Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

| NG"O IN
Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.
Wisconsin Grand Army elected Col. B. r.
Bryant commander
Heidelberg college, at Tifin, O., has been
converted into university.
Two young women fought with bare fists
at Westport, Conn, to settle a love quarrel
Four prominent liquor dealers are negoti-
ating to control the retail liquor traffic OF
Tacoma, Wash.
Two small children were bitten by a rapid
dog at Stendal, Ind. One already shows
symptoms of hydrophobia.
Minister Prim, of Muncie, Ind, has been
deserted by his wife, who says he belied his
name and was shockingly cruel.
The Wilson Transportation company, of
Cleveland, O., with a capital stock Of
1,000, 600, he's been incorporated.
Kirk Gunn, notorious Chicago gambling
he'll proprietor, lost SIT 600 while trying to
"break the bankn in neighboring hell
John Emdee, while blasting logs with
dynamite, near Lafayette, Ind was hit in
the forehead with piece of wood and
killed.
Detective Norris arrested Sweeny, who
cheated old man Chapman out of $1,000 at
Adams, N. Y, by the gold brick racket at
Chicago
J. w. Woodruff, ex-presldent of the Life
ard Reserve Insurance company, at Buffalo,
N. Y, has disappeared, taking with him his
type writer operator.
Near Huntsville, Ala, negro dug pit,
into which he cast young white woman
hn ha had vi tn
on his trail to hang him
1t is now declared that Jesse White who
suicided at Joliet. ILL.,, on account Of threat
ening letters, wrote them all herself, being a
monomaniac on the subject.
Ben Gruell who was hanged by mob near
Cynthiana, KY, had threatened to burn out
or kill his neighbors, and some time ago
attempted to cut his wife's throat
At meeting of the Memphis cotton ex-
change the bill now before congress to in
crease the salaries of the United States dts
trict judges from $500 to S., 900 was unani-
mously indorsed.
| A party of over hundred manufacturers,
capitalists and business men from the cities
of western New York are making a survey
of the gas field and the workings of natural
gas at Marion, Ind
| John Alexander Logan, III, aged eighteen
months, named after his illustrious grand
father and son of Capt. John A. Logan, Jr,
mas Thursday assigned To an Ohio regiment
| by Governor Campbell
| H. X. Glidden, who was arrested in New
York for alleged assault on a servant girl
while getting his luggage out of a fashion
able boarding ng-houso, claimed to be the
mayor of Lexington, KY.
A new Odd Fellows block was dedicated at
Huntington, Ind, Thursday, and the Grand
Lodge officers were nearly all in attendance.
There was an immense gathering of Odd Fell
lows from all over the state.
The well-dressed six-footer, who has been
kissing all the pretty women in Belleville,
ILL.,, proves to be Walter Delehanty, of Chi
cago, whose wife left him because he wore
her to shadow by his mad osculatory hab-
its
Some time ago the S11 900 residence of
Mayor Stockbridge, at Colorado Springs,
Col, was burned by incendiaries. Thursday
his new So, 900 residence was burned. He is
Prohibitionist, and political enemies are
suspected.
Reports from indianapolis and New York
are to the effect that President Brush has
$4,000. Another meeting will be called at
New York shortly, when an eight-club
schedule will be prepared.
While attempting to cross the Cumberland
river near Gainesville, Tenn, in canoe,
Joseph Cave, a colored peddler and iron
dealer, was drowned by his canoe capsizing
and throwing him and his companion into
the water. His companion SWAIN ashore.
In the circuit court at Columbus, Ind,
John Taylor filed suit against the Jefferson
vile, Madison and Indianapolis railroad for
$4,000 for personal injuries received by the
wreckmg of gravel train at Clifford, by
which he lost an eye and had his left foot
crushed 80 badly as to require amputation to
save his life
The result Of the conference of the ex-
ecutive council of the Federation of Labor
in New York last Saturday has just been
made public. No one trade will he ordered
to demand the eight hour law nor TO strike
to enforce the demand. As it is left TO the
strongest trade, Pittsburg and Wheeling dis
tricts will be represented by the carpenters
first asking conference with the builders,
and, if refused, demanding it, Now York
and Boston stone masons will probably
make the first break in these cities, to be fol-
lowed by other strong organizations.