Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-30
NEWS IN BRIEF.


| CONDENSATION OF interesting Items Oh
Various Subjects.
Southport, Ind, had $50, 900 fire.
Rice Lake, Wis, had a $50, 900 incendiary
fire
Rumors of grave robbers at Carthage
Indiana
Epidemic of diphtheria at Franklin,
| Indiana
Uncle Sans balance Wednesday was
S143, III 600.
Melbourne, the rain king, is again al
| Canton o.
Newman, Ga, had 5000, 600 incendary
cotton fire
Two children were devoured by wolves
near Austin, MINI.
Wholesale arrests at New Haven fer
violating the liquor law.
George Davidson, negro frebug, was
caught in the act at Nashville.
Mrs. Harry S. Rhodes was killed in a
runaway accident near Carmi, Ills.
James Whitman was seriously injure
and his team killed at crossing near
Tuscarawas, ..
Three wealthy sheep men were killed in
a general fight over cards at Holbrook,
Arizona Territory.
Preparations arc being made to royalty
celebrate the fiftieth birthday of the
Prince of Wales, Nov. 0.
Miss Myrtle Shrock, of Westerville, O.,
was fatally burned by hanging lamp
falling upon her and exploding.
1t is estimated that 100000 damage
have been done by fire in various parts
Oklahoma within the past few days.
Professor II. Y. Lauderback, prncipa
of Lauderback's boys academy Phladel
phia, suicided by shooting. Overwork.
1t is rumored that the duty on corn will
be removed 10y the Mexican government
owing to the shortage Of crops and famine
At Wheeling hackman robbed f. II.
Burt, Jr, of his pocketbook containing
$4,000 aud valuable papers, and returned
it minus the money.
Fire in New Orleans destroyed two
buildings. One man was killed. Fifteen
others had narrow escapes by the collapse
of one of the structures.
Miss Ruth Rcheson, of Muhlenberg
county, Ky, changed her mind just as she
was about to stand up to be married to-
John Driscoll of Daviess.
Anthony Jordan, colored assistant of a
balloonist at Raleigh, N. c., was prema
turely carried up and fell after going sixty
feet being fatally injured
Hall Brothers glass works, Muncie,
Ind, burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
SAP, 600, Escaping natural gas caused it.
Over one hundred employees thrown out of
work.
The rush Of goods through the port of
Laredo into Mexico to avoid the increase
of duties on many articles, which goes
into effect on the LIST of November, is
simply immense.
indianapolis has organized bureau of
justice composedof leading citizens. It's
object is to procure legal protection of the
weak and helpless against all classes of
wrong and tyranny
The president of Brazil has asked from
the congress of that republic an appropria-
ton of 100000 to pay the expenses of it's
representation at the Chicago exposition
The original estimate was $685. 900.
DR. Stolnski, on entering his office at
Ottumwa, Ia, found l.. A. Stevens, a
student, asphyXjated. An investigation
showed that he had been killed by burg.
lars and valuable diamond pin stolen.
In the United States district court at
Pittshurg the grand jury found true
hlll III the second Indictment against w |
H. Dill president of the First National
bank of Clcarfcd, charging him with
misappropriatng funds His shortage is
100000.
Judge Goodman has passed the sentence
of death on Joseph Howell, convicted in
the circuit court at Trenton, Mo, two |
weeks ago of the murder of Mrs Minnie
Hall and her four children. The murder
was one of the most brutal ever committed |
in Missouri,
1t is stated ON the best authority that |
Lieutenant Governor Anglers, of Quebec |
has asked Sir John Thompson to take |
action against the Ottawa Free Press for |
intimating that 81, 500 of the Bale DIES
Chaieurs railway money was spent in buy |
ing a necklace for Madam Angers
DIR. Salvador DE Mendonca, minister to |
the United States from Brazil, has arrived |
in New York. II am glad to say that the |
treaty of reciprocity between the two |
countries is acceptable to the masses of |
Brazil said DR.. Mendonca, "and it is
looked upon with favor by both houses Of
the Brazilian congress-"