Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Suhlects


Willis Newcomb stabbed Frank Brown,
ing to death over cards at Brownstown,
Ind
Bert Cowden, ls, of Mansfield, O., is
under arrest for horse stealing. He con.
fessed
William Wasson fell from street car Mt
Muncie, Ind, and had hand amputatel
by the wheels.
Morris Bowman fell from the roof of his
barn near Petersburg, N. Y, and was in.
stantly killed
Delaware peaches have 1.-The yellows," "
and the crop will be short. But Jersey
peaches are plenty.
While handling a revolver near Coshoc-
ton, o., Miss Alice Ross, IS, shot herself
through the heart.
Near Rushmore, o., Oscar Dunlap, aged
IL years, was kicked in the head by a horse
and instantly killed.
Edward Handbook and his wife have
been Jailed at Toronto for numbering their
daughter Julia, aged 29.
At Dayton, o., Frank Wetzell, 8, and
August Young, 5, started fire in shed,
and both were cremated.
Ted Pritchard defeated Jem Smith, the
English champion in three rounds. The
fight lasted but ten minutes.
Massachusetts Democrats will convene
at Worcester, Sept. 80 They will declare
against free coinage of silver.
Dr. J. b. HiIlock, veterinary surgeon,
blood-posoned while dissecting an animal,
died after suffering great agony.
Rev, Wellington White and three young
girls were instantly killed by train at
Elmira, N. Y, while out driving.
st. Paul has used the excitement over
the prevention Of the Fitzsimmons- Hall
prize fight to organize law and order
league.
Perry S. Williams for the past two years
has been livirg dual life, having wife
and family at Fostoria and another at
Findlay.
During fight on the platform of car
near JohnstOwn, Pa. James Kelly. a po-
liceman, and Lucas Meyers were thrown
off and killed
Some thief with an extraordinary large
bump of nerve stole flock of fifty six
sheep from Farmer William f. johnson,
near Mooresville, Ind.
Tin plate is selling in the United States
lpA hlh1 CCLJS W Cl IL DOA lOhGE JlldD
it can be imported for. An overstocked
market accounts for it.
At Woodsfield, o., Attorney John p.
Spriggs, while drunk shot twice at John
Doherty, an aged citizen His aim was
bad and Doherty escaped
The steamer Circe struck and went to
pieces on East cape, Antcosta Island, in
the mouth of the st. Lawrence river. The
captain and several of the crew perished
The horrible wreck at st. Mand, France,
is now said to have been caused by the de-
liberate changing of signals. Most of the
200 mangled or killed were women OF
children.
The first bale of new crop of Georgia cot
ton, classed about strict low middling,
raised in Dougherty county, was sold at
public auction in New York at seven cents
per pound
1t is said that Calvin Hanna, young at
torney, tax collector and insurance agert
of Linton, Ind, who left last Thursday, is
a defaulter for about 300 of tax money he
had collected.
Chattanooga has mystery in the finding
that Nan Porter, whose corpse with death
certificate of morphine poisoning came
from Knoxville, really died from two pistol
shots in the abdomen.
Louis Yobst, one of the leading butchers
of Fort Wayne, Ind, committed suicide
by putting a bullet in his brain. Long
from disease, which caused ex-
cessive fieshiness, was the cause
Colonel Conger, of Akron, o., says that
30 rapidly is Blaine increasing in popular
ity in the west that nothing in the world
can prevent his unanimous nomination at
the next national convention save death.
Tommy Fay, only five years is old, is
dying at st. Francis hospital, Pittsburg,
from the effect of liquor alleged to have
been poured down his throat by his parents.
His parents were arrested and were sent to
the work house.
At Urbana, O., James Hill, colored,
fatally wounded Charles Layton
with a club because he thought the latter
caused him to be kept from the first table
while helping thresh at Charles Davis
There is talk of lynching.
Frank Browning, farmer living near
Ind, and Willis Newconib
Iuarreled over game of cards, and New
comb plunged knife into Brcwning's
back, intiicting wound which may prove
IAJal. NeWcOMD escaped.
At Brownstown, Ind, young girl
named Liston, whose home is at Medora,
while walking with two other girls, was
accosted by drunken man and tainted
rom fright. On regaining consciousness
i was found her reason was dethroned.
Miss Hamm, correspondent, has sued
The Boston Herald for 100000 damages
or defamation of character Miss Hamm,
who is nineteen years Of age, secured an
with Secretary Blaine, getting
.he news in the secretary's house. She at
,ributes the attack to Mrs. Goorse.
1t Ia now said that the accident at Mid |
lletown, O., in which three people were
killed and over thirty more or less injured,
vas caused by some supposedly smart
,oung man turning on the air breaks,
hereby causing the breaking Of a draw
lar, and thus delaying the train. OF the
wounded one or two may die, and the
,thers are doing better than expected
Fremont, o., is without water The |
water is taken from the river and the |
privilege belongs TO ID. June, under an old /
United States lease. He has torn away |
,ortion Of the dam in order TO force the !
.ity TO pay him $4,000 for his lease.
Factories are unable to run. In case of
Ire the town would be in danger of de- |
truction. There is great indignation.
A Land Syndicate Fails.
DENVER, July 20. The Berkeley land +
yndicate has made a 100000 assign
nent. They owned /. 300 acres Of land /