Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
NEWS In RRlEE.
A Condemnation of Interesting Items on
Various Snhiaots

Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.
Gen. and Mrs Alger and Mrs. John A.
Logan are in Omaha
Wood Price, colored, was murdered by his
son near Russellville, KY.
Only fifteen union carpenters were at
work in Indianapolis Tuesday
Gibson City, Ill, lost six of its principal
business houses by fire. Loss, $4,000.
William Jennings was acquitted of the
murder of James Bailey at Harlem, KY
The schooner City of New York. grain
laden, has turned up all right at Mantle.
voc.
&. H, Lehman, the Chicago millionaire, is
raving maniac, a result OF softening of the
brain.
Bonsfleld 81 Company's woodenware fac
tory, Bay City, Mich, destroyed by fire.
100000
Resubmission of the prohibitory LIQUOR
law was killed by the Iowa house, that body
refusing to consider it.
Ohio Bar association will illuminate the
mental darkness of Put-in-Bay, with big
legal lights July II and Is.
The Mexican man-of-war Democratic sailed
from Mezatlan Monday under secret orders.
She had 300 soldiers aboard.
The Virginia state board Of examiners has
licensed Miss c, L. Haynes, the first woman
to practice medicine in that state
Indiana's state school superintendent, La
Toilette, wins the Lebanon prize of promo
ton to the congressional nominees chair.
Harry Van Akin, of Toledo, was drowned
Tuesday, while attempting to cross to
the island from Wigtqn's point, In a duck
boat.
The Detroit Spring and Steel company,
largest in the United States, has suspended.
Liabilities, $SO0,0O0 assets, nominally the
same
Capt. Dolson, of the steamer Handy Boy,
wrecked on Saginaw river with great loss Of
life, is held in ", 600 for trial on the charge
of willfpl killing.
The New York Independents estimate,
based on returns thus far received, Is that
two-thirds OF all the Presbyteries will vote
In favor OF q revision of the confession of
faith
Hon. Mr.. Fenton, in the Ontario senate
Tuesday, said there would be no relaxation
of the regulations respecting the iTnporta-
tion Of American cattle into Canada for ak
port to England.
Grand eommandery, Knights Templar, in
session at indianapolis, announced the sus-
pension of Rev. Fred. Pettit grand prelate,
who is awaiting trial on charge of wife muir.
der at Lafayette.
The Indianapolis firemens relief fund was
increased Tuesday by the receipt of S720. 80
from the Chicago fire department and ea4S
from he
fund now aggregates $47, 508 49,
At the municipal elsctions held Tuesday
Great Falls and Livingston, Mont, gave Re-
publican majorities FOR mayor and alder.
men, and at Butte and Missoula Demo-
cratic, all by narrow majorities.
The indebtedness of Charles v. Bryan,
president Of the Detroit board of trade, who
was caught short on wheat last week, Is put
at $40, 900. $4,000 of which Is due Chicago
firms, and the remainder in Detroit
John K. Owens, cashier and bookkeepeI
for the Wholesale hardware firm of Gibbs a
Company, San Francisco, has disappeared
and 1t is stated there has been found O
shortage in his accounts Of $4,000 or over.
Near Gladwin, Mich, a terrible accident
occurred. The boiler in Ozeman's saw mill
exploded, completely wrecking the mill, and
instantly killing H. H. Corey, the engineer,
and Aaron Corey, his son, who was acting
as fireman.
By a collision with hand-car ON the Van
dalia, west Of Brazil, Ind, Tuesday, Road
master Scofeld was bruised and cut, and
Albert Wardlow sustained broken leg,
while several section men were bruised and
badly shaken up.
Eight hundred young women, $50 being
delegates 10 the convention of working
girls societies. assembled in the Metropoli-
tan opera house, New York, Tuesday. 1t is
the sixth annual convention Of the societies,
and representatives were present from the
Pacific coast.
The wives and sweethearts OF the italian
street cleaners now on a strike in PhiladeL
phia, to the number Of fifty, assaulted the
non-strikers Tuesday, seized their brooms
and scrapers and had them on the run when
the police appeared and took twelve Of the
ladies to the station house.