The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-20
SOUTHERN NEWS.
majority in Georgia is about

Ssymsur's majority in Georgia is abou
800.
Grants majority in Alabama is fou
thousand.
Coal of good quality has been discov
cred near Searcy, Ark.
Atlanta, Georgia, is to have stree
railroads.
The Federal garrison at Union Springs
Ala, has been removed. ssn w
San Antonia, Texas, has population
of 10000. souls.
A new telegraphic cable has been lai'
across the Mississippi river, at New Or
leans. .esr-HF
A Southern paper reports that shocl
of earthquake was felt at Charlotte, n
c., a few days ago.
In Franklin county, Ala, on the 5tl
inst, man named Jones was shot ant
killed by Wm. II. Pesrie.
At Flerenee, South Carolina. oil
Thursday last, Rev. Reuben Gregg
colored, accidentally shot himself dead
The bark Satellite has sailed from Rich
mond, Va, for Rio, with a cargo of 35OC
barrels of flour, and viii bring back {
cargo of coffee.
Forest Depot, Virginia, is without
postmaster, because no person can be
found to take the oath prescribed fol
such officers.
A lady in Memphis who wants GER
tain Mississippi editor to marry, offers
bridal bonnet to any one of her sex who
will take him.
Conrad Jarrett was shot and killed
near Pocahontas, Arkansas, by his
brother-in.la law, William Whitesides
Thoy quarreled over business matters
The Republican newspaper office, in
Americus, Ca, narrowly escaped des'
truction by fire on Wednesday last
The fire originated in q defective flue.
Rev. A. P. Williams, an eloquent and
distinguished minister of the Baptist
Church was killed on Monday last
near Glasgow, Mo-, by his horse falling
over an embankment.
r. W. Jacques, Deputy Revenue Col
lector, at Columbus, Ga, has been in
dicted by the grand jury for attempting
to swindle merchants of that city.
Bette Phillips, aged ten years,
daughter of Captain William Phillips,
of Nashville, was dashed from car
riage by runaway horse, last Satur-
day, and instantly killed.
A lynx, measuring five feet nine
inches from tip to tip, was killed in
Charlton county, Mo, last week, being
the first killed in the county since the
days OF old Daniel Boone.
Mr.. James Terrell, of Mobile, Ala.
bama, who was attacked and danger
ousiy wounded, in his own yard, by a
nesro thief eu Tuesday IasU, Is IN crit
ical condition. The negro who assault
ed him is in custody.
On Sunday night of last week an at
tempt was made to assassinate Mr.. j..
w. Key, manager of General Pillows
plantation, near Helena, Arkansas. a
gun was fired at him through the win
dow, but o table standing near turned
the charge aside.
Near Marion, S. c., few nights ago,
as Mr.. James X. Jackson and younger
brother were returning home in bug
gy, they were fired upon from fence
corner, and the elder Mr.. Jackson kill
ed and the other dangerously wounded.
William w. Cox, who was badly shot
in the face during the riot at Hunts
vile, Alabama, is rapidly recovering.
A number of negroes have testified be-
fore the grand jury that he shot nearly
ali of those killed or seriously wounded.
The Houston Unien says that the
question: of dividing Texas into three
States will be agitated on tho reassem-
bling of the Convention, in December
next. The bill failed by moderate ma
iority before, and it is said that several
of the delegates who voted against di-
vision then will vete in favor of it this
time.
A disastrous smash up occurred on the
Mississippi Central Railroad, last Tues
day evening, ut Ways Bluff, on the
southern end of the road. The freight
train, which left Canton at 4:45 p. NJ,
going north, ran into trestle near the
place above indicated, smashing six box
cars and "spilling" about sixty barrels
of whisky. In consequence of the
wreck, trains were delayed twcnty-four
hours.
Near Tusoumbia, Alabama, last week,
Geo. Eggleston was shot and killed by
a neighboring farmer named Button
Penick. with whom he quarreled On
account of some breachy cattle. In the
same county Wm. II. Petrie struck
Jones, shoemaker, across the neck
with q shotgun, killing him instantly.
Jones was drunk, and threatened Petrle
al, Il I.