The Osceola times., 1878-01-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
Southern News.

Nashville scored Sc fires in 1877; loss,
$25967; insurance, $243,25O.
The Brooks museum at the university
of Virginia has been completed,
Every male citizen Of Atlanta is taxed
five dollars for the maintenance of the streets.
There were ninety-three vessels from
all parts of the world in the port Of Savan.
nah last Saturday.
The Sewanee mines have shipped from
Tracy City, Tenn, during the past year
1909, l06 bushels OF coal and coke.
Bishop Wightman, though three. score
and ten, has presided over Eve annual con.
!ereLces in Texas in the last three months
The New Orleans Democrat says il
congress passes the silver bill, a small outlay
will put the mint in that city in condition
to roll out the dollar Of the daddes.
The James river and Kanawha canal
is now in boating condition to APPOINT seven.
ty miles above Richmond, and will probably
be opened to Lynchburg by the first Of Feb.
ruary.
The Nashville Banner says that Isaac
Graves a soldier of the war OF 1912, died re.
Gently at his residence in Mitchellville, Rob,
ertson county, at the advanced age of seven,
ty years.
A Richmond, Va, dispatch report.
the murder of VIM. H. Fuller, a prominent
citizen of Southampton county. Fuller's
head was blown entirely of his shoulders,
and several stabs were found on his person.
The preliminary trial of the Adams
Swetman shooting affair, recently came up at
Mississippi City Gen. Adams waived an
examination, and was held in $1,000 bail to
answer at the April term of the circuit court
of that district.
Nashville Banner Two brothers by
the name OF Beaseley, are litgsting in Trous,
dale county over their land line, and the
costs accrued smornt to 81 ,00), and they are
still fighting it out on that line. The amount
involved is very small.
Silver and copper have been discov.
cred within nine feet of the earth, near Hot
Springs. The copper find is no new discov.
cry. II has been known to exist there many
years-but usually on the surface of stack
OF reds"
Baltimore Gazette: The fine estate of
the Randolphs in Fauquier county, Va,
known rs Eastern View" and containing
1925 acres, was sold recently for i've dollars
ON acre to one of the heirs. Before the war
this estate was valued at $4,000.
james Thomas struck Joseph Smith
over the head with a double barreled shot
gun at Mifllin, Henderson county, Tenn, on
Christmas day, breaking his skull The
afair rev out of an old grudge. The
woun, man was still alive at last accounts.
Nashville American j. Mathis, a
dairyman, residing in the Thirteenth district,
has calf which was born on Christmas eve
that has no horns, and is perfect in every re.
soect except that on the top of its head is
something in the form of hat the rim beng
very prominent. The rim is Of gristly sub
stance, aud whenever touched there the ami
NAL seems to suffer great pain.
Atlanta Constitution: Wiley Turner
OF Norcross, a sprightly, intelligent youth
h'teen years of age, FIVE feet seven inches
high, and weighing one hundred and TWEEN.
ty pounds, never ate mouthful of animal
meat Of any description, fowl or fish, in his
life. He has never taken a drink of spirits
nora chew of tobacco, nor smoked His
complexion is good, his cheeks rosy and
form good.
Their ale eleven million dogs in War
rem county and one hundred Sheep vicks
burg Herald. That speaks volumes for the
people of Warren. The hair Of eleven mil,
lion dogs at ten dollars a pound, is matter
of profit that few sections enjoy; then there
rs the bark OF eleven million dogs at sixteen
dollars a cordI just think OF II Warren i,
bound to pusp ahead of her sister counties
There's millions in it.-HoRy Spriags Re
porter.
Knoxville Chronicle DR.. Tadlock fur
nishes the following thrilling account Of the
murder OF James Martin at his fireside and
home near Fullen's depot. Martin was sit
ting between his two daughters by the fire
side about 5 o'clock. The assassin fired
through the window with steady and fata
aim, dlscharging the contents OF the gun in
his victims temple. Martin rushed out Of
ms house and ran to a neghbor's where h,
sank from loss of blood, and died at thre,
O'Clock the next morning A negro boy
whom Martin had hired, was apprehended
by Deputy Sheriff w.. T. Mitchell on suspi
cion. He confessed the shooting, but de
clared Martin had threatened to kill him.
The Knoxville Chronicle learns thai
IN Sewer county, Christmas night, jacob
Cummins and two companions named Hen
derson got on regular bender" and con
cluded to have regular Christmas frolic
They proceeded to the house OF a coloret
man named Wright, aud Cummins immed
ately entered the house and drew pistol OF
Wriehts daughter, when her father inter
fered andstepped between them. Cummin
then presented the pistol al Wright's breast
when his wife began TO scream. This at
traeted Cummins attention to her. and h,
turned towards her and pointed the pistol a
her breast, threatening to kill her il she die
not hush. Wright used the Opportunity thu
given by Cummins' attention being diverted
towards his wife, and by quick movemen
he seized an axe, and before Cummins coul,
turn, or shoot, he buried II in his side, ant
thus saved the lives of himself and family
Cummins fell and expired almost immedi
ately, ami the other two fed