Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

The strike of the rivermep at st. Louis
has ended. The men won.
Charles Whalen, self-confessed muir
derer, is in Jail at St. Paul.
The Eden Musee, New Orleans variety
theater, burned. Loss, SO, 900.
A series of fires attributed to anarchists
are alarming the residents of Vienna
Confederate memorial day was OBJ
served throughout the south Wednes-
day.
The Northern Pacific hospital Mis-
soula, Mont, was burned. The patients
escaped.
A maidstone is believed to have saved
Indiana.
George and Frank Eastman, boys, were
fatally poisoned onwild parsnips at Sioux
Falls, S. d.
The Lehigh Valley Reading railroad
shops will run half-time. Over 600 men
are effected,
Vice President Morton says he is in the
hands of his party as far as denomination
is concerned.
The ST. Paul White Lead and Oil COM
pany's plant burned. Loss over 100000;
insurance, $4,000.
Rev. L. H. Jameson, the eminent Chris
tian minister, died Wednesday at Indian
apolis, aged eighty.
At St Louis two colored children named
Miller were left alone. The house caught
fire and they perished.
William Woods, in jail at Louisville on
suspicion, proves to be the murderer Of
William Bottoms, at Chicago, ten years
ago.
John Russell Young, ex-minister to
China, has been appointed fourth vice
president of the consolidated Reading sys-
tenn.
At Richmond, Ind, William Gehring
tied string around his neck, kneeled to
the floor and died from strangulation
Grip.
At Belfast Ireland, respondent gun
maker killed his wife and two children
and attempted suicide. He was out Of
work
! The United States court has convicted
ex-P Postmaster Mulholland, Paducah, KY,
for extracting registered letter from the
postofiice.
In St. Louis, William +. Griffin shot
and killed his wife Kate, in house Of i'll
/ fame, where she had gone to meet her
I paramour,
Two bombs were exploded near the
! bishops palace in Cardova, Spain. Con-
siderable damage was done, but no one
was injured.
The capstone of the Mormon temple,
Salt Lake, was laid Wednesday with irl-
pressive ceremonies in the presence of
10000 people.
At Rochester, N. Y, a bridge over the
Genesee river gave way while five men
and q woman were on it. BY prompt
work they were all rescued.
Near police office in Angers, France,
a dynamite bomb was exploded, badly
damaging the building and severely in
jurying the inmates, two seriously.
An explosion of dynamite placed under
the steps of the Baylor female college at
Bolton, Tex, destroyed them, but did nc
other damage. The motive is unknown.
West Africa advices state that King
Samory has defeated the French expeGi
ton under Captain Menard. Menard ard
hundreds of his native troops were killed
Nellie Roberts, living in Saginaw
Mich, suicided Tuesday night by taking
poison Unrequited affection, which She
cherished for another girl, was the cause
St. Louis is to have new hotel cost
ing 81 ,200, 600, on the site of the old and
famous Planters House. 1t will have
395 rooms and in shape that of huge E
There is no truth il the report Of the
death of Captain Hatfield the West Vir
einia outlaw. This is the fourth time
Hatfield has been killed, but he is still
alive.
On May 2 the carpenters and joiners o.
six cities will strike for an eight-hour day
The six cities are Cincinnati, Denver
Baltimore, Salt Lake, Decatur, His, ant
Toronto.
The Straits of Mackinaw are now poE
fectly clear of ice in every direction. Th'
stiff gale of the past two days has washed
all the ice away and navigation is open TX
both lakes.
At Wheeling Melissa McGlumphrey
the proprietress of "A house of ill-fame
stabbed and fatally wounded a companion
named Ida Foster. Several years ago sh
killed her lover.
The fourth annual conference of th
Reorganized Church OF the Latter Da.
Saints began at Independence, Mo, OF
Wednesday, This church is entirely diff
ferent from the Utah Mormons.
, it has been raining in that section TO
three days without intermission. Tn
, damage is enormous. The Georgia Pa
cific has lad five bridges destroyed.
, High water has swept away one span o
the new SIS, 900 bridge being built acros
the Des Moines river at Ottumwa, la
/ Seven workmen went down with the tim
, bers. and were rescued with great diff
, Guilty.
/ On Wednesday at Plymouth, Pa,
, Polish woman named Mrs. Zelinski CAV
D birth to baby which had six fingers o
each hand and six toes on each foot
The inhuman father cut the extra men
bers off with a scissors and the chill
=, died.
Y Benjamin Mackey, candy maker a
D Port Huron, Mich, was arrested Wednei
= day for poisoning Miss Nellie McClaytor
A The girl died from the effects of SPANS
r fly, mixed with confectionery, given he
by Mackey, with the intent of securin
an improper influence over her.
n The banking house of Dix & Phyfe,
+ New York, was robbed of between $50
Q 900 and $40, 600 by Oscar Creamer, assis
o ant bookkeeper; w. +. Carpenter, cler
and James L. White, an outsider. OF tn
amount stolen, $53, 600 has been recovered
Carpenter is under arrest. HIS accon
= plices are supposed to be en- route to III
II rope.
o At Helenwood, Tenn, gang OF hftee
= drunken toughs attempted to kill Sai
; Cowan because he was elected marsha
q He received bullet through the shou
2 der and another through his ear, but r
D turned the fire, killing Bill Sykes, I'll
a leader. fatally wounding two other