West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-04
SOUTHERN NEWS 6LRANINGS.

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OF Nicholas Colvin, in Halsellville, Ches.er
County, s. c., but II was not until a few
days ago that the place whence the sound
came was located. This is hole about ten
inches in diameter, the depth OF which can
not be ascertained. Smoke from this open
ing rises i'm a dense column, and for n dis.
lance of twenty yards around the ground is
in heated condition. Tie negroas OF the
neighborhood are in a wild state OF terror,
declaring that the judgment day is at hand
The white people are also at loss TO ex-
| plain the phenomenon. party
OF six sturdy farmers assembled at
| the scene OF the threatening
volcano, with spades, picks, and shovels,
and proceeded TO dig for the mystery. A
depth OF eight feet was reached, when the
smoke and heat became so intense that il
was found impracticable to dig any eeper.
Some people think that il is indeed a vol
cano, while others say it is n geyser, judg.
ing from tine vapors which rise from the
hole and the mostened state OF the earth
surrounding it. The roaring noise can now
be heard four or five miles. The country
IS hilly and rolling, some of the hills reach
ing almost the proportions OF mountains.
The phenomenon has caused great excite
ment throughout that section, and hun
dreds OF people are flocking 10 the scene of
the subterranean disturbance
GEN. JoHN b. GORDON, of Georgia, has
appointed the following committee to con.
Ter with the committees already appointed
or TO be subsequently appointed by the
| direrent Grand Army Posts in regard to
iurthering the movement for the Confed-
crate Home in Richmond: Mai. w. II.
Clark, Virginia; Maj. John c. Calhoun,
South Carolina; Col. Thos. l.. Sneed,
Richmond; Dr. Theo Steele, Kentucky;
burton w. Harrison, Virginia, and Mai.
w. ii. Quincy, OF Tennessee. Gen. Gordon
VIII be chairman of the committee.
NEW ORLEANS is waging war on the
swinging signs.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, is full of railroad
kings.
HUNDREDS OF boxes of orange blossoms
are now sent North from Jacksonville.
Fla, to do duty as wreaths on the heads
OF hundreds Of fair brides.
ALL the fruit growers in southwest
Georgia are confident of good crop this
| year Up TO date but few trees are in
bloom, and they think from this that the
cold weather will be all over before the
crop can be hurt. At this time last year It
was well known that peaches would be
| scarce; now all are counting on a big
| yield.
GREAT many hogs are dying around
| Athens, Ca, from "A strange disease. They
are attacked with choking sensation and
nothing can relieve them. Some farmer
have lost every hog on their place.
somebody placed a large torpedo on the
Meeting street railroad track in Charles
ton, 5. c., the other day, and when the car
came along the deafening explosion caused
intense excitement for the time, and almost
| n panic,
FIRE, few nights ago, at Mason's De-
| pot, Tenn, thirty-seven miles northeast of
! Memphis, burned Mrs. Griffin's Hotel, j. l..
Webster's grocery store and j. W. Ashner's
| general merchandise store The fire origi-
mated in the hotel. Total loss, about $40.
| OOO The only insurance known is SO 300 on
Ashner's stock, which was valued at So.
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MRS. BAGBY, the widow of DR.. George
W. Bagby, the Virginia humorist, will pre-.
pare for publication a volume OF selections
from his writings.
WITH a doube-barrelled shotgun, Mr..
Nj. w. Hollis, County Commissioner, shot
and killed Jordan Williams, a negro EN-.
| ploye, at Talbotton, Ga. whom he attempt
with n chair when "A little son Of Hollis
brought him his shot gnn, which he used
on the negro with fatal effect. The Coron-
er's jury returned verict of justifiable
homicide.
The bill of Mr. Baker, Of Chesterfield, to
prevent the running Of freight trains on
Sunday, has passed the Virginia LegisIa-
ture, but with amendments and provisos
put on that largely reduce the number of
trains that will come within its scope. 1t
does not apply at all To perishable freight
or 10 cattle, and when there is not enough
o. either or both TO make up a special train
therefor, cars loaded with coal, stone or
anything else, may be added to them to
make up full train.
AMONG the distinguished arrivals at Tai
lahassee, Fla, recently, was Col. w. l..
Robinson's celebrated heifer, Delights
Flower" the second highest grade Durham
heifer in the United States.
TUE leading real estate firm i'm Richmond.
Va, states that not within ten years have
they received so many inquiries from the
North and Northwest about Virginia lands
as they have had within the last ninety
| days. They state that from the tone of
their Western correspondents it looks as 4
bhOuSdhuS OF JneSe IuTltty farmers are
about TO move to vi ginia to avoid the long
cold winters, and destructive storms i'm
summer.
QUAIL with white wings was killed
near Sparta, Tenn, few day ago.
CYCLONE formed near Newton, N. c.,
on the afternoon II the 25th, and Travelled
east. Everything was swept clean. MANY
persons are homeless and without food.
Trees were blown a distance Of two miles.
Hailstones as large as eggs fell. An cleo.
trio storm ragged all over the State.
JoE AARTIN, at Hinesvile, Ga, the other
day, was playing with an Old gun, while
bis mother was sitting by him knitting.
He pulled the trigger and the load Of buck.
shot went into his mothers head. She can.
not live.
An ex.megistrate Of Upton County
Tenn, named l.. Locke, was killed bv Sam.
uel r. Driver, az his home, forty miles
above Memphis.
CATHOLIC societies Of Baltimore on the
evening Of the 18th, celebrated the two hun.
dred and fftieth anniversary Of the land.
ing Of Pilgrims iu ST. Mary's County.
In Wilcox county, ca, under tho same
roof, live the great grandmother, grand