Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensation of Interestia: Item, on
Various Subjects.

Condensation of Interestia: Item, OH
Various Subjects.
Navigation is now fully open on the
lakes.
The lower house of the Iowa legislature
has passed the Australian ballot reform
bill,
New York chamber of commerce de
nounces the proposed Chinese enumeration
bill,
Four workmen were killed by fall of 8
trestle on the Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western railroad, near West Point, KY,
The safe in the store of M. c. Harrington
postmaster and merchant, at Dakota, Wis.
was blown open by burglars and robbed o.
81, 500
The senate Wednesday passed the bill ap
propriating money to reimburse members Of
the house who suffered from the Silcott de
falcation.
The Ohio Society Of the Sons of the
American Re7oluti on appointed a commit
tee to arrange for dinner to be given by
the society In Columbus Oct 10.
John Gregory, miner living near Wilkes
barre, Pa, is Oh his death bed While de
lirious Tuesday he told the story of a terri
'ble murder committed twenty years ago.
The Boston musical festival is in prog.
ress. Chorus and orchestra are pronounced
inferior, but Mr.. Lloyd is winning praise as
soloist, as well as Madame Nordica, Emily
Winant and Myron Whitney
A wind storm struck NorwaIk O., Tues
day afternoon doing much damage to build
ings, among them Sprague & French's UNI
brella factory Miss Dora Palmer, an em-
ploye, was fatally injured by flying timbers,
Two other girls were badly hurt.
Nineteen prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Spokane Falls, Wash, Mon
day morning While the jailor was making
his rounds he was seized, bound and gagged
by four of the prisoners, who liberated the
remainder 10y unlocking the doors.
Sam johnson, a negro, while on trial for
burglary, i'll Bessemer, Ala, confessed hav-
ing murdered man named Jeckll, in
Macon county, five years ago. He thought
he was being tried for that crime and asked
for mercy. The mistake will cost HIM his
life
The members of the session of the Presby.
terrain church at Johnstown, Pa, who are
opposed to Rev. J. ID. Beale, met Tuesday
and again demanded his resignation as
pastor, The chief complaint was that he
neglected his duties as pastor for months
after the food,
Advertisements were issued Tuesday from
the navy department for bids for the con.
struction of one armored cruiser of about
500 tons, one protected cruiser of about
$500 tons, and one steel practice vessel of
about 800 tons. Bids for three vessels will
be opened on Tuesday, June TO-
DR.. Cuyler, who has been pastor of the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, for over thirty years, and has re-
signed to devote himself to his literary
work, is only g. A $1,000 testimonial is to
be given him. DR.. Cuyler is said to be anx-
ious to write novels of a reform nature that
will attract even more attention than
Looking Backward
Miss Maggie Kenney Prichard, better
known as Maggie Kenney, and niece of
Mrs. Judge Clinton Textor, of Melford,
Wis, was shot through the heart Tuesday
by Wilfred Williams, who went to Judge
Textors house, killed the young lady with
out a moments warning, and then shot him
self No cause for the deed except that
Williams was orally infatuated with the
girl, who was a stranger to him.
Miguel Coloma, the Guatemalan who was
arrested recently at New York, upon his ar
rival from Europe, ON the charge of SNUG
Cling about $4,000 worth of jewelry and dia-
monds, appears to have been the victim of a
strange combination of circumstances He
is a wealthy banker and coffee planter and
his wealth is rated in the millions, The
various articles were each labeled with the
name of the member of the household to
whom the present was to be given. He is on
trial before the United States commission
ers