The bee., 1883-03-03
Middle and Southern States

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Middle and Southern States.
James Gamble lied at his residence in
Willismsport, Pa, aged "a years. He served
two terms in the Pennsylvania Legislature
and two terms in Congress. one year on the
bench in the Clearfeld district and a full
term of ten years as Judge of the twenty
ninth district of PENNSYLVANIA.
Erasmus Reuker, of Shenandoah county.
Va, was at religious meeting at Forest
Grove school house, and had Just concluded
leading the congregation in an earnest prayer
when hewas seized with apoplexy, and in five
minutes was dead.
The trains on all railroads entering Gin
cinnati now run regularly to their depots.
and the marks of the flood are fast disap-
pearing. Trains have been Withdrawn from
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad, be
tween Memphis and Madison, on account of
| high water. James Gordt Bennett has given
$1,000 to the flood sufferers in Indiana.
Baughman Brothers, stationers and
printers, of Richmond, Va, have made an
fnd their assets, consisting of stock, fixtures
and bills receivable, $4,000.
A dispatch from Tallahassee says the
Florida ship canal charter has passed the As
sembly after being amended into satisfac.
tory shape.
| Craft, the convicted murder whose trial has
created so much anxiety in Kentucky, after
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cence. was sentenced to be hung in May.
A fire occurred at Georgetown, s. c., which
originated in some cotton landed from the
steamer Merchant, which destroyed the
wharf, warehouse and offices of the Accom-
modation Line, a number of stores and
private residences and $50 bales of cotton.
The loss will reach $4,000.
| The Mississippi has overflowed Its banks at
several points. The railroad between Delta
and Monroe, La, is partly submerged, and
the running of trains on the Nicksburg and
| Mississippi railroad has been interrupted.
Portions of Tensas and Concordia parishes,
La, are again threatened with Hood. The
relief committee of New Albany, Ind, has
given notice that no further assistance is
naadad from outside places.
Eighteen wnlte ana fc1r colored conyicts
from the Arkansas Stats penitentiary, while
at work on levee two miles below Helena,
mutinied and disarmed the guard. Mr..
Jimes a. Cant, a contractor, was killed by
the mutineers, who then escaped.
E1-Judge John NJ. Cloud, Superior Court
OF North Carolina, was attacked with apop-
lexy on train from Augusta to North Caro-
INA, and died soon after reaching the denot
Inc remains will be carried to his residence
at Winchester for interment
In the Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives bill has been reported favorably from
the judiciary committee providing that if the
city of Philadelphia shall furnish suite bic
accommodations for the executive bGsine ess
and for the sessions of the Legislature with
out cost to the State, the Legislature will
meet in that city on the first Tuesday iii Jan
uary, 1885, and thereafter.
The bill to incorporate the internati onaI
Railroad and Steamship Company has passed
the Florida Legislature and has been signed
by the Governor General Gordon. of
Georgia, is the leading spirit of the enter
prise.
The New York State Senate passed to
third reading bill compelling all telegraph
telephone and electric-light companies to
lay their wires under ground.
Myers Bros. & Co.'S immense tobacco
factory at Lynchburg, Va. has been des-
troyed by fire with a large stock of manu-
factured tobacco. The loss is roughly esti
mated at S120, 600; insurance $4,000.
A bill for the settlement of the State debt
was introduced into the Tennessee Legisla-
ture. The bill has been perfected by the
democratic caucus and will pass. The State
debt proper is to be funded il full. with the
contract rate of interest, four years interest
being deducted. The bonds held by educa-
tlonal institutions IN the State and by Mrs.
President Polk are to be funded on the same
terms. The balance is to be funded at fifty
cents on the dollar, with three per cent. in
terest
Over two hundred people OF Indiana county.
Pa, including ministers and deacons. have
been speculating in breddstuffs this winter.
Vne minister, two deacons and twenty others
have been made bankrupt,
Afire at Vaughans, Miss, destroyed the en-
tre town, excepting Birmingham motel and
the depot. The heaviest losers are Tucker X
Sharp, John Moriarity and Sharp, Tucker \ !
70, general merchants. They were al par