Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-22
E 3 n . runaway accident at Tell cry,


found on the track near Versailles, O.
Murder, suicide or accidentf
Marion Bobo, living near Pomeroy, o.,
will probably die from the effects of the
bfte OF an ordinary black spider
Frank G. LEM, who left New York June
TO make a tour of the world on bicycle,
arrived at Walla Walla, Wash, Tuesday.
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Eel
lows, in session at Portland, Or, elected G.
r. Campbell, Of London, OnH, grand sire.
John Van zant, eighty four, of Liberty,
Ind, suicided by hanging He was once
wealthy but lost almost all paying security
debts.
The Indiana legislature will probably be
asked to increase the Hoosier appropria-
ton for the worlds fair from $4,000 to
$125,000.
BY the explosion of a threshing engine at
Walla Walla., Wash, j. G, Wickersham,
engineer, was killed and four others seri-
ously injured
The body Of John Van Meter, the ma
MAC, of Waverly, o., who recently killed
his wife and child, was found in creek In
the neighborhood.
Thomas Henderson, a prominent mer-
chant of Benavides, Tex, was shot and In
stantly killed near his store Monday night.
The assassin is unknown.
Judge Porter, who heard Hugh O'Don-
nell's plea for bail in the Homestead case,
has taken the matter under adyisement
and remanded him to Jail
Henry Westerkamp, seventeen, driver of
a butcher wagon in Cincinnati, run over
and killed two-year-old Johnnie Keilus
who was playing in the street
Judge Bruck, of the United States court,
has appointed w. X. Shelton permanent
receiver of the Fort Payne Coal and Iron
company at Birmingham, Ala.
George Cook, living near Columbus,
Ind, went hunting and did not return
His body was found in the woods with the
contents of % shotgun in the side.
The new German military bill will add
$4,000 men to the army, making an apprO-
priation of 100000 marks necessary. 1t
is expected l00,000,0OO will be required.
Alex Stern, of Charleston, Ind, was
killed while returning from hunt in a
wagon. The gun fell from his knees and
was discharged, both loads entering his
breast.
A singular disease is prevailing among
horses in the southern part of 10 Davies
county, Ills. 1t resembles distemper, but
is more fatal and causes more sudden
deaths.
DIR. ID, Frank Powell, we'll known
throughout the northwest as white
Beaver" will be the Peoples party candi-
date for congress in the Seventh Wisconsin
district
William T. Eubanks, a school director,
was lodged in Jail at Greenville, O., for
attempting to murder Deputy Sheriff
Walker, who was serving an injunction on
Eubanks.
Albert Fuller and Henry Casper fought
,yduel Monday night Mt Gold Ridge, near
Admission, Ala, Casper heing killed and
Fuller fatally shot. An old quarrel caused
the affair.
Miss Della Shower, of Waterloo, Ind,
died of a broken heart Her betrothed,
Edward Mcdaniel, of Archibald, O., was
recently killed on the Lake Shore road,
where he was employed.
Monday, at Fort Smith, Ark, five muir
derers--John Graves, Lewis Holder and
John M, Hall, white; Sam Downing, a
Choctaw and Frank Collins, negro-were
sentenced to hang Nov. Q.
Charles Atkinson, of Norwich, O., while
riding "A horse, attempted to take off his
coat The horse became frightened and
threw him. His foot caught in the stirrup
and he was dragged mile. He will die
The government has force of over 400
men ut work upon the falls of the Ohio
near Louisville. Great quantities of rock
op,, lni, and A,1I
so as to make the falls navigable at all
seasons.
Charles Reed, for many years advance
agent of Forepaugh's circus, died suddenly
at his home in New York, and the coroner
is investigating. His wife, who was q
chariot driver, quarreled with him and had
recently persuaded him to place his prop
erty in her name.
A car load of dynamite was exploded by
concussion near New Hartford, Conn., The
track was torn up and large hole made
in tho roadbed. John Clark, a brakeman,
was blown 100 feet and escaped practically
unhurt, although almost nude. The noise
and shock was felt and heard as far as
thirty five miles.
Charles Baker was found dead at his
home in Sioux City Monday night. 1t was
thought he had been strangled to death,
and there was suspicion of foul play The
coroner's post-mortem showed that he had
been eating peanuts, and one had slipped
down his windpipe and choked him to
death.
George Bidwell, the famous 5000, 600
forger and one of Queen Victorias ticket
of leave men, told all about his crime, ar
rest, trial. impris onment, reprieve and re-
rentance Tuesday at Niblo's garden, New
York He is the man who, in 1873, planned
and executed the most gigantic scheme of
forgery on the Bank of England, for which
he served fourteen years of a life sentence.
IIo had with him the uniforms, shackles
and instruments used In English prisons.
The lecturer wore the convict's garb and
put on the torture jacket.
The domestic affairs of Hayward Hall
McAllister, son of Ward McAllister, leader
of New York's $50" are again the topic
of the society world. A few months ago
the daily papers told Of his romantic secret
marriage to Miss Jennie Germany in 1884.
His millionaire uncle, William III. Glib
bons, of Savannah, disinherited his
nephew. whom he had adopted. but Papa
Ward gave his blessing. 1t now seems
that the couple have not lived together for
some time Mrs. McAllister will sue In
Georgia ON the grounds of non-support.
wild man was captured by farmers In
the woods near Memphis. He Is over six
feet high and of powerful mold. His face
is partially covered with tufts of black
wool He is bare headed and bare-footed,
and wears but one garment, a weather
stained shirt, which is girted about his
loins with belt of pawpaw bark He has
uttered no intelligent sound since he was
captured but snarls an | means like a wild
beast This nan has been several times