Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condemnation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

Plainfeld N. j., had a S150,000 fire.
The situation in China shows no signs
of improvement,
Robert McFarlane was killed by cars
near Altoona, Pa
The Tobacco Growers warehouse will
remain at Louisville.
Heavy snowstorms in Manitoba have
crippled the railroads.
George Kennan, the famous Siberian
| traveller, denies that he is ill.,
John KerbeT, of Martins Ferry, o., Is a
didn't t-know-it-was-loa angel
Another big gusher has been struck in
Cass township, Hancock county, o.
| The miners strike in Daviess county,
Ind, is over. 1t was a compromise.
At St. Louis Mrs Mary Bullard lost her
life by the explosion of gasoline stove.
Henry Binky has sued Christopher
Shelly, at Wooster, O., for $4,000 for
libel.
V. o. Peters of Shelby, O., is hiccough-
ing himself to death Rheumatism is the
cause.
Mrs James Sargent of Brooklyn Ind,
was fatally burned by her clothes catch
ing fire.
Mail Carrier Eagle was killed while at
tempting to board an electric car at In
dianapolis.
Cincinnati had slight earthquake
shock Thursday night. 1t was felt very
distinctly on the hills
Near Montgomery, Ala, Nancy Maybe,
a negro girl, fell into well one hundred
feet deep, and was killed.
A formal announcement has been mPde
in Germany of the removal of the prohi-
bition on American pork
At Lima, o., Mrs, c. C. Kits left her
two small children alone, They played
with fire and both are dead.
Mrs. Cusack, of Ireland, en- route to Chi
cago, died ON a Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago train near Wooster o.
Loss by the burning of the Lake Erie
and Western round-house at Upper San
dusky, O., will amount to $4,000.
At Duryea, Pa, John Lubudka, Hun
garian miner, shot and killed a fellow
workman while drunk, and escaped
An attempt to wreck Chesapeake and
Ohio train was made near Hinton, ".
Va, by fastening huge log chain to the
frog.
At Denver Mrs George Masten and her
infant son were cremated by the baby up
setting a lamp. The father may become
insane.
Chicago pays bonus Of two cents each
for English sparrow heads. The bodies
are sold as reed birds by unscrupulous
dealers.
Near Rome, Ga, an East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia train was held up
by three men and about 81, 900 secured in
the express car.
Montgomery county, Ind, is overrun
with rabbits. Farmers are banding to
gether and putting in whole days exter
minating the pests.
At Terre Haute, Ind, Mack Donnelly
while drunk attempted to kill his brother
by shooting. He is in Jail He is the
black sheep Of the family.
The tobacco trust is in trouble Duke
and Marburg, two prominent members,
have been arrested charged with violating
the antitrust law of Texas.
A long petition for the pardon of her
husband was presented to Governor Chase,
of Indiana, by woman whom he married
five years ago. He will give no names.
The unknown suicide found hanging
near Tiffin, o., has been identified rs
BARLEY McDonough, glass works EN-
ploye. His home was in Rochester, Pa.
The revolution in Honduras against
President Leiva, General Bogran and the
members of congress- is headed by Gen
eral Ferrez. These insurgents were de
feated.
Rawley Smith, boy of Avon, Ind, had
acid thrown in his face by unknown par
ties. The sight of one eye will be dam
aged 1t is believed to be a case of mis-
taken identity.
A decree has been issued by the Saliva
dorian government to the effect that no
merchant will be allowed to act as foreign |
consul. vice consul or consular general in |
the republic after Feb l. 1899.
At Creston, Ia, can of gasoline was
left in Jasper Mans stove and forgotten. |
The explosion which resulted burned the |
entire family of five. Mrs. Mans alone
may recover. The three children are
dead.
The directors of the Alabama Worlds |
Fair association, being hopeful of success |
through private contributions, have |
adopted a resolution calling on the gov
ernor to call special session of the legis-
lature to make an appropriation. I
On the Philadelphia and Reading, near
Pennington, aa express collided with |
gravel train. Three laborers were killed,
the engineer and fireman Of the express
and six others injured. The smoker
rolled down a enfoot embankment.
The escape of the passengers was miracu-
lous.