The bee., 1883-02-10
Middle ard Southern States.

The Jewelry establishment of Stephen
Thomas & Brother, at Charleston, S. c., has
been entered by cracksmen, who blew open
the large safe and took diamonds, watches
and jewelry to the value Of about $4,000.
The Governor of Alabama has offered a
reward of $1,000 for the capture of Vincent,
the fugitive State treasurer.
John Parker killed his wife Nellie in the
St Louis Criminal court and then killed him
self. Parker was on trial for the murder of
Michael P,iyton, in September, 1881.
Reports at Lynchburg, Va, represent that
panic has been created throughout the
southwestern counties of that state, owing to
the prevalence of smallpox in that section.
The scourge has abated at Salem, but the
disease has made its appearance at Bristol,
Rural Retreat, Central and several other
towns along the Norfolk and Western rail
road and in the interior counties The people
are intensely excited.
w. S. Battle, of Raleigh, n c., has made
an assignment His liabilities are stated at
S265,OO0. He owns cotton mills at Rocky
Mount, N. G. The suspension of Battle does
not involve the Rocky Mount mills, those
being Incorporated, although he is large
stock holder.
Jacob Hess, of Irvington, n. j., has been
sentenced to three months in the peniten-
tiary for selling COW from herd infected
with pleuro- pneumonia, which had been
uuarantined by the State Board of Health.
A fire at Richmond, Ark, destroyed the
courthouse and records of Little River
county; loss $4,000.
The State of Tennessee has brought suit
against the Merchants National Bank OF
Nashville to recover $37, 900. 1t is alleged
that the bank, in order to enable ex-treasurel
Polk to cover up fraud, charged itself with
this amount and placed the same to his credit,
by which device an Investigating committee
of the Legislature was deceived and the State
lost nearly 800, ,000by peculations committed
after that time. 1t is claimed that the bank
is now estopped from denying the debt.
The floods in western Pennsylvania have
delayed trains, carried away bridges and
done incalculable injury to the railroads and
trains along the Allegheny river. The Ohio
river is rising rapidly and fears of an inunda-
ton are causing stampede from lower to
higher localities.
W. NJ Dunbar & Co., produce brokers at
Augusta, Ga, have made an assignment,
liabilities, $25,0OO; assets. one-half interest
in the steamer Alice Clarke and notes and
accounts nominally valued at $4,000.
In the Pennsylvania Legislature the "bor-
der-raid'' bill making the State assume tie
damages sustained by rebel raids in border
counties was reported negatively in the
House. Among the bills reported favorably
was one limiting days work for street car
conductors and drivers to twelve hours.
In shooting affray at Catulla, Texas, be-
tween Green Mccullough and Charles Hogg,
Judge Williams was accidentally killed while
sitting in his Office by a bullet from McCul-
loughs pistol.
Fire in the wholesale grocery of r. p.
Voight & Co., Norfolk, Va, destroyed the
stock, valued at $23,000 which was insured
for $4,000.
Kissimmee hotel, at Kissimmee city, Fla,
has been destroyed by fire. The baggage
was all destroyed. No lives lost.