Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-31

bribery and corruption.
Peru, Ind, employees of the twine and
bagglng works have decided that the
present low wages won't do To tie to, and
have given them the sack.
| A motion for leave to file a petition in
error in the case of "Brocky" Smith, the
Cincinnati murderer, will be argued in
the supreme court Aug. 9.
Minneapolis census enumerators, Louis
Hegeman, Stevens and Dickey, were held
to the grand jury in 5000 bonds for not
returning their schedules.
At Palmer's store. near Glasgow, KY,
William Martin shot and killed John
burks. Martin surrendered. He clsims to
have acted IN self-defense.
At the Independent congressional con
vention of the Second Nebraska dis
trict, Judge w. A. McKeighan, Democrat,
OF Webster county, was nominated
Growing crops and fruits have been
badly injured in Indiana by the drouth
The melon crop has been cut down one
half, and the berry crop is unusually
small
The city council of Urbana, O., has
passed the ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of S225, 900 Of natural gas bonds for
the purpose of piping gas from Mercer
county.
1t is claimed that the conduct of affairs
in the pension agency at Indianapolis un-
der Col Zollinger is so crooked that rail
fence would look like plumbers line in
comparison.
Benjamin Kesler, citizen of Ladoga.
two miles south of Charlottesville, Ind
was struck by a passenger train and in
stantly killed. The accident occurred
near l.adoga
Texas fever has made its appearance
among the cows near the city limits of
Chicago, About twenty head have died
from the disease, which is pronounced the
genuine malady.
The general impression that woman S
best field is talking contest was justi-
fled by Miss Minnie Johnson, who took
first prize i'll an oratery vt the Covington,
Ind, normal college.
Daniel Lee, Nephew of Fitzhugh Lee,
and Frank Hume, rival candidates lor
the congressional nomination in Stafford
county, Va, have exchanged bitter cpl
thets IN the newspapers, and due, is
feared
The collections for internal revenue for
the year ended June 30, 1890, were Sl41,-
594 G97, an increase over the preceding
year of 81 200, 2S2 The cost OF the service
was u, l00, 900, not including the printing
of stamps
The corpse recently found on the rail-
road track ut MiddiesboTough, KY, has
been identified rs that of J. &. Ferrell,
formerly travelling agent Tor Andrew
Melrose Company, coffee merchants OF
Edinburgh.
Five little children were caught on a
high bridge at Paterson, n. j., by a
train. Three were instantly killed. The
other two were knocked into the river but
will probably recover. All belong to the
same family
A tea importer from Hankow, China
now in Chicago, states that the passage
OF the United States silver bill has raised
the price of tea there 10 per cent. The
crop in China is heavy this year, and OF
prime quality.
The New York lIerald's st. Pierre
Miquelon special states that the supreme
court has ordered the st. Johns schooner
Mary and her cargo confiscated for land.
ing theee barrels OF cod-roes There is
considerable excitement over the se zures,
The detectives engaged in collecting ev-
idence against indianapolis saloon keep.
ers, it is ascertained, were women EN-.
plOyed by the law and order league A
saloon keeper had two of them arrested
on the charge of securing false testimony
Ex-Aldennan Duffey, the informer' in
the Doodle alderman cases, in New York,
has brought suit against John keenan,,
the trustee OF the corruption fund, for
$50, 900, W hich he claims rs his share or the
halt -
in 1884.
Mrs. Perry Carter of Lawrenceburg
Ind, who had patiently stood years Of
beatangs from her husband, did the
crushed worm act by turning on him,
pounding him until he was helpless and
then packing her furniture and leaving
for milder climates.
1t seems that the revolution In the Ar
gentine Republic is "A popular uprising
against corrupt administration, and the
opinion is expressed that 1t will do the
country good. There is a report from
Buenos Ayres, via London, that the gov
ernment is victorious.
Four hands and four feet cut from chill
dren were found ON Goose Island, near
Chebeague, Me, Tuesday by "a berrylng
party Near by was the remains of II fire
in which were found bones AS if the chIl-
drens' bodies had been burned. An IN
vestigation will BE- made.
The Illinois house Tuesday failed to
concur in the senate joint resolution pro
viding for the necessary constitutional
amendment, permitting Chicago to issue
bonds TO the amount OF s5,OO0,OOO to help
the fair along. IL is believed, however,
that the house will agree To the resolution
before Friday.
Ex-Governor Fithhugh Lee. of Virginia,
who il in New YORK SAID IN an Interview
Tuesday that he was opposed to boycott
in retaliation for the so-called iorce bill,
and he believed Nrginians generally
were In his opinion, however, the bill
would promote strife aud unsettle values
in the south, and it was therefore opposed
to both southern aud northern interests.
Harry Trogden shot and killed Hayes
Saunders on or near the state line between
Edgar county, Ill, and Vigo county, Ind,
rs the result of quarrel. The murderer
surrendered himself in Illinois, but the
Indiana officials claim the crime was com
mitted within their jurisdiction. What
the result will be is not known. Both
have families.