Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Items of Interest Gath cred from A
Parts of the World.

Items of Interest Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
Ex-President Palacio, of Venezuela, has
arrived in France
1t is now understood that congress will
adjourn July rs or n.
The New Jersey Oil company has been
purchased by the Standard Oil company.
The national meet of the League of
American wheelmen is being held in Wash
ington.
A tramp was arrested at Muncie, Ind
ply of cartridges,
Robert l.. Greenlease charged with pass
ing counterfeit money, was discharged.
Jury could not agree.
Eleven of the fourteen appropriation
bills are now in the hands of the president
and nine have been signed.
Franz Vetta, the noted basso profundo
died at Riverside, Cal, Sunday. His real
name is Louis Neumayer. He died of con-
sumption.
At Attica, Ind, Mrs. S. A. Thier and
daughter, Mrs. David Brown, were struck
at a crossing. Mrs. Thier was killed and
Mrs. Brown fatally injured.
Four sons of Christopher C. Ball, a
farmer, were drowned while swimming in
the Manokin river near Princess Anne
Nd. A fifth son saved himself.
President Carnot, of France, has ap-
pointed Baron Courcel, who is a senator
and was formerly an ambassador to Ber-
lin, as arbitrator in the Behring sea af-
fair.
To, Rich yyinly wall Il
of Gainesville, Rockland county, N. Y,
committed suicide at that place Sunday
evening by hanging himself with a dog
chain.
At Martinsville, Ind, William Ruttin
and Will Chamberlain, while drinking
quarreled, and Chamberlain was fatally
shot by Ruttin. Chamberlain exonerated
Ruttin.
Cyrus w. Field gave his collection of
medals and paintings, relating to the lay
ing of the Atlantic cable, to the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art several months before
his death
Frank Collin, convict in the Ohio peni-
tertiary, suicided by strangling himself.
He left q letter in which he confessed hay
ing been implicated in a murder, but gave
no names.
The works of the Western Linoleum
company, of Akron, o.. were burned Sun
day morning. Supposed spontaneous COM
bustion. Loss, between 200 and $780,
0OO insured.
At Jackson Mich, Miss Rose Woodruff
died from the results of having received a
White Cap letter. She went into spasms
which resulted in hemorrhage, lung and
heart trouble.
While riding rollers" from steamer
near Lawrenceburg, Ind, Cornelius Bogart
and John Smith, of Cincinnati, were
drowned by the boat capsizing. Two COM
panions were rescued.
President Harrison Sunday entertained
at dinner General w. J. Sewell and Mrs.
Sewell, and at tea George w. Boyd, assist
ant general passenger agent of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and Mrs. Boyd
Near Huntington, w. Va, Wash Morri-
son, who was bitten by dog some time
ago, showed signs of hydrophobia and at
tackled his wife, biting her on the arm. At
last accounts Morrison was sinking fast.
Sylvester Cheli,. fifty-three years old, a
resident of Galveston, Tex, while pas
senger ON the La Champagne, which ar
rived at New York Sunday from Havre,
died during the voyage, from consump-
ton.
DR. Reuben NJ Searcoy, son Of DR.. J, T.
Searcoy, the leading physician of Tusca-
loosa, Ala, committed suicide Saturday
morning by blowing out his brains. He
left note saying melancholia had made
life unbearable. His mind had evidently
given away under close application to his
studies.
Near Florence, N. c., washout caused
q wreck@on the Northern railroad. j. s
Cinamont, news agent, and William
Moore, colored porter, were killed. Several
passengers were injured.
John 5. Allan and Mrs. II. H. Hidden
who recently caused such a scandal in
Montreal by clipping together, are stopping
at Pleasanton hotel, in San Francisco
! They are registered as Mr.. and Mrs. j. s
! Adams, of Montreal.
A pcablegram has been received at the
Mexican legation IN Washington denying
the report that Finance Minister Rnuerc