Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-01
NEWS IN BRIEF,
A. Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

Various Subjects.
People are dying of starvation in parts
of Russia
Oliver Wendell Holmes was eighty-two
Saturday.
Canada is sending penniless Russian
Jews to Detroit.
West Virginia has received her share of
the direct war tax $27 1928
Charles Benns suicided at Columbus be-
cause he was too fat to work.
The Bellaire (O.) Stamping company
will move its works to Chicago
Thomas Hoover, of Jacksonville, Ind,
is dying of ammonia poisoning,
The western waterways convention will
meet at Evansville, Ind, Oct. IA.
Edward Acker, jeweler, of Uniontown,
o., was killed by kicking horse.
A mad dog fearfully mangled Columbus
Smiths little boy at Columbus, Ind.
Barton S. Weeks. of New York, was
elected president of the Son of Veterans.
James Roberts, the alleged Columbus
Grove (O.) bank robber, acts crazy as a
loon" at times.
There is movement on foot to have q
reunion of the ex-Union and ex- Confederate
veterans IN CINCINNATI.
At Seymour, Ind, c. j. Atkinson g.
Company's was plundered and then set
fire to. Loss about $4,000
The Gallipolis (O.) postoffice was robbed
of between 1920 and 1880 in stamps,
money and registered mail
1t is said that James G. Blaine, Jr., will
fight the divorce suit to be brought by his
wife, who now resides at Sioux Falls. Oak.
Up to Aug. 10 the seal catch in Behring
sea amounted to 27,000 skins with twenty.
four British and eight American vessels to
hear from
Two children of Thomas McGill, near
GAINESVILLE, o., were fatally scalded by
their mother dropping a kettle of hot
water on them.
Colonel Holloway, chief clerk of the
Kentucky penitentiary, has resigned his
position by request. He was 81, 100 short
in his accounts.
Riot rules at Georgetown, Ky. The ne
groes threaten to burn the town and kill
the citizens, because of the lynching of
murderer Dudley.
The steamers Gambler and Easily col
lided in the harbor at Melbourne. The
Gambler sunk in seven minutes. Twenty
Blk lives were lOSb
A six-day bicycle race will be held at
Madison Square Garden, New York, begin
ming Oct. Is. The winner must ride not
less than 300 miles.
A windstorm at Newark, n j., wrecked
number of houses and unroofed many
more. Several people were injured, but
no fatalities are reported.
At Aurora, Ind, George Murdoch re-
quested Mrs Ed Smith to meet him at
night. She did 30, and with q cowhide
gave him severe thrashing.
Near Franklin, KY, John Moore quar-
relied with his father-in-law, Harrison
Beheler, and knocked his brains out with
spade. Moore surrendered.
Tramps took possession of freight on
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road near
Beaver Falls and got away with consider
able booty. Seven were captured.
Peter Pauley, an idiot of gigantic stat
ure, Is at large in Lincoln county, W. Va,
outraging women and there is no law to
punish him. The only recourse is to keep
him in jail
Tho Sons Of Veterans sustained the ex-
pulsion of Past Commander-in-chief w.
S. Payne, of Ohio who Incorporated
and also decided to deprive him of his
rank as past commander-in-chief.
A riot among railroad laborers in Web
ster county, w. Va, in which revolvers
and other deadly weapons were used, re-
suited in one man being killed while
number of others were seriously injured
At Salina, Pa, Mrs. Lloyd chastised her
son Ray, and was almost scared to death
in consequence, He had eight boxes of
toy pistol caps in his pocket which ex-
ploded. She didn't know he was loaded.
James Burns, of Red Oaks, Mich, died
natural death A girl generally sup
posed to be his daughter, but who was his
mistress, was found lying across his body,
having suicided by tying a cord around
her neck
Judge John f. Dillon, Of New York city,
was elected president of the American
Barr association. The secretary and treas
urer were both reelected. Local councils
for the different states and territories were
also chosen.
Major II. C. Semple, a prominent lawyer
of Montgomery, Ala, and Major H. B.
Sharpe, president of the Alabama railroad
commission, has filed application for va
cancy in interstate commerce commission,
caused by the death of Commissioner
Bragg.