Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensation of Interesting Items al
Various Snblects.

A Condensation of Interesting Items on
various Subjects.
b. Lancaster was killed by cars at st,
Paul, Ind
Granny" Davis, colored, said to be 1os
years old, died in Indianapolis.
Clinton county, Ind, is overrun with
gnats. They come in great clouds.
Mrs. Morton G.. Stout, of Baltimore,
| gave birth to triplets-a boy and two girls.
John Snyder, 10, had his head cut off by
cars at Huntington, Ind while stealing a
ride.
A printing press fell on j. Il. Mckinney,
at Yellow Springs, o., fatally injuring
him.
Benjamin Smith fatally shot Henry
Tweed at Muncie, Ind, while foolng with
a revolver
William Davis, phosphate miner at
Obirne, Fla, was buried alive by the cav
| ing in of a pit
William Bensinger's child was fearfully
lacerated at st. Mary's, o., by pet cat
that went mad
DIR. G. w, Focke is held at Cleveland for
causing the death of Miss Lena Voge by n
| criminal operation.
u
craps, Phil Redburn shot and killed
Sam Martin, both colored.
An unknown white man was found
hanging to a tree near Pratt Mines, Ala.
Indications point to suicide
Germany is causing the feasibility Of
| electrocution instead of Leheading for
criminals condemned to death
DIR. Daniel II. Prunk, of Indianapolis,
has been arrested for performing an abor-
tion on Miss Jones, said to be from Gin
cinnati.
At Austin, Mexican named Collistro,
drove a knife into the heart of Longeno
Gonzales. Bloodhounds are on the track
of Collistro.
Lorin b. LoOmis, who embezzled $3S, 900
from Chicago land claim firm was cap
tured in Washington city after chase OF
10000 miles.
In the case of Edward Belden, of Kan
sas, sentenced to be hanged July "A for
murder the president has commuted death
penalty to imprisonment for life.
James w. Spain and wife are under ar
rest at Evansville, Ind, charged with EN-
bezzling and misappropriating the funds
of Marth lodge, Knights and Ladies' of
Honor.
Mrs Ellen Lowe, of Louisville, died
while under going and operation for an
ugly cancerous growth on her left breast
She had but little strength and the shock
killed her.
Mrs. Fanny Elizabeth Davenport widow
of the actor, +. l.. Davenport and mother
of the well known actress, Fanny Daven
port, died at Canton, Pa, after an ex-
tended illness.
Calhoun Devine did not heed the warn
ing to leave Memphis in twenty four hours
fer drunkenness and is now behind the
bars charged with the murder of Jake
Waldron, cOlored.
Dominick Parranda and his wife Roma
inc are dying at New York, each with a
fractured skull, the result of quarrel
with their countrymen, Michael Barto.
The weapon was base ball bat.
Indianapolis council has passed an ordi-
nance fixing the license of what are known
as speak easy drinking places at $3.50
year. This includes drug stores and all
places where government license is re
quired.
Architect NJ. Il. Bell, Of Chicago, super
intendent of construction of the govern
ment buildings there, received an appoint
ment from Secretary Foster placing him
in charge of the construction of the federal
worlds fair exhibit building
Two boys of Pelham. Tenn, named San
ders and Meeks, waylaid and murdered
Sicilian peddler, at Iask's Gap. The boys
were detected in the act Of hurying the
body. The object of the murder was
money, though but tl7 was secured
Vice President King, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company, says that his
company is negotiating for the right of
way in Chicago, by which it can Tun its
trains direct to the exposition grounds.
The negotiations have been pending for
some time aud he believes now that they
will he successful in securing what they
need
In "poison cave" on the bank Of the
Dolores river, near Rico, Colo, Miss
Carrie Neal, one Of party Of explorers,
was overcome and died from the effects Of
breathing the cArbonic acid gas which
covers the floor Of the cavern TO . consid-
erable depth. A young man who carried I
her body out was also overcome, bus sur
vivad