Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items OIL
Various Subjects.

Street car tieu in Cleveland.
More outrages against the missionaries
in China.
DIR. j. f. Mercer was killed by cars at
Noblesville, Ind
Another case of vrulent smallpox has
been found at Chicago,
Diphtheria is epidemic Mt the children's
home near Shebyvlle, Ind
The Earl of HARDWOOD, II. T. Lasceles
is dead He was sixty eight years old.
&C. Aliens young daughter was blinded
for life by lightning at Hammond, Ind.
George w. Wilson, Republican, was
nominated for congress from the Seventh
(O.) district on the 62lst ballot
At Danville, Ills, Miss Belle Hague was
dragged into barn and brutally assaulted
by three young toughs who have been cap
tured.
While rehearsing his sermon near Louis
vile, Rev George Dennis was struck by a
locomotive, both legs and one arm being
cut off. He will die,
At Erie, Pa, Hanlon and O'Connor de-
feated Hosmer and GaUdaur in double
scull race for the worlds championship
and purse of 81 800.
At the Republican convention for the
Third Iowa congressional district Colonel
D. b. Henderson, of Dubuque, was renomi'
mated by reclamation.
Jacob Harvey was hanged at the Ohio
penitentiary, Columbus, Friday morning
for the murder of his mistress, Mrs. Mag
gle Lehman, at Dayton.
Charles G. Stevens, postmaster at En-
pire, Wayne county, w. Va, has been
captured after a lively chase. He is
charged with robbing the mails.
At Frankfort, KY, John Daley, seven
teen, the son of prominent farmer, was
shot and killed by trap gun while in the
act of robbing Fincel Brothers meat store.
Quarrel between two men named Morris
and Hayes 1T Hopkinsville, Ky. Morris
shot and killed Hayes and his Q1ayes',
brother, who had nothing to do with the
affair Morris escaped
At the Republican convention of the
Tenth Illinoi, congressional district Con
gresham Post was unanimously renomi
mated. Resolutions were passed approving
Harrison's administration.
Over thirty persons were either killed OF
injured by n landslide on railroad neal
Monte Sasso, Italy. Several houses were
buried, and the track for a considerable
i distance covered with earth and rock.
Rev w. A. Wager, a Methodist minister
| of Glendale, Ind, traded horses and got
! the worst of it. He is now charged will
horse stealing, having taken the horse hi
traded during the night and returned
home.
Near Dunlow, Va, about $50 negroe!
| i. +,l 40 NV hify Ip,tnly &
crap game. A row resulted Abe Perdue
Charles Scott and an unknown man wer'
shot to death. Several others wer,
wounded.
The president of the Colorado state silvel
league has photographed from Chicago to sc
cure suitable headquarters for the league
in Omaha during the national convention
of the Peoples party. He was answered
favorably.
At Rome City, Ind, William Dye
George and Tom Ohidister, and Messrs
Leonard and Beck saloonists, were ar
rested for beating Hugh Piatt, of WalcCtt
Vile, to death. -Four others are impli
Gated. Dye and one of the Ohidister boy
confessed. piatt had whipped friend o
| the gang.
The new arsenal at Columbia, Tenn, tn
only institution of the kind in the middl
south, will be formally opened with impos
ing ceremonies on the 18th of July,
committee of ten prominent citizens hav
gone to Chicago, New York and Washing
| ton, to invite ex President Cleveland ant
other orators of national fame. The cere
monies will be entirely non-partisan, ant
the speakers will be from all parties an,
sections. On the night of that day CRANE
reception, ball and banquet will be give
in the largest of the nine commanding
buildings which have just been completed
This massive structure will easily accom-
MEDIATE 10000 people, the hall for tn
dancing being $50 by G5 feet, without an
sort of encumbrance. The whole of it viii
be brilliantly lighted and decorated. o.
the morning of the 14th it is expected t
open the presidential campaign in Colum
bia with the biggest guns of the two grea
parties.