West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-22
SOUTHERN NEWS 6LEANIyGS

proceeded along the road, playing similar
pranks upon all he encountered. Finally,
i'm front OF ID. V. Schmidcs dwelling, no
presented pistol at Schmidt's baby. Tho
father grabbed the infant and placed it with
its mother i'm a Darkroom. Schmidt ran 10
4 ncighhor's and borrowed a shotgun, and
was returning as Gardner reappeared be-
fore the house and commenced firing into
IL. Discovering Schmidt, he turned to
shoot at him. The fire was immediately
returned, and Gardner was fat lily wound.
ed, Schmidt was unharmcd.
TuE north-h NIhd Alabama ,ircat South.
ern passenger train few days ago struck
"a broken rail eight miles below Eutaw,
Ala. Tho ladies coach and sleeper went
down an embankmcnt, turning over twice.
Both were crowded, aud IL seems miracu-
louS that no one was killed. As IL was, no.
body was seriously hurt, though all werc
slightly bruised and shaken up.
n NEGRO, name unknown, billed his wifo.
cnt her throat and mnngled her body near
Cuthhcrt, Ga, u few days sinVc. He placed
her dead body on the railroad track, and
trains passing over the road both ways
during the night cut It up friEhtmlly. Tho
murderer was caught by some citizons,
but escaped, aud is yet at large.
Mr.. II. II. SMITH, who lives ON Jones
Island, in Lake Pnnaofrkcc, found, few
days since, "A hole cut in a bay tree near his
home, and having some curiosity TO know
It's origin, he cut into the tree aud found Ia
contained the skeleton of a person about
twelve Yehrs OF age, presumably an Indian.
There were also i'm the tree beads and soma
Spanish silver, some ~ which had been
beaten out OF shape. One dime was dated
1909
JUST ns tile Iron Mountain train pulled
out from ToNorcnuR, Tex, recently, tho
conductor observed lady running in
brenthless haste toward it. Thinking sho
wanted To get aboard, hc stopped the train,
when the lady rushed up to car window,
kissed lady friend aud waved adicu to
the gallant conductor.
AN unknown Suspicious character was
| shadowod 10y Policeman Charles Murphy
| of Montgomery, Ala, emerging from
Kings foundory, near the depot. Being
| hailed, ho ran, and after being fred at,
plunged into the Alabama River, aud was
seen sinking; he was drowned.
TT new plate mill OF tho Birmingham,
| (Ala.) Rolling Mills started on the 18th,
and the entire mills are now running full
crews single turn. The double turn will
soon bo put ON. The start OF the new plato
mill was highly satisfactory.
AT Appling, Ga, over one hundred years
| ago, the Rev. Daniel Marshall organized
| Kroke's Church, the first Baptiss.C Church
! In the State. The massive oak under which
the congregation assembled is still living
and bids fair TO stand the storn.e * et.oth.
| cr century.
MAJ. JoHN f. WREN, well known citi.
zen OF Richmond, Va, died in that city n
few days since. He was walking i'm com.
| pnny with a couple Of friends when ho
suddenly complained OF pain in the heart,
fell to tho ground ana died within IA few
minutes.
| AN almost inccssnnt rainfall prevailed
| for forty.eight hours at Hot Springs, Ark.
| ON the Ith. The streams are much swollen.
Several washouts occurred along the Iron
Mountain Railroad. a heavy rise Is going
down the Arkansas, Rcd and Ounchitn
Rivers.
A HORSE which DR.. James l.. Fite, OF
Lebanon, Tenn, was riding fell down with
him fow evenings ago, and the Doctors
leg was badly mashed. No bones were
broken, but he will be laid up for some
time, as the wounds are painful
TIE Tennessee River at the point near.
est Huntsville. Ala, was the highest ever
|
with Whitosburg by land was cut off
the river being seven miles out of It's
banks.
IL Wilcox County, Ala, recently, r. d.
Boykle, n prominent attorney and planter,
was shot dead by n negro. The murderer
is said TO have been hired 60 do the deed by
n man in New Orleans.
The Committee on Benevolent Institu.
tions Of the Mississippi Legislature have
agreed 10 report in favor Of tho acceptance
by the state Of the Vicksburg hospital for
a state charity hospital.
julius OHOsfO, who recently killed y. II.
Beams, was discovered near Burnett, Tex,
the other day, and refused 10 surrender Ho
was shot 20 death, receiving twenty bul.
lets.
The Texas Court Of Appeals has affirmed
the life sentence OF Caroline Williams,
colored, for the murder Of her husband in
Lnvaca County recently.
NOAH JACKSON, convicted in East Car.
roll Parish, Louisiana, OF the murder Of
Emma Jackson, will be h, uged March T.
VIM. Moore, Of ST. Mary Parish, will bC
hanged on the 2Oth inst
II. ". OVERALL, Of Coleman, Texas, i.
worth S2,O1O,OO0 in cattle and land. Tcxa.
deserves pair of such Overolls.
a RIPE watermelon, Weighing twelve
pounds, raised in the vicinity Of Jockson
Vile, FLA, was recently presented 20 a
gentleman Boo that citv.
THr North Carolina State Exposition has
been organized at Raleigh, with a capital
stock of $1,000. The exposition will bs
held during the entire month OF October.
THE South Florida railroad has now q
main line of 10 miles, nearly all Of steel
The road bed is Boo superb condition.
a PROPOSITION has boon made TO build d
thorough system Of sewers in Athens, Ca.
The city TO pay "a bonus offlO,O0O for the us,
Of them, while direct tax will be chcrgec
citizens who wish 90 tap them.
NUMBER Of Selma, Ala, people, sir
ous Of erecting brick buildings, have bought
duapidatcd houses at Canaba and are re-
moving the bricks % Selma. This is found
O. be- "a cheap way Of purchasing.
TuE problem with the city Council OF
Jacksonville Fla, is how % run hundred
thousand dollar city government ON
thrty.Gye thousand dollar incoVne
Dr. j. W. IS. DRAKE shot dead John a
Scarborough at "a Columbus (G1) factory
q few days ago. The difficulty occure,
aI.uf am account %trnrhoruurb was r.yinl