Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-21
NEMs AN eRlEF.
A Condensation OF Interesting Items sn
Various Subjects.

various SUM Jeotss
Joseph Rush was killed by cars at Catlin,
Illinois.
New York will hereafter use gas in light
ing her streets.
Abraham Bogardus was arrested at Ro-
chester, N. Y, on the charge of robbing the
mails.
S. w. Stewart was shot and killed at Tex
arRana, Ark, by the 11-year-old son of B.
K. Sweet
A contract has been signed for the con-
struction of railroad between Brownsville
and Corpus Christi Tex.
Mrs. John Clark and little daughter, of
Canton, o.. are lying in a critical condition
from eating greens without cooking.
The wire worm has appeared in Kansas,
and is destroying wheat. II is about one
inch long, of brown color, and very slen-
der
Not having heard from Parnell, the Irish
land league in session at ST. Louis adjourned
without arranging for a National conven-
tion.
Hon. John Cardwel, United States consul
general at Cairo, Egypt, during Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration died at Richmond
Texas
An insane colored woman named Mrs E.
l.. Tells set fire to her home at Beslamont,
Mich, and burned herself and two children
to death.
Joseph Rush committed suicide at Tilton,
ILL.,, by deliberately lying down on the
Wabash railroad track In front of a rapidly
approaching train.
A steam pipe in Peter Schwabs brewery
at Hamilton burst, severely sca,ding Ed
Teffert George Simon, Lewis Felmire and
another workman.
Striking cabinet makers of Batesville, Ind +,
have issued warning circular TO ell cabinet
makers to stay away from the American
furniture company.
The Laclede Gashght company, of ST.
Louis, has declared war on the city as a re.
suit Of the passage of the ordinance fixing
the price of gas at ninety cents.
The joint conference of the Reformed and
the United Presbyterians at Pittsburg re-
solved in favor Of organic union. The next
council will be held in October
Lem Sing, the Chinaman, who was
hemmed in on the suspension bridge Thurs
day, was admitted to Canada late at night,
and Immediately left for parts unknown.
Antonio Servanio, Newark, N j., 30.
loon keeper, shot at man who attacked
MIN. The bullet missed him and hit young
German in the head, killing him instantly.
DR.. Lyman Abbott says he has no inten-
tion of resigning the pastorate of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. He cannot imagine how
the rumor of his resignation could have orig
mated.
Jack Carkeek of Milwaukee, is now cham
pion catch-as-catch- wrestler Of the
daea 4a1 faIf 4.
in three at Peoples theatre, Cincinnati, Fri
day night.
Friday was the last day ON which immi-
grants will be landed at Castle Garden. The
500 Storage passengers who came per the
Bohemia from Hamburg we're the last to
pass through the gates.
A lecturer in Axtell, Kan, by passing
structures upon the Catholic belief in
auricular confession, aroused religious war
in that town. Each party accuses the other
of burning the Hulburd elevator, In the CEN
ter Of the town.
Ex-Conductor John Houghtaling, who
had charge Of the train that was wrecked
last month at Bay View, has been indicted
by the oyer and terminer grand jury at
Buffalo, N. Y, for manslaughter In the Sec
ond degree. Bail was fixed at $1,000.
DIR. j. Hedges, OF the stock yards at Sioux
City, Iowa, heads a stock yard scheme in
San Francisco, with a capital of o., 500 900.
to establish stock yards and packing houses
in several Pacific coast cities and at Los
Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland
The steamship Falcon, from Jamaica, ar
rived at New York Friday, and brought the
first and second engineers, three passengers
and the sailors from the Norwegian steam
ship Italia, which sailed from this port on
April for st. Almes, and was wrecked on
the rocks off Watling's Island.
George Dixon, the colored champion ban
tam-weight pugilist, has accepted the offer
of the Pelican club, of London, to fight
Wallace, in June, at ia pounds-R4OO to the
winner and a100 to the loser; 9100 to
Dixon for expenses. Dixon will leave Bos-
ton for London about May l with his
backer.