Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items oi
Various Subjects.

A Condensation OF Interesting items oh
Various Subjects.
The epidemic of smallpox at Harris
Neck, Ca, is under control.
A wreck at Girard, o., demolished the
Pittsburg ard Western depot
Henry All IN, of Martinsville, Ind, is
testing the dog meat remedy for consump-
tion.
Mrs. DR.. L. r. Dobney, of Ringgold.
Tenn. suiciued by shooting. She was an
invalid.
At Colliervlle, Tenn, saw mill boiler
exploded, killing two men and destroying
the plant.
At West Milton, O., Marst's livery sta
BILE and contents was burned Eighteen
horses persisted.
At Indianapolis William H. Lent was
probably fatally crushed while hosting a
huge grindstone.
1t is expected the administration will
take active measures concerning the
Chilian question
Another terrible storm on the Englir1 L
channel A fishing boat with twenty-four
ON board was lost
Chauncey NJ, Depew says New York
state will do her part at the fair notwlth-
standing present lllulCdulOLS.
Near Fort Recovery O., John Ulerman
was bitten by dog six weeks ago and is
now suffering from hydrophobia.
At West Plains Mo-, four men were
killed and about twenty more or less in
jured by the wrecking of construction
train.
A farmer and his daughter were frozen
in a blizzard near the North Dakota
Minnesota line. Their horses were found
alive,
At Bloomington, Ind, Elmer Hendricks
stabbed Oscar Schrum of Salem, during
quarrel Schrum may die Hendricks
skipped.
Notwithstanding the vigorous instruc'
ton of the Judge at Indianapolis, it is not
believed the would-be lynchers of Charles
Bissow will be indicted,
At Marietta, o., Elizabeth Reppert, a
ten-year-old girl was awarded $4,000 for
the loss of a leg in a suit against the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad.
A gas explosion in the Maryland Steel
company's works at Sparrow Point, near
Baltimore, tally injured four men and
seriously burned four more.
Secretary Foster presented the first
silver certificate bearing a likeness of the
late William Window to his widow, ac
companied bv a touching letter.
Near Napoleon, Ind, the body of Lewis
Newman was found in the woods par,
TALLY devoured by hogs. An empty
whisky bottle was found near by.
Near New Albany, Ind, Charles Hide
brand, apparently helpless from rheuma
tism, arose with alacrity and vacated the
,l,o,,
I The STANDARD Oil company is trying tc
! secure Lake Mercer, near Celina, o., for
an oil field The lake is an artificial one
used as a reservoir for the Miami and Erie
canal
At Natchez, Miss, six colored men
were attempting to cross the river in 8
skiff, the boat swampcd and two OF the
men, Dave Peachy and Ed Lewis were
drowned.
DIR. Martin F. Coomes believes the
marks of crucilixion which appear or
Mary Stoke enberg, of Louisville, every
Friday to be of natural origin, but car
not account for them.
While intoxicated, Riley Webb, living
near jamestown, o., shot his father, who
subsequently almost beat his son to.death
Another son tried to kill one Granville
Fannan, but was prevented by friends
At indianapolis William Corkins
charged with the murder of james
Barnell, was found guilty and his punish
ment placed at three years and siA
months. 1t is believed his brother Elmer
who is similarly charged, will plead
guilty.
DIR. C. Welt, president of the nationa
council of the federal assembly, oi
Switzerland, and chief of the department
of posts and railroads, has resigned owing
TO the fact that the administration
proposition to purchase the Swiss rail
.onJ- hoe haon dnfaatad