Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.


Walt Whitman's funeral occurred in
Camden, N. J., Wednesday
The sugar trust has secured Claus
Spreckels' refinery at Philadelphia
At Cincinnati L. II. Tudor, carpenter,
fell from a ladder and was fatally in
jured.
The maple sugar producers of Vermont
will receive about 800, 900 in bounty this
season.
Near st, Charles, La, five men working
in the American sulphur mine were killed
by a gas explosion.
Sanderson Reinhart, the eighth victim
of the recent sawmill explosion at East
Jackson, Mich, has died
Near Guanajuato, Mex, six bandits at
tempted to hold up IN express train and
were all shot dead by the guards.
1t is believed that the relatiN es of the
Italians Iynched at New Orleans will re-
ceive indemnity of $4,000 for each of tie
slain.
Near Richmond, Mich, Farmer Abra-
ham Cooley cut his wife's throat and then
his own with the same instrument of
death. Mental depression.
The well known hat factory of Crofut
g. White at Danbury, CoLn., has been
burned. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
which is covered by insurance.
Hundreds of French anarchists are
6ocling into London The police a.e
carefully watching the unwelcome Wis
itors as dynamite outrages are feared.
Governor Mckinley, of Ohio, has APP
pointed Colonel G. l.. Poorman, editor of
the Bellaire Tribune, to succeed Secre-
tary of State Daniel j. Ryan, resigned.
Near Charlottesville, Ind, Isaac W.
Jones, a farmer, was struck by lightning
while in his wagon. He was thrown to
the ground and had several ribs broken.
A fire in Clark's hotel, Boston, resulted
in a panic among the guests, many of
whom jumped from the windows more or
less injuring themselves. The firemen
rescued many
Colonel Lewis Francis, Schweinfurth-
| ian, died suddenly Tuesday at Richmond,
Ky, Notwithstanding his boast that he
would live to see every person in Rich
mond buried
Hair eight inches long and full set of
I teeth had grown on babe which was dis
inferred after being buried seventeen
years at Kenton, o. The body had
modered but the head and face were per-
feet
At Brazil Ind, Rev Winters, OF TIE
Evangelical association, expelled all bit
five of his congregation because they
would not rise to their feet and thus
answer in the affirmative a QUESTION he
asked.
Representative Bland has given up all
q 1 IL
by congress, and will have nothing more
to do with it. He blames Speaker Criep.
A free coinage measure will no doubt be
introduced in the senate in few days
At Steubenville, o., Henry King, an ex-
saloon keeper, fell from ladder while at
tempting to enter store, which was tent
porarily closed owing to an assignment,
caught his neck and died. His body was
partially eaten by rats when found.
C. G. Williams, register of the Water
town Is. d. land office, has been stricken
with paralysis and is lying at the point of
death He represented the First Wiscon-
sin district in congress, and was also reg
lister of the Watertown land Office under
Arthur.
DR. Sidney Sherwood instructor in
finance in the Wharton School of Finance
and Economy, University of Penpsylv.t-
MIA, has been called to the chair of polit-
ical economy in Johns Hopkins university
at Baltimore, vacated by Professor Rich
ard 7. Ely.
Three suits have been filed in the
United States court, at Cincinnati, by tho
Winchester Repeating Arms company, CT
New Haven, against the Peters Cartridge
company, of Cincinnati The plaintiffs
claim an infringement of their patents by
the defendants.
The edition of Walt Whitmans "Se-
lected POEMS" chosen and edited Ivy
Arthur Stedman, was in the binders S
hands at the time of his death The poet
was occupied shortly before that event IN
giving his last wishes and final approval
with respect to 1t.
Detroit has a couple of brothers named
John and William Bloom, sons of an old
fireman, who have n mania for setting
buildipgs on fire. In the past two months
the BOYS have been the authors of twenty
one fires. 1t is believed by the police that
the lads are insane
AT McKeesport, Pa, the frame dwelling
, of John HILL on a hillside, was deposited
on the Coursin Street Methodist Episcopal
church below by a landslide. The family
was rescued, but the house took fire
spreading to the church and several build
ings adjoining. Loss, 100000.
Albert Whipple, a squaw-man, who
killed an Indian, "Lays-on-H Mother-in
Law" by kicking and beating him tt
death, was discharged at Deadwood, S
D., as it was clearly shown that the crime
was not committed on the reservation
and, therefore, the United States had mt
a, jurisdiction
John j. Engledrum, professional run
ner. was an easy winner of fifty milt
race at Chicago, Tuesday night, from
: John Young, an Indian, who has been al
l Fort Sheridan for some time The lndiar
= quit after making twenty-eight miles
Engledrum made his first twenty-five
r miles in two hours and thirty-nine sec
onds, beating the American record.
q The Massachusetts state board of trad
I, has resolved, THAT it is highly importan
: that u new department, to be known a.
the department of commerce and trade
: should be established by the congress o
: The United States and that new cab
met Office be created, the secretary o
! which will be its representative, and Il
Q whom all matters affecting commerc'
and trade shall be referred"