Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation OF Interesting Items on
Various Subjects,

EN-Congressman McGrew celebrated his
golden wedding at Brandonville, w Va.
The mother of Ope p Reed died at her
home in Portland, Tenn. Monday, aged So
w J. Elliott, slayer of Osborn, wants
change of venue from Franklin county,
Ohio.
David Cock, of Boston, was overtaken
and devoured by wolves near Silver Plume,
Colorado
The indianapolis school board is indus
triously considering the question of indus
trial education.
Commodore John Irwin has been ordered
to examination for promotion to the grade
of rear admiral
Congregational and Methodist folks at
Muncie Ind, are fighting over possession
of church building.
Fifteen cigar manufacturers in Cincin.
natl will be notified to discharge all EN-
ployes under l6 years of age.
The French family who were poisoned by
their Sunday dinner at Springfield, o., are
out of danger TyrotoXican was the
cause.
The union and non-unon lumber shov-
! ers, of Cleveland, had an encounter Tues
day Several men were injured, two seri-
ously
The timber surrounding Halifax, n. S.,
is burning in at least dozen different
! places, Great damage will undoubtedly
| ensue.
Fires in Tucker county, w. Va, are
causing the forest trees to leave perma
nently and threaten sawmills and powder
magazine.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
IA share for the stock of the company was
submitted and action deferred one week.
Near Hopkinsville, KY Henry Durrell
was fatally shot by George Benton. Ben
tons wife, mere child, was going to
school with Durell and quarrel arose
over her
Charles Pratt, the Standard Oil magnatc
and vice president of the company, died
suddenly Monday night at the company's
offices, No. rs Broadway, New York, OF
heart disease
The total dcfalcation of ex-Cashier Per-
cival, of the Shoe and Leather National
bank of Auburn, Me-, is 100000 Percival
is very feeble, but if he is ever able TO leave
his room he will be prosecuted.
Mayor Washburne says he proposes to
supplement his reforms in the way of
shutting up the gambling houses and
closing all saloons at midnight by stop
ping the sale of lottery tickets in Chicago !
A queer spring wagon that drove through
the woods at Alpha, o., and left "A new
made grave in it's wake, caused the people
to investigates but the wagon had been
there again, and the grave had disap
peared.
Young Hattie Hadir stole 81 500 of heI
mother and was sent to the indianapolis |
reformatory Thought that Hadir re
formed and let her out on ticket-o leave |
and she stole $50 more. Has gone to the |
prison to stay.
Governor Peck, of Wisconsin, has ap |
pointed Judge John b, Winslow, of Ra.
cine. to fill the vacancy in the supreme |
court caused by the death of Justice David
Taylor. Judge Winslow at present pre- |
sides over the First judicial circuit
George Kraemer the proprietor of the
fireworks factory which was destroyed by |
fire last Friday night, at Brooklyn, n. Y,
and in which four young girls were
burned to DEATH was held by the coroner
in $4,000 bail to await the result of the in.
quest.
Sunday afternoon Frank Williamson
and his wife and 3-months-old child at.
v
river, near Osawatomie, Kan, in wagon
The wagon was upset and Williamson and
his child were drowned. Mrs. Williamson
clung to the wagon-box and was rescued.
While bathing in lake near Cow Bay
Jamaica, George Thomas, a boy attached
to the schooner Sistus, Capt, Greenwood,
was seized by an alligator and carried
under water, but almost Immediately rose
to the surface, when it was found that his
injuries were not serious, The alligator
was killed.
A heavy freight train in the Union
Pacific yards at Omaha, Neb., was dtchcd,
Sunday night, through the engine jumping
the track. Conductor George Gleason was
instantly killed, and Engineer Whitney
and Fireman Hamburg were seriously in
jured. Five loaded cars and the engine
were demolished,
At Jersey City, n j., Colgate Walker
aged TO- was fatally injured, and Mrs
Barbara Lunz, aged 50, and Annie Clark,
aged l6, were seriously injured by a run.
away horse. The horse was frightened by
the herd of elephants in Baruum parade
and dashed in,o the crowd which lined the
streets with tue above result.
Later adviCes from Chill state that the
insurgents ironclad Blanco Eucaada,
when blown up by the governments tor.
pedo boats, was anchored and with part OF
her machinery ashore for repairs. She was
a helpless victim of the government
torpedo boats. Seven torpedoes were
aimed at her before she was struck
The new amendment TO the prohibtory
law of Maine, providing that the penalty
shall he "A heavy fine and Imprisonment for
sixty days in cases of single sale, and
search and seizure, went into effect Sun.
day This clause will cause considerable
change in affairs it is thought, if the tenn
perance enthusiasts attempt to hive Its
provisions carried out.
The beet sugar manufacturers Of the
California company, operating with east
ern capital, have completed negotiations
for the immediate erection at Marshall
town, Iowa. of the largest beet-sugar
plant in the west, with a capital Of $3.50, 600
The daily capacity will be 400 tons The
factory is to be ready for the fall crop
This is the flrst sugar-beet plant in Iowa.
Jewish Persecution in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 6.-Terrible
scenes attend the expulsion Of the Jews
from Moscow, Kieff and other places.
Many die of misery IN route, and the