Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-09

powder ana bullets, used string Tor
fuse and blew off the top of his head.
The cool winds that are sweeping over
the southwest will not save the corn of
Kansas 1t win probably keep the corn
from burning up any further, but at best
the crop will not exceed half the estimated
yield. .....
A race war between negroes and Italians
broke out at Orange N. Y, Sunday night,
and one man was seriously stabbed and
twenty others injured with clubs, brickbats
and stones About 600 men and women
were engaged.
j. II. McIntyre's family of four, and the
colored cook of Buena Vista, KY, ate
cabbage for dinner and died shortly after
wards. Upon investigation it was found
that poisonous snake had been cooked
with the cabbage.
At Wyandotte, Mich, Herbert Gault, a
laborer in a rolling mill, angered by being
insulted because he limped, poured ladle
of molten metal over John Langston's
| limbs, inficting probably fatal burns.
| CAN'T was locked up
The Munich Allgemeine Zeitung says
| that Herr Won Puttkamer Will succeed
| Herr Won Herrfurth in accordance with a
| long cherished hope of the kaiser, and ex-
presses the belief that the change will
cause storm in the Liberal ranks.
Mrs. Harrison is still quite ill, although
| she has improved, and to wonderful de-
gree, since the presidents arrival at Loon
lake. The president took drive with Mrs.
Harrison and Mrs, Parker Sunday morn
ing. They were gone about an hour
Sunday morning, at Creal Springs Ills,
Ed. Seager became involved in row with
Wilkinson & Wade, proprietors of res
taurant. Seager was shot seven times and
cannot recover. The row occurred over
Seager's refusal to pay for his breakfast
Elijah Thomas Gadding, residing on the
| line of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk railroad near Bloxon station, Va,
got into towering rage with his mother,
ran out of the house, and, throwing him
self in front of a freight train, was cut into
pieces.
II. e. Schrimpf, wife and three small
children, of Springfield O., arrived at the
Griswold House, Detroit. Mr.. Schrimpi
became violently insane in the evening and
was handcuffed and taken in an ambu-
lance to the Harper's hospital. He has
lost much money lately. His wife says
that this is the first dangerous attack he
has had.
The names of the five commissioners who
are to represent the United States at the
coming international monetary conference
are officially announced They are Senator
William B. Allison, of Iowa; Senator Johr
p. Jones. of Nevada; Congressman james
b. McCreary, of Kentucky; ex Comptrollei
Henry w. Cannon. of New York. and Gen
eral Francis A. Walker, of Massachusetts,
, With the exception of Mr. McCreary these
names have all been among those discussed
for the appointment
At jamestown, N. Y, Patrick Towd
of Dunkirk, n. Y, shot and
killed George Heath, of jamestown, be
cause he was too familiar with one of tho
ladies who accompanied Towd. Realizing
his act he fed to building near by anc
put bullet in his own brain.
; At a picnic at Degonia Springs, Ind
Police Officer Smith, of Evansville, Ind.
attempted to arrest Simon. Lee, shell
worker, who refused TO leave the grounds
Lee drew revolver and attempted Il
shoot the officer, who clinched with him
= In the tussle Lees revolver was dis
charged, striking him QIee) in the head
:, inflicting a probably fatal wound.
9 About fifty union printers of Omahi
have organized printers Peoples party
club. The primary object OF the club is u
secure the nomination and election Of mel
. known to be in hearty sympathy will
; trade unions Two-thirds of the clul
b members are Republicans who have boltec