Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-22
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paid $3.50 for the privilege of using second
hand two-cent stamps.
Isaac Keenan,, colored, convicted of the
murder Of John HeiIly for $3.50 in Balti-
more. has been sentenced TO death.
The postoffices at Lewis Greek, Leteher
county, and at Small House, Ohio county,
Kentucky, have been discontinued.
John Williams, on trial at Birmingham,
Ala. for the murder of Simon Isaa,s, was
acquitted on the ground OF insanity.
At the funeral of Admiral Baldwin in
New York Gen. w. T. Sherman and Levi P.
Morton we're among the pallbearers.
At Sharpsburg, KY, Judge Withers shot
and killed David Lewis, negro desperado,
who was threatening members Of the judges
family.
Daniel Thomas was cut and killed by
William Hugely, and John Lewis was shot
in the knee, during a row, al Nicholasville,
kentucky.
The British cruiser Hyacin.h has taken
possession Of the Cooks Islands in the name
of the British government The natives ars
rejoicing.
The select committees appointed by the
Ohio legislature to consider tho subject Of
/ taxation and penitentiary removal met at
| Columbus.
The family of Samuel Patterson, mayor Of
Piketon, o.. consisting Of four persons, were
all taken with fits simultaneously. Mysteri-
ously poisoned.
John Armstrong shot and instantly killed
Joe Gasrow at Grape Greek, Ill Armstrong
was beating his wife and Glasrow remon-
! strated with him.
The annual graduating exercises of the
Dartmouth medical college occurred Tues
day night, when twenty-si1 students re-
ceived the degree of NJ. D.
Indiana will have contest in its First
district whereby Col. Posey, defeated Re-
publican, will endeavor to make the PARROT
come off the congressional perch.
James Seaman, farmer near West Lib
erty, O., was thrown from his buggy by his
horse taking fright, cutting a long ana dan
gerous cash in Mr.. Seaman's head.
Two prominent attorneys of Birmingham,
Ala, were swindled by young man who
represented himself as the son OF an ex-chief
justice OF the supreme court OF Texas.
The passenger agent Of the Kansas City,
Memphis & Birmingham road, at Birming-
ham, Ala, ticketed two Mormon elders and
five converts to Ogden and Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Springfield, o., is rejoicing over ths won.
derful supply of water from the new
artesian well. They hope to utilize it some
way after they find out what the stuff
really is
Two masked men entered the Louisville g.
Nashville depot at London, KY, and forced
the night operator to give them what money
was in the cash-drawer-S29.9 J--and S. Of
his own.
Near Mackville, Ky, little girl four
years old, daughter of Richard Cavanaugh,
fell into large kettle of boiling water set
ting on the kitchen hearth, and died almost
instantly.
James Mills, colored, who assaulted and
tried to murder BERTHE Howard, the eleven
year-old adopted daughter OF a farmer living
near Paoli, Pa, was captured at Cranberry,
New Jersey.
Mrs. DR.. Weaver, aged seventy, died at
Fort Wayne, Ind, from injuries sustained in
falling down stairs a few days ago and
breaking leg and arm, and receiving in-
ternal injuries.
At TifIln, O., Alfred Edwards belladonna
plaster came very near drawing him up the
golden stairs. He was dying of mysterious
poisoning when the plaster accidentally
dropped off and he recovered.
Gen. Raum Is one of the incorporatoFs Of
the Illinois and Indiana Photograph COM
pauy, OF Chicago, with a capital stock OF
| S2000000, whose certificate OF incOrpora.
zion was filed with the Illinois secretary Of
state.
Representatives of the American Dairy
mems aud Breeders association met at chi
cago, Tuesday, and made arrangements for
holding an exhibition Of butter, cheese and
eggs annually in that city at the same time
that the fat stock show is held.
John W. Keely, of motor fame, who was
sent to Jail on Saturday last for contempt of
court in refusing to give experts appointed
by the court Information regarding mis- mys.
terious motor, was released on bail. The
case will be heard in the supreme court
January l2.
James Van SAINT of Zanesvitis, O., evil
IDENTIFY believes the lately advanced theory
that the more a woman cries tho healthier
she is. In her petition for divorce she asserts
that he refused nor tne service of u physi.
clan, and pulled her hair viciously whenever
she asked for one.
Dan Epps, of S5eubenville, o., stole bar
rel of cider, which is about the amount re-
wrapped the drapery of 0. g. RuSsel1s
buggy around him and laid down to pleasant
dreams, from which he awolie TO sixty days
in the workhouse.
The annual meeting of the National Cattle
| Growers association met in Chicago. The
session was devoted to papers demonstrating
the contagion of Texas fever, and recon-
mendations to congress for laws restricting
the shipment of such cattle Unfortunately
from one state to the other
Mrs. Anthony Newell, widowsof the we'll
known restauranteur, VINO died suddenly a
few weeks ago. committed suicide at Pitts
burg by shooting herself through the heart.
Dependency over the death of her husband
and fear that the estate was heavily involved
are the causes assigned for tine deed.
Near Franklin, Tenn, as Miss Mary Nichol
and Miss Laela Vaughn were driving i'll a
buggy, colored man attempted To stop
their horse. The whipping OF the horse
made the wheel of the buggy throw the
negro down and the girls escaped The
negro will De lynched If caught and lndenti-
lied.
Lake Vessel burned.
SANDUsXY, o., Nov. ga lamp exploded
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