Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condemnation of Interesting Items Of
Various Subjects.

George Harris, of New Bremen, ILL.,, has
not tasted food for twenty-four days
Unknown persons fred at Rev. Wisand
while he was in the pulpit at Bethel, Ind.
Twice has an attempt been made to kid
nap Miss Amanda Page, Of Cartersburg,
Indiana
Leonard Bensenhamer well known citi-
zen of Anderson, Ind, has lost his mind
over religion.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach intends to
.Aove a committee to consider the condi-
tion of railway employees.
Fort Wayne, Ind, burglars got away
with 81, 900 worth of silver from the resi-
dence of John M, Landenberger,
Paul NJ. Adams, 1s, went on high old
spree at Evansville, Ind, with $50 which
he gobbled from the church collection.
Hamilton S. Shiveley a we'll known
farmer of Green township, Adams county,
o., has become insane, and will be taken
to the Athens asylum,
"Old Hutch" the Chicago trader, de-
clares that while he has discontinued
trading on his own account, he is still in
business on commission.
Annie Schluester sued Louis Sehlick in
the city court Brooklyn, to recover $30,-
600 for breach of promise, and jury gave
her verdict for $1,000
NJ. d. Weller, a prominent insurance
man, was arrested at Fremont, o., Friday,
charged with obtaining $1,000 from Mrs.
j. c. Morrow by false pretenses.
Tom Levi a we'll known race horse
owner, on trial in the United States court
at Indianapolis, on charge of passing
counterfeit money, was acquitted.
While a party of engineers were en-
gagged in clearing the River Seine of ice
with dynamite, cartridge exploded pre-
maturely killing one of the engineers
The young stallion Certainty, at the EN-
pire stock farm at Cuba, N. Y, is dead,
He was owned by William Simpson, of
New York city, and was valued at $780, 900.
In duel with pistols between j. D.
Harden and Bob Ford, near Denver, both
were slightly wounded The revolver used
by Ford was the same with which Jesse
James was shot.
George Kendall, the young English
Farmland, of Arlington, n. j., who was
bitten in the lip by pet skye-terrier be-
longing to his employer, Mr. Schuyler, two
months ago. died of hydropbobia.
The second trial of Provenzanos. at New
Orleans, for lying in wait and shooting
and wounding, resulted in verdict of ac-
quittal. The case formed the basis upon
which rests the theory of the murder of
Chief Hennessy.
The st. Louis city council passed the
bill for new union depot. The bill pro-
vides for an expenditure of $500 900 on the
structure. The measure now goes to the
house of delegates, with fair prospects of
becoming law.
By the falling of an avalanche at Nan
tua, near Bourg, several of party OF
laborers engaged in clearing the railway
tracks of snow were buried, three of them
being so seriously injured that their re-
coyery is doubtful.
At Barboursyille, KY. Eph. Moore,
charged with numbering Harvey Steele
two years ago and with killing David
Campbell shot himself through the head,
causing instant death. His trial was to
have begun in an hour.
At Newark, o., Alonzo Slater, who
failed to recover money lost at gambling
and was in turn arrested for playing, had
Keer Brothers, Charles Slaine, James
Ponser and George johnson arrested for
Keeping gambling rooms.
John D. Hopkins, manager of the Grand
Opera house at Rochester, n Y, says the
story that Doc Wilson, of Moen fame, had
died in the gutter in Arizona is false.
Hopkins says he saw Wilson in New
York three days ago and talked with him.
Code and William Jones, colored, and
James Waters were arrested at Dunkirk
and placed in Jail at Upper Sandusky, o.,
charged with rohbing the clothing store of
c. Phisterer, at Nevada, o.. of $500 worth
of goods Part of the property was recov-
cred.
A fast express on the North Penn road
ran down three Hungarans on the trestle
bridge across creek three miles from
Bethlehem, Pa, killing Anthony Gesmich
and Joseph Cantos. Joseph Smodii escaped
without injury. The men were in search
of work.
A passenger train on the Central rail-
road of Georgia ran into a switch engine
on an open switch, near Fort Mcpherson.
Engineer Waterhouse, Fireman Wright
and Conductor Ennis were badly bruised.
Several passengers were hurt, none
seriously.
During the trial of an opium smuggler,
Collector of Customs Bradshaw, of the
PUGET Sound district, testified that during
his entire term not a single can of pre-
pared opium had been entered for duty.
This shows to what extent Snug ding is
carried on.
The latest report is that Prince Baudoin
committed suicide because his mistress,
German governess in the Belgian court,
had been exiled II is said he desired to
wed her Notwithstanding that such action
would prevent him from ever ascending
the throne.
At meeting of the Chicago manu-
facturers it was decided to advance the
pTice of domestic cigars 10 per cent. on
Feb. next. They claimed that this was
necessary owing to the increased cost of
the imported wrappers under the Nc
Kinley bill
The Berlin Post announces that the
government decided not to support Emin
Pashas plan for the establi shment of a
new German province on the shores of
Victoria Nyanza, being convinced that the
German prote 'torate in East Africa should
be confined to consistent territory
John Kaiser senior member of the
prominent tailor supply firm of Kaiser
Sons 6, company, Pittsburg, committed
suicide in a city hospital. He had been
removed there after a week of excess.
and found bottle of carbolic acid, which
he drank and soon died in fearful agony
William Foulks, living at Laurel Sta
ton, Pa, ,emptied the contents Of double
barreled shotgun into his wife, with fatal
rCsults He had been steadily reading sew
etal chapters of the Bible over and over,
end finally in n religious frenzy killed his
faithful wife He is now insane, and under
lock and key.
Alta meeting Of the telegraph committee
Of the Chicago board Of trade il was de