Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items or
Various Subjects.

"A CONDEMNATION OF interesting Items on
Various Subjects.
Toledo had 100000 fire in her business
portion Sunday.
The Mexican chamber has approved
the bill for the conversion of the Spanish
debt.
The senate has passed bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for monument to Grant in
Washington.
Frank Perkins. of Mt. Vernon, O., killed
Joseph Butcher, his brother-in-law, with
a club. Quarrel.
Fire destroyed Dinwoodys furniture
factory at Salt Lake City. Loss, $125, 600;
insurance, S71 900
Hon. Amos Glover accidentally shot and
killed himsef Saturday while hunting
near Delaware, O.
James Carr, of West Virginia, will try
to establish his claims as an heir to the A.
T. Stewart estate.
At Great Falls, N. H., Joseph Lords
house was struck by lightning and burned.
Mr. Lord was killed by the shock.
Ripley Ropes, president Of the Brooklyn
Trust company and state charities com
missioner died Sunday in Brooklyn.
Maggie Powers choked herself to death
with towel at private sanitarium in
indianapolis. A love affair was the
cause.
Mrs. J, b. Downing, wife of promi-
nent citizen of Ft. Wayne, Ind, committed
suicide by hanging herself in her bed
room.
Au English syndicate is negotiating for
the purchase of the granite business of
Quincy, Mass 1t is said that g., ,0O0, 600 is
involved.
Members from Vermont to the worlds
fair commission: DIR. Henry s. Mcintyre,
of Randolph, and Col b. B. Smalley, of
Burlington.
The Southern Presbyterian assembly
tabled "A resolution to petition all govern
ments to Danish warfare and settle all
strife by arbitration.
C. S. Poor, proprietor of the Nebraska
laundry, at Omaha, was shot and killed
by burglar Friday night. There is no
clew to the criminal
The three steamers, City of Rome,
Alaska and Aurania, have begun a race
from Queenstown to New York. There is
betting on the result.
jeremiah 0'Donnell was taken to the
AJAbdiuhJ W DNkAh
serving a hree-yearis sentence for alleged
jury fixing in the Cronin case.
At Nashville, Tenn. Matt. Connors, en-
gineer; George Stull, fireman, and Jack
Wheatley, brakeman were killed by the
explosion of a locomotive boiler.
The body of fully developed white fe-
male infant was found in the river at
Xenia, o., Sunday. It's skull had been
fractured. Noclew to the murders.
The annual report of the Chicago de-
partment of health shows that the mortal
ity for the year has been between eighteen
and nineteen persons in each thousand.
Versailles O'Rourk was arrested at Ur-
bana, o., charged with shaving the hair
off the tails of two fine horses belonging
70 William Lamar and Charles Klickow.
At Cementville, George Dickerson was
fatally stabbed by William Richardson,
over an old grudge. Richardson, one of
the worst desperadoes in that community,
escaped.
Congressman Frank Lawler, of Chicago,
announces that he will not be a candidate
for reelection to congress, bat would like
to be sheriff. The Office is worth $4,000
per year.
Az canton, w., the Brahu jury returned
an indictment for murder in the first de-
gree against Henry Popp, who killed
Moritz Grother, in the latter's saloon, a
month ago.
The secretary of the navy has ordered
the North Atlantic squadron to rendezvous
at Portland on July 3and 4, on the occasion
Of the twenfy-frst annual reunion Of the
Army of the Potomac.
Homer Fulmer, aged 2 years, was run
over by a freight at Canton, o., while
playing on the track. His right arm was
crushed so that smputation was rendered
necessary. He may live.
The Cherokee Indian commission were
found wandering about the Iowa reserva-
tion In search Of the Indian village, Iowa,
where the Cherokee chiefs and braves had
been waiting day for them. The Indian