Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-28
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Items of Interest Gathered from All Parts
of the World.

Forest fires are still raging In New Jer-
sey.
Moonshiner Jim Ephs was arrested in
Lincoln county, Tenn.
More assaults have been made on non
union men at Homestead
Edward Wood was killed by touching a
live electric wire in Pittsburg.
Mrs, H. +. Talmage was struck by an
engine and killed near Aida, Ind,
Zenas King president of the King Iron
Bridge company, Cleveland, is dead.
Return postal cards are now on sale at
all the postofices in the United States.
Five new cases of cholera and one death
were reported at Hamburg Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Hammer died while under
going operation for tumor of the stomach.
Sir John Lubbock advises Canadians to
smuggle cheap English goods to the United
States.
Thomas Hughes and Mike Coleman,
postoffice robbers were found guilty at
Pittsburg.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of Staten
Island, was fined $155 for killing thirty
one robins.
Sixteen new cases and eight deaths from
cholera were reported in BGda Pesth
Wednesday.
Mrs. Christina Borden celebrated her one
hundred and third birthday at Lewistown,
His. Wednesday.
A. B. Collins and wife were asphy xiated
in Chicago by water gas leaking from a
neglected fixture.
1t is said the Boston and Maine and
1YIf 10 hny
formed friendly alliance
In Richmond saloon row James Ryan
struck John w. Rice fatal blow on the
head with walking cane.
w. M. Cobler, shot and killed Denis
Schakel, a fellow-workman in the Big
-Four shops at Indianapolis. Old quarrel.
Owing to freight blockade the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron com
pany's collieres have shut down inded-
nitely.
The South American Steamship com
pany has fully resumed it's passenger
service between Hamburg and South
America.
What is known as the ticket of the
county Democracy, New York. has been
withdrawn. This leaves Tammany the
field to itself
Fire destroyed the fine new barn OF
Thomas Williams near Richmond, Ind,
together with a dozen head of horses.
Loss, $4,000; small insurance.
A locomotive exploded at Palas, Ala,
killing Engineer Harry Monroe and Fire
man William Church, Conductor Frank
Black was fatally hurt.
Red flags will be barred in Chicago In
the parade forming part of the exercises
of Nov 6, arranged in honor Of the unveil-
ing of the anarchist monument at Valid
helm
At Detroit the Republicans claim tc
have the names of 300 persons who have
illegally registered to vote the Democratic
ticket. Kodaks were used to detect the
parties.
Johnnie Fahner, twelve, and BERTHE
Dick, eleven, quarreled at Muncie, Ind
Fahner shot four times at his playmate
with target rifle, one shot taking effect
in the thigh,
The steamer Joseph S. Spinney struck 6
hidden rock off the coast of California ano
sunk in few minutes. Those on board
twenty-six-took to the boats and were
| picked up by the fishing steamer Farragut
There are 10000 loaded grain cars il
Chicago, and there is absolutely no plac,
to unload them. Every elevator II
crammed to the caves. Grain is pouring
into st. Louis, and there is a glut, witt
prospects of very low prices.
Charley Boyer young Cincinnati thief
caught in the act of robbing a gents fur
nishing store begged the officers to xii
him. Within nine hours he committed
| the crime, was arrested, indicted, plead
| guilty, and was sentenced to five years il
the penitentiary.
! The marriage of Miss Sarah Cantin,
Shrady, the stepdaughter of DR.. George f
! Shrady, to Mr. Edwin Gould, the seconC
| son of Jay Gould, took place at o'clocl
| Wednesday night at the house of thu
brides father, 8 East Sixty-sixth street
| New York. The wedding was very quietl!
celebrated
As result of wounds received in thu
combat between the Tollivar and Howard
factions, at Hogtown, KY, Oct. 20, Wyli,
Tollivar has died. Samuel Towards deatl
is a question of but a few hours Thu
friends of both families are well armed
and a renewal of the famous Rowan coun
ty war is expected.
Henry Klepfer, a laborer living neal
Fishers Station, Hamilton county, Ind.
was taken from his bed by gang of Whit
Caps who bound him to a tree with
chain. beat him almost to death and lief
him until morning, when he was rescued
by passers-by No reason was given TO
the actions of the regulators. Kepfer ha
fed to indianapolis for safety.
Mrs. j. w. Touhey, n wealthy and goot
looking widow, who owns three of tn
largest up town dry goods stores in Chi
cago. is in court defending a suit for $40,
600 damages brought by one of her forme
clerks, Cornelius 5. Tuomy. The plaintiff
alleges false arrest He became her love
after Mr.. Touhey's death.
Notwithstanding the announcement
made by ex-senator William NJ. Evart
early in the campaign, that he would tax
no part in political discussion, or addres
any public assemblage the Brooklyn Re
publican club has obtained his acceptanc
of their invitation to speak at mass
meeting to be held at the Clermont Avenu
rink next Saturday evening.
One of the biggest brewery combination
in the country was contaminated Wednes
dsv by the consolidation of the Pabs
Brewery company and the Falk, Jung
Borchert Brewing company, OF Milwau
kee The latter is practically merged i
b the former, the capital stock Of the CON
/ pany being increased to $1,000, 900, wit
, Captain Fred Pabst still at the head Of th
concern. This makes the Pabst brewery
with capacity of 100000 barrels veal