West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-05-09
SOUTHERN NEWS GLsANINss.

IHE city OF Knoxville is TO build n temple
ON the exposition grounds in New Orleans
to hc constructed OF the various marbles OF
East Tennessee
InE unVeilng of the Confederate mouu.
meht at Quincy, Fla, will come OH some
time i'm May or June.
ONE of the richest gold discoveries ever
made In Georgia has recently been made
midway between Dahoncga and Auroria.
Some specimens were shown that would
yield thousands to the ton
IhE Baltimore Womcn's Medical College
has added NJ. II. To the names of Mrs
Mayne NJ, Pile, of Pennsylvania; Miss
Hattie b. Jones, West Virginia; Mrs. NJ.
Elida English, Maryland; Miss Emily W.
Field, Nebraska; Miss Gertrude Scott, Nir.
ginia' The first honor, gold medal, was
awarded TO Mrs. Pile; Miss Jones took
second.
IhE Georgia Republican Convention in
dorsed General Longstrcet for Governor
MonlLIAN, we'll versed i'm lumber, SAYS
that there is no better investment at this
moment than cypress. II can be had at
very low figures, and viii bring a profit i'm
SIX months of at least 33'1 per cent
TWO hugo blocks OF ice, the first made at
the Tallahassee, Fla, ice factory, were
placed ON the sidewalk i'm front Of drug
S'oi" the other morning Frozen in the
center OF ono was a dozen Florida oranges,
ana IN the other was beautiful wreath of
Iallahassce's choicest flowers.
CONVENTION of plaid manufacturers of
the south met at Greensboro, n. G. recent.
ly. All reported no stock OH hand and
many had orders largely ahead of their
miIiS. They organized as the Southern
n inf saNaV
elected L. Nj. Holt President
THE stand of corn and cotton throuybo,,t
southern Georgia is said To be very perfect.
Crops of all kinds are now growing Oft
hheiy. The most of the corn crop has re.
ccived the first going over with the plo,y
ana hoe, and the chopping of cotton will
commence as soon as the land Is dried off
sufficiently.
DIR EnERHARr, Of Hartwcll, Ga, il ex.
tr'mcly fond of "a joke. The other night he
determined TO scare his boys, who were up
town, out OF their wits when they came
home. SO he took big board out on the
piazza, and with IA stick of phosphorus
drew fiery coffin on the board, with "A
devll IN IT, after the manner of the X. X. X
lie became absorbed I'm his work. and
neglected To watch his phosphorus, and the
iifst thing he knew 10 ignited and before he
could let 1t loose the skin was burned of
all the fingers on his right hand.
DURING the noon recess of the High
Scnool at Ackworth, Ga, the other day,
several OF the boys went TO Proctor's Creek
bathing, among them Lee Allen, son of Mr..
J.G. Allen After they had been i'm the
water but a few minutes Lee was seen sink.
ing. The boys made the discovery of his
danger too late. His body was i,hed from
the bottom dead.
HENRY HARRIS, printer, son Of the editor
of the Grecnville (Texas) BuRBer, suicided
"a few days ago.
CYCLONE struck the town Of Del Rio.
Texas, Ia few evenings since. The new
Episcopal Church, the Southern Pacific sn.
loon and "A number of small cabins were
swept away, and many now buildings
were twisted out OF shape. Five persons
were severely injured, and Charles Sohnack
was killed Loss TO the town, $4,000
lr is claimed by certain old residents
that Beaufort, =. g., il one of the oldest
towns IN the country in point Of settlement
jean R.Oault, commissioned by the great
Admiral Coiigny in 1860 10 found colony
OF Huguenots i'm America, having landed
there, on nonr there, i'm 1862 TO bo followed
two years later by Baudouniero with three
ships and larger company. Scarcely had
the little company reared its homes than
the Spuninrds followed and slaughtered
them, and more than hundred years
elapsed before permanent settlement was
made. Tho old Episcopal church, built I'm
1921, Is one OF the relics OF this latter settle.
ncnt.
STRAWBERRIES are being hawked about
the streets Of Charleston, s. g., at five
cents quart
Is Spartauburg County, $. g., the INa.
tionai Bank deposits arc heavier than ever
known before.
MAJ. GAN, General Superintendent of
National Cemeteries IN the United States,
will make grent improvements around the
National Cemetery az Vicksburg.
DIR. w. l.. MAULDIy, Of GreenvilIc. s.. G.
has am almond tree loaded with the finest
Kind Of nuts.
COTToN looks worse in Mississippi, wbero
there is any Of it left than A. the same
time any year since 1855.
The Maryland State Democratic Conven.
ton 90 select delegates 20 Chicago will be
neid at Baltimore June g.
a cALbhas been issued for q meeting Of n
colored convention in Richmond, Va, July
z, for the purpose of considering the ma
teriaI, educational and political interests Of
tho colDred race
Two boys, sous of WI. Long and Calvin
Jones, were poisoned by eating some wild
herb near Newmarket Tenn, % few day.
since. Their lives were saved only by the
prompt arrival of physicians, who admin.
istercd effective autidotcs.
a wArFH.srOrr burst over Hut,hin. Sta.
ton, Tex, on tho 10Th. The water was ten
feet deep on level ground. Farm imple.
mout-, fences and crops were destroyed.
Not O bridge remains. 80 lives we're lost.
the destruction OF property reaches thou.
sands. The water caused Trinity River ~
run up stream all day
THERE i- o project on foot 70 drain tho
Okefesnokee wamp u Georgia. The lands
~ said f9 be very rich, and the swamp is
,.tersp peIsrd with a number of high and
dry islBnd- some Of which are fine oak and
bfsrury hUmmock-. There will be- big
money iu the project for the party who
may procure tne swamp from The State
Ihs Baltimore police continue 10 ar.
raIZH .he olcomarr Iiuc vendcrs for not
having their parsfse lulv stamped
Hou ime aa. u.uc reo boo Chester
county, blown down One limb
ot itvas. s.rH.I up at tncmll of Walker
g. Fer-U .u ardsprueJ nu. ll1 feet of lun.