Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items ON
Various Subjects.

A Condensation of Interesting Items ON
Various Subjects.
Wheat thieves are thriving around
South Bend, Ind
The Democrats now put their majority
in Arkansas ut 10000.
Chauncey Depew sailed from London
Tuesday for New York
The revenue collections in the Peoria
district during August were S3,O94,S47.
George X Wheat, of Wheeling bought
the Spaulding nail works, at Brilliant,
for $50 0a0.
A special grand jury has beel called to
investigate the crimes recently committed
in Cincinnati.
Congressman McCleland, of the
Twelfth District of Indiana, was renom-
mated by the Democrats.
Returns from the Arkansas election in
dicate II Democratic majority OF 10000,
and the reelection OF Governor Eagle
The New York equalization board has
announced the assessed yalre of all real
and personal estate in that s5ate as 81, GSj,-
G53,069
The ladies of Wakeman, o., have organ
lied crusade against hop tea which
strength,
large number of counterfci5 $40 bills,
of the Gcrmania National bank Of New
Orleans, are in circulation in Kansas
City.
The Spauldng iron and nail works, at
Brilliant, O.. were sold at sheriT's sale
to George X Wheat, of Wheeling, for
900.
The board of public improvements of
Cincinnati rejected the Sl0O,0J0 offer Of the
Fuel Gas company represented by Charles
w Baker, Esq.
The steamer Vancouver, of the Domin-
ion line, carrying coo passengers, struck a
large iceberg in the Atlantic. She was
not seriously damaged
Murderer Mccarthy, of Cincinnati. was
before the coroner Tuesday. The testi-
mony proves a cold -blooded crime. John
German is held as an accessory
The second annual exhibition Of the
Pittsburg Exposition society opened
Wednesday evening. &le exhibits are
numerous and unusually attractive
The Ohio board of Penitentiary man
ayers have parolled John 5. Haynes, a
bigamist; Edward Comfort, in for mt
tempted rape, and Lou Houk, murderer.
A cloud burst at Ashland Wis. Mon
day, water-soaked eight or nine of the
principal stores. The streets were like
rivers. The loss to dry goods and other
stocks will be over $40 600
Franz Marehctz was mystcriously cut
to death ut New York, Monday night, the
result of a Labor Day celebration at the
house of some neighbors. There is no
"a, 4 I,o Nf
Tehuacan, in the state of Peubla, Mex,
was recently the scene Of the robbery of
cash and iewelry valued at over $4,000.
The thieves were captured, however, and
most of the stolen property was rccoy-
cred
City Counselor Ycager, of Kansas City,
has brought suit in the circuit court
against delaulting eX-City Treasurer
Peake and his two sets of bondsmen to re-
cover the amount of the de alcaton, S5l,
SS1. .95.
The executive committee of the National
League of Republican clubs in session at
Saratoga, decided to indorse the Federal
election bill and fight the next congress
sional campaign on the lines Of the last
campaign.
The annual convention of the United
TypothetR is in session at New York
The committee on uniformity in the
bodies of type reported that they could
suggest no practical method of securing
uniformity.
Mrs. Christian Spiegle, of Baltimore.
has in the last few days attempted to sui
eide no less than ten times. She has tried
poison, razor aX, hanging, strangulatiOn
and drowning but still lives She SAYS
she is tired OF living.
Lord Sackville, as lord of the manor of
Stratford- -on-Avon. has presented a claim
for encroachment and rent in regard to
the fountain and clock tower donated by
George w Childs, Of Philadelphia, and
erected in the market square.
County Clerk-elect Allen, the first Lib.
eral county officer, entered on his duties
at Salt Lake Tuesday. County Recorder
Rumel. a Mormon also succeeded tine form
er incumbent. The Liberals elected six out
of the nine county officers 1t the tate clcv.
ton
A copy of the will of the late James
Walsh, recently probated in Maryland.
has been admitted in the probate court
here. One hundred thousand dollars are
dven to Catholic charities, and the re-
mainder OF half a million estate to the
widot aad children,
Ballard Bronston was shot and killed at
Richmond, Ky, Monday night, by Gilbert
Maupin, iaier of the county. Bronston
got a divorce from his wife year ago and
killed Deputy Sheriff Ambrose Dudley at
the same time Monday he remarked his
wife. The trouble grew out Of these diff
ference8.
The trustees Of the Northwestern uai
veIs sity at Evanston, Ill, have elected DIR.
Henry Wade Rogers, a. NJ, Ii, d., pres
ident of the institution. DIR. Rogers,
though not divine, is one Of the most
prominent layment Ia American Metho-
dism. He has been for five years dean Of
the Ann Arbor law school.
The heart Of Hiawatha, Kan. was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Loss
at least $3.50 900 The greatest loss was
the First National bank building, owned
by Congressman Morrill, The vault. con-
tanning s51.0U in currency and many val
uable books and papers, gave way under
the intense heat and its contents were en-
tirely destroyed