Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Variona G.hiaots


A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.
The strike of coal miners at Birming-
ham, Ala, has failed.
The latest in the way of a trust is
nitro-glycerine compound.
Annie Gobel, aged s, killed in Coving-
ton, KY, by a stray bullet.
Democrats of the Nineteenth Illinois
district nominated J. r. Williams for con-
gress.
John Lutz, of New York, shoots his
wife, not fatally, however, and then kills
himself.
Benjamin S. Bennett, wanted in New
York for forgery, has been arrested ia
Denver.
1t is reported that the president and
family will abandon Cape May for Cres-
son Springs.
Cowardly murderer John Petilliott shot
and killed his wife who had left him at
Columbus, Ind.
John Gladden. leaps from the Cincinnati
suspension bridge and is drowned Cause:
a desire for notoriety.
An effort will be made in Kansas to
nominate fusion Republican resubmis-
sion and Democratic ticket.
Cireleville's honor hath its profit in her
own country, as all her 81, 600 were taken
at premium by home parties.
gale of unprecedented fury ragged
Thursday night ON Lake Michigan, many
vessels being damaged and several lives
lost.
Mike Doyle, in the Springfield, O., Jail
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own breath with rope, but was caught in
the act.
The Brennan-Garrard mill, fought to a
finish in Chicago Thursday night, re-
suited in the death yesterday morning of
Brennan.
George b, Mcclellan, son of the late dis
tinguished general, read the Declaration
of Independence to the Tammany braves
in New York.
Valparaiso, Ind, compels three railroads
to put in light safety gates as the safety in
their vicinity heretofore has been so light
as to be hardly noticeable.
The various high explosive companies
of Ohio have formed a combine, on the
self-evident fact that il they run against
each other they are bound to go to pieces.
Baron Liebig, the German chemist, says
that as much -four as will lay on the point
of a table knife contains as much nutri-
tive constituents as eight pintS of the best
beer made
Thomas McGrew, treasurer of the
Springfield, o., Superior Drill company,
seems to have had his principles under in
ferior drill, as he is said to be short in his
accounts $4,000
Nationalist clubs of Ohio confer in Co
lumbus and resolve to effect a state or
ganization, and to take independent con-
gressional and municipal action whenever
deemed advisable.
G. w. Miller, of South Bend, Ind. |
claims that the 5000 worth of jewelry OBJ |
tanned from him on alleged false pretenses |
makes Capt. Samuel Davis, of Columbus,
o., a glittering fraud.
Nationalists clubs of Ohio met at Co |
lumbus Friday and resolved to effect a |
state organization and to take independ- |
ent congressional and municipal action
whenever deemed advisable.
The number of railroads, aud of miles of
railroad, and the value of these, which
have been sold under the hammer in the
past six months of this year. is greater
than In the same period for several pre-
vious years
The fast flying Virginian crashed into a
gravel car that extened over switch at
Russell, o., at p. IN. Friday, and was
badly wrecked Several passengers were
hurt and one, name unknown, probably
fatally injured
Big Four Railroad company having
succeeded In getting the $1,000 damages
awarded Emma Prewitt cut down on a
second trial at Martinsville, Ind, to s., 900,
will try IL the supreme court won't be
generous and throw off the other half
John Suttle and Dick Hickey fought
each other off fifteen foot wall and
pounded out what little sense they had
with coupling pins, They will recover to
grace marlborough, KY, with their
respective presence Tor some time to come.
Venezuelans are greatly excited over
the old fight with England concerning
the strip of territory lying between Ven
eZuela and British Guiana They have
decided to hold the land and appeal to
the United States for assistance if neces.
sary
indianapolis Spiritualist association has
bounced its president, d. A. Ralston. be
cause he said Soulculturess Emma Nick
erson was voodoo and used charms,
she materialized big row II
r. the first case on record where a woman
objected to being called a charming
creature.
On his way back to France, 'Eyraud, the
stranger, asked for knife to cut his
finger nails. The officer in charge feared
that he contemplated suicide and refused
10 give him one, whereupon he said: IF
wished to commit suicide could readily
force my hands between my ribs and
make way with myself" He was soon
afterward manacled.
The meek, quiet man when aroused is
! lion. at which time he means business,
md no monkeying or clustering, and if
'ou survive 1t you are forever afterward
battered, dilapidated, useless thing. Do
lot gosd him too far; it IS better for ones
general health 70 let him severely alone.
Prince de Chimay, who is g., 600, 0JO rich
T by his marriage with Miss Ward, of De-
roit, is a good musician and plays the vio-
In especially well
In computing mans age Cinnamon
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