West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-01
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGs.

dentRlly shot and mortally wounded on
| the 22d, hy her hrothcr.in.law, who was
moving loaded gun from bchind a dress
| iug.casc 10 place Il in a less exposed posi-
| tlon. The charge took effect i'm the young |
| ladv'S face; her teeth were all shattered
! her jnw.honc broken aud her tongue tori
| completely out. She lived i'm terrible sg
! ouy for several hours, when she died She
was 60 have been married the very day the
| accident occurred.
| THEUF are tCrty.siN cases each against
! Easton, C0mmack and lohnStciu. at Gal
! weston, Tex, FOR completely in the Pncfll,
cotton swiudlcs. Tho total bail Of Cam.
mack and Elston Is $4,000. They will
endcavor To furnish it, Johnston is out
ON $4,000, and it Is expected that Cam
mack and Eastou will turn states evi
dence. Startling developments are looked
| for.
DAVIS II. ANDREWS, II Jasper County
Ga, farmer, was compelled TO sign docu.
ment ON the 2Oth while drunk, by two mon
who told him lie would get ~ 900. Ho alsC
| signed the name of his wife, Mrs. Rebecca
| 4. Andrews. When hc asked FOR the money
he was told he would be killed if he opened
his mouth Tho mon got away with the
| document.
III Is said that the stone.cuttcrs employed
| IN tho construction of tho now Texas cap
itoi building make the charge that the con
crotc foundation * such that n structure
built upon it will necessarily crack and
crumblc. Gov. ireland, accompanied by
number of stonc-cuttcrs, tested the matter y
lew days ago and saw several cakes of
concrct" broken almost as easy as glass.
lHE discovery OF valuable phosphatcs
near knoxville, attracts marked attention,
and may very greatly increase the wealth
of the country. Tho beds are OF great
sizo and their exploration has renlly but
now begun Analyses are now i'm progress.
! state officials arc making examinations of
| tho beds. These are found in Duplin and
sampson, Ponder and New Hanover Coun.
ues' 1t looks as If tho entire southeastern
part OF the state is "a vast bed of phos.
| phates of varying richness If SO, n few
weeks will make the facts known, and
| great future is i'm store for that section, and
capital from all parts OF the country will 20
thcrc
THE surveying corps OF the Macon
and Florida Air Line road. under Cbief
Engineer W. II. Wells, started To work ON
the 2lst. This road is proposed to run
from Macon, Ca, through Houston Coun
ty along tho dividing line Of Flint and DC.
| muIgce Rivers through Naldosta, Ca, To
Lako city, Florida.
JOHN THOMAS SMITH, n prominent me.
chanic of Augusta, who three years ngo
married daughter Of Mr. Ransom Jones.
deserted his dying wife aud has not since
been heard from. The lady is in the last
stages Of consumption. TWAS nsccrtninod
on the goth that he eloped with Miss Belle
Edwards, petite blonde.
| GERMAN farmer named Summoraeld.
at koundtop, Texas, had a dispute with n
negro named Caleb Yanccy about a small
sum Of money Yancey shot SummerGald
dead, and then gave Summerfeld's wife n
terTIpIc beating. lie broke a rifle to pieces
upon her head and fed, and has not vet
been captured.
MRs. CHARLOTTE PFFEr, n wcaIthy lady
OF New Orleans, died few DAYS ago.
Shol left nearly 500, ,OOO much Of il 90. VA.
nous charities; among other legacies was
ono OF $4,000 10 the Typographical Union
Of that city. No reason was assigned for
the legacy, and tho printers nro somewhat
mysthcd by IT.. They claim IL is the first
case Of the kind on record.
MRS. MARTHA FORTUNE, u very old lady.
was burned 10 death nt South Pi.tshurg.
Tenn, ON the 23d. She was living with n
daughter who was visiting neighbors.
when the daughter returned she found her
mother dend, burned to crisp, and all hor
clothing burned from her body but her
shoes. 1t is not known how the accident
occurred.
FIRE which commenced I'm Pebyyortb,s
bnrbcr-shop, on the east side Of johnson
street, Min"ola, Tex, on tho morning Of
the 2Oth, destroyed thirteen stores. Loss.
Al,0Oc; insurance s2}OOJ The principaI
sufferers arc Sodersson & Bro. dry goods.
Loss on building, 5000; stock. 5000; i'm.
surarcc, $4,000. Othcr losses small. a. 900
and less. Supposed cause, carelegsness Of
employees ia the barber.shop.
GEo. x. WAED, proprietor OF tho ReIav
House, Birmingham, Ala, discovering n
burglar in the hotel the other morning.
tried 20 capture him. The burglar shot
Ward in the check mud struck him with n
Iungshot, and then escaped. Wards
wounds nrc dangerous.
ChTp j. JENEs, "a whito man, twenty.
tnrrc years of age, deserted "a sick wife and
three children md clopcd with Varipn
Ii'rs0u. aged thirteen, q few davg ngo
jerks was merchant nt Apcx, r.. G.. Tho
| rirI isn dnughter Of bis clerk and is yer,
smnI.
BILL was introduced In tho Texas Lee;
i-I1tur", few day ago,Gxmg penalty Of
from SOD 20 100 and thirty days. imurit
onment for ordering citizen to leave hi.
''uhty' "r ordering him to remove his
stock from "a county.
NfNE men were drowned -at CARTHAGE
I.nu., ON the 2}I, iu ths Cumberland Rive,
by their raft being drawn into what h
known os tho Whirlpool, n dangerous place
inthe stream, short distance below that
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