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

Samuel Paul, candidate for governor
of the Chickasaws, killed his son in quar-
rel
Adding in Indians and Alaskans, the
population of the United States is fully
63, 100000.
International convention of Young Mems
Christian association will meet at Kansas
City May g.
The Standard Oil company is purchas-
ing oil lands in LaGrange and Elkhart
counties, Ind
The Western Union paid out 81, on, ,999
in dividends for the last quarter and has
$3.50 1lS as a surplus
AT Cincinnati Charles Craig, colored,
was found guilty of wife murder and will
be sentenced 70 hang.
Ethel Towne, the young Chicago adven-
turess, asked TO have Terre Haute, Ind,
attorney to defend her.
Miss Charlotte Di Zerega, an American
girl, has married Sir Frederick Frankland
tenth baronet of Thirkelby.
Some of DR. Koch's consumption lymph
was tried Wednesday ON patient in St
Luke's hospital, New York.
Sanderson Cavill returned to his Ligon-
ier, Ind, home after a brief, unexplained
absence of twenty-one years.
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Mckee and her
children have returned to Washington
from a visit TO indianapolis.
AT Newark, o., the 3-year-old son of Ed
ward Fryman was horribly burned by the
upsetting of a pot of boiling grease
Charles 6. Jefferson, of Clifton, Mass.
has broken the amateur lifting record
raising 1,571 4 pounds with his hands.
Walter Fairfield, aged lC years, is
wanted at Canton, O., for an attempted
assault on Minnie Esselman, a,yed years.
All the Clark thread mills have been
shut down indefinitely, on account of the
strike, and 5000 people are thrown out Of
work.
The residence of Cyrus Dieter, a farmer,
near Alliance, o. was destroyed by fire,
and one of his children, aged g. perishcl in
the fire.
Eleven witnesses were examined in the
Honnold case at Newark, O., Wednesday,
but so far no case of murder has been
made out.
Secretary Window has temporarily dis.
continued the purchase of four per cent.
bonds, but will continue the purchase OF
four-and-a-halfs
The assets of the Chicago Safe and Lock
company are ascertained TO be but $l21,-
767, AT the time of the failure they were
said to be s700CC0.
The big panther that has been feasting
on Marion county, Ind, shoats looks from
the top of a tall tree on the 800 farmer
who are trailing it,
In the contest for city recorder, at Ian
caster, KY, between ex-Judge WALTON
Eason and Judge Hemphill, the latter
was declared elected
Jay j. Grinnell. a court stenographer, ia
being tried at Dubuque Iowa, for killing
George Cornell, an engineer for intimacy
with Grinnells wife.
Near Lebanon, O., Cliff Thompson. a
young farmer, while hunting, had his
hand badly shattered by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
The Kentucky court of appeals has de-
cided the tax for the support of the agri-
cultural and mechanical college at Lex
ington, to be constitutional.
A favorable report has been made on
the financial condition of the Westing-
house Electric company, of Pittsburg, by
the committee appointed to investigate
The authorities of Norwalk, O., are anxi- |
Gus to learn the address of friends Of Fred
Probert, an Englishman, 45 years of age, |
who died SUD dealy, in that city, Saturday |
John Snyder, while hunting near Mil.
lersburg, o.. had one hand badly shat
tered and shoulder and arm injured by
the discharge of his gun while climbing
fence.
At Muncie, Ind, Herbert Burton. 5, |
asked his uncle, Henry Hubbard, to shoot
him. Hubbard playfully pulled the trig-
ger of his gun, and the little boy was
slain.
The various farmers organizations and |
Knights of Labor of Illinois have united
in demanding of the legislature that
practical farmer be elected United States
senator.
Lewis Mahon, 60 years of age, of Peoria
ILL.,, committed suicide by hanging After
fastening the rope around his neck he
jumped out of an oak tree. His neck was
broken.
Lawrence Miller, of Wapakoneta, o.,
was stricken with paralysis while descend.
ing flight of stairs and fell to the floor be
low, sustaining injuries that resulted in
his death.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, James Hurst
an Englishman, married Angeline John
son, n mulatto, inspite of the interference
of her dusky lover, who used razor for
In the So 900 damage suit brought by
Miss Acre against Moses Risley, at Brazil,
Ind, for defamation of character, the de
fendant acknowledged to a libel and paid
plaintiff $3.50
Lousis G. Haughey, formerly member
of the William Baeder Glue company, of
Pittsburg, is under arrest charged with
$4,000 of the moneys of
the company.
Il is announced that capitalists of Chi.
cago have obtained control of the latest
invention in the way of high explosives,
and will soon control the markets Of the
entire country.
The evidence for the prosecution in the
Petilliott wife murder case at Columbus
Ind, was closed Tuesday, and the defense
is endeavoring TO prove that the prisoners
mind is unsouRd.
Rev Father Finnerty, OF Sacred Heart
church, Dayton, o., was on trial for i'm
proper relations with girl of his congre.
CATION, but ended deliberations by tender.
ing his resignation.
Merchant Roll, of indianapolis, is sur.
prised to see two notes signed by him for
s., 800 each come in when he never gave
them. He says they are forgeries and de
clines to settle them
The Kentucky Tobacco Growers associa.
tion has subscribed 100000 for the estab-
lishment Of warehouse in Louisville in
opposition to the Cincinnati Louisville
of dealers
Clarence Martin, who was sent as mes
senger to the n. A. Jeffras Cloak Manu-
faciuring company, Cincinnati, mistook
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