Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-19
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Receiver Of the Second National bank of
Xenia, o.. announces Az per cent. dividend
to creditors
Nicholas Miller, OF Shanesville, o., com.
United suicide by hanging himself No cause
for the act given.
Chicago Anarchists will hold exercises at
Waldheim cemetery on November Ii, the
anniversary OF the hangings.
William Win4cott, OF Brownstown. Ind. IL
in critical condition from the two shots
/ from Dick Burrelrs revolver.
Mollie Lester, OF Harrodsburc, XIV. sui.
cided with strychine because she could not
endure the thought OF her lover marrying
another.
The jewelry stock of J. NJ. Chandler g.
Company, Of Cleveland, o., is sparkling in
the dark unfathomed caves Of bankruptcy
$4,000 worth.
AT Lancaster, o., Hugh Cunningham.
who shot Charles Siefert on the street Satur-
day night, was bound over to court in the
sum of $1,000.
A son Of August Weltlin, formerly OF
Belleville, O., was killed at Michigan CITY.
Ind, by lumber pile failing on him and
crushing his skull.
Ex-President Hayes has been elected COM
mander-in-chief of the Loyal Legion of the
United States, to fill the vacancy caused by
Gen. Sheridan's DEATH
Akron, o., court is rough ON Rats. James
Rat who sold his wife for five cents and
| afterward embezzled $685. is sentenced to
hfteen months in the state trap.
| Shareholders of the new Mortgage Band
OF the City of Mexico, confirmed the conces-
sion to the New York syndicate. though
European interests made hot fight for it.
At Danville, ILL.,, w. II. Fortner, while on
his way home, was waylaid and SO terribly
beaten that is recovery is doubtful. He was
not robbed, and the affair is mysterious.
At meeting at Pittsburg Of the Nut and
Bolt Manufacturers association of the
United States the present card rate Of prices
was reatfirmed. Trade was reported good.
Marmaduke Shannon, aged eighty-four,
died suddenly at his residence in Viclsburg
yesterday. Mr.. Shannon was at one time
the leading Wing journalist of the south.
west.
The Garfield club, of Columbus, O., acting
as escort to Governor Foraker, called on
Gen. Harrison The general was also visited
by veterans OF the Seventy ninth Indiana
regiment
Grip Houchir, brakeman on the Chicago
q Eastern Illinois railroad, resi- ling at
Danvlle, ILL.,, had his foot caught in frog
at Thornton, and was run over by the cars
and killed.
The telephone troubles at Findlay, O.,
have been settled by the Bell company buy
ing out the plant and franchise of the Cush-
man company. Rates have already been
advanced.
The Jamestown, O., grand jury will DO
asked to take special notice of the board Of
managers OF the agricultural fair for per.
uniting sharpers to gamble on the green
during fair week.
l.. II. SlOauaker, cashier of the Chicago g.
Northwestern freight office at Sioux City,
Iowa, disappeared last Saturday. The com
pany'S auditor has discovered shortage Of
80, POO in his accounts.
A workman at Knoxville, Tenn, while
digging an excavation, found five feet be.
meath the surface of the earth pot full of
Spanish money in silver and gold. The coins
are worth several thousand dollars.
Mr.. Horace Norton, a Cincinnati citizen,
has given 81 900 to the Presbyterian church |
at Decatur, o., to be known as the Norton |
fund, in memory OF his father. The money
is to be used in paying the minister.
Later developments show that the death
OF Assessor Sweet, Of Billings, Mout was
the result OF assassination, not Suicide as at |
first supposed. Six buckshot, fired through |
window screen, lodged in his heart.
Rockville, Ind, young politicians bet on |
the election, the losing side to give swell
dance after election, as they would be hop.
ping mad. The girls are getting ready and |
don't care much which side pays the fiddler.
Curley Bennett noted Washington c. H.,
Ohio, crook, who dresses like Berry Wall and
mixes drinks with the grace of a baccha-
nalian vision, stole Xenia watch, and re-
ceives chain from the appreciative au.
thorites
George King, nine years old, found a
dynamite cap, and holding it over the cook.
ing stove nt his nome at Xenia, o., and OK.
plosion occurred, blowing the boys hand
into pieces and wouuding him in the stomach
seriously.
Wealthy Charles krause, agent Cor tho
Adams Express company at Jasper, Ind, de-
parted i'll haste and closed carriage October
l, leaving Miss Rose Judy to pine on the
stem IN the midst of her wedding trousseau
and blasted hopes.
At the age Of ia years there died in
Havana q few days ago negress, Marcslina
Campos, leaving "A ninety -year-Old son, her
second one, many grandchildren, great
great-Grandchildren AID a twelve year old
sreat-gr eat-great-g grandson
The Kentucky synod, composed of six
Pres byteries, and having within its charge
ITO churcnes and fifteen thousand coulmuni-
cants, convened at Versailles, KY, Wednes-
day. Rev DR.. j. G. Auntz, OF Harrods-
burg, preached the introductory sermon.
Il is said that Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague,
daughter Of tina lat, Cnief Ju3tic, Salmon
I. Chase, will Sus the executors % Roscoe
ConflinS to secure reimbursement for lJssas
to her estate arising from an njHlicions i'll.
VestnIcnt of the ex senator. VINO hli some
Of her securities entrusted b. his manage.
meut.
The Indiana Grand Chapta" of Eoya! Arch
Masons elected: Daniel Mcdonald, ny
mouth, G. II. p; Elmer Crocl;rrt L,yorta,
d. II. p; Jacob Smith. c. K; /, t.!u cu,
Michigan City, G. s., Edward y. np,,. Va
bash. G. c. H.; Martin ii. Roe. e. T.; john
NJ. Bronnell, u. $. David w. Buras, Leo |
anon, G. &.
At the session of the Masonic grand lodge
Of Kentucky the following oaicsrs wers
elected; james A. Mex nzia. HopkinsyiIla