Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting items ON
Various Subjects.

the Indiana legislature is Co.
l.. ID. Sanborn, Saginaw, Mich, got $50,
600 on forged paper and skipped.
Capt. Sam Dean, age IA, a veteran Ohio
river commander, died in Pittsburg
John Payne, pioneer, aged 80, suicided
with morphine near Shelbyville, Ind.
Scantlin foundry firm foundered at
Evansville, Ind, on 100000 liabilities.
Fort Wayne Ind, murderer Kuhns still
lives, and says he will continue to do SO.
Oscar Meyers and Maud Grantham were
drowned at Cameron, Mo-, while skating
William Nye is charged at Toledo with
having counterfeit money in his possess
sion.
The trial of John Petillot, who muir
! dered his wife at Columbus, Ind began
Monday
Cyrus Richards, aged 10, was thrown
from his pony at St. Joseph, H., and in
stantly killed.
| Echo Heiseley licked his uncle, William
Heiseley, at Cleveland, over business
disagreement.
r. X. Livingston, of Hamersville, o.,
lost his left arm Monday by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
York harbor, discipline their men with
the sharp edge of cutlass.
| 1t is proposed in the legislature of South
Dakota to abolish some of the state Off
GERS, on the plea of economy.
Owing to the split in the hish National
party William O'Brien will return to
Europe, sailing Saturday next
Peter Pence, stonemason, fel; from the
abutment of a bridge, near Bentonville,
o., Monday, and was seriously hurt.
Rev. DR.. J. p Strong, of East Milestone,
N. j., fell dead in the pulpit after preach
ing a sermon on the uncertainty of life.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas ex-
press, near Ray, Tex, was ditched and
four passengers and trainmen were hurt.
During quarrel resulting from joke
James Douglass fatally shot Dave Hum
mer, at Marion Ind He has been ar
rested
Lionel Burnett, son of Frances Hodgson
Burnett, the novelist has died in Paris,
whittier his mother had taken him for his
health.
Some German subscribers to the fund of
the worlds fair refuse to pay their sub
scriptions unless the fair shall be open on
Sunday
Roberts, Cushman & Company, import
ers and dealers in hatters materials, New
York, assigned. Liabilities S5C0OOO; assets
81, ,000,00)
William Nye was arrested at Ada o.,
Monday, and taken to Toledo to answer a
charge of having counterfeit money in his
possession.
A reward of $50 has been offered for the
arrest of the scolndrel who stole Miss
Dora Jones lair while she was asleep, at
Brazil, Ind
BY the will of Daniel Fayerweather,
who died recently in New York, SO, l95, 600
is bequeathed TO educational institutions
and hospitals.
Washington Mclean died il Washing
ton Monday, aged "a. He was for many
years editor and one Of the owners of The
Cincinnati Enquirer
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, says the next eight
hour movement will be by the miners,
beginning next May l.
The Kentucky Tobacco Growers associ-
alton meet at Louisville Tuesday, Dec. 9,
to discuss measures to protect their inter
ests and lvance prices.
At Gum Lick, KY, White Caps visited
the residence of Samuel Lowe, and shot
him and his aged wife. Lowe will die,
but his wife may recover.
AT Wellington, O., S. t. Sage was shot
and wounded SO he will die by David
Hoke, an employe whom he detected steal
ing. Hoke then killed himself
Henry Levy, alias Samuel Seelig, was
arrested in st. Louis Saturday Seelig
and some companions had planned to
board the Chicago train and rob it.
Jacob Burton, while returning to his
home at Russell, Adams county, O., from
church. Sunday, was thrown from his
buggy and it is feared, fatally hurt
Charles Hart, of Danville, ILL.,, is under
arrest for.shooting Miss Emma Thornton
on Thanksgiving evening, while returning
from church in company with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Watts, of Brazil,
Ind, are greatly dis res 5ed over the dap
pearGc, of their daughter Josie, aged 1s
years. who has been missing since Friday
An open switch caused collision in
Rochester, N. Y, between Central
freight and West Shore passenger train,
whose engineer broke his leg in jumping.
Columbus, o., Methodist Episcopal min
listers say that the saloon doors shall be
closed after midnight If they have to 20
and put their own individual backs against
them.
Equine la grippe is prevailing to an
alarming extent among the horses of
Noble county, o. Many valuable animals
have died, and the contagion is rapidly
spreading.
Fritz Bernhard Henreks killed himself
in Chicago. His father refused TO turn
over to him money left him by his mother,
and his sweetheart had i'm consequence
Tilted him.
Frank Scully was delivered to the Mis-
sissippi authorities in Chicago. He T.
wanted Tor the attempted murder Of James
Chambers, two years ago at Scranton,
Mississippi.
As the check for Sl2 500 sent by tie Ma
tional government TO the Sandusky sol
diers' home, is still missing, that institu-
tion asks permission to incur deficiency
Of 0,000 in its place
Mary Thompson, living near Chilli
cothe. o.. on her way to st. Jo eph's
founding asylum, gave birth to boy
baby in the cab of the elevator at the
Grand hotel. Cincinnati.
Seven Reformed Presbyterian ministers
are on trial at Wilkesbarre, Pa, before the
synod for advocating q 2 s.ssiIa5i ily and
righifulness OF members Of that denomi-
nation to vote at civil elections.
James Monroe who stole several thou
sand dollars worth Of notes from the safe !
In Conwell & Babbs store. at Xenia, o., !
plead ID guilty MoncGg, and was sentenced |
10 the penitentiary ies eighteen months.
In Indiana one person In every forty |
seven draws a pension from the National /
government In Ohio IL is one 10 every
sixiy-tive These two sia.es together have |