Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items of
Various Subjects.

various subjects.
Thurston, o., has struck gas.
Portage county O., has lost more than
hundred sheep by dogs the past month.
Canada in January, 1891, shipped S53, 600
worth more lumber to the states than in
January, 1880.
r. G. McGaughey, young attorney of
Bellaire, o., was arrested and jailed for
forgery Thur day.
A large number of boomers are entering
the Iowa and Sac and Fox Reservation,
and locating claims
James O. Amos is nominated to take
the place of II. w. Thompson, the Sidney,
O., senator resigned
Cyrene enners and Thomas Northcutt,
victims of the natural gas explosion at
Lafayette, Ind, are dead.
The rumor that the American Loan and
Trust company was in trouble, is denied
by the company's president.
indianapolis has new police board and
throws the old superintendent over board
by reducing him to the ranks.
Michael More, of Huntington, Ind, has
more than his share of scarlet fever, with
five little Mores down with it,
A witness in a Lebanon, o., case testi-
fled that Lawyer Brandon had bought him
for S2j Investigation is in order.
James Carr shot and killed his brother
in-law, George Shanks, because of a
family feud in the land of Goshen, Ind.
John f. Steele, head decorator at the Co
operative Potters' pottery, East Liverpool
o., has left town with 5000 belonging to
other people.
Banker l.. B. Imboden, of Fort Worth,
was arrested again on fresh charge of
forgery, the signature of Capt. Sam Evans
to note of $6CO0
The president and his cabinet are con
templating trip to the Pacific slope and
through the south, to be commenced when
congress adjourns.
Ben. Lowry, aged 49, fell between freight
cars at Newark, o., and had both legs cut
off below the knees. His injuries will
probably prove fatal.
1t seems as if patriotism is dying ont
when we read that although Indiana has
a plumber in her general assembly, she is
over $1,000, ,0O0 in debt
The Connecticut house refused the prop
ositiOn of the senate committee to seat all
the Democrats aud then let the Republi
cans contest their seats.
President Harrison and Secretary of
War Proctor have sustained Col For
sythe's conduct of the battle at Wounded
Knee with the Indians.
Charles f. Edgarton, president of Iowa
State Savings bank, Preston, Iowa, was
found dead in his room with his throat cut
1t was self-inflicted He died
Bryan Coins, of Evansville, Ind, sup
- L.. 4 l..
to scare the watchers out of ten years
growth; then died permanently.
James Ward, aged 1G, was arrested at
London, O., for burglarizing the store of
J. Gaib, at Newport Some of the stolen
goods were found in his possession
Susan Machamer, weakminded girl of
Hartwell, o.. was so horribly burned by
her clothing igniting from a stove that
her recovery is thought impossible.
+. G. Segler was caught by descending
car at the Iarke County Coal company's
mines at CoXvlle, Ind, and instantly
killed He left a wife and children.
Private Albert Blackman, of Battery B,
Fifth artillery, shot and killed Gottlieb
Nonneman, second cook of the company at
Preside, Cal. Quarreled about the cook
ing.
Cincinnati burglar James Edwards, de-
tected in gophering an Indianapolis hard
ware store, will give a suit OF stripes six
years hard wear in the Indiana peni-
tiary.
At Anacortes, Wash, the steamer Union
was released from her moorings at the
wharf by some unknown persons. and
sank in thirty fathoms of water near Hat
island.
United States District Judge Boorman,
Of Louisiana. is recommended for i'm
peachment on account of certain frauds
practiced by him in regard to the disposi-
tion Of fees,
Farmer Rose, Of Shilo, o., found the
body Of an unknown man in the pond on
his farm A letter in his pocket indicates
that he was from Englewood, H., and his
name was Genill.
Preparations are being made to organize
sub-trust at Austin, Mimi, of the or
ganization known as the Farmers Ma
tional trust. 1t is said that this organiza,