Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

scouts finally found the commissioner
and blou ght them in, when the chiefs in
sisted that they were hungry and couldn't
attend to business until they had been
feasted A feast was accordingly ap-
pointed for Monday.
A new limited train, which will mako
the run between Chicago and New York
in twenty-five hours, was put on by the
Michigan Central and New York Central
railroads Sunday morning.
There is ruction in the Rio Grande do
Sui province of Brazil over the new bank
ing laws. At Puerto, Allegro, on the oc-
casioE of deposing the governor, the
troops, after killing many, Joined the citi-
zens.
New York contract labor inspectors held
forty-seven men, bound for Pittsburg,
Maine and Chicago, but were obliged to
let them land, the men being too we'll
taught to be caught in any admission of
contract.
Coroner Smith, of Newark, o., returned
verdict that Edward Sweeney met his
death May 8, at the hands of an unknown
person, who robbed him of nearly $50, and
afterward threw the body in the cellar of
an old jail
Samuel McClouskey was killed at Royal
Center, Ind, Friday, by Willard Howey,
whose father, rich farmer, had levied
upon some lumber in charge Of McClous-
key, when dispute arose, which resulted
in the killing
There has been organized in Iowa an
association composed of bankers and busi-
ness men, to prevent the amendment OF
the prohibitory law. Ii includes many OF
the wealthiest men and most prominent
politicians of the state.
William Losekampf, Of Livingston,
Mont, died at the hospital in st. Paul from
the effects of the drugs given him in Chi
cago March "A by thieves, who robbed him
of his wardrobe, jewelry and $500 and put
him on train for home in care Of nurse,
At st. Marks Roman Catholic church;
Philadelphia, Charles J. Curran, aged %,
under mental alteration, entered the
chancel and attempted to nail his hand to
wooden cross. He had secured n nail
and stone for the purpose of crucifying
himself
Austin Drew, an escaped lunatic from
the asylum at Mount Vernon, MINI, was
arrested at Laporte, Ind, Saturday. He
had entered a house in the suburbs, lighted
II lamp, and was walking about with a
loaded revolver in his hand when he was
surrounded by posse and captured
John H. PARCELS, night dispatcher in
the New York postoffice, was sucked be-
meath the surface by the quicksands of his
caved-in well, Notwithstanding the efforts
of his neighbors, who before he disap-
peared placed an India rubber tube In his
mouth, which he was unable to retain,
Mrs Eda Holland, attempted suicide in
North river, New York, but was rescued.
Her husband became frantic when he
heard of it. He was refused permission to
see his wife, There is some secret trouble
neither will reveal; but it seems they
eloped from Ohio about two months ago.
At Columbus, Ind. the case of p Il.
Garretson, administrator of the estate of
G. I Garretson, against the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, for $4,000, was COM
promised for 5000. Garretson was fatally
injured while unloading bridge timber on
the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapo-
lis division, two years ago.
Before daylight ON Sunday, at Boley's
hotel, Pittsburg, guest named Wag-
goner was wakened by tapping at his
window. He opened his eyes ON the face
of a dead man with staring eyes. 1t was
the body of John Smith, who had hanged
himself from the window aboee with u
fire escape chain, to get rid Of the odium
attaching to him as a confessed murderer
He was from the oil country, where he
was commonly called Murderer John
Smith.
The president sent to the senate letter
of the secretary of state submitting the
plan for a preliminary survey for a rail-
way line to connect the principal cities of
the American hemisphere in accord with
the recommendation of the Pan-American
conference. The president recommends
prompt action by congress to enable this
government to participate in the promo
tion of the enterprise. The share of the
United States in the cost or survey will
be $4,000.