Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10
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Senator Beck is ILL
John Bridenburgh successfully strangled
himself at Kenton, o,
Paul Grady. aged thirteen, was cut in two
by cars at Newark, O.
Toronto's new archbishop Is Rev. Donald
Mcdonald, Of Harbor Grace, N. r.
Frisco merchants are organizing against
the excessive rates Of insurance charged
there.
The merchant marine and fisheries COM
mittee win investigate alleged outrages in
Alaska
The Miners Progressive union elected
officers and selected Columbus as its head.
quarters.
Harry Weldon, Of Cincinnati, has been
elected president Of the Base Ball Reporters
association.
gang OF seventeen moonshiners were
captured in Wyoming county, West Vir-
gnia, Friday
On january 7 the Indiana supreme cou 1T
will be Republican for the FIRST time in
eighteen years
John Sullivan has deposited $500 forfeit
and issued his challenge for fight TO finish
with Jake Kilrain.
At Memphis, Tenn, Frederick Hause, a
car repairer employed by the Kansas City
railroad, was crushed to death by cars
Dennison, o., saloonkeepers are preparing
to open up. The circuit court has declared
the local option ordinance in that state in
valid.
Webb G. Wilson, while working on the
new city building at Springfield, O., fell
seventy feet to the ground and was killed
instantly.
Band Sears, a Hound Hollow, KY,
farmer, died Of hydrophobia from the ef-
fects of bite received by dog twenty-five
years age.
Roy Heelweg and Frank Middaugh, aged
ten and eight years respectively, were
drowned while skating on the river at Owa-
tonna, Wis.
A light earthquake shock passed over east
Tennessee at 6:z0 o'clock Friday night The
shake was perceptible to number OF people
in Knoxville.
John Prescott Varnum died at Avon,
Mass, Friday, of blood poisoning. He was
the founder Of the Florida Times Union and
was forcible writer.
John w. Boyd, painter of Columbus
Ga, who has been at Ashevile, N. c., some
time, was knocked from trestle at Black
Mountain and instantly killed.
The members of the Ohio National Guard
have been assigned to the corridors of the
war, state and navy departments in Wash
ington for inauguration headquarters.
William Mearselman, living near Peru,
Ind, while telling a tree was caught among
the limbs and had an arm and several ribs
broken, while he was badly bruised all over
his body.
Cashmere Livar was hung at Edinburg,
Tex, for the murder of Theodore Marks.
Livar and two Others waylaid Marks Livar
shot him and then cut his body up and
burned it.
In Union county, Arkansas, Louis Gil
more and Jesse Frisby, prominent farmers,
became involved in a difficulty at the latter's
house, and the former received load of
buckshot in the breast and died imme-
diately.
In the Peerless oil refinery at Findlay, O.,
William Lightfoot descended into still and
was overcome by gas Ephraim Werlich
followed to help him and Jared the same.
Phil. O'Connell went third and succeeded in
saving Werlich only, and almost losing his
own life in the attempt.
Mahlon Wood, of Monticello, Ind, who
conspired with Samuel Robinson to put
wooden pegs in corn and afterward find
them in Samuel McMullen's manger, in
order to blackmail him out of property, is
condemned to utilize his pegging practice
one year in the penitential snos shop.
Frank Robinson, colored, was arrested for
oontz playing at Louisville, Ky. He jumped
from third story window TO escape the
officers, and was picked up fri9htfully
crushed and cut While on The way to the
hospital he regained consciousness and
jumped from the patrol wagon and escaped.