West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-29
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGs

hH"cting scene took place. He was sur.
rounded 10y his wife and little children, aud
whilc he was engaged in conversation with
tue former one OF the latter, entirely igno.
rant OF its terrible import, was working
with all its might TO got the handouts of
his wrists, and failing in its efforts limo.
Gently appealed to its father TO take the
ugly things oil himself
AT recent meeting OF the Legislative
Council OF Memphis, Tenn, tho ordinance
which closes the barber shops on Sunday
was repealed ON its first reading. The sub
lect is giving great concern 10 many inter.
tStcd individuals, aud humorous petitions
pro and con are being circulated with the
view OF influencing members TO vote Mt
their next meeting. All the newspapers
laVor the repeal OF the ordinance.
GENERAL FERGUSON, OF the Mississippi
River Commission, arrived at Vicksburg,
Miss, on the 18th. He reported the track
Of the Louisville. New Orleans and Texas
Railroad covered with water for n mile
north of Nazoo River. II is feared trains
would loo suspended. At Hnrdscrabble
the water is going through rapidly. The
gap is ~ least n mile wide, and the new
unfinished lovec almost entirely washed
| away.
| Y.
Tenn, the wife of James Hunter was in.
stontly killed 10y some one who fred gun
from the outside. Hunter and his wife and
other members of the household were sitting
around the fire at the time. Hunter is n
wealthy farmer, and had just received a
large amount of money. Two brothers
named Moore were arrested
| WILL WHEELER and John Ellison, Ell.
marshal OF Hampstead, Texas, for some
unnccountable reason began shooting at
ench other I'm barroom recently. Captain
James I. Browning interferod. when the
| hring ceased IL was found that Browning
was shot dead, and Wheeler and Ellison
will probably die.
| The Managers OF the Worlds Exposition
| AZ New Orleans, have contracted for the
| obstruction OF IA horticultural hall, which
| ~ill be permanent structure and the
| !nrgest conservatory ia the world. The
| roof viii be covered with n system OF
glazing without putty, the same as used on
the conservatory.
| GEORGE Il. CURRY, banker and cotton
manufacturer, OF Augusta, Ga, has as
| signed. Liabilities 5000. 600; assets, nomi.
nally 100000. Large improvements to the
mill were recently made, and inability 10
realize upon manufactured goods caused
the embarrassment.
THE cyclone which passed over Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee, Southern Kentucky
aud North Carolina on tho 10Th, DESTROYED
much property. Thirty people aro roportsd
killed near Wilmington, N. c., Hfty near
| Macon, Ga, and thirteen near Brming.
| ham, Ala.
THE declaration for n charter was fled n
few days since TO incorporate new rolling
| mill company mt Birmingham, Ala, to
| manufacture iron and steel. II. T. Baggs,
| n prominent foundryman, B. Wellman and
| l.. j. Pettijohn are the incorporators. 1t
will be known as the jefferson Rolling Mill
Company, and the capital stock will bo
| 700.
THE Sylvan mills, Bedford County, Tenn,
nave made $4,000 yards OF sheetings since
commencing operations, about the middle
Of last June. All tho looms, one hundred
and four, were not running until Dec. /.
| The largest output for any one day has been
| $3.50 yards.
| The official reports from the Maine
| builders show that, i'm the construction of
| eighty eight vessels, aggregating 41,3Od
tons, there was used 13,1GG,O72 feet of
Southern pine, and only 2,327, ,O3s feet OF
| Northern pine, and $3.50 feet Of white oak
/
has been reduced 20 two per cent. and the
amount to be raised this year will bo $40, ,OOC
loss than that raised last year. This Is what
comes from having vigorous and efficient
city government.
THE port Of Mobile is divided into seven
districts, aud letter carrier Is assigned 20
each district. There Is also an extra carrier,
or supernumernry, whose duty Is 20 fll any
vacancy caused by sickness or leave Of
absence.
THE farmers Of Tennessee generally rep
resent their wheat crops as looking well.
Tho snow protected them from the severe
| freezes, and the warm rains have given
wheat, clover and the grasses a green
healthy appearance.
FiPTY.FfvE thousand dollars has been
subscribed and paid in 10 erect n cotton
mill at Dalton, Ga, and Griffin, in the sam,
State, is building mill 10 cost over SlOJ,.
OOO
Two Hncal descendants of Thomas JET
ferson, author Of the Declaration Of In
dependence, Mesers. G.. G.. md r. j. Ran
dolph Of Virginia, arc wintering ir
Thomasville, ca.
The colored people Of Lafayette, Ala.
refused 90 allow the body Of tho rapist Jen
Rodgers, who was hanged recently, to b,
buried in their cemetery.
ALL the northern counties ~ Alabama
have bad mass meetings and appointed del
egates 10 the Tennessee River Improvement
Convention, which is 10 meet a. Chatto
n0oga March ~.
THR North Carolina oil and Guano Com
pany at Beaufort, since its organization,
has csIgnt and worked up within the past
three years $50. 900 menhadon Gsh.
BmMiNGHAM, Ala, is tobave circulating
library.
PARTIES on the Ocmuges river are nov
engaged Boo running their timber 10 th,
market and disposing of for good prices
a LADY boa Lowndcs, Ca, has made and
sold 900 pounds of butter in ono year, nol
did sbe milk Jersey, either--conmon piney
| woods COWS.
FIVE freight cars we're badly wrecked
near Lougview, Tex, on the 17th. Brake
men stou. and Cummings were killed.
TW strike of hands in tho Petersburg
Va, tobacco factories, ON account OF . pei
cent reduction in wages, has ended.
TIRE corsttutionali'y Of the railroa,
regulation bil, passed by the Mississippi
Legislature, is doubted.
TIE Grcrubrier white sulphur Spring
have been rented for one your 90 Mr.
VIM. a.. Stuart of Saltville, Va, for S26
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