Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Cond ensation of Interesting Items OF
Various Subjects

tens.
At Chippewa Falls, Wis, Sever Serley,
the county's detaulting treasurer, got four
years.
The fires in Wisconsin have destroyed
100 square miles of TIMBER and are still
| burning.
Hon j. Park Alexander, of Akron, o.,
has disposed Of his entire oil interest to the
Standard,
During January February and March,
this year, S0,04S foreigners landed in the
United States.
Simon Mowery, old veteran at the
Marion Ind. soldiers home, cut his throat
with penknic,
A. p. Spitz, who sued The Boston Globe
for 100000 fUr libel was awarded 5000 by
Chief Justice Mason.
Dr. Il. Ebcrts, of Jefersonville, O., has
been bound over on the charge of selling
whisky without a license.
The faculty and directors of Union Theo-
logical seminary assure DR., Briggs of their
confidence and assistance,
Oza Benson was arrested at St Paris
o., Wednesday, and taken to Springfield
to answer a charge of adultery.
Rev DIR. Nermilye, of New York is the
only survivor of the sixty men who organ
lied the American Bible society
Samuel Wilmoth, manager of the Walsh
distillery, Paris, KY, has returned to his
home, apparently unsound mentally.
Peter O. Mullen, in jail in Boston for
seducing young girl, suicided in his cell
by hanging himself with his handkerchief
Three attempts have been made to assas-
sinate President Hippolite, of Hayti, and
another outbreak of civil war is expected.
John Rees, struck by one of Elliotts
stray bullets in the Osborne shooting at
Columbus, o., sues Elliott for $1,000 dam
ages.
Fred. Jones, of Peninsula, O., was found
dead in pond at Akron. 1t is thought he
was murdered lie was last seen alive
May s.
The revenue cutter Rush, ordered to
Behring sea to look after illicit fishing, is
still at san Francisco waiting for final in
structons.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Leedy, who were
married in Gettysburg in 1S4l celebrated
their golden wedding at Youngstown, o.,
Wednesday.
Henry Boyle, life convict in the Mich
gan City, Ind, penitentiary has regained
his reason after being u raving maniac for
many years.
Col. Adam Renaker, of Harrison county,
KY, who was assaulted by his son with
poker last week, will probably die The
son escaped
Mr.. Rudisell and a burglar fired at each
other in the dark at Cleves, o., and Mrs
RudiseIl has u bullet in her leg MS souvenir
of the battle
Peru has removed the duty on certain
food products because the Chilian war has
depleted her supply and she desires to en-
courage importation,
At Washington, Ind, Wednesday, John
Marolin was awarded 5000 damages for
injuries received on the Evansville and
Terre lIaute railroad
The feud of the Halls and Stecles, of West
Virginia, eliminated in a street fight at
JAEGER in which two Halls were killed, one
Steele fatally wounded.
At Browstown, Ind, Samuel Coryel was
found guilty of the murder of Arthur
Bcdel at Beach Grove, He was sentenced
to ten years imprisonment
DR. 5. G. Culbertson, of Cincinnati, has
been chosen editor of The journal of the
American Medical Association, and is eX
pected to remove to Chicago.
Ross Elrod, son of Rev. A. n. Elrod, of
Bloomfield, Ind, has confessed to the theft
of a suit of clothes from Hart & Graham.
He was jailed in default of bail.
An unknown man, supposed to be an
Italian was struck by a Panhandle train
at Black Run, near Newark, o, and
killed He was about 80 years of age.
Jury in the Pullman bribery case dis
agreed rs to whether they should put
their man on the guilty or not guilty list,
and were discharged at Greensburg, Ind.
The American Bible society is celebrat-
ing its seventy-ffth anniversary in New
York city. Many distinguished clergymen
from all parts of the country are present.
san Francisco custom house officers are
keeping sharp lookout along the coast for
the yacht Halcyon, reported on her way
here with cargo of opium worth 81 ,000,-
coo
Senator PETER, speaking of the Cincin-
natl Alliance convention, says no effort will
lie made to establish third party. He
says the government loan scheme will be
urged,
Attorney General Koher, of Ohio, and
Professor Claypool, of Buchtel college,
returned from a visit to the Black Hills,
and pronounce the tin mines there super
ior to those of Great Britain.
Col John A. Cockerll, who has been
identified with The New York World, since
it was purchased by Joseph Pulitzer about
eight years ago, severed his connection
with that paper last Saturday.
Over 500 Chicago and Northwestern
switchmen were discharged Thursday
morning and new men put to work The
company will no longer allow the men to
dictate to it. No serious trouble is antici-
pated.
The suit in the United States district
court at Philadelphia against George w.
Patton & Company to recover additional
duties on imported wool has ended in "A
verdict in favor of the government of
St0,SS1.
The stores Of Litties, aud Conway &
Childs and the saloon of Troutman &
Demoss, at Greensburg, Ind, were burglar
lied Monday night About $50 was OBJ
tanned at Iittles, and small amount of
money at the saloon.
En- route from Omaha TO indianapolis !
Thursday the presidential party made |
short stops at Hannibal, Mo. Springfield !
and Decatur, H., and other points Every
where the welcome was very enthusiastic !
indianapolis was reached Thursday after
noon about r:aO
An attempt was made TO wreck the |
Pacific express on the West Shore railroad |
near Havers,raw, \. Y, by placing Il
dynamite cartridge on the track, A freight |
ran over it and saved the express Robbery !
is supposed to have been the motive. as the |
trim nlwaEs carried considerable moneN. |