proof of its Statement
that Monroe johnson, of the late Evening
, Herald, is a forger OF names or pay $50, OO
; damages for the mistake.
. Lucretia McReynolds, OF Jasper, Tenn.
q brought suit for damages in the sum o
7 $50, 900 against a wealthy farmer named
Graham for seduction and breach Of promise
; A jury gave her $4,000.
t After an incarceration of twenty fiv
: years in a Cuban prison, Andrew jackson
i Joyce. who disappeared from Marietta, Ga.
has been restored to his children, all Q
whom mourned him as dead
q The property OF the Montezuma Nahe
5 Water Supply company was sold under fore
i closure at Cortez, Col, to a syndicate c
o eastern capitalists, Cor s25O,0OO. The con
$ pany will be reorganized under me-
= charter.