Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-20

the workings
Mrs Baer Russell, the teacher of young
Willie Vanderbilt, in New York, has lost
her reason, and her charge had narrow
escape from injury.
The principal stock shed at the Cleve-
land stoclyards was burned, entailing a
loss of about $4,000. About $50 hogs
were burned to DEATH
The Prince of Wales will take the initia-
tive in the grand lodge of Free Masons for
the granting of "a substantial sum to the
sufferers by fire at Johns, N. S.
Advices from India show that the Amer
of Afghanistan is intent upon trouble. He
is defiant, and refuses to submit to the die
: tation of the Indian government.
George f. Sitting a Milwaukee tailor,
| claims to have been robbed of S,006 by
| two masked men who overpowered him at
| his home. The police doubt the story
Near Paradise, o., Christian Buss took
cramps while bathing and pulled Fred
erick Seiganthaler under with him. John
Seiganthaler was also caught but es'
capped.
Private advces from Russia say that dis
tress in the famine districts and the NOR
tality among the cholera-stricken cities far
exceeds anything allowed to appear in the
| Russian press
Six years ago the Ohio general assembly
passed law giving the right of dover
to husband rs well as wife. Thomas
McGinness has brought the first suit II
Cleveland to test the law.
At Van Vert, O., Henry Overman, G
desperate character, attempted to kill hi'
aged mother-n-law with an ak, infiictinl
severe bruises and cuts, when passerbl
interfered. He then escaped.
Near Shannon, Ky, gang of white mel
led by Tom Best attempted to break up
negro picnic A riot resulted, in which
Best and three others of his gang wer
shot. Best will probably die.
In the Delaware near Gloucester, N. j.
Matthew Murray, his wife, William Mar
tin and Miss Mary f. Gallagher wer
thrown from skiff by swells from pass
ing steamer Both ladies drowned.
A telegram was received at the Whit
House from Lieutenant Parker at Loo
Lake, saving that Mrs. Harrison was abb
to be up, and sat for some time on tn
veranda of the cottage She is improvin
Mast
y, According to story told by Louis
> wills, OF WILLIAMSBURG, ~ - L hiIo
c delphia insurance company has been de
frauded of 5000 by her uncle, Willtar
Devine on the representation that he wa
dead
S The boiler at the Walker brick and til
5 works, East Liverpool, o., exploded, xii
}. ing John Moneypenny, engineer, and ser
n ously scalding half dozen Others of tn
800 employees. The building was badl
wrecked.
At Pine Bluff, Ark, where fierce wa
has been raging between the city govern
ment and the water and light company
the differences have been amicably az
/ iusted. The trouble was over the mad
uuate water supply.
a 1t has been announced that Clement
Griscol, president of the lnternation
IS Navigation company, who Is now in 10
don. has completed negotiations with Il
VI British government for the formal transit
If of The steamships City of Paris and City
o New York frcm English registry to Anne
VI lean registry These steamships will
admitted to the American registry INN
4 diately, and will hereafter fly the stars M
As stripes
n George +. Williams, the express messe
pc ger who was in charge of the Pacific Il
q press company car that was robbed
p Adair, l. r., Thursday night, by the ia
n ton gang, has been suspended pending e
u animation by the company,
n Receiver Beal. of the Maverick bank.