The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-27
SOUTHERN NEWS.

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Captain Elias Guy, for thirty-six
years chief of police in Norfolk, Va,
died on Monday.
A hail storm in Central Kentucky
last week destroyed $4,000 worth of
property.
General Pillow estimates the corn
crop on his plantations near Helena,
Arkansas, at 100000 bushels.
The Common Conncil of New Orleans
have appropriated 10000 toward the
maintenance of colored schools.
Republicans in Nashville estimate
the majority of Brownlow for Governor
over Etheridge at 10000.
The New Orleans gamblers have offer
ed $4,000 to be allowed to reopen their
hells, but General Sheridan refuses.
Mr.. yelling, late of the National n
tclHgmcr, Washington, d. G., has been
elected President of St. Johns College
at Annapolis, Nd.
In Washington county, Va, the Of
fetal returns are 9, ,422 whites to 567 col
ored. In Rockingham, the result is,
whites 2,Sl1 to AIS colored.
Two horse thieves have been tried
and convicted before a military
court in Mississippi, under Gen. Ord's
late order, and sentenced by him to five
years in the Dry Tortugas.
DR.. Hancock shot a man named Mont
gomery, with whom he had an old
grudge, in Bowling Green, Kentucky,
on Monday night. The wound inflicted,
it is believed, will prove fatal.
Some seven deaths from cholera oc-
CURED in Memphis on Friday. The dis
ease is steadily increasing, though so far
it has not assumed an epidemic form
Its ravages are confined almost exclu-
sively to negroes. A Board Of Health
has been organized to put the city in
good sanitary condition. There is little
or no excitement in regard to it.
A terrible disease, similar to the
cholera, has broken out among the
freedmen on the plantations along the
Yazoo river and III the lower part of
Carroll county, Miss. 1t has every ap-
pearance of cholera, but is confined en-
tirely to the negro population. Eleven
Of the latter had died within a few
days on one plantation, and lesser num-
bers on Others, while many of the ne
groes are dangerously sick.
Bishop Whcelan, of this Roman Cath
olic Diocese, has purchased the large
brick tenement at the eastern end of
Abingdon heretofore owned by Mr..
Humes, which is, We believe, to be used
for school, and perhaps q chapel.
WOrkmen are already repairing the
buildings and improving the grounds.
The property sold for S4,O00-less than
one-third the cost of the buildings
4bingdOn TirgiRiGn.
DR.. Mills, of Calhoun, on the Mobile
and Montgomery Railroad, was shot
and killed by his brother-in-law, named
Renfro, on the 10th, under these cir.
cumstances "They were living in the
same house, and cropping together.
DR.. Mills had been out to see patient,
and had just returned home. During
his absence dispute had occurred be-
tween the ladies abont some chickens.
few words passed between the men,
when Renfro went out of the room and
got double-barrel shot gun, and came
back and shot down DR.. Mills, while
standing beside his wife.
A fire occurred on Naked Creek, near
Waverlie, in Page county, Va, on Sun
day morning week, which destroyed the
merchant and grist mill, circular saw
mill, foundry, workshop, and n quanti-
ty of lumber belonging to Messrs. Car
rier * Huffman, of that county. The
tire was discovered about daylight, and
nothing was saved but the belt of the
saw mill. The surrounding property
was saved with great difficulty. No
clue has been obtained as to the origin
of the fire. Loss $1,000 or I,0OO-n0
insurance.
The Winston (N. c. ScEiind states
that the body of Il negro who had been
missing for several days has been found
in the river. The head was completely
severed from the trunk. Suspicion was
attached to his wife, who was arrested
and confessed her completely with two
white men IL the murder. One Of the
white men had promised to marry her
as soon as her husband was out of the
way, and with the assistance of the
white men she cut off her husbands
head. The white men have also been
arrested.
AbRam Summers, a very respectable
citizen, who had resided near Lacey
Spring, Rockingham county, Va, was
found dead in the rear of his residence
on Sunday morning last. He had been
plORghing on Saturday, and was as well
as usual on Saturday evening, with the
exception ofa little pain in his side.
He had walked ont two or three times
on Saturday night, and returned to his
room again where his wife was; but the
last time he went out she had fallen
asleep, and upon looking for him he
was found dead, as stated, Just in rear
of his dwelling.
1t is reported that an accident occur:
red at summeryille Ford, on the Rap
idan river, near Mitchell's Station, early
on Wednesday morning last, by which
three persons lost their lives. The par
ties, a man and his wife, were in n two
horse wagon, driven by colored man,
and attempted to cross the river,
(though warned against it, as it was
much swollen by heavy rain Tuesday
night when the wagon was washed
down the stream and the whole party,
together with the horses, drowned. The
names Of the deceased were not known.
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