West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-08
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGs.

"ron, all OF the m small, except John, wcrc
very much frightened aud demoralised
ihey scarcely knew what TO do, aud but
Cor John might have pcrishcd. He succeed.
81 IN carrying out two OF tho children, re.
turned and rescued his mother at some
rtsk, and entered tho burning house, now
completely wrapped i'm flames, a third
time TO look, il h. believed, for his little
sister Katie, who had already escaped. A
short time atterward his body was recov
cred 10y the fireman, greatly dishgured, tho
legs and arms being burned away, aud
nothing but tho trunk being left. IL seems
thnt ho must have been sutrocatod aud, in
toNicatcd 10y the smokc, for no had man
aged 70 pass through tho house, but fell
IN the yard. The dcreascd was the chief
support of his family.
NEAR Huntsville, Ala, two gypsies, n
man and wife, named Mcmillan, wcro found
dead in tcnt, n few mornings ago. There
were no marks OF violence Tho man had
Sa,3lQ in his clothes. The affair is involved
IN mystery.
KAponTM j. JENKs, the man who cioped
with thirteen year old girl. was arrested
at AShvillc, y. C., a few days ago, and
captas served. lilo will bc taken to Raleigh
Tor trial
Il
was arrested nt Nashville. Tom, few
days ago, and sent homo To Detroit, Mich.
Nellie was at One time a nun i'm an Ontario
convent.
J.B. SIMPSON, a seven.year.old son Of a
leading citizen of Red Clay, Ga, diod ON
the 21th OF hydrophobia. He was bitten 10y
a rabid dog month since, but the wound
soon healed, and IL was thought no had cs.
hp Inc gt IA
od TO an enormous size, and hc grew wild and
would bark like a dog and make frantic
efforts to bite his attendants. Tie died in.
great agony.
In the Court OF Appeals, at Galveston,
Tex, the Judgment OF the lowe court sen
toncing Refugio Gomez TO be hanged was
affirmed on the 25th. Gomez, in the Spring
OF 1881, during fiesta at San Diego, shot
and instantly killed Estnfnnn Oemas,
drunken, unarmcd Mexican, fer which he
was tried, found guilty, and sentenced To
bc hanged. An appeal was taken, with
the result above stated
THE Germans OF Wilmington, NJ c.,
headed 10y Rov. F. w. r.. Pschar, havo or
dercd handsome gold medal for licuten-
ant Rhodes, for his gallant conduct nt tho
wreck Of the City OF Columbus, at DEVILS
Bridge.
MISS ALICE BULLOCK, daughter OF Mr.
\. 7. Bullock, Dallas, Ga, made her cs.
cape through n window n few days ago,
and, boarding n north bound train bade
farewell 70 home and friends. Miss Alice
met Charlie Wells in Rome and thoy were
married Wells for several months was
clerk in bar-room at Dallas. Wells
claims Danvillc, Va, as his home. While
there he was often in tho company OF Miss
Bullock. This Is the second eopement
within year in the same family.
UNKNOWN parties recently made grand
raid upon "moonshiuors" near Kinston,
y. &. The stills were concealed near Neuse
River, but the men found out tho place of
hiding. They destroyed no less than four
distilieries, 900 gallons - whiskey, and
captured thirty head OF fat hogs. The
torch was applied TO tho whisky and tho
buildings, and "a great blaze illuminated
the river. The moOnshiners were con.
ceaicd In the inaccessible swnmps, and II
is suid their howls and curses could DO
heard as the whisky blazed. The distruo.
tion Of thcso Illicit distlleries was by pri-
vnte parties, not by revenue officers, and
their reason for tho raid is unknown. The
destruction was complete.
Is a remote spot on the East Bay shore,
twenty five miles from Galveston, recent.
~, a hunter named Lewis McComb, cnting
supper i'm lonely cabin owned by Mrs.
Barrows, with whom he boarded was shot
and instantly killed by an unknown per.
son. Mrs. BarrOws recently separated
from her husband, who Is still living in tho
vicinity.
THE Texas House passed q bill on tho 3Oth
providing the punishment for fence cutting
at one TO five years in tho pcnitontilry, but
q person owning and residing upon land in.
closed by another, who refuse ingress aud
egress, may lawfully open u passage way
through the inclosure. Also n bin
providing that tho illegal in
closing Of lands Of another, or Of the pub.
lie. be punishable by fine Of City cents 10
One dollar per month for each acre. bothen.
octments TO take effect Immediately upon
their passage.
PARTY of little girls were Ilding on
The ice on white River, az Jennings Ford,
Ark, erecontly. Among them were the
fourteen ana nine year.old daughters Of
james snaddo1. Tire older one had been out
some distance from tho others when she
slipped and fcll md tho other went 20 hor
assistance hut their weight combined
broke tho ice and all went down. The
water being shallow Nil managed 20 get
out with their lives, except the two above
mentioned, who wero drowned. Their
bodies were recovered.
TuE py "Brllc B1yd," who NJ the out.
break of the rebellion was fifteen years OF
agc, the m1rouly wife Of Col. John Ham.
m7nd, of Texas, VINO dweli5 on a ranch
near San Autonia. lie was one Of "Stono.
wall" Jark,on'3 scouts In Virginia. She
eas, as may be remembered, banisHod 70
Europe. Sao has four children.
THg water power OF Roanoke is sufficient
20 give tho canal a. Weldon, ~ c., 1890
horse power and from Weldon to tho river
G,JD more
THE discovery Of tin M Kings Mountain,
Clevoiond County. N. g., ,is announced. This
IS tho fr-f discovery Of this metal Boo the
United S-a.ca Tho State Chemist will
make a careful examination.
AntLr erautinpa charter 20 the Carolina
Landing 1uj Deer Creek railway has been
introduced in the Senate of Mississippi.
The road viii bc about sixty miles in
length, extending from Carolina Landing.
on tho Sis ussippi River, TO Deer Creek, on
tho lue of the new Mississirm Valley road.
MARY Mcdowell, aged nineteen years,
w1s burned 20 death. q frw days ago. a.