The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

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than any other acting governor.
a handsome Confederate monument |
is to be erected at Goldsboro, North |
Carolina.
Abe Malone was found frozen to |
death in Butts county, Georgia, day |
or two ago.
Daniel Young, a wealthy citizen of |
White county, Tennessee, blew his |
brains out.
j. j. Sims, postmaster at Oxford. |
Alabama, Is missing, together with |
SloOO OF government money.
South Carolina rejOices because her
securities are once more above par,
and there is no floating state debt.
Miss Ellen Conley fell down stairs
at the Cherokee cotton mills, Mobile,
Alabama, and was instantly killed.
y. Moog & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers, Montgomery, Alabama, have
failed for $4,000. Assets unknown.
Fred Barney. under indictment for
killing Timothy DOdSon, SUicided by
cutting his throat at Spring Hill, Ten
neSSee.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, is excited
w VI q BOocAOIC SNllSllC
in which half million dollars will be
invested.
Miss Meddie Bailey,a Rome, Georgia,
young woman, while careleSSly hand
ling a revolver, fatally shot her aged
mother.
Intense excitement prevails in At
lanta over the resurrection of the body
of an aged lady named Mrs. Durham
by ghouls.
Ty Ty, Georgia, is scandalized over
the leading astray of a young daughter
of DR.. Kendrick, a prominent ciCIzen,
by her uncle.
\ bill has been passed by the Ala
bama legislature to apply to congress
to appropriate the amount of the cot
ton tax collected i'll that state as a
public school fund.
Henry and Charles Chambers, bro
theirs, had quarrel at Bolton, Geor-
gia. and the latter was stabbed and
killed by the former. They are sons
of wealthy farmer.
Augusta Chronicle: A gentleman
fond of statistics has figured out that
in Georgia, as compared with other
states, the ratio Of vexatious suits
against railroads is thirty-seven to
| one.
Nashville Banner: The father of
David Levick, the boy who was killed
i'll the elevator at the Union-street
Bargain House, some time ago, has
brought suit against the firm for SlO,-
600 damages.
At Knston, North Carolina, Alfred
Brooks, while drunk, crawled into
cotton press and went too sleep. Not
knowing he was there, the packers
pressed him into bale of cotton,
making him as fiat as a wafer.
Ida Burke, a beautiful girl, and
daughter OF one of Chattanooga'S
wealthiest citizens, for the third time
ran away Monday and entered upon
life of shame. She was recaptured
and taken to Kentucky reformatory.
At Newport, Tennessee, in a fit OF
Jealousy, VIM. Ramsey, aged fifty
years, shot and killed Val. Clash, aged
Cwenty-one. Ramsey then shot him
self in the head, but is still alive,
though both eyes were put out by the
shot.
At Athens, Georgia, Foggy Cabin, a
| drayman, knocked the bung from
fOrty-gallon barrel filled with whisky,
lifted it to his lips, took drink and
let it down again. He is said to be the
strongest man in the state, if not in
the south.
a meteor weighing over 300 pounds
fell at Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Sunday evening. It's fall was accom-
panied by violent explosion that
shook every building in the town.
There was a brilliant momentary
illumination.
Hartwell, Georgia, special: One year
ago last summer a highly respected
lady OF this county dreamed that there
was money buried at a certain place
near where she lived. A few nights
ago she dreamed the second time of
the same circumstance. This made
such a deep impression on her mind as
caused her to investigate. She went
to the place, and there, hidden by the
"miSerS" hand, She found about $500
in silver and gold.
Nashville American: Last night
the electric light wire over an iron
| shed on Church street, became dis
placed and touched metallic rod con-
Meeting with one of the posts leading
10 the ground. An old gentleman
whose name was not learned, in pass
ing along, happened to touch his hand
to the post, and was schOcked almost
senseleSs. Two byStanders, in attempt
ing to relieve the victim, also came in
contact with the current and were
likewise treated.
Chattanooga Times: One of the
heaviest games of poker ever played
in Chattanooga occurred Tuesday
night. The game commenced about
$3.50 p; m. very quietly. The game
was five call ten and straddle," or, in
other words, tive-dollar ante. There
were four engaged, and as it progressed
interest increased and stakes were
heavy. BY $3.50 a. m. one of the party
had won $500 and the other $500. The
losers are business men of Chattanoo-
ga. A few nights since another game
was played, in which $500 changed
hands in a few hO0rc