Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-16

Jesse De Spain.
II. S. Donica, of Tunnelton, Ind, COM
mitted suicide by taking twenty-five
grains of morphine.
Since the beginning of the erection of the
bridge over the Ohio river at Jeffersonville,
twenty-one workmen have lost ther lives.
Maggie Baker, aged 10; Lola, Alfred
and Charles Seib, aged respectively 9, Z,
and years, were drowned at Rapids City,
Illinois.
Mrs. George Kress is accused at De
Graft, o., of seasoning the tea drank by
Lincoln Kress and Mrs. Matt. Kress with
arsenic
N. B. Myers was arrested at Tiffin on
suspicion Of having burglarized the depot
at Marion and beating the operator nearly
to death.
DE Graft and Shelby, o., have score Of
people down with cheese poisoning, and
the board of health is investigating how IL
occurred.
| A committee of the Louisiana legisla-
ture has reported favorably ON the lottery
bill. There will be a minority report
against it,
A free fight among a number of cow
boys in Socorro county, N. NJ, resulted in
the death of John and Garret Davis and
Fred. Groslette.
n The Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution are arranging for more ex-
tended observance of Independence Day
than ever before.
Alvarez Cortez, self-styled general"
who recently headed a small revolt in the
state of Guerrero Mex, has been ar
rested, and will be shot
Maj. Butterworth has introduced bill
to fix a uniform standard of classification
of farm products, to be determined by the
secretary of agriculture.
Winfield S. Rank was arrested at Can
ton, o., for attempting to wreck street
car He claimed he was acting under the
authority of the city engineer
As the result of The Daily News denun-
citation, and of the raids upon warrants
sworn out on its behalf, every gambling
house in Chicago has been closed
At Burlington, Iowa, an old man,
Joseph Sottle, of Gladstone, ILL.,, laid his
neck across a rail in front of backing
switch engine, and was decapitated
Three highwaymen rode into the town
of Joshua, Tex, and robbed the postoffice
of $500 in money and three gold watches.
making their escape without molesta-
tion.
The Kentucky Wesleyan college man
ayers have decided that the Millersburg
folks know all they can stand now, and
will remove the halls of learning to Win
chester
H. N. Hickman was nominated for rail-
road commissioner by the Missouri Demo-
cratic convention. He is president of the
State Farmers and Laborers' Union and
Alliances.
The fact that demand creates the sup
ply is proven by the birth of a calf with
four ears in Indianapolis just before the
stump speakers begin to howl in the fall
campaign for state officers.
Indianapolis fremen's widows protest
against the investment of the $4,000
raised Tor their benefit in homes and an
nuities, and ask that the cash be paid over
to them to use as they see fit.
From New York Friday $1,OOO0OO in
gold bars was shipped to Europe, its final
destination being Buenos Ayres. 1t was
entirely outside the regular exchange
market, but produced fiutter for time
on Change.
Mary Hammell, daughter of Deputy
Sheriff Hammell, of Perry township, Tus-
carawas county, o., disappeared from
home on the 14th of last May, and her
friends fear she has been the victim OF
foul play.
Hon. Oliver Mowatt, premier of On
tario, says there is no sentiment for an
neXation in Canada. II change ever does
come, it will be independence from Great
Britain's control-not annexation to the
United States
Denny Sninneman, Joseph Sattler and
Thomas Walpole, taking an outing near
Lawrenceburg Ind, don't care about tent
ing on the old camp ground again right
away, since the lightning laid them out
unconscious for several hours.
A number Of Democratic ex-ofTicials Of
the New York custom house, under Cleve-
land, have been summoned before United
States grand jury for violations of the
civil service law in extorting money from
subordinates for campaign purposes.
Mrs. Adelaide f. Hill, of New York, had
been accustomed to inhailing from ma
chine for that purpose hot air for lung
affection. A thermometer attached to
the device was accidentally broken and
she inhaled the evaporated mercury with
deadly effect.
William Lowry, an aged colored man,
was found in the forest near Onota, Mich.
pinned to the earth by fallen tree, where
he had been four days without food and
tormente1 by insects, yet still alive and
able to tell his story. Some portions Of
his body swarmed with maggots He
died
Southampton town, Long Island, New
York, celebrated the 250th anniversary of
its settlement Thursday The streets were
crowded with people from all the villages
and neighboring towns. Among those
visitors were n few remaining Indians OF
the Shinnecook tribe, which originally
owned the land upon which the town
stands.
Jack Christian, made preparations to
open saloon in respectable neighbor-
hood at indianapolis. The property own
ers bought the house, tore 1t down and
set Mr.. Christians beer out in the street.
He has sued for damages, and the neigh
bors cheerfully volunteered to give ham
damages galore if he tried again 10 run a
groggery in their midst.
An abandoned yacht named the Cygnet
was discovered a short distance above
Wind Mill Point on the Chesapeake bay.
From the log 1t is supposed her passen-
gers were c. w. Mixer, IL. Ullman X. Il.
Harrison and Reid Hunt, students Of
John Hopkins university, who had at
tended the class day exercises OF the naval
academy. No trace of the men has been
found
The is strong opposition among the
me.nke=s CO the Gaiag.hia Athlete club
Of Washington City, TO having John L.
Sullivan give an exhibition before the
club, and a special meeting has been
called to reconsider an invitation ex-