The bee., 1883-04-07
Middle and Southern News

/ The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
! pany, through its counsel, sued John f.
! Hamilton. special collector of taxes, in the
J Circuit Court of the United States at Har-
risOnburg to- replevy the rolling stock levied
on at S-aunton, Harrisonburg and Wlnches-
-. ter. The writ of replevin, issued by the
clerk, commands the United States marshal
to restore the property to the company, they
ayino given bond and security conditioned
according to law.
The bill passed by the Tennessee Legisla-
ture for the settlement of the debt of the old
city of Memphis, according to the terms re-
Gently submitted to and accepted by the
creditors, has been approved by the Cover
+, nor. The present city government will i'm
mediately proceed to fund the debt. Under
the provisions of the bill the first interest
falls due July !, 1883. An ample tax has been
levied and the interest will be promptly paid.
Montpelier, the home of President Madi-
son, in Orange County, Va, has been pur-
chased by Mr.. Louis Z. Deitrick, of BaltI-
more. 1t is one of the noblest old family
mantions in Virginia, and is surrounded by
over a thousand acres of land belonging to
the estate.
Mrs. Jonathan Monroe and her son
Warren, Monroe, near Brookneal, Campbell
county, Va, died from the effects of poison.
Suspicion attaches to a niece of Mrs. Mon
roe who was visiting at her house. 1t is
rumored that she only intended to poison the
mother, and had hopes of marrying the son.
A broken rail near Mason. Ky., on the Gin
clnnati Southern Railroad, threw the north
bound passenger train from the track.
Flfty-three Passengers were injured, but none
killed. The cars rolled down an embank-
ment fifty feet high. Two sleepers were
completely wrecked and one car was burned.
The Court of Appeals has affirmed the
judgment of the Circuit Court for Washing
ton county, Nd, which gave a verdict for
$1,000 to State Senator Joseph I'll. Farrow
against Peter and Charles Negley, publishers
of the Hagerstown Herald and Torch Light
for libel
The Salisbury, Md, Advertiser says: ga
Sharp's Point Captain recently saw man
overheard in the Chesapeake. He ran his
vessel to the seeming unfortunate, but the
swimmer informed him that he was on his
way to Norfolk, and refused to be taken on
s0ard."
The tobacco factory of George G. and d.
Ayers, at Danville, Va, together with the
stock and fixtures have been burned. The
building and fixtures were valued at $4,000
In the stock we're $4,000 pounds of manu-
factured tobacco and 5000 pounds of leaf
tobacco, which were insured for $50, coo.
The old Augusta Opera House, at Augusta.
Ca, has been destroyed by fire. Ben Niesz's
saloon, together with the stock, was also des-
troyed. The stock of III. NJ. Hill Il Co,
printers, was damaged by water. The loss
Is S25,O 900; insurance $4,000.
An act making it felony to keep gambling
establishments in Tennessee, or to rent
houses for such purpose has been passed
by the Legislature of that State. The penalty
IS imprisonment for not less than one nor
more than three years in the penitentiary.
The libel suit of George B. Hite and wife
against the Louisville tKy.l Courier-Jooraol
for the publication of statements of an al.
legged liaison between Mrs. Hite and the late
Jesse James, ended by the jury finding for
the defendant.