Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-11
NEWS IN eRlEE.
A Condensation of Interesting Items q


A Condensation of Interesting Items q,
Various Subjects.
Victor Newcombe, of Louisville, is hope
lessly insane.
Pennsylvania Democratic convention al
Harrisburg Sept. g.
Willie Miller Z, was blinded by stone
throwing playmate Mt Dayton.
Mrs. William Shollenberger, of Oxford
O., suicided in well. Ill-health.
James Bailey, a negro, charged with as
saulting Mrs. Folsom, at Beebe, Ark, was
lynched.
The Kansas Alliance declines to fuse
with the Democrats on next years elec
toral ticket.
James Davis was caught between en-
gine belt and fly wheel at Gallipolis, o..
and fearfully crushed.
Lena Roush, is, employed at Celina o.,
postoffice, is under arrest at Toledo fol
opening registered letters.
Bank Examiner Drew has asked to be
allowed to stay in the governments serv-
ice, but the comptroller says no.
A little son Of Rev. Joseph Carneal had
one foot and n hand cut off by moving
machine at Trenton, KY, Thursday.
Eleven more damage suits have been
brought against the Kanawha and Michi-
gan railroad by people injured in the
Charleston wreck.
Charles Stephson, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
failed to hear the train coming behind
him, and now his ears are deaf forever to
all earthly sounds.
Nothing but rumors of foul play is heard
of Edward Wolverine since he drew 5000
from Montpelier bank, and started for
Hartford City, Ind.
James Goodenrich, a farmer living near
Princeton, Ind, is suffering from hydro
phobia. He was bitten on the hand by his
dog some six weeks ago
Mrs Sadie Phillips, of Charlottesville,
Ind, who left her husband some time ago,
and was made the subject for gossip, com
mitted suicide by taking strychnine.
At Olney, Ills, Mrs. Rebecca Raymond
saw her son, u deaf mute on railroad
trestle and train approaching. She at
tempted to save him, and both were killed.
Max Copperman, of Cleveland, accused
of firing his sleeping wife's clothing, il
honorably discharged, as it was provec
that it was the deadly cigarette she was
smoking that did it.
ii. p. Richardson, a Newark (O) con.
tractor, has been placed under $500 bond to
answer charge of sending through the
mail postal card containing threatening
and defamatory language.
Burglars entered the residence Of Edgar
w. Coleman, publisher of the Milwaukee
Herald, while the house was closed, aud
carried off 81, 900 worth of diamonds, gold
watches and silverware.
The wife of George Rothroch who was
shot by William Ballard, OF Columbus
Ind, sustained such shock from the ac-
cident to her husband that she is lying at
the point of death from premature child
birth
John r. Judd, the New York sporting
goods dealer, who accidentally shot his
wife Jessie in the abdomen, was dis
charged from custody, it being proved by
witnesses that the shooting was acci
dental.
The Kansas supreme court holds that
the eight-hour law does not apply to any
of the state institutions. This settles the
question of an extra session of the legisla-
ture, as the appropriations are sufficient
to run these institutions under the old
law, and no extra session will be neces-
sary.
At Norwalk, o., the jury in the case OF
J. ID. Vickery VS.. A. NJ. Beattie, receiver of
tho Mutual Protection Association of Ohio,
returned verdict for defendant. Suit was
brought to compel the receiver TO make as
sessments upon members Of the associa-
tion sufficient to satisfy nineteen death
claims, aggregating about seventy eight
thousand dollars, which had been assigned
to Mr.. Vickery.
Bessie Steadman. Is, eloped in boys
clothing from Allegheny, Pa, to Alliance,
o., with her lover, Henry Mosely, IS; was
arrested and jumped from q second story
window again to her lovers arms. The
two were found asleep in each others
arms in grove, and the cruel parents
have got them, and declare they shan't,
while the young folks reiterate vehe-
mently that they will.
Reports that the grain crop of Washing
ton has been seriously injured by gophers
and squirrels are without foundation. The
Spokane chamber OF commerce isas ,ate
and complete reports from all sections as
suring a crop equal to that Of last year,
which so effectually bleekaded two trans-
continental roads. Grouud squirrels can
only live in sod, and they only annoy the
newer sections still isolated frsm railway
Communication.