Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-26
NEWS IN RRlEE.
A Condensation "f Interesting IteMs Oh
Various Subjects.

Various Subjects.
Ohio bicyclers held a convention i'm Gin
cinnati this week.
Several cases of smallpox are reported
from Texas along the Mexican border.
There is sad to be a conspiracy back Of
the arrest of Gen. Kautz to prevent his
promotion.
The Moore family, of Brown county,
Ind, have siX toes on each foot, which are
more than the law allows.
Senator Sherman has introduced bill
to incorporate the American National AS
ISOLATION of the Red Gross.
SUMO, the famous young trotter, went
half mile in 1:021l, Thursday, making a
new record for that distance.
The house committee ON rules has
agreed to report in favor of committee
to investigate the charges against Pension
Commissioner Raum.,
Mrs. Parnell, mother of the Irish leader,
daughter OF Commodore Charles Stewart,
of the United States navy. has been pen
stoned ut $50 month.
John Cav, of Laporte, Ind, whipped
the enemy all through the war; only to be
crushed to death under a threshing ma
chine, when o bridge gave way wlth it
Thursday,
Charles Russell, "a, eloped from Find
lay, o., with Mrs. Freed, 80, married and
with u large family, and mother of the
girl to whom he was engaged and who
died one year ago,
William Lindsay, who is wanted at
Helena, Ark. where he is accused of having
embeZzted about $4,000 while acting as
deputy postmaster It that place, was ar
Rested ia San Antonio Tex.
indiana board of equalization Is not re-
ceived with the pleasure that the Learer
of good tidings should be when it informs
The railroads of the state that they are
$500, OO0 richer than they reported tnem-
selves.
John Gillinger's girl broke their en-
gagemen for tine third time at GAINESVILLE,
o., and he went off and made three unsuc-
cesstul attempts to suicide. The third
time is evidently not the charm in that
locality
Superintendent Frankland, of the Chi
cago school census bureau, has reported to
the board of education that his enumera-
tion of the population of Chicago, just
completed, shows that 1t contains 49,
993 souls.
Editor Smith, of The Pierceton. Ind,
Record, got drunk ami used offensive cpl
thets to Mrs. Hacket, wife of RESPECTED
citizen. Mr.. Hacket beat the editor until
his skin won't hold whisky for some lime
to come. The editor Is now in jail for this
and other general eussedness.
1t is said the Republicans of the senate
elections committee have agreed on
amendments to the Lodge Federal elec.
ton bill emitting the domiclliary visit
and Jury features. that were 50 objection
able to the Democrats OF the house. The
whole measure is also simplified in many
important features,
1t is proposed In South Carolina, in
steal OF boycotting northern business
men, as advocated by The Atlanta Consti-
tuition, in the event OF the passag' of the
National election law, to boycott those
Republicans, white or black, and particu-
larry black, who appeal to the law by Pc
titioning for its protection.
An attempt was made Wednesday by an
unknown incendiary to burn the Grand
Union hotel. New York city. The fire was
accidentally discovered by u bell boy. 1t
had been started In the air shaft. Five
hundred guests were In the building at
the time. Frightful loss OF life would GER
tainly have resulted from much later
discovery OF the fire.
Four prominent farmers, living near
Anderson, Ind, have been arrested,
charged with White Gaping, and one
George kirby-has confessed. The other
three are Strongman Stinson, Isaac
Hopes and Heron Richardson, the latter
a Democratic candidate for recorder of
that county last April. Detective Page,
OF Richmond, Iud., who caused the ar-
rests, has been working on the case six
months.
The postoffice department has prepared
for submission to congress bill to pro-
tect the United States mails from prosti-
tuition in the interest of lotteries. lt pro-
vldes against the use Of the postofiice sers
vice by the lottery or any Of its agents,
and refuses mail privileges to any news
paper carrying lottery advertisements,
and defines as advertisements" the vari-
Gus adroitly worded announcements by
which il has been attempted to deceive and
perplex the postal authorities and avoid
the technicalities of the laws.