Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-23
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK.

reservations is held to mean that the cat
tlemen are to remain In possession of the
Cherokee strip
The boat race between the crews OF the
Oxford university and Cambridge univers-
! ity was won by Oxford in twenty-five
minutes, and by quarter of length,
| A congress of the western states will be
held in Kansas City from April Il to 1s.
Nine of the thirteen states included in
the congress have already appointed dele
gates
In New York, the jury in the case Of
John NJ. ID. Fanshaws, charged with
arson, brought in verdict of arson in the
first degree The penalty is life imprison-
ment.
| Millionaire Perrien, kidnapped at Detroit
was released after being held prisoner
for almost twenty-four hours. His cap
tors told him they would get him next
time"
Noah Griffin was arrested at Spencer,
Ind, Thursday by the sheriff of Cass
county, Mich, for a criminal assault on a
young girl at Cassapolis, where he was
taken for trial.
Hon. Thomas Bicknell of Boston, has
been requested by Hon. w r. Harris,
! United States commissioner of education,
to take charge of the educational exhibit
at the worlds fair.
The fears that Adam Schrieber, an
age1 employe, had perished in the flames.
at the Elizabethport cordage works fire,
were confirmed by the discovery OF his
bones in the ruins
Lewis Purdy, postmaster at Scrub Oak,
N. Y, who was appointed during the ad
mnistration of President William Henry
Han rison, and has held the office continu-
ously since, is dead
There is a protest against a contribution
of o. given to the Parnell envoys in New
York on the ground that the money was
raised for the Irish National Land League
and not for any factions.
After partaking of prepared meat James
NJ Nolan and wife, of Pittsburg were
seized with symptoms of arsenical poison
ing. Nolan died in great agony Mrs.
Nolen will probably recover
A chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution was organized at
Chicago with forty-two charter members
Only descendants of men who participated
in the revolution are eligible.
1t is reported that the main support of
the Chilian insurgents comes from the
English nitrate traders and spectators
who are offended at the government be-
cause it will not submit to their dictation.
Four cases of trchinosis, caused by
eating partially cooked meat exist at
Centervile, Wis. The meat, when exam
ined under the microscope, was found to
be fairly swarming with the deadly
PARISHES.
S X new cases of leprosy are reported
from Victoria. The disease exists among
the Cinnamon, who inhabt certain
quarter of the city. An investigation is
being male. but the Mongolians are max
ing every effort to conceal the matter.
1t is understood that Sir Charles Tup-
per, Canadian high commissioner in Lon
don; Sir John Thompson, minister of JUS
tice, and Hon. G. II. Foster, minister of
finance, will leave for Washington in
few days to confer with Mr.. Blaine on the
question of closer relations.
S,natorelect FELTON,, of California, was
born in New York fifty-eght years ago,
and came to California when he was IL
years of age. He engaged in mining and
mercantile pursuits, and entered politics
as Democrat. He afterwards became a
Republican and was elected to the assem-
bly, for four years. He declined renomi-
nation six years ago, and was sent to con
gress from the Fifth district. He has also
held the position of United States sub
treasurer of San Francisco.
In view of the probable shortage of L.
800 600 sheets of the $4,000 ,00l estimated
to be printed by June 80 the end of the
fiscal year, the bureau of engraving and
printing at Washington has decided to
have night work done At present bank
notes are turned out so slowly that they
are necessarily put in circulation green"
almost as soon as issued from the press,
where they should season six months be-
fore use. Notes most in demand are of
the denomination of ;, but ones, fives and
tens are also urgently wanted in the order
named.
The legislative committee investigating
charges against the Cincinnati board of
public improvements has submitted n re-
port finding the evidence was largely hear
say; that there was doubt as to any irregu-
larity on part of council; that Comptroller
Stevens has been guilty of malfeasance in
Office; that the testimony does not sustain
the charges of malfeasance and corrup-
ton against members of the board of
public Improvements; that the existing
conditions from August till the board was
legislated out of Office wonld have iusti-
fed the governor in taking summary
action had power of removal been vested