Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items
Various Subjects,

various SUBJECTS,
James X. Hedges, banker, died suddenly
at Decatur, Ala.
Three incendiary fires occurred near New
Castle, Ind, Sunday.
Mrs. Alma Palmerston was fatally gored
by COW near Elyria o.
Allen Stanley, many years cripple,
hanged himself at Anderson, Ind.
AT Newport, O., it took the entire police
force and fire department to kill a mad
dog.
Artificial respiration is expected to pro
long the life of l. Newton Baker several
days.
Leonard Palmer, of Columbus, has gone
crazy from brooding over the Elliott muir
der trial.
Now it is claimed that unrequited love
was the cause of Martin Koss' killing him
self at Fostoria O.
At Ironton, o., gas was struck at depth
of 300 feet. They were prospecting for
coal. Irontonians are jubilant.
Miss Carrie Fall missionary worker
daughter of the late Rev. Philip Fall, died
at Frankfort, Ky, Monday, aged SO.
Clarence johnson, of indianapolis,
swallowed pin while picking his teeth
with it, and may die in consequence.
Carl Banning, little son of Frank Ban
ming, of Mount Vernon, O died Sunday
night from the effects of poisonous candy
Burglars carried away about 500 worth
of property from the National bank at
Klusmon, o., after an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the safe.
Mrs. John Marquardt and daughter Liz
zie, of Fort Wayne, Ind, are suffering
from hydrophobia. They were bitten by
pet dog few days ago,
Jackson Donnelly, a wealthy former liv-
ing five miles east of Arkansas City, Kan,
and his wife were found murdered The
supposed motive was robbery.
w. K. Cassels of the firm of Wilson,
Cassels e. Company, of Boston, suicided
at Portland, Me. He was a forger to the
extent of between 5000 and $4,000
Larry Perry is in Jail at Catlettsburg,
KY, charged with violating the internal
revenue laws. He run a whisky boat, Mig
ger Head, on the Big Sandy river
1t is feared at Macarthur, O.. that
Michael Woolweaver and his two sons,
Henry and Colby, who killed Car Inspector
Leamon and wounded Station Agent
Ewing, will be lynched,
At Smiths Grove, near Bowling Green,
KY, Sunday, Rev. William NJ. Perry, pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian church,
fell dead in the pulpit from heart disease.
He appeared perfectly we'll up to the mo
ment of death.
While returning to her home from
Rogersville Mrs. William r. Sanders, OF
Hawkins county, Tenn, was fatally hurt
and her four months-old babe instantly
killed. The cause of the accident was
runaway horse,
The Home Fascinator company, of
Montreal, is a fraud. The swindlers have
gnlled thousands of people living in the
states by having them send $3.50 to pay
boxing, packing and shipping charges
upon valuable prize they are supposed to
have won.
A sensational affair IS reported from
Venice. August Fracaroli, who was presi-
dent of the "Franzoja" and manager of
the Benca Popolare, has been arrested on
charge of extensive frauds. Many poor
people are said to be sufferers by his dis
honest practices.
The young lady found strangled near
Glendale. J.. l., was Miss Matilda Haner,
%, of North Haven, Conn. She was infat-
mated with man named John Habe and
left her home with him Saturday. Shs
had SIPS when she left home, and had
5000 to her credit in a New York bank
Walter II. Ellis, young clerk of the
Alabama Great Southern railroad, was ar
rested at Birmingham on the charge Of
burning the freight depot, which blew ur
Thursday night, with fifty kegs Of powder
in il. He was short in his accounts, and is
supposed TO have blown up the building to
hide his shortage.
Robert Simms, the colored man who shot
and fatally wounded Joseph West, Of Hop
kinsville, KY, at Henderson week ago,
was arrested by the town marshal of Madi
sonville at White Plains, Hopkins county,
and was taken to Hopkinsyille and placed
in Jail 70 await his examining trial for
shooting with intent TO kill