Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-04
NEWS IN eRlEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

~ compensation OF interesting items on
Various Subjects.
st. Mary's, O., has 400 barrel oil well.
Vesuvius is again in a state of eruption
Kansas farmers are holding wheat for
higher prices
Leavenworth, Ind, reports rain OF
minute frogs and fish.
Harrison had nothing to do with my
resignation" says Quay
Isham White, who killed a negro for his
money, was hanged at Helena, Mon.
The United States cruisers Pensacola
and Baltimore are still in the harbor at
| Callao.
Professor Nathan Dye, one of the pioneer
teachers of music in Chicago, died of pneu-
monia.
Edward w. P. Smith, charge d'affairs
at Bogota, died the Goth ult., of Brights
disease.
Ex-United States Senator Sawyer of
| South Carolina, died Friday at Shawnee,
Tennessee.
Charles H. Reed, Massillon, (O) glass
blower, was killed while walking on a
railroad. Drunk
William Caldwell, murderer of DR.
Shamblen in Fort Bend county, Tex, was
hanged ut Houston.
At Chambersburg, Pa, lightning killed
two Of four children who took refuge in a
barn during storm.
At Selwood, Fla, Myra Francher, 10,
shot and killed her betrayer, A. G. Jones.
Jones had welded another
Ex-President Cleveland bought Red
Top" his summer house near Washington
for $4,000 and sold it for $4,000; profit,
sil4,010
An English company, with W, 100000
has been organized to operate a line of
steamers direct from Lake Erie ports to
Liverpool.
At Akron, o., Mrs George Whitner
pushed her child from in front of an ap-
preaching locomotive and was struck and
instantly killed.
Johnstown sufferers will sue the South
Fork club, of Pittsburg, for damages done
by the bursting of the dam which main
tanned the fish pond of that club.
Rev. William c. Jason, Methodist
minister of Orange, N j., was cowhided
by a lady member of his flock, whose love
he had scorned. She is probably insane
Samuel Cooper, who was arrested sew
eral days ago, with others, charged with
conspiracy to rob the American Savings
band ut Des Moines has been adiudged in
sane.
1t is alleged that Sylvester Young, cash,
Ter for the southwestern division of the
Chesapeake and Ohio at Louisville, is a
defaulter to the amount of 100000. He is
missing,
William Fielding, living at Olneyville,
r. l., has confessed to outraging 14-year-
old Emma Hoar, and fatally cutting Gertie
White with chisel. He don't know what
prompted him.
Henry B. Ritter, farmer living near
Evansville, Ind, was fatally injured with
pitchforks in the hands of two brothers
named Stapp. They had quarrelled over
the location of division line.
Isaac Sawtelle, the famous New Hamp
shire murderer must hang. So decided by
the state supreme court. He is charged
with killing his brother, and was con
victed on evidence largely circumstatial.
Miss Eliza Walker, As, was struck in the
neck by the horn of a COW us the latter at
tempted to gore dog. The windpipe was
partially severed, and the arteries and
jugular veins laid bare. She will probably
recover
train jumped the track near Bellaire, o.
The baggagecar and ono coach rolled
down an embankment. Baggagemaster
Morris was probably fatally injured
Seven passengers were injured,
At Augusta, Me-, short time ago, John
Ware testified against Henry Thorndike
in q liquor case, and Thorndike was sent
TO Jail Thorndike declared he would have
revenge, and made a brutal assault upon
Webb, cutting his head, breaking his
wrist and injuring him internally. Thorn
dixie was arrested as he was about leaving
town.
Louis Post, assistant cashier of the r.
f. Werner Lithographing company, at
Akron, O., aged IS, and Fred Duncan and
Charles b. Stewart have been arrested in
Denver. A few days ago. during the ab-
sencc of the cashier they stole $4,000 from
the safe and started for Denver. Fifteen
hundred dollars and two fine gold watches
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