West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-05-16
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGs.

cuod Kirby one night, aud Sworr he would
Kill him before daylight. Fearing he would
carry out hi, threat Kirby became uneasy
and took his wife over to his fathers on
u the adjoining farm aud got his brother tn
come over aud staN over night. Jackson
J came about daylight and brought q pi,tul.
lie said nc meant business aud immediately
/ opened fire on tho kirbNS. The latter had
gun, and over u dozen shots we're eN.
changed without effect. jackson then
rushed at Joseph Kirby with heavy club.
Lambert Kirby, the brother, knocked the
clun out NJ the ncsro's hands. Joseph then
got the hludgcou aud dealt jackson several
terrific blows on the head, fracturing tho
skull and causing instant dcuth. The Cor.
oner'> jury rendered "A verdict that the Kill.
ing wa, in selt-dcscnsc. Deceased was a
desperate fellow aud he was a terror To the
neighborhood.
InE horticultural hall will Toe one of the
most attractive features at the New Orleans
/ exhibition. twill Ice the largest conscrvn.
/ tory ever erected. Mexico will adorn tho
'entor with royal palms and choice plants
/ from that country.
At the close of the war Fort Worth, Tex,
had a population OF $50. Now the popula-
/ ton Is over 22OOO, aud il boast, OF haif a
/ dozen railroads i'm operation aud several
NOR" projected.
IHE Louisiana rice crop has proved larger
than last year aud aggregated about 30, 900
/ barrels Sugar shows a falling or the total
I yield is generally conceded To bc 2OO. .OO0
/ hogsheOds.
Can wheels are to loo manufactured At
/ the Rusk, Tex, penitentiary.
SELMA, Ala, has seventy -four artcsian
4 wells. Some of them flow excellent miner.
al water, aud every stream is pure and
hcaithful.
An old NirGinian recently showed "A
newspaper correspondent n letter from
/ George Washington 60 James Madison.
. tn" letter was written about the venr t7gp
and requested Mr.. Madison to prepare for
NaShington farewell address To the peo.
pl" of the United States from their Prcsi.
dent, who had decided not To remain lonrer
' IN his Office. The letter contained all the
necessary points, aud while requesting tho
writing of tho address, betrayed tho fonr
tnat such document might bc considered
/ u hid FOR reelection.
REPORTS from the growing crops in the
south continue TO bc good The early rains
nave not failed; the later rains will come
Mon havcSimply TO do their partand await
the coming Of the harvest.
COLONEL THOMAS II. Hunt. Treosurer of
the Worlds Exposition, died ON the 9th. At
the age of seventy.
HENRY SWAIN Is in jail at Winston, n.
G., for the murder of Mrs Harrison Reed.
..UCRtNG %, ,vi9leyt .hail aud min stny.p.. nt
| at the old fair grounds fell on a large mum.
/ bcr Of convicts, employed at brckmnking.
| one guard was killed, another seriously
wounded, and several convicts injured by
falling timber.
Is Newton County, Ark, revenue officers
raided an Illicit distillery, which was dis.
mantlod and the mash tubs destroyed A
fight occurred, and one distiller was killed.
DuRlNG a largely attended meeting at the
Methodist Church (colored) at Mckinney,
/ Tex, the other night, the foundations gave
away, and the church wa. thrown violently
to the ground. The lights were cxtin-
/ guiohed. Two lamps exploded, scattering
burning oil over the congregation. One
/ cpiorcd woman was burned TO death, aud
| another had all her clothing burned of and
/ viii die. Several others were badly
burned. \ panic prevailed the entire
/ town turned out thinking a negro uprising
had taken place. Recent rains had under.
mined the foundations.
4 ROME, Ga. merchant wrote the names
/ Of two Of his debtors on a bulletin hoard iI
front Of his store, giving thc amount they
owed him, referring ~ them a. dead boats
The matter Will po-i irly go into tire court.
for settlement.
IHE Virginia Supreme Court Of Appeals
/ has rendered q decision declaring uucon-
stitutional the law passed 10y the last Legs
iaturo providing for election of registrars
aud juigo. of election by boards Of three
members cnoscn by chat body for each