Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-29
NEWS m A NUTSHELL.
Items of Interest Gathered from All Parts
of the World.

Items of Interest Gathered from All Parts
of the World.
There is a probability of an international
yacht race next year.
Great destruction along the Newfound
land coast by storms.
An astronomer in the City of Mexico has
discovered new comet
Three prominent business houses Of
Meridian, Miss, failed Thursday.
1t is understood that Premier Abbott, of
Canada, now in England, is about to
resign.
Burglars blew the safe in the depot at
Rushville, Ind, and secured lot of tickets
and 5000 in money.
George Graham, northern white man,
was shot to death by Joe Dickerson, col
ored, near Madison, Fla.
James Hatchett, seventeen, of Bedford,
Ind, died from the effects of accidentally
shooting himself some days ago.
On the kite-shaped track at Stockton,
Cal, Stamboul lowered his own record
two and half seconds, making a mile in
2;Os1d.
The Teutonic, which arrived in New
York Thursday, reports two of her passen-
wreck during a terrible gale
j. L. Spurrier, the United States deputy
revenue collector shot by moonshiners in
Lincoln county, Tenn, some days ago,
died at Nashville Thursday night.
The strength of the national guard is
ILL., Adjutant General Williams rec
ommends that the army appropriation be
increased from 100000 to 81, 100000
Nancy Hanks attempted to lower her
own record at Sedalia, Mo-. on a kite
shaped track, but the best she could do
was 2;O618 High wind and too cold.
The Ohio Farmers Insurance company
has been found by State Superintendent
Kinder to have only $50, $50. so assets, when
S@oO,OO0 net assets are required by law.
Charleston, S. c., at the earthquake fes-
Invites will duplicate the entering of the
harbor and assault on Fort Sumter ia 1861
More than 10000 visitors are expected.
Three men at work in caisson under
Missouri river near st. Louis, were
smothered to death by the pump tender
not understanding Signals and shutting of
the supply of air,
Two women were seriously injured in a
wreck on the Third avenue New York
elevated road. The brakes failed to work,
and the train crashed into the bumpers AT
the station, telescopng two cars.
A fire in Jersey City Thursday night de
stroyed about 100000 worth of property
Inc Brooklyn Cooperage company, Philii
white, II, NJ, Gautier & Company, Col
gate Il Company are the chief losers.
David Dudley Field, of New York, has
donated through his friend and associate
Hon John Randolph Tucker, his entire
library to the Washington and Lee uni
verslty. 1t consists of over 600 volumes
Nina Marshal, u notorious resident of St
Louis, is said to be trying to work off fol
paternity on well-known architect {
proxy baby, much after the style of tn,
Eva Ray Hamilton sensation in New York
three years ago.
Liquors will be sold in jackson parl
during the worlds fair. The nationa
commission decided that it would not in
tefiere with contracts made by the Chi
cago directors for the sale of light bever
ages and stimuants.
Augustus Baylies, the music dealer al
Columbus, O., who skipped after swindlins
prominent business men to the tune O
SoJOO or more, was high roller anC
| squandered his cash on Emma Biyens. 1
member of the demi-monde.
Probate Judge Zimmerman. of Fremont
o., was found in an asphyxiated condition
from natural gas in his room. GRAY,
doubts are entertained of his recovery
He was proprietor and editor of The Ger
man Courier of Fremont, O.
The biennial conference of the board O
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal churcl
is in session at New York. The most i'm
portant business before the board is the as
sgnment of conferences to the variou
bishops for the ensuing six months.
The Wisconsin apportionment bill. a
adopted by the Democratic caucus. with
single exception, passed both houses, al
Democrats voting for it except Senate
kraeger and Assemblyman Neal Brown
The law gives the Democrats majority @
% or IA Sn joint ballot
James Scarlet and Mrs. Belle Taylo
were married Wednesday under the sam
hanging rock near Orangeville. Ind. an
der which they had been welded in 1875
Her parents had brought about a separa
tion and divorce. Both married, but bot
I had bnt1l divnrcsd a6ptsl