West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-11
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGs.

SSNu,Oh WOODEN goods mill at Durham, n.
G.; $4,000 cotton mill az Shreveport, La. /;
a wooien mill at Lexington, Va, and q
eS'Oo Noo cotton mill at Rome, Ga.
rIIE uso of grccn and rod seems universal
IN Atlanta. Negro shautios se wcll as the
moro prlrccly dwellings are colorcd in this
way. lU,r' Is "a regular craze for fancy
paints. All sorts OF novel aud owen gro.
teSquc effects are sought one citizcn has
PA, his Zine house i'm blood red garb with
jet black trimmings, aud the effect is not
10y any means diSagrccohlc TO tue cyc.
The Union street railway line OF Balti.
moro has introduced i'm one OF its cars "A
new contrivonce FOR receiving and deposit.
/ ing fares. IL consists of two brass rods
connected with the faro box at tho front oi
the car, aud extending along the sidcs of
tho car To the rear. At intervals along
these rods are dimiuutivo fare.boxcs, into
which passengers can drop their 'nickcls
without leaving their seats. The fare thus
deposited drops into grove i'm the rod,
which is sufficiently inclined to give the
coin an impetus that sends It rolling down
into the tarc.box in the front of the car.
ArrtMrrs were mndc in Baltimore few
days ago To put the incaudcsccut electric
light into "A cake of nrtfcial made ice and
successfully light IL. Several failures ,vor,
made before result was attained satisfac.
tory To tho agent OF the Electric Light
Company making the experiment. The
lamp IN which the corbonizcd bamboo il
! lighted was gradually inclosed i'm the ice an
II became frozen around it, The light
burned for some time i'm this novel form of
lamp.
THE old Spanish oak chest i'm which the
charter, jewels aud regalia OF tho st.
Johh's, Fla, lodge were brought TO ST.
Augustine from Spain, has boon dcpositou
In the museum at that place by Rosco
! icrry, Esq, the Master of ST. Johns Lodge
aud Is of great interest TO tho Mn,ons wi,
| daily visit the museum. The lock of th,
Old Spanish treasury, an old Spanish pile.
and "a pair of shnckcs used at the fort an.
among its many recent additions.
MANY leading farmers and other holder
| OF Jerseys met at Knoxville, Tenn, 4,
Gently, and Effected an organization, to h
known a. he dorsey Stock Breeders A.
socintion of Erst Tennessee, the purpo,,
being To promote and encourage brcedn
rom registered Jerseys. W. \. Shield.
Of Granger, was elected permanent Pres
dent
Esquire q. w. OUTLAW, a prominu
c,tiz .n aud Justice OF tho Ponce at DI
vile, in Houston County, Tenn, WI
seriously aud perhaps fatally shor at Err
few evenings ago 10y Dick McGlaughn,
ID cH wns fun of bad WHISKY, and VIZ
/ ming nt the passenger express rain oi
/ the Louisville a. Nashville, whom Mr.. ON
/ law undertook 10 stop the shooting an
! W 50 himscl shot by McGlnughan, who,
/ 's said, furnishing his pistol, sworc he wa
a Ciuciuuutau. McGlpughln was arrostr,
and viii b" held Tor trial.
Tmo. DOLL, brother of Howard Doll,
grocery merchant at Shreveport, La, ~,
shot AMI mortolly wounded by the acc.
dental discharge Of his gun while huntin
ncur there a few DAYS ago. I'll
wnoio chargo entered his forehead. cnrryiu
away the entire front of his skull, leayiu
Tho brain exposed. Mr.. Don is q native o.
Piqun, o., aud only arrived here a f.
JAWS ngo to accept a position in his brot
o.'s store. He can not recover.
Tue ,uulc trading season has just abou
closed IN Atinntn, On During tine scaso
about twcnty-scvcn thousand were handled
about ono.tnird being sold in the state, tIi
/ haianc" being shipped 10 the Carolina.
/ Florida aud Alabama. The demand il
/ Georgia decreased this year owing 10 thrc,
things: Scarcity OF money, shortness IL
nrops and 20 disposition ON the part q
| Che Goorgia farmer to take better caro- %
I hiH mule and 20 rnise somo stock himself
/ Tho mules came from kentucky. Tcnnesso,
/ Indiana, Missouri, Illinois aud Iowa, and
the average price was about Si2O
Ar" negro dance few nights ago, tw.
miles south of Birmingham Ala, John
I g.. L. "a
"upar'ut prDvocn'ion. Moscly and another
negro, Ike Harvey, were quarciiug, whom
Mosely suddenly turned and shot Redmond
through the head. oscar Sanders, who
landed M"siry the wctpon, was arrested
as accessory - the killing, and both were
jailed.
Amour throc years ngo tho fruit trade of
New Orleans was born, aud at that timo
only three steamships were engaged m it
Now there are seventeen steamships bring.
ing fruit 90 that city from CcntrnI
America md Palermo, Italy, aud the rail
rooi oiioinis say that next year fully
twrnfy-scycn or twcnfy.cIght steamship
will engage in tho trade, and the business
of tnat port viii almost be doubled.
As attempt was made 70 burn the County
CoIrtuous" nt LumFins, Ca, few
NIGHTS ago, in which wor. stored valuable
real estate records the suspected object
being to brcnk up titles 20 largo estates
The ir0 had made great hcodwoy, but tho
records were -uv.d.
JW .hipu.n.. Yf cotton from HuntaviIIe.
Ala, lYr trn current season 90 March 2s
nra 1886 bales. There were shipped Tor
tNn amn period ot 1853, lif.Ie over 1900
bal. 1he cotton market tnoro Tor tho pasf
foH day ha. been quito brisk, with prices
1u2neh hi2uer
a rrvYs rFRr ON the farm NJ Thomas
Kennedy, at Noonan's Lake, Fla. ninc.
t..u years Ola, has borne fruit eleven
y.ars, and ha- earned for its owner Stoi ~
single sea- on.
is foruokr County, Va, Leslie Lavou.
H.r, aged ir'"en, attempted r., rob n
farmer A''zaudn Owens, and probably
a-aIy wounded Ovens md bis vito.
THE jru boz Atlanta. CO., has n fatal opi.
Iem.e of meu.Io-. Three prisoners died on
'ta 3l-t, and soveral others were very low
nItuit.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM RI. Ronvsov, Demo
I craft" cIudIdlte for Congress n tho Eirnth
A.aulml District. committed suicide few
4 pi2l. ago nv Sticking Dis pc -.uifo into
bis hear. ]. s supposed slecuoneerinQ
ezeIfomant affected his mind.
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