Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-22

, mas accepted an OHer OF SlS0, ,UUUtOr series
of fifty concerts to be given in the United
States
At Brazil, Ind, a train of "blackleg"
miners was attacked by strikers, Stones
and pistols were used but no one seriously
injured.
Robert Stewart, a swell youth of Nash
ville is under arrest for the seduction of
Mary Smith, a pretty young actress,
whom he promised to marry.
Rev, Andrew Jones, of New York, who
prophesied the Johnstown food, proph-
estes terrible disease in America follow
ing the present stage Of la grippe
Mrs. Elizabeth Connor, the bride of the
first wedding under the common laws and
statutes of Indiana, died at Peru, aged
eighty-nine, She was married in 1920
John Pry's jack rabbit is now the cham
pion four-footed fighter of the country,
having whipped three dogs in rapid sue,
cession recently at Mechaniosburg, o.
Ira l.. Bell, of Graceville, MINI, and e.
G. Gordon, of Canada, while drilling a
well, were instantly killed by the prema-
ture explosion of dynamite cartridge,
Charles e. Seaman, aged forty-two, and
his niece, Lena Smith, aged fifteen, have
been arrested at Indianapolis for living in
adultery, his wife being the complainant,
The Jefferson Davis Monument associa-
tion and the Southern Press association
will consolidate to raise funds for mon
ment of the late Confederate general at
Richmond.
Small moonshine brandy distileries in
Harrison and Floyd counties, Ind, have
been raided. Crawford, Perry, Orange
and Washington counties will next re-
ceive attention.
Speaker Crisp has appointed w. f.
Barrett correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution, clerk to the speaker vice
Asher c. Kinds, who served Speaker Reed
in that capacity.
The Catholic mission at Brussels has
Chinese advices that 1000 native Christ
ians were mgssacred during the recent
disturbances in northern China. The Bel
gians all escaped.
Chairman j, S. Clarkson, of the Ma
tiOnal Republican committee, is ready to
drop prohibition, and is urging his friends
in Iowa to fl, the party from the load he
thinks too heavy for it,
In Philadelphia bigamy case Colonel
James ScOvel appeared for his daughter
husband, who was defendant, Colonel
Scovels son appeared for the state and his
sister and won the case
At Cambridge City, Ind, Oliver Berry, !
drunk, created a stampede by emptying
his revolver in the street promiscuously |
Druggist Richey was slightly wounded in
the forehead by gancing shot,
John G. West, for two years past mana
ger of the WC3tern Union Telegraph office
in Grand Rapids, Mich, was arrested on
capias charged with deficiency of $60S in
his accounts, He admits his guilt
Senator Voorhees,, on leaving Washing
ton for Indiana, expressed himself in no
gentle manner on the appointment of
Judge Woods 10 the, new circuit court, |
and at the same time paid Judge William
Taft high tribute
Governor and Senator Hill proposes to
overcome the objection filed against his |
taking his seat by conveying back into
the treasury the salary which, as United
States senator, he would be entitled to up
to the moment he leaves the governorship
of New York
Near Owingsville, Ky, the four-months-
old twin babies of Mrs. DR.. Roberts,
woman deserted by her husband for un-
faithfulness We're found dead by the
woman in whose charge they had been
left. 1t is thought they were murdered
and an investigation is in progress.
A. L. Ferguson, with wife and child
on his way to Pawnee City, Neb, in
spIing wagon. While attempting to
cross the track the vehicle was struck by
an engine and carried three -fourths of
mile before the train could be stopped
Ferguson and his wife were instantly
killed and the child fatally injured.
A. b. Lou, city marshal of Effingham,
Kan, started to drive home from Atchi-
son Saturday night, and when a few miles
from town he was held up by masked men
and robbed OF 5000 and gold watch Lou
attempted to draw his revolver, but one of
the robbers hit him on top of the head
with a sandbag knocking him out of the
buggy.
A bottle of ale and an onion prescrip-
tion, given by physician of Hyde Park
stopped the hiCcoughs, from which Jacob
Seigler, of Dedham, N. H., had been suf-
fering for a week. A number of other
were tried, but without avail.
The onion and bottle of ale had to be eaten
and drank together in order to make the
cure effectual.
The whisky trust, having failed in its
efforts to induce some of the leading rec
tiliers of Toledo, Baltimore and Mil
waukee to buy of the trust on it's own
terms has sent its agents into the terri
tory of the stubborn firms with instruc-
tions to sell whisky direct to the retailers
at such low prices as will make the bust
ness Improbable.
Near Mentor, Ind, John Lee was
brutally beaten by White Caps, WHO
charged him with being the father of a
grass widows child. He admitted his
guilt and said he intended making the
woman his wife as soon as she could pro-
cure a divorce A thorough investiga-
tion is to be made The outlaws win be
severely punished if discovered.
A very important discovery has been re
ported to the bureau of American repub-
lies at Washington A mine Of ccal Of
very fair quality for steaming purposes
has been found by accident in the Straits
of Magellan. The coal is not only abund
ant, but of excellent quality. All steam
ars passing through the Straits of Magel
Ian are required to coal there, and the sup
ply has heretofore been brought from
Cardiff Wales.
John Henry O'Conner, a boiler maker,
of Paterson, II. J., made n dastardly at
tempt to murder his six-year-old stepson,
Bernard Wattberry O'Conner recently
married the widow Wattberry, and be-
cause her child seemed TO engross all Of
her affections, became insanely jealous
and took hearty dislike 60 the child.
night he induced the child to 90
walking with him He led the boy three
miles from the city to the Fifth avenue
bridge, and when in the center of this
structure he threw him off. Little