Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10
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Topics Of the Times Given in a Tsrss an
Spicy Manner.

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at Pittsburg.
James Francis, of Akron, D., .sI through
q trap door and was killed.
Republicans may establish permanent po-
htical headquarters at Washington.
James Frsnces was fatally injured by
falling through trap door at Akron, o.
The projected drug trust Is failure II
doesn't masterpieces are high enough now.
Edward Tully fell over precipIce in
Kanawhe county, West Virginia, and was
killed.
Charles Cramsey was crushed to death in
an elevator in Shuman's store at Fort
Wayne.
Three persons were killed by boiler ex.
plosion in sugar refinery, at P.ttersonville,
Louisiana.
G. W. T. Adams. a prominent railroad
man, suicided at Lafayette, Ind, by taking
morphine.
Johnny McLowry was literally torn into
shreds by the machinery in a mill aE Clean,
New York.
Striking coal miners fired at freight
train at Hannibal, No., and fired the coal
shutes there.
John Black, ore Of the best known men in
southern Ohio, died at Athens Thursday,
aged ninety -one.
Perry Belmont has resigned his position in
congress, and there's a vacancy in the First
district of New York
John Clarity fell from a moving freight
train at Hopkinsville, KY, and receiv ed
fatal internal injuries.
Workmen employed on the stand pipe Of
the Washington saltwater works have
struck for higher wages.
Walter Durham, sent to prison for life
from Fort Wayne, Ind, for killing James
O'Brien, has been pardoned.
Thunder and lightning astonished the
good people OF Buxton, Oak, who were out
at midnight Wednesday night.
Judge w. H McBrayer, the distiller. who
was stricken with paralysis, died Thursday
night at his home in Kentucky.
Grandma Cisney, widow of Stephen D.
Cisney, celebrated her 102d birthday Thurs
day at her home, near Rockport, Ind.
There are indications that the bill to re-
fund the direct tax on the states to carry on
the war for the Union will pass the house.
A thief was caught in the act of stealing
the Jewelry of Mrs. James Brown Potter in
ton.
Whitelaw Reid, of the New York Tribune.
and Elliott F. Shepard, of the Mail and Elk
press, would like to go as minister to En-.
gland.
Peter Lindsay, the miner injured at New
Straitsville, O., November IS, died from the
effects, and will be buried under the auspices
OF the Knights Of Labor.
Thomas Mckee, of Indiana, who, as as
sistant librarian of the senate, got out a
campaign book last summer, announces him
self as candidate for postmaster of the
house.
John Martin, farm hand living near An
derson, Ind, was attacked by a pair of wild
cats. After q terrible fight he finally killed
them both with a ciuo. He was severely
wounded
Robert N. Hook died at West Union, O..
Wednesday night, Of tuberculosis Mr., Hook
was formerly mayor of the village. and a
brave soldier. He has been deputy clerk for
the past two years.
Belgian strikers are everywhere becoming
reckless. An attempt was made to wreck a
train on the Halouviero-Ju railway, and
another to blow up mandatory at
Morlauwds with dynamite also failed.
At Waverely, o., Isaac Smith was bound
over without bail on the charge of killing
Stephen Skidmore. Pive of the deceased's
brothers were in court, and made frequent
Interruptions. For time it looked like a
fight.
The Coke Consumers association. which
includes the blast furnace men Of the Snen
ango, Mahoning and Wheeling valleys,
threatens to make a protest, il there is an
attempt to advance coke to 81. 90 the first of
the year.
The Calumet and Hecla mines have ad-
vertised a reward of $1,000 for information
leading to the arrest of the incendiary who
started the fire in No. shaft of the Calumet
branch Thanksgiving night. The fire in the
mine has grown worse
Frank Root, of Philadelphia, went to see
his wife with whom he had parted. Shortly
afterward pistol shot was heard and Root
was found on the floor fatally injured Root
claims that he shot himself, while his wife
says she fired the bullet
Numerous charges have been made of
faultiness of construction OF the Texas
capitol, Aesditect Miller, of Washington. re.
ported to Governor Boss that tine building
is first'class in every particular. His report
is complete vindication of thu Farwel
syndicate.
Master Workman Lewis and twenty two |
other delegates, representing District As |
sembly No 1856, Knights OF Labor, having
withdrawn from the meeting, the remain
der, majority, agreed upon single or.
ganization of miners and mine labor.
ers, and they are at work upon a constitu-
ton.
A desperate fight took place at a saw mill
in Elliott county, Kentucky, between Cal.
Toliver and David Conley, in which the
latter was fatally wounded in the head with |
all ak in the hands of Toliivcr. The latter
has fed and has not been arrested. Cal. |
Toliver is a cousin Of the notorious Craig |
Toliver
A movement is on foot to organize a fed
Grafton OF railroad employees, aud meeting
looking to that end will be held in Plttsour.,
early in January The union will embrace |
the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers,
Firemen, Brakemen, Switcnmen and Yard !
men, and it is claimed will have member
ship of 100000.
Sixty persons were present at banquet
given Thursday night in Baltimore by the
Republican friends of Gen. Adam T. King,
in recognition of his services in the recent