West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANIyGs.

.'lhelr depredatiOns have extended through
two years, and embraced Northern and
Western Texas and Indian Territory.
WHILE DIR. &. ID. Cooper, a prominent
physician of Fauquier County, Va, was
with his family at church, his house was
entered and $1,000 stolen. Suspicion
attached TO Morris Oliver, who lived near
the premises. A box containing the money
was found in a hay stack, and Oliver finally
confessed the theft
One OF the curiosities TO be exhibited at
the New Orleans Exposition is a palmetto
stump completely petrified. 1t was dug up
recently from the sand on the beach a.
Mount Pleasant, 3. c., and weighs forty
pounds. IL Is solid stone, and the grain OF
the palmetto wood is easily discerned. IL
Is said TO be the only instance on record in
which palmetto wood has ever become
petrhed.
The boiler Of a locomotive on the West.
ern 81 North Carolina Railroad exploded
near Coweo Mountain. Engineer Harry
Warner, Fireman Ed. Barringer aud one
passenger were killed. Several others were
horribly scalded.
A. NJ. SUDDOrH, prominent merchant at
Friar's Point, Miss, suicided at Helena,
Ark, the other morning by taking choral.
several letters written Just before his de-
mise showed the suicide premeditated. The
deceased had his life insured for 5000
SZ,OOO in Knights of Honor and 5000 i'm a
leNas association. Cause unknown
ONE OF the most peculiar sections i'm the
south is probably the mineral belt of West
ALABAMA, which stretches diagonally across
the country above the 31st degree of north
latitude. IL extends from Garlandsville, i'm
East Mississippi, 10 some distance east Of
the Alabama River, where its mineral evil
dences sink below an extensive pine forest
ana again comes TO the surface i'm East
Alabama. This belt is probably not more
than ten miles i'm width, and contains some
OF the most important minerals used I'm ap
riculture and the arts. That portion of
this section which has some of the strong
est evidences OF the existence of petroleum
OIL lies in West Alabama, and embraces
parts of the counties OF Washington.
Clarke, Choctaw and Marengo 1t is about
evenly divided by the Tombigbee River. n
stream navigable at all seasons Of the wear
by steamboat or other craft. In extent it
VIII embrace probably 500 square miles, or
ooO,OOO acres, and contains great diversity
OF soils, mineral and forest growth.
DIR. JAS. AUGUSTUS EDWARDS, of Allan.
Ia, ia, has been arrested for attempting To
poison his bride of few days, i'm Rich.
mond, Va. Another wife lives i'm Atlanta.
The worthy wife of Capt. Jett r. Mitch.
ell, near Monroe, Ga, was shot the other
evening, while sitting at her window Her
husband and children lay sleeping near
her' as she sat sewing Thirteen shot en-
tered her breast, killing her instantly.
JOHN RAIBoRN, an industrious farmer of
McMinn County, Tenn, became suddenly
a
his wife and children with "A shotgun. One
child which he dragged a great distance
received injuries thought TO be fatal. Raj
BORN is now in Athens Jail raving maniac
No cause is assigned for his sudden insanity.
The other morning little daughther Of
Edward Irvine, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
was left alone to play i'm the yard She
punt a miniature brick kiln, and in ATTEMPT.
ing to light shavings under it her dress
caught fire. Her injuries will prove fatal.
SENATOR VANCE told a Washington re-
porter the day Congress adjourned that he
wanted TO get back to North Carolina. He
said; ~ want to wake up in the morning
and see the pine trees, and want IN s,,oiI
them when l 20 to bed, as their perfume
hoats into the. window and makes me
dream that am child again. | want q
90 out into our old fields once more md
see Niger blowing with one eye mule
WIN a coffee sack for pillow line"
HENRY JOHNSON, a timer, fell OF n
three-story building in Knoxville. Tenn
the other morning on Jasper Lonas, pla,.
terer, and crushed his LonasD skull in
two places, also breaking his leg. Johnson
escaped unhurt.
DIR. w. ii. ARMSTRONG, while driving
and to prevent being run over, ATTEMPTED
TO jump from his buggy. His foot caupbt
IN the wheel and ne struck on his head. and
was killed. He was thirty years old. one
OF the best physicians i'm the country. and
a member of the Dallas County Medical
Society. He was a native of Louisiana.
THE Virginia Court of Appeals has de.
cided that the act passed by the last I.eris-
lature, prohibiting school superintendents
from taking part in politics is unconstitu.
tional
The pr0cnpt action OF the New Orleans
Board of Health regarding the suspicious
case Of fever, which had been reported as
yellow fever, had the effect of allaying oil
excitement on the subject. II other sus.
picious cases occur they will be promptly
reported 10y the Board.
" w. E''FHf a. locomotive engineer on the
Vtcksburg 81 Meridian Railroad, was
killed at Jackson the other day i'm per.
sonal difficulty with r. r. Stratton. fire.
man on the same engine. The deceased was
very abusive and overbearing TO Stratton.
who left the engine when deceased made
an attack ON him with an Ak. Stratton
then drew his pistol and fired three shots.
killing Ames instantly. The act was pro,
nounced justihable homicide.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the Vick.burg
Shreveport and Texas Pacific Railroad fell
through the bridge over Alligator Bavou.
near Delta, a few days since, killing engi.
neer Nanderberg and the fireman. The
accident was caused by the rails being
torn mp for tho purpose Of wrerking the
train.
ROBERT MosELY, chief Of ono Of the most
daring gang of horse-thieve, i'm Texas. and
recently arrested near Trinity River. liz
only twenty -four.
a TUyNEL AZ tho Stcgau State mines iu
Boane County, Tenn, fell In ON John Balm.
aged s.xiy-fve years, and crushed him sg
badly that he will die.
COHNE, aged eleven, and Helen. aged
two, tho children Of John B1rsdale. ~
Plano. Tex were burned 10 death , zoo.