Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29


The Ohio knights of Pythias affirmed
the present rule excluding from eligibility
to membership all persons engaged in the
traffic of intoxicating liquors,
Charles E. Parrish, of Nashville, Tenn.
manager of the southern merchantilt
agency, has been indicted for obtaining
money under false pretenses,
George w. Hill, u conspicuous member
of the Scottish Rite, Odd Fellows, Elks
Pythian and other leading secret societies
died at Indianapolis, aged 67.
ExChief Justice Thomas r. Sherwood
of Michigan, was stricken with paralysis
Tuesday night at his home in Kalamazoo,
He now lies in critical condition.
The Presbyterian general assembly com
mittee on the Briggs case has decided
against his appointment to the professor
ship at Union Theological seminary.
Bill Woodson and Tom Mason, colored
neighboring farmers near Bethel, Brad
ford county, Va, quarreled over some
fence rails. Woodson shot Mason, killing
him.
1t has been discovered that the town OF
Thornport, Perry county, o.. is entirely
located upon land belonging to the state
which was purchased many years ago for a
canal reservoir.
The American express clerk who was
"robbed" near Carroll, Iowa, Saturday
night, has confessed the scheme was
planned by him and has turned over the
stolen money.
Near Pennington, Mo-, Martin Bur
baugh, an old man, who has been missing
for three months, was found dead near
the house of his son Nicholas, the head
being severed from the body.
At Springfield, Mo-, John Demumdrum
and l. N. Brockman renewed an old feud
over the ownership of will. Demum-
drum shot Brockman through the left
breart, inficting fatal wounds.
Squire Choate, aged 49, of Texas, has
just ventured back into his old haunts,
and is under arrest for a murder in which
he was concerned in 1858. There is but
one living witness to the tragedy.
The lard trade of the New York Produce
Exchange has amended the lard rules SO
that n tierce of lard hereafter will contain
not less than 80 nor more than $40
pounds, the standard net weight to be $40
pounds.
Professor Herman Bernan, champion
of Texas, now resident of
San Antonio, has accepted a challenge
from Felix Vauquelin, the New Orleans
heavyweight, to fight before any club for
a purse.
Martin Howe, an old soldier residing in
Jackson, o., was robbed ut Springfield, o.,
of $50 and a watch while asleep, and Wal
ter West, of Yellow Springs, got drunk
and nearly drowned himself in the arcade
fountain.
Hanlan and O'Connor will row
and Mckay for the double-scull
Of the world. The contest
will be for 81 900 a side, and it is to be held
about the middle of July at place not
yet fixed
The reported capture of the Dalton gang
Of desperadoes in Indian territory last
week is denied. No arrests were made
and neither was battle fought, as al
legged The story was sensational CORE
5pondent's lie
Albert Blackman, private in the
United States army, stationed at Preside,
who killed his fellow-soldier, Cottlieff
Nonneman, in February, has been found
guilty of murder in the second degree at
San Francisco.
The dwarf, Frank Dram, who started
rom New York, April %, to walk to San
Francisco, in three MONTHS with only IS
for expenses, arrived in Chicago Wednes-
lay night in fair trim. He is to get 81 900
rom New York newspapers if he succeeds.
Two men were shot Tuesday night, by
employees of circus which held forth at
Nahannoy City, Pa, another had his skull
ractured with stone and number were
more or less seriously hurt. The fight
originated over gambling game in one of
he tents.
Chicago will endeavor to raise 5000, 600
more to carry on the worlds fair. Half the
,um will be subscribed by citizen and con
sress will be asked to appropriate the re
nainder The additional amount is found
necessary to carry out the constantly grow
ng plans of the management.
Next Friday delegates from the Farmers
A alliances and industrial unions of Mis-
ouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and
indian Territory, will meet at Kansas City
o establish an interstate union. The oh
ect of the interstate association is to effect
business organization and to establish an
Alliance newspaper.
The Arizona United States grand jury
eturned forty-two indictments, twenty
even of which are under the Edmunda
,olygamy laws. A number of Mormons
ire indicted, and the remainder are
.harged with adultery. Ten of the in
licted Immediately got married and were
ct off with small fines.
ng Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan,
las made rate Of one fare for the round
rip to the annual emcampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic to be held i'm
Detroit, in August Efforts are being made
o have the other traffic associations make
he same arrangements.
The Canadian government has decided
o grant a rebate on all sugars manufac-
ured in Canada for export, which will
,laCe the Canadian refiner in the same po-
ition as the American refiner to trade in
oreign markets. Canadian refiners are
low pressing for a rebate on sugar manu-
actured for domestic purposes.
A Cincinnati patrolman went into an un
occupied house on Clark street and was
tartled to find in one of the rooms thirteen
,oxes of parlor matches and seven and one
lalf pounds of gun-powder The house be
ongs to Nathan Simon, Of No 252 West
Sixth street. The stuff had evidently been
eft in the house to await an opportunity
o set it off.
Anderson Harris, colored was hanged
It Raymond Miss. in the presence of
1000 persons He murdered Gillie NJ.
4ewis, mayor of Clinton, last October.
Harris made speech from the gallows,
his crime. He said dis
obedience had brought him to this; adj
Used his friends TO avoid the rocks that
cad to destruction. While talking he
lad. smile on his face and exhibited no
igns of fear.
The Ohio farmers, in convention at