Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensation of Interesting Itom. on
Various Subjects.

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Condensation of Interesting Itom, ON
Various Subjects.
Eight inches of snow in Virginia.
The Illinois house passed the antitrust
bill.
Chicago plumbers have struck for eight
hours
A falling tree killed William Justin neal
Muncie, Ind.
David Chambers was found dead near
Harrodsburg, Ind.
Three colored men were drowned neal
Gallatin, Tenn, by the capsizing Of a boat
William Sayre returned to Muncie, Ind
after an unexplained absence of thirty
eight years.
The colored janitor of the Salem, Mass.
postoffice has confessed to robbing the mails
for three years.
Elmer L. Sharkey, of Eaton, o., convicted
of numbering his mother, has been sentenced
to be hanged Aug. /.
Brayton Ives has succeeded G. N Jordor
as president and director of the Western
National bank, in New York.
Portions of human body were found il
Bloody run, rivulet near Detroit. The po
The Iowa legislature has passed the anti
trust bill, which provides penalties of $50(
to $4,000 and Imprisonment for one year
Plainfeld's, n j., chief of police is dis
missed after having found three aldermen
in an all-night saloon he raided after l Il. IN
An unknown man, supposed to be al
Italian, was found dead ana badly man
gled on the railroad track at Athens, o.
Monday.
Mr.. w. A. Frazier, United States consu
at Grand Manan, N. b., is suffering from
peritonitis, and his recovery is considered
doubtful
The remains of Frank Green, drowned in
the Mahoning river at Youngstown, O..
Feb. 7, We're found, Monday, three miles
down the river
At EastOn, Pa, an unknown person fired 9
bullet through the window OF the residence
of Rev. O. Bartholomew. The would-bt
assassin missed his aim.
Edward Happy, the son of a rich Louis
vile, KY. merchant, has been lost in the
Big Horn mountains three weeks, and is be
lieved to have persisted
A new York assembly bill provides fine
of $1,000 and one year Imprisonment for any
person who prevents colored person from
enjoying any resort or convenience open K
the public
The motion for new trial entered by the
attorneys of Jerry O'Donnell who was con
victed as being party to the attempt &c
pack the Cronin jury, has been overruled by
Judge Waterman, of Chicago,
The largest bond ever made in Pittsbure
by "A guardian was given in the orphans
court by Milton L, Meyers, as guardian OF
Theodore r. Hostetter, son of the late DR.
Hostetter 1t was for $3,000,0O0
Michael Bell, aged 81 years, died Monday
night, and Antonio Refsi, aged IS years
was dying, from the effect of wounds re
ceived in riot of Italian railroad laborer.
at Stops Ferry, Pa, two weeks ago.
Samuel Smith has filed suit at Columbus
Ind, against the Pennsylvania railroad
company, operating the Jeffersonville Madi
son and indianapolis road, for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received in a wreck last
May.
Grant sherman was lodged in Jail al
Logansport, Ind, Monday, on charge Of
horse stealing. He is a member of a gang
that has been operating for long time in
the counties of Cass, White, Fulton, Miam
and Pulaski
A peidier named CTonister was shot and
instantly killed by some unknown person
while calling on a widow named Reed, ON
farm north of Omaha A farm hand Tony
Frank, who had been counting the widow
has been arrested.
Three bodies of unknown persons have
been found buried together in hut on the
Ebor ranch, Big Horn basin, Colorado
Their heads had been crushed by an ak
Two were women and one man There i,
nc clew to their identity.
St Joseph's Catholic convent at Milwau
kee, Wis, was burned Monday night with
$4,000 loss Sister Banker was fatally in
Jured in jumping from a fourth-story win
dow Rose Mnet and Mary Werner leapec
from third-story windows and were seriously
injured
jerome Baker. living near Home, N. V
was found dead Sunday with his throat cut
His son was discovered in bed, bleeding from
wounds inflicted with razor, and was ar
rested charged with the murder of hi,
father Jerome was once wealthy, but lost
his fortune 10y specializing.
" Prentice, Mt one time noted des
perado, was shot and killed Monday on q
IhllCl lttll ' y iiAitii A''N'i ~ pbilh Ao1 iSi
the owner Of the place. Prentice's necl
was almost severed by the load Of buck
shot The men quarreled over the owner
ship of horse. Taylor surrendered to the
sheriff
At the weekly meeting of the Methodist
ministers of Chicago the Rev. r. ID. Shepard
read paper entitled 1.-THE Attitude of Rome
Toward Our System Of Education il
which he made fierce attack on the Cath
Ole church and its methods in propagand
ism An acrimonious discussion followed
the reading.
The executive committee of the New Eng
land Shoe and Leather association voted
that they were opposed to any increase il
the duty on flax or linen thread, and that 6
strong petition should be prepared and cir
culated for signatures, to he forwarded tc
the WAYS and means committee in Washing
ton at once.
\ bill was introduced in the Canadian
house TO exclude all newcomers or aliens
from appointments under the government
until they have resided five years in that
country For many years past young En-
glshmen have received the best appoint
meuts. Ii was withdrawn on the promise
of the government to amend matters
New shapes In Pipes.
The third coutriyauce is an imitation cigar
1.