Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items ON
Various Subjects.

| lt Is expected that there will be so, 600
men in the inaugural procession on March T.
Fort Wayne, Ind, win have natural gas
1t will be piped a distance of forty-ive
miles
Mrs. Eunice P. Heimes, of LyndonviIle,
N. Y, died, aged a few months over one
hundred years
There is a wholesale killing Of cats going
on in Walton county, Georgia, because of a
fear of hydrophobia-
At Huntington. Ind, Frank Higbee, q
young lad, was sentenced to two years inn
prisonmeEt for burglary
Mr.. Reynolds has introduced into the In
diana house bill giving the women NUM-
cipal and school suffrage
The city council of Huntington. Ind.
granted open franchise for fuel gas and es-
tablished a schedule of prices
Inspector Bonfeld, Of the Chicago police
force, has resigned. He says Mayor Roche
suspended him for political effect
Operators Of a snide agency that made de-
tectives at the rate of S. each skipped out of
Nashville to avoid arrest for fraud.
w. E. Jones, the absconding cashier of
the Continental Oil company, of Denver,
Col, was arrested at Toronto Ont.
Barney Kennedy, the Dubuque, Iowa, wife
murderer, was denied new trial by the stl-
preme court He win be hanged in that city
March f.
Piece goods swindlers are reaping harvest
from the farmers in Fayette county, Ohio.
Film Hammers are said to be nlmerous in
that section.
Toledo folks have raised $4,000 for the
purpose of giving the Washington people q
chance to admire their cadets In the inau-
gural parade
Burglars made raid Monday night on
the grange store at Point Valley, O., and
carried off large amount of goods and some
money. No clew.
1t has been discovered that 81, 700 worth of
pig iron has been stolen from the Delaware,
Lackawanna g. Western railroad warehouse
in Buffalo No clew
The special election for state senator from
Shelby and Decatur counties, Indiana, re-
suited in a victory for Cortez Ewing, Demo-
crat, over Carpenter, Republican.
Martin L. Colon and Jacob r. Bloom
were killed by train at Bucyrus, o. Their
horse became frightened, and backed the
cutter in which they were riding upon the
track
Capt. Francis M. Posegate was nominated
for congress by the Republicans at ST.
Joseph, Mo-, to contest for the vacancy
caused by the death of the late ]. M.
Burnes
Bartholomew Coffey, agent for the Una.
tilla Indians in Oregon, has been re-
moved by a special agent of the interior de-
partment on a charge Of falsifying his
vouchers.
Peter Rooney, of Chicago, blacksmith, was
shot and fatally injured, Tuesday night, by
Ferdinand Vecchioes, an Italian blacksmith,
who caught Rooney climbing through his
shop window.
A terrific explosion occurred at Johnson's
dynamite factory, situated at Mount Wolfe,
Pa. John Harline, an employee aged thirty
three, was literally blown to pieces, and tho
factory totally demolished.
Reports of the breaking out Of an epi-
demic of a most virulent character among
the Indians of Cold Lake have been con-
firmed, and the condition of the sufferers is
worse than at first reported.
The directors of the Broadway and Sew
enth Avenue Railroad company, of New
York, have given 81 900 to the police fund
in recognition of the services rendered by
the police during the recent strike.
Mrs Ira Cadwallader was awarded 81, 900
damages in the circuit court at Crawfords-
vile, Ind, for injuries received by being
run down by a Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago locomotive four years ago
The Association of Western Packers of
Canned Goods met in annual session at Chi
cago Wednesday, 112 members being present.
Steps will be taken to decrease the output.
The members repudiate all hints at a trust,
and say it is impracticable.
Mrs. Eliza Hargrove, awell known lady,
living six miles from Marietta, Ga, was
murdered at her home Wednesday. Indica-
tions are that she was murdered for money.
One of the workmen on the place is sls-
pected, but as yet no arrest has been made.
A ball masque with only two guests cost
Mrs. John Arterburn, of Nabob, KY, $40
and several thousand dollars worth of notes.
The disguised visitors were uninvited and
the ball was in their gun, but as far as the
callers we're concerned the affair was grand
success.
A number of stockholders in the Chicago
Consolidated Bottling company have applied
for a receiver, alleging that it has become
hopelessly insolvent through discussions in
the directorate. The capital stock of the
company is 100000. William Haafner was
was appointed receiver.
At New Hampton, Iowa, Tuesday night,
Officer Jefferds arrested Frank Befrankie
and Nellie Greedy. The former made a
break for liberty and was shot down by tho
officer and will probably die. Befrank:e, it
is said made business OF recruiting for the
northern Wisconsin dives.
A special agent of the government who
has been investigating the Indian training
school at Genoa, Neb, has reported to WASH
ington that gross Irregularities have been
discovered in the accounts OF Horace r.
Chase, the superintendent His removal will
no doubt Immediately follow.
A suit for $4,000 damages against the
New York, Pennsylvania g. Ohio railroad,
brought by Enos Hayes, is now on trial at
Chardon o., before Judge Garfield. Hayes
was struck by the "Thuhderbolt" /" sustaining
injuries which have crippled him for life.
An exceedingly large number Of witnesses
on both sides are present
In Pine Bluff, Ark, Tuesday night, DIR. J.
w. Cox, a prominent citizen, was shot and
instantly killed by Ed. Harrell, bookkeeper
for j. B. Spears & Company Cox entered
Harrelrs house against Mrs. Harrelfs pro-
test, and when her husband returned she no.
titled him, and in an alteration which oc-
CURED Harrell fired the fatal shot
The funeral of Thomas M. Nichol, who
conducted the literary bureau for President
James A. Garfield in $780, took place
Wednesday. Only the immediate friends
attended, and the services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Lloyd, OF Belleville, N. J.
There were no pallbearers and the interment
was in Woodlawn cemetery, near New
York.
Sif,nav BARTLETT LIT n nrominent and