Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-14
NEWS IN eRlEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items ON
Various Subjects.


A Condensation of Interesting Items ON
Various Subjects.
Two persons were killed in a railroad
wreck at Clayton, Mo.
The Clayton Breckenridge committee
finish its work in Washington.
Judge George NJ Sabin, United States
district judge of Nevada, is dead.
Micligan's worlds fair commissioners
are Henry Lane and Charles H. Roch-
mond.
Harry Smith, an oil broker of Pittsburg,
has failed. Cause, recent bucket shop sus-
PENSIONS
David Munson, aged 10, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed near Shelby
vile, Ind.
Murderer Criswell was noiselessly
lynched by masked men in a saloon at
Santa Maria, Cal.
Stephen B. Elkins will probably be
Virginia district
Willie Myers, aged 8, fell from tree
and killed himself while birds nest hunt
ing near Steubenville, o.
Joseph Deal of Lancaster, o., is under
arrest, charged with attempting rape on
Emma j. Booker, aged 10.
Edward Reed, a clerk at the Southern
white lead works at Chicago, was fatally
shot by George BARLEY, striker.
Harvey Baker, brakeman, was killed
ON the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad
at Thurston, o., while coupling cars.
Mrs. Catharine Soules and her grandson,
William WYNN lncA fhair HNyac IN b11r
ing cottage, at Campbells Ford, Ont.
While making soap, near Sabina, O.,
Mrs. Jacob Merrilfs clothing caught fire
and she was burned so that she cannot re-
cover.
The Newark, O., Wire Cloth company
has made an assignment to Carl Norpeth.
Assets and liabilities are Appropriated at
$4,000
Prohibition was defeated in Caldwell
county, Ky, by about 800 majority, and
carried in Hopkins county by not less than
$50 majority.
Hon. Reuben r. Thrall, said to be the
oldest practicing attorney in The United
States, died Monday at Rutland, Vt, in
his 95th year.
William Dodds, aged II, was thrown
from a horse near Bellefontaine, o., and
dragged quarter of mile. His injuries
will prove fatal.
At Lafayette, Ind, George March, q sa-
loonkeeper, shot himself through the left
lung, dying two hours later. 1t is thought
he was deranged.
Rev. DR. J. Henry Smythe, Ii. D., of
Philadelphia, has given $1,000 TO Grant
university of Tennessee to increase the
chancellor's salary.
Leander Pasco, prominent citizen of
Thurman, Warren county, n. Y, was
waylaid and murdered, presumably by an
enemy who desired to be avenged.
Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, aged AZ, took
poison and died, at Seymour, Ind. She
had separated from her husband, and fail
ure of an attempt at reconciliation caused
the act.
Lieut. Edwin B. Weeks, quartermaster
at the United States army post at San An
tonia, Tex, committed suicide by blowing
out his brains with revolver while de-
spondent.
A 7-year-old son of James O'Hara, while
running across the street to see q dog
fight, at East Saginaw, Mich, fell, in some
breaking his neck, His head
doubled completely under him.
Hon, j, w. Thockmorton has written a
letter to the people of Texas, withdrawing
from the governorship candidacy He
says his continued ill-health will not per-
NIT him to become candidate,
The boiler of a locomotive on the Read
ing railroad exploded, near Shamokin, Pa,
killing Engineer Hoglemon and Fireman
Charles Kaufman and probably fatally
Conductor George c. Yeager.
James O'Donnsll, who is accused Of
kicking William O'Keefe to death Satur-
day, gave himself up to the Cleveland, o.,
police O'Keefe died of heart disease,
probably superinduced by the kicking.
Gen. William J. Elliott, aged so, of In
is dead. He served in the
state senate many years ago, and was also
county recorder. Among his children is
Judge K, Elliott, of the supreme bench.
A. r. Mendenhall, of Duluth, MINI, a
of the freshman class at Yale, has
been missing since Thursday. He was liz
his usual spirits, and was well supplied
with money, and no cause for his depart
ure is known.
A, W. Jones, cashier of the Bank of Not
tingham, Ala, was arrested, charged with
disposing of property levied ON by the
sheriff some days ago. He is in Jail Pit
man, one of the officers, defaulted two
weeks ago and fled the state.
The remains supposed to be those Of
missing Abraham Cline, of Indianapolis,
found in Fall creek, prove TO be those of
subject which DR.. McCurdy, of Haugh-
Vile, purchased for the purpose of dissec-
ton. Clines friends are now hopeful that
he will reappear.
Jake Kilrain was in Purvis, Miss, Mon
day. 1t is said that he looks gross, and
that the heavy wooden shirt he wears indi-
Gates that he is trying to train down some.
He tipped the beam at 219 pounds. The
saw mill men say he is not afraid of work,
and takes hold of any kind that comes to
land
Charles Randolph, ex-secretary of the
Chicago board of trade, who has been
missing for several weeks, is in Portland,
Ore. A letter from him announces his in
tention of remaining there. He knew his
family would oppose such move on his
part, and for that reason said nothing to
them about his departure
At Morrissey Rock tunnel, near Camp
bellton, N. b., train with two engines
struck ten tons of rock. When the head
engine struck the rock it threw the tender
over her and allowed the hind engine to
follow up, running in and tearing off the
right side of the leading engine and plac-
ng them almost side by side. Fireman
Angus Gorham was killed instantly, and
driver Jacob McNutt seriously hurt.