Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation OF Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

spring GroVe cemetery Cincinnati.
Arrangements for the Dauforth Bren-
nan fight at Memphis Nov. o are now COM
plete.
Harvey Holley, %, of Montpelier, Ind,
suicided While out hunting. No cause
known.
German day was celebrated in fine style
at numerous places throughout the
country.
The Republican state central commit
tee of Ono is called TO meet next Thurs
day, Oct ..
A saloon at Morgantown, Ind, is de-
stgoyel by dynamite believed to be the
work of Prohibitionists.
The Oratorical Association of Oberlin
college has Withdrawn from the Ohio
State Oratorical association.
The comptroller of the treasury has
called for report of the condition OF the
National banAs at the close of business
Oct, 2
The comptroller of the treasury has
called for report Of the condition OF the
National baaks at the close Of business
OF. H.
The Toronto Globe published sensa-
tional story containing partial confes-
sion OF BircLall, regarding the killing OF
Ben ell
Tie English and German steel men, co
in numEer, ilcludiug the American COM
nittee, viii visit Middlesborough, Ky, on
the 2lst ns,
At Par6ersburL, W. Va, James LAWN,
lightweight champion Of West Virginia,
was probably fatally cut by Saloonist
John McNerney.
The Ireland correspondent of The New
York Herald says that there will be no
famine in Ireland, though general distress
may be expected,
An effort will be made by the owner OF
the famous stallion Nelson to break the
record of ;ll$l on circular track. He
viii go NJ 'rerre llaute
President Woodruff, of the Mormon
church, officially recognizes the United
States laws against polygamy, and tor
bids further plaral marriages.
Benjam II +. Swingle, the Ohio state
grange lecturer, says he cannot aecep5 tho
Kcpubhcan nomination for congress and
make the race against Capt. Ovens.
Carl Meyers, OF Sandusky, o., who was
prevented iirsC from hanging himself aud
then from drowning, threw himself under
a moving train and was torn to pieces.
CITY Collector George Ferter is missing
from Tucson, Ariz. Some of his friends
exprts, the belief he has committed sui
c4de. A shortage in his accounts is re-
ported.
a man who was clearing piece Of land
near Columbus, Ind, found six rattle
snakes uuder stone. He captured them
alive ana tooS them to Columbus and
sold them,
Little Tommy O'Rourke, who had beea
lost in the woods near Foley, Mimi, since
Sept. -, was found Sunday. He was
nearly starved, having lived on acorns
and water
The Judgment of $2S,90433 against tho
Cincinnati Wesleyan college has been as
sumed by Mr.. James \. Gamble, whose
object is to save the property to the de-
nomination.
The president left Washington Monday
to attend the Grand Army reunions at
Galesburg, Topeka and Kansas City, and
incidentally to visit st. Louis, Indianap-
oils Peoria and other cities en- route
At Birmingham, Ala, Edward Il.
Martin was shot in the back and danger
ously wounded by woman who CLAIMS
to be the wife Of his brother, c. ID. Martin.
There is no explanation OF the cause of
the shooting.
The employment of co,ored switchmen
on the Houston and Texas railroad has
made necessary a session OF the supreme
council of the Federation of Railway En-
ployes, which will meet at Houston, Tex,
Thursday, Oct ..
Daniel Zeimer, secretary Of American
Council No. Z, Order oil Chosen Friends,
San Francisco, has been missing since
last Wednesday, and it is stated that he
has taken $1,000 which was due bene-
fciaries of the order.
A cablegram from Naples says that the
nunnery of the Buried Alive has been
raided by the police. Many of the in
mates were unable TO speak and Others
were almost insane. Nothing had been
known regarding this convent for 400
years
It is announced that the engagement of
Miss Winnie Davis, of Beauvoir, Miss, to
Alfred Wilkinson. OF Syracuse, n Y, has
been broken off. Mr. Wilkinson's sister
declines 10 deny o. affirm the report.
Financial matters are believed 10 be the
cause.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has brought snlt against the secretary OF
state of OLio 10 rec yer part OF the S75,-
O0J paid in under protest as tax on the
reorganization recently effected Other
corporations have brought similar suits,
the total amounts sued for being sl1501O.
Governor Campbell has ISSUED his proc
lamation calling a special session Of tho
Ohio le yslature for Oct. H. lie will
recommend the abolition of the board Of
public improvements Of Cincinnati and
he board OF decennial equalization, and
the election OF the new boards by the
people.
Mrs. Iadshaw, residing near Canhor,
Pa, thought 10 make the fire burn by an
addition Of supposed oil from "A bottle she
had found The house was badly shat
tered and Mr.. l.adshaw probably fatally
injured A child was burned, but the
mother strange to say, escaped with lit
tie injury.
Near midnight, Miss Kate Rohrer,
daughter Of a larg. mill owner. ~ Clin-
tonvilIc, Wis, LEFT her home and walked
90 the mi!l pond. where she deliberately
drowned herself ia . few feet OF water.
MisS Rohrer was lA ely attacked by -ou-
sumption, which IS hereditary In lie
hmly uud hoame very respondent.