Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items OF
Various Subjects.

Pattison was inaugurated governor of
Pennsylvania Tuesday.
New Hampshire Democrats nominated
Charles H. Sinclair for the senate.
AT Terre Haute, Ind, Ethel Towne was
acquitted Of the charge of forgery.
Several st. Louis importers have entered
suit to test the Mckinley tariff law.
The shortage of the Teutonia Building
association, of Cincinnati is 81, ,431.74.
Eighty men in the Bell pottery, Findlay,
O., struck against a reduction of wages.
The Cooperative Housekeeping associa-
ton, of Evanston, ILL.,, has made an assign
ment.
An indianapolis baby was pawned for
81, and the father had to bring suit to get
it out.
John L. Sullivan denies that he has
signed an agreement to fight Slavin or any
other man.
Winnie Davis was the lion at the dinner
given by the ex Confederates at New York
Monday night.
Chauncey T. Black was nominated for
the United States senate by the Pennsyl-
vania Democrats.
James Durkhardt, Columbus, o., brick
layer, fell six stories through an elevator
shaft, and may die.
Hettie Fontaine, IS, shot herself because
her father run her young man off with a
dog at Seymour, Ind.
Forty laborers at jefferson iron works,
Steubenville, struck against a reduction
from $l.40 to $125 per day.
Democrats renominated Senator Voor
hees and the Republicans Governor Hovey.
Voorhees, is sure of election
General Manager Bradbury refuses the
request of the Lake Erie and Western
engineers for increased wages
Charles Labelle, the smuggler, tried at
indianapolis, told of the hiding place of
500 pounds of smuggled opium.
The trial Of Charles Kincaid for the muir
der of Representative TauIbee, of Ken
lucky, has been set for March 10.
George w. Rowbottom an Allegheny
City politician, leaves for England, Thurs
day to claim an es tate of $3,0OoG0O
Pennsylvania governor has signed the
death warrants of David and Joseph
Nicely, who will be hanged April .
Colorado Republicans nominated Henry
II. Teller for the United States senate.
The Democrats selected Judge Yeamans.
Dentist Samuel Kizer, of Fostoria, O.,
died of grief at the disgrace of a charge Of
assault brought against him by a woman.
North Cardinals legislature has tele-
graphed t. South Carolina for the loan of
cannon to drive off oyster pirates from the
north.
Forty laborers at the jefferson iron
works, Steubenville, O., stop work because
of rednetion in their wages from 81 81 to
$i.25 per day.
Jfcob Walters and son Harry, fireman
at the Carnegie works at Braddock, Pa,
were cut 10 pieces by the cars while walk
ing on the tracks.
The Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
has indorsed the action of Health Officer
Prendergast in suppressing public eXhibi-
tions of hypnotism,
G. c. Baker, the customs clerk, charged
with fraud in connection with sugar for
the Sprecklos refinery, in Philadelphia, has
been Eeld in 5000 bail.
The Dobson burned carpet mills, at
Philadelphia, will be rebuilt. The plush
mills have resumed work. Insurance was
1925, 600, in 10 companies.
The United States supreme court has de-
cided that the children Of polygamous
marriages are entitled to share in the dis
tribution of their fathers estate.
1t is officially stated that the affairs of
the Chicago Gas company will be wound
up at once and the company recognized
in an unquestionably legal shape.
The Metropolitan Underground Rail
way company has been incorporated in
New York, the object being to give the
city rapid transit for railway travel
The Democrats of the New York legisla
ture have nominated Governor Hill and
the Republicans Senator Evarts as their
candidates for successor to Senator
EvHTts.
Charles Sherman grabbed a burglar
in his indianapolis residence, forced him
into a closet and while he went for the
police the prisoner dropped out of the
window
The American National Bank of Kans As
City has been taken charge of by re-
ceiver, The Liabilities are estimated at
ST. 80, coo, while the asscsts are nominally
81, 300 coo
At Columbus, Ind, Rosani Keller has
sued for divorce from Peter Keller, 10
whom she has been married forty years.
| She is 10 and he so. She charges cruelty
and desertion.
After months of negotiations, the
worlds fair directory and Michigan
avenue property owners have agreed upon
| a plan for occupancy of the lake front by
five exposition buildings.
| The United States supreme court has de.
| cdel the Virginia law restricting the sale
Of dressed meats from other states is un.
constitutional, because an interference
| with interstate commerce.
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, who has been
recovering from a recent severe illness at
| her home, 3 West Fifty-first street. New
York, is suffering from relapse, which is
| hoped will prove only temporary.
The application for mandamus to com.
pei the secretary Of state of Louisiana to
officially promulgate the lottery amend.
'ment has been refused 10y the lower court
at Baton Rouge and an appeal will be
taken to the supreme court.
A company with $),010,OOO has been in.
corporated to construct a tunnel between
| New York city and Brooklyn. Austin Cor
bin of the Long Island railroad. heads the
directory, and Others upon it are Edward
/ Snmmonds, b. f. Tracy and Edward Lau
! terbach.
Gen Lees birthday was celebrated
throughout Virginia and other southern
states Monday by general suspension OF
| business, professions, speech making anC
banuuests. In Richmond the Confederate
/ flag was displayed in addition to other
bunting.
Rev. Alfred Clements. street preacher al
! FiudIav. o.. who is said to believe that
everybody will 60 to hell but himself
fin Is hat the birthstone tropics have com,