West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGS.

hlltt was arrested and Identified bN tho
child's mother. \ mob of tirtccn citizens
visited the calahoosc broke open the doors
and shot the negro hctwrcu tho cvcs with a
ride, killing him Instantly No arrests
IuE Peabody Education Fund viii not
Gu much figure i'm Texas educational mat.
tors the next scholastic year. The sam
Houston Normal School viii gct 5000, and
that Is about an, owing To oamisuuderstand. "a
ing between Superintendent OF Education
Baker and Dr. Curry, agent of the Peabody
Fund All the Texas cities aud towns now
make such generous provisions for their
public schools that tho withdrawal ot tho
Peabody AID will hardly bo rclt
IN Marion, Ala, tho other day. while the
Howard Cadet Corps we're prncticiug the
artillery dril, Cadet }. NJ. McIvcv had his
arm shot OF between the wrist aud elbow
10y an accidental discharge Of the cannon.
IHr ladies Of Natchcz are moving To sc-
cure for the Worlds Exposition at New
Orleans a proper exhibition of the taste
and genius of the women of MisNSsippi.
Tue movement, so we'll mnugurntcd, doubt.
loss will hc followed up bv the ladies' of
every county, town nnd city i'm Mississippi.
W II. Orro, at Chattanooga, was sen.
tcnred To the ponitcutinrv for three years
was employed AZ tho courthouse as "A copy.
ist and while there collected several
amounts ON the forged orders. lie is a
man OF liberal education and is thought TO
ho Of respectable parcntage.
lRON ore has beon discovered ON tho
plantation Of u. u. wilkins, near Duck
Hin, Miss. Tho ore n~ds are within two
miles of tho railroad at that point, aud arc
gnll 10 contain "A 1 Iangt uFt,. ,,.r
iron. Specimens have been sent to Wash.
ington 10 be unalyzcd
THF number OF cattle that have been
shipped through Fort Worth Texas,
this year is very heavy. Up to the present
the Santa Fee has brought in over 1870 trains
since the season commenced aud before IL
closes 200 trains will have come in ON this
road. This shows an advance of 100 per
cent. over the cattle traffic OF this rond dur.
ing last year, as only lOS trains were re-.
corded for that entire season.
The Supreme Court of Georgia, ON tho
10th, rendered two decisions involving
about ~ 100000 each, The first was that
OF policy holders against tho Southern Mu.
tual Insurance Company. The Company
had accumulated surplus Of - 100000,
and a movement for division was made.
ers only should participate. Past policy
holders contondcd, aud the Supreme Court
decided tlnt every policy holder, Iapsod
or not, isontitled TO his proportion OF the
surplus, and orders Hn immedinte division.
The Short viii case, involving $4,000,
was held 10 be valid. 1ho relatives over.
looked contested.
Amour six years ngo Peter Cook, a promi.
nent citizen Of Roano County, w. Va, was
killed by parties unknown. The other day
Disnwny Lcdson and his two sonsin-law,
Lit Hin and Josh Reynolds, were arrested
10y detective aud taken TO Jail mt Spencer,
Roano County. Reynolds confessed that
Ledson planned the murder and hc aud
Hlll did the bloody deed. The murder was
cnuscd on account Of Cook going to the
county-soat 10 indict LedsOuis two dpugh-
crs for house.burniug Reynolds said they
met Cook ON the rOnd and murdered him
because LedsOu said that was the only
way 60 keep him from udictiug their
wives
\ HoHhBLE murder was committed I'm
Atlanta, Ga, "a few nights ago. Tho
victim was the young wife Of Charles Rose.
ardmaoter Of the Airline Railroad
After eating his supper Mr. Rose went 20
his work IN the yard ofthe AIRLINE. leaving
hi, wife aud child at home with young
lady, Miss ". VI. Frazier. About f2o,cIoek
Miss Frazier was aroused by the sharp
report Of q pistol, and running i'm to Mr..
Roses room she saw naked man rush ont.
Mrs. Rose had beon shot through tho hcnd
and died almost Immediately. The man
had entered the house with robbery i'm
view, and WHOM Mrs. Rose awOkc and
discovered him took ucr husbands pistoI.
which was ON tie mantle, and shot her.
making gDod his cscupc
WARREN BsuOr killed his nephew bv
marriage Bui james, by striking him ON
the head with plank nt Bon Air Tenn.
ON Tho Northwc.torn Railroad. They had
qnarrcled about mule trade, aud jaime.
became curagod and pursued Bishop with
AN open knife. Bishop ran to "a house uoar
by aud called, but tnc owner would not let
him iu and protect him. james came upon
him with tine drawn knife, whom Bishop
snotched plank from the fence aud
striking james % fearful blow. killed him
instantly. Bisnop has not been arrested
HENRY WILLIAMS was engaged in cIeau-
ing out % well, at Pine Bluff. Ark. the otter
day, when bis feet became embedded iu tb,
quicksand, md before help could be se.
cured he drowned His last words ,yor.
that ho would give bis lifo if he could SEQ
his mother.
BrsHor GEonGr W. rrrrnKtv. of West
VIRGINIA, was married fho other uight in
Heurico County, ucnf Richmond. to M..
Marian VI Stewart, I1uyhtorof John Stew.
art, ono of tno w.uIfiiost aud most proui.
ncut citizens of Virginia.
Hos JOINS NcrrLL0cu. ogod ninety.
three, dioi the ufHeruiybf athts home ua4r
Point Pleasant, Vs. va. Uc was .gid,er
of tho war Df 1872 and was for several
terms momber OF Tho Legislature OF Vir.
ginia. Ie left % handsome estate.
THoNhs Co1KE painter, was found
dead near Nr"ouyilIc Tenn. % few dave
ag0 with buiIetholc through hIs head.
The body was locaved. oud rrzzlrds had
eaten most of it. Ha had been robbed and
kiIled.
AS explosion at IoomE Mills, three
miles north of Little Rock. Ark, tha other
dav. .troyel most a'the structure. and
kIIeI Anderson Carpenter. fno engineer
and Eia- Zee, and 11dIy wouniing two
otnsr-.
MARIETTA RYAN b7s boon convicted Of
murder loo tnn first degree at Roanoke. va.
IH.fgafcl ty au uIegitimlte lover. She
poisoned Uor husband, popular coIored
preacher. ~i'n arsenic. last January
Brs CFruAs. col1rod, Tor tne murder Of
Mrs. Celia Murphy, was found guilty of