Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-28

A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.
The population of the state of Colorado
is about 100000
Massachusetts Republican state conven-
tion, Boston, Sept. IL, W
The next congress of the Catholic laity
will be held in Chicago in 1893.
Scion Young, rich farmeB died sud-
denly at New Charlestown, Ind.
Willie Hardin, aged IS, was kicked to
death by a mule at Barreton, Ky.
Three chill rem were burned to death ut
Ripon, Cal. Matches and coal oil
Albert Ramsey, of New Hampshire, o.,
fell from a wagon and broke his neck.
The Indiana Republican state conven-
ton will be held at indianapolis Sept. 10.
Business men of Birmingham, Ala, are
red-hot against that proposed boycott Of
the north.
Louisiana Lottery company's agents
will swarm at Washington to fight the
postoffce committee bill.
The Olympic club, of New Orleans, has
matched Jimmy Carroll and Andy Bowen
to fight, ON Sept. IS, for a So, 900 purse
Suit has been begun in the chancery
court of Kenton county KY, for S23, 900
back taxes and penalties from the estate
OF r. b. Bowler
A young Inventor of Chicago thinks he
has discovered how to run a steamboat by
electricity, by the use of storage battery
of his own design.
1t is stated that Patti will visit this
county in 1892 on the same conditions as
on her last four Yists-namely, that it
will be farewell tour
The annual reunion of the Army of the
Tennessee at Chicago has been postponed
till next spring because of an accident in
casting the Grant statue, which is to be
unveiled at the reunion.
Senator Ingalls, will speak at the great
colored demonstration to be held at Bis
marck Grove, Kan, on Aug. /, in celebra-
ton OF the anniversary of the emancipa-
t!on of the proclamation.
Mrs Andrew Hickok, a lady now in her
9lst year, recently astonished the So
journers at Il Norwalk, Conn, summer
resort by swimming long distances and
by her capers in the surf
Attorney General billiard, Of South Da
kota, has rendered decision that main
tenance of place where liquor is drank
is in violation of the law, and the seller
must prove that he is not violating the
law.
Albert Parmenter Logan county, O.,
farmer, became Respondent over the pros
poets tor tho future of his small family,
being poor and in bad health. AS a result
he killed his wife and then himself with
shotgun.
Mrs. Josephine Hatchford wife of DIR.
Thomas Hatchford, of Milwaukee, has
been convicted of being accessory to her
husband in the killing of Minnie Boards
ley, who died as a result of criminal op-
GRAFTON.
The jury in the case of Dr. Henry
Meyer, of Chicago, charged with an at
tempt to defraud the Germania Life In
surance company, by securing the issu-
ance on life policy by deceit, has re-
turned n verdict of not guilty.
Carl Nilsson, proprietor of the Brooklyn
hotel AT Fort Hamilton, N. Y, committed
suicide by jumping off the wharf at Bay
Ridge. He had been quite dependent re.
Gently i'll consequence o financial embar-
easements and the sickness of his wife.
Mrs Emily Cavanagh, who was ar
rested Thursday, in New York, for shoot
ing her husband, James Cavanagh, for
her, was arraigned in court
and held in $1,000 bail for trial. The hus-
band, who is connected with the MY |
Aunt Bridget" company, is not seriously
injured