Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-13
NEWS IN bhiEF.
A Condemnation of Interesting Items on
Various subjects.

The hungarian Socialists have decided
to abandon their National platform and to
! join the international federation.
Judge Woods, of indianapolis, has de-
cided that insolyent corporations cannot
make their officers preferred creditors
A worlds fair convention at Houston
Tex, asks the state government to give
100000 10 represent the state at Chicago
Miss Halle Voorhees,, Slaughter of
! United States Senator Voorhees,, has be-
come convert to the Roman Catholic
faith
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, G. f. Holtzelaw
was splitting kindling, when the block
turned and he cut off his left hand at the
wrist.
Prince Lubescky's porcelain factory at
! Cmielow, Poland, has been destroyed by
fire. Eight operatives perished in the
flames.
John Bendel, of Maysville, KY, aged
about 45, was kicked by horse, the blow
fracturing his skull His injuries are CON
sidered fatal.
United States treasury agents are work
ing in Indianapolis to locate gang of
counterfeters engaged in raising one
dollar bills to tens.
| Mont and Orris Mabbitt and their sister
Minnie were indicted for murder in the
| first degree at Indianapolis, for the killing
of Minnie's infant child
| Rev. d. J. Mtterlng, a Lutheran minis
| ter of Gallon, o., has been expelled from
the east conference of Wittenberg on the
charge of licentiousness.
White Caps visited the house Of Thomas
Burgess, farmer living in Meade county,
KY, to whip him. He shot and killed one
and badly wounded two Others.
| The Farmers Allience of Kansas will
probably hold convention at Topeka,
Jan. 26, to decide en- a candidate for United
States senator to succeed Ingalls,
John Kelly was instantly killed and
John Edgell fatally injured by an accident
on the Columbus, Hooking Valley and
Toledo railroad near Nelsonville, 0.
The King of Italy has notified the cham
Der that he will not accept any appanage
for his on, the Prince of Naples, but will
suppo rt him out Of the royal income.
Chicago police have a clew to missing
Millionaire b. H. Campbell. He had been
in Detroit and from there went to Niagara
Falls 1t is thought he is still alive,
At Baltimore Arthur G. Caldwell, eyed
20, student in the Baltimore dental
college, killed himself by taking poison.
Mr.. Caldwell belonged to Victoria, b. G.
Nine table glassware factories are said
to have closed down ON account of the
anti-lottery law, which prevents tea and
baking powder companies giving away
prizes.
Commissioner Raum reports that %, ,270
new claims have been filed for pensions
under the last law, in addition to which
there are 29S3}0 claims filed by old pen
sioners
At Piqua o., Elmer Gullenbergs gun
tore out his right eye shattered his cheek
and broke his nose, but contrary to all
precedent, it also killed the rabbit he
aimed at.
The second annual report of the trustees
Of the soldiers home at Sandusky, o.,
shows that there were 675 inmates in the
home Nov IS, 1890 The expenditures for
the year were $l03 06O28.
p. G. Scoddard is under arrest in Chi
cago charged with embezzling bonds of
the Chicago and Arkansas Construction
company of the face value of $22Oa,000
an actual value of Sl0000l
Advices from the Cherokee nation are
that Chief Mayes has received telegram
from the Lucas Cattle company, of Colo
RADIO, asking him if he will entertain bid
of $50, O00,0 900 for the Cherokee strip.
The attorney general of Ohio began quo
warranto proceedings in the supreme
court to revoke the charter of the Union
Mutual Fire Insurance company, of Gin
cinnati, charging numerous Irregularities
A bill has been prepared TO be intro
duced in the Indiana legislature providing
that children born out of wedlock shall
take the fathers name, be supported and
educated by him, and become an heir to
his estate.
Patrick Regain a laborer, employed Mt
the Northern Pacific shops, at st. Paul.
Mimi, shot his wife and then walked to
the police station and gave himself up
His wife had commenced divorce proceed
ings against him.
p G.. StoddGrd is under arrest at Chi
cago charged with embezzling bonds OF
the Chicago and Arkansas Construction
company to the amount of $2,20O0O0, with
an actual value estimated at 100000 He
was released on bail
On Wednesday Postmaster Ritchey re-
jected the mail edition of The Leaven.
worth, Kan, Times on account of the
publication of an alleged lottery advertise
ment. II hfs been running re- ularly I'M
the paper for some time
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood and lis fellow
heirs have, il is said, accepted 100000 in
full for their claims against the estate of
Lady Wood Of Ethan, aunt of Mrs.
O'Shea- This leaves about the same
amount for Mrs OiShea
Governor Ross, OF Texas, complained 70
Secretary Blaine of the impudence and
threats Of English Consul Lyall, Of Gal
weston. Mr.. Blaine told Britains minis
ter Lyall was no longer useful here, and
the papers have gone to England.
The jury in the case of Joseph +. Young.
of Philadelphia, on trial for the murder Of
his wife in hotel at Atlantic City, by
shooting her on the discovery of what he
believed to be convincing evidence of her
enfaiiiifainess, has returned verdict OF
not guilty
AT New Albany, Ind, Ida Colin,
Louisville sporting woman, cowhided
Reinhardt Endelin, her brother-in-law.
whom she had failed to convict on the
charge Of stealing from her. She pleaded
guilty for the assault and paid fine.
Much havoc has been wrought by storms
on the southern coasts OF Europe, espe-
cially around Sardinia. in which vicinity
eleven persons are known to have been