Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-16
NEWS IN eRIef.
A Condensation Of Interesting items ON
Various Subjects.

A Condemnation of Interesting Items ON
Various Subjects.
Cholera is on the decrease in Europe
A general rain storm prevailed through
out Iowa, Missouri and Illinris
Bechtner's vinegar factory at Milwaukee
burned, entailing loss of $4,000.
w. E. Train, the murderer of Red Leary,
the bank rob Der. died Wednesday
Ohio Knights Templar will hold their
annual conclave at Toledo next week.
Right Rev Maria Benedict, late abbot
OF the Gethsemane abbey in Kentucky, is
dead.
Gerge N, Boughton, eX-mayor of Dexter,
Mo, is missing, short in his accounts
$4,000.
Montpelier, Ind, bu V;lars go through
the houses while the entire town Is at the
fair grounds,
Andrew Calaitle, a Methodist minister
attempted suicide at New York during a
spell of tremens.
The mangled corpse of Charles Davis, of
Van Vert, was found on the railroad, one
mile west of Delphos, 0.
Carter county, Ky, hobs up with "A fight
about geese, in which Richard Kiser
fatally shot Henry james.
Tom Cotton, a noted character and con-
tractor of Knoxville, Tenn. was thrown
from horse AMI is dyinr.
The Grand Army encampmcnt in Bos-
ton is over and the veterans have about
all returned to their homes
Il. De Weese Ward, of Pittsburg, cloped
from Waukesha with Jessie Daily, a
wealthy heiress of indianapolis.
Congressman A. n. Martin, of Marion,
Ind, was renominatcd at the Eleventh
district convention at Peru, Ind
Census Superintendent Porter says the
population of this country VIII not
reach 100000. His estimate is GA, 442,-
O00
Ex-City Treasurer Fitzpatrick of Terre
Haute, ind, keeps up with the usual pro-
cession by coming out nearly $1,000 be-
hind.
The Republicans of the Ninth congress-
ional district of Ohio, have nominated
Tnomas b. Wilson, IA farmer OF Madison
county.
Joseph Wright is all wrong in his dcser-
tion OF his indianapolis wife Of twenty
years and illegal marriage to young girl
at Anderson.
Two unknown men were seen to &c over
Niagara falls Thursday morning They
made desperate efforts to reach shore
without success
An International Brotherhood of Brass
workers has been established, and it is
proposed to organize five branches OF the
order in Cincinnati.
The grand jury of Indianapolis is in
quirinS regarding the leases OF property
occupied Tor immoral purposes, with a
view to prosecuting the owners thereof.
A saw mill boiler, near Newbury, S. c.,
burst, killing one white man ana three
negroes. Pieces Of their bodies were
found lodged in the trees near the place.
The Kentucky distillery, at Louisville.
was destroyed by tire Thursday morning,
over l,OOOOO0 gallons of whisky being
burned. The total loss is put at S., 900 :
60
A Hindoo vessel manned by Mohamme-
dan sailors is now lying in the Delaware
at Philadelphia. 1t is the first time such
crew was ever brought to the Quaker
City.
The stove of Mrs. Atkinson, of Indian
npolis, connected with the natural Gas
pipe, exploded and tore out the end OF a
BRICK block and threw the baby long
distance.
Gorge Ringold of St. Bernard re-
marks with truth that he has wife who
is hard to beat. But he don't love her for
it because she has him in Jail for whip
ping her,
George n. Boughton, ex-mayor of Dax-
Ter, Mo, is missing. 1t is said that he is
short in his accounts with Charles ID.
Matthews, OF Sikeston, Mo. to the extent
OF $4,000
Another new big oil we'll at FindIay
flowed 1000 barrels an hour for eight
noars, and is now giving out 600 barrels
every sixty minutes. Cincinnati people
are interested.
L. A, bernstein, of San Francisco, was
found dead in his room at the United
States hotel at Boston from an overdose
OF morphine, taken, it is supposed, with
suicidal intent.
The people of Unicorn county, Tenn.
who have been furnishing cross-ties for
the Three C.'s road, have captured V. T..
Stein and threaten to lynch him unless all
bills are settled.
Thomas II. Elser, of Wooster, o., and
superintendent o the Menglewood mine
ut North Lawrence was terribly injured
by being caught between u coal car and
an upright post.
The OHIO man is again in demand. This
time it is Convict George Brownson, who
since his parole has been conducting IA
large store ut st. Johns, Mich, on stolen
stock. He is wanted there.
The Democrats of the Eleventh con-
SressiOnal district of Indiana have nomi-
lated Representative Martin For re.clcc-
tiOn. In sIe Thirteenth district Repre-
sentative Shvely was renominuted
Senator Quay says his reason for press
ing the tariff bill to vote even at the sac
rtice of the election bill, is not from any
opposition to the latter but becaus, of
the supreme necessity of giving tariff leg
lslation to the country
TIE ground at the place of the recent
natural gas eruption in Indiana is satur-
ated with gas, which also permeatcs the
neighboring sprin Is and streams, render
ing the water unhealthy and dangerous to
drink
The Republican senator's caucus,l
Thursday night OH the proposition to
abandon Il e Federal elections bin for thi,
session and force the tariff bill through.
Zee was no agreement, but it is believed
that tie proposition viii be Endorsed in
the end.
Gen. Chalmers has declined to make
another canvass for congress in the Sec
ond district of Mississippi. lie says he
favors the nomination by the Republicans
of II far er, SD as to enlist that influential
class in securing IA free ballot and an hon
est count.
CONGRESS.