Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-28
NEWS N nRlEf.
A Condemnation of Interesting items on
Various Subjects.

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Jacob Steinman, OF Mason, o., receives
a $4,000 alienation Of his grief for a de-
ceased relative far over the sea.
William Richie, Harvey P. Plat,
Adolph Pleumea. Lucius c.. Cron, OF Ohio,
have been appointed worlds fair commits
sioners.
The death of Henry Little, pioneer, aged
SO, at Kalamazoo, Mich, was caused by
oyereating at his birthday celebration
Sunday
James Kinds, of Madison, Ind, shot,
perhaps fatally, Charles Antle, who paid
attentions to Miss Kinds against the
fathers wishes.
l.. d. Hopson and Frank Moore, of tho
geological surveying party. were drowned
at Eagle Rock, Idaho, May "a, while
sounding the river.
Seven members of the city council Of
Omaha, Neb have brought suits for libel
against The Bee, which charged them with
corruption in office
Miners of the Fluhart No. 2, near Wells
ton, o., who have been on a strike for the
past week, have returned to work, their
demands having been aceeded to.
Ben. Meyers, catcher of a colored base
ball club, while playing at Montgomery,
Ga, was struck in the mouth by ball
thrown by the pitcher and instantly
killed.
Henry Bert, butcher of South Bend,
Ind, is missing. He has been suffering
from neuralgia, and this, with financial
troubles, is supposed to have unsettled
his mind.
Two 12-year-old boys confessed that they
have repeatedly set fire to the Wabash,
Ind, orphans home just to see it burn.
They have the pleasure of seeing them
selves fired to the house of correction.
Governor Buckner, of Kentucky, has
called an election for successor to Sena-
tor Carlisle, to be held June 81 There are
number of candidates, including Theo-
dore Hallam, formerly Carlisle's partner
The Chicago Tower company was incor-
porated Monday with capital stock of
$2,000,0O0. The tower is to be 500 feet
high, 4S0 square at the base and will con-
tain, among other things, hotel of 1900
rooms.
Timothy Anglin, of Glenarvon farm, has
sold to Gerhard Lang, of Buffalo, n Y,
the bay yearling colt by Wilkes Boy, dam
Josie, by the King, for 5000. Mr. Lang
also bought sucking brother to the year
ling for $4,000
A train ran down railroad veloclpede
near Dayton, Mich, on which Ed. Wolfe
and Miss Alsbaugh were riding He
was thrown into ditch uninjured, but she
fell under the locomotives wheels and
was cut to pieces.
The Ohio penitentiary has developed
a great deal of talent, but has not hitherto
boosted of a prophet. Such it has now in
the person of Jay Yarmouth, whose sue
cessfui predictions have made him famous
among his brethren.
indianapolis ministers notified Mr..
Shaffer that he can't be president of their
Young Mems Christian Association and
president of the Sabbath breaking base
ball and Sim-Coy-resort chasing street car
company at the same time.
John Startling, who lived near Selma,
Johnston county, North Carolina, was
taken from his wagon Saturday night by
a mob, tied to tree and shot to death.
He had made threats against peaceable
citizens, and was also suspected of the
murder of his mother-in-law.
Harrison Sailor and his wife, inoffensive
cclored people of Riverside, Woodruff
county, Ark, was assassinated in their
home by unknown parties. A mass
meeting of citizens passed resolutions
calling on the governor to offer reward
for the capture of the murderers
The doors of the Owego National bank.
of Owego, N. Y, remain closed. G. A.
Thompson, the cashier, whose whereabouts
since the failure have been something of a
mystery, has returned. The opinion
still prevails that satisfactory settle
ment of the affairs of the bank will be
reached.
Gen. w, I. Sherman has accepted an
invitation to be present at reunion of
the Army of the Potomac, to be held at
Portland, Me-, July 4. He will go there,
he says, In his private capacity, and de-
clines to be the guest of the city or of any
private family, and that he simply wants
a room at hotel where he may receive his
friends.
Herbert Clancy, of Chicago, is being
sued for $4,000 damages in the Kings
county, N. Y, supreme court, by Miss
Carrie Windolph, of Long Island City for
IA breach of promise of marriage The
plaintiff says that their acquaintance was
formed in Saratoga, and the defendant,
who was wealthy, promised to marry her,
which he did not do.