West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-04-18
SOUTHERN NEWS eLEANINGS.

at columbia, -. 4.
CHARLEs DAVIS, i'm company with three
negroes, attempted 10 enter the store OF hi,
former employer, 4. Richberger, Mt Newell
ton, Miss, for robbery, tho other night.
Being resisted, tho murder % tho entire
household was attempted. but tho cook
ohiS' WAS Killed. The murderers were ar
rested.
A DIFFICULTY at Nicksburg. Miss. on the
9th, betweon David Martin, a watchman.
ana Walter Owens, a constable. resulted i'm
the killing Of the former and the woundiny
of the latter.
Ar Columbus, Ca, the other day. n Who'll.
block Of buildings and GOO bales OF cotton
were burned. Loss, 100000; insurance
half as much.
ABouT fifteen Northern families have
purchased lands i'm and near TulIahoma,
i"hn', since March l, and will, they say,
lhdnc" many more to go therN and escape
VI" severe winters Of tho NorCh.
SOME OF the leading business men OF
New Orleans are asking Capt Eads TO
project and build bridge over tho Mis-.
sissippi at that point. Tho scheme seems
rather "a bold one, ns az noodtida tho water
~ higher than the land.
RICHMOND, Va, has taken 10000 feet Of
space at the New Orleans Exposition. and
nearly hity manufacturers have entered.
lhE United States Government has sunk
under their iron wharf at Key West eighty
steel sheets covered with different paints.
Their motive is 10 sec what paints will
prove most durable i'm these waters. pre-
paratory toputting it on their steel cruisers
now IN course OF constructions
lHE statement sent to the United states
senate lay tho Secretary OF the Treasury
with respect 10 the war tax OF 1851, shows
the following states and Territories TO be
/ stlil indebted TO tho United States in tho
sums named: Alabama, ST., ,S22: Florida,
%i,M2; Georgia, S0i2, $50; Louisiana, SlIT,.
81; Mississippi, S3JS, ,2l2; North Carolina,
/ Sl,WO'O0O; Tennessee, $751; Virginia
| S2l3,JOI.
HENRY MALLEY, who murdered his
prothcr In Akin County, y. c., eighteen
years ago, has Just been captured. Merica
Gordon, fugitive negro convict, has also
been arrested after "A desperate encounter
/ WATSON and Simmons, the Augusta, Ga,
bank robbers, escaped few days since by
hling of IA bar OF their coll, and letting
themselves to the ground by means of a
rope made from their bed clothes.
TnE citizens of Bloomington. Putnam
County, Tenn, have subscribed several
D
buildings at that delightful summer resort.
John j. Lanier, formerly of Hollow Rock.
has been elected President. Work will
commence on the buildings early in the
| summer.
". THE public Schools of Arkansas are nm.
der very much the same superv ision as
! those OF Tennessee and are in very
prosperous condition. The present State
superintendent, Hon. Wood T.. THOMPSON
Is an efficient officer. He Is "a native OF
Maury County, Tennessee, was educated
at oxford, Miss, has resided at Monticello,
Drew County, Ark, since 1865, where no
has been engaged in teaching. Last year
Inc held thirteen institutes-ono i'm each
Judicial District of the State.
PARTIES representing English and North
ern capitalists made IA proposition recently
TO an enthusiastic meeting at Tuscaloosa
Ala, that IL 100000 were subscribed by
Tuscaloosa, work would begin at once TO
build n railroad from that city TO Sheffield
The sum OF $4,000 was subscribed imrne
dintcly, and the balance would be raised in
another day. This road would run from
the head OF navigation OF the Warrior
through the Warrior coal fields, and con.
meet with the Tennessee below Muscle
Shoals.
w. 4. DowDA, at Decatur, Ga, has been
sentenced TO tine penitentiary for seven
years Tor kidnaping. DOwda is "A school
teacher, siTty-hve years Of age, and wear.
ing "a flowing white beard. lie taught in
Lithonia two years ago, whore his atten-
tion 20 n athirteen.year-old pupil, Miss Rag.
dale. developed into unholy love Eloping
one night with the child no led tho officers
lively race from place 20 place, and yns
not captured until after he had reached
South Carolina, whore he had married the
girl at midnight. 10 was not certain that a
case Of seduction could be maintained
against him, so no was convicted Of kid
naping.
THE estimates Of losses by the recent for.
est fires i'm North and South Carolina vary
widely. The damage toAfarm.housos Is
light, and 10 fencing heavy; much lumber
burned in Moore County, y. g., and in tho
lower counties the turpcntiuc farms we're
considerably damaged, hut not of "a charac.
ter 20 affect trad" except locally. In the
region swept over turpentine viii bo dimin-
ish"d, but not enough % affect tho market.
CHARLES PWLLfrs was fatally wounded
hy folk House at the Court.house fp
Clarksvllc, Ca. The parties had r. misun-
dorstanding while 0u "a carDusal some days
ago, and meeting again in the Court yard n
fusilade with pistols took place. Two shots
fired by House took effect iu Phillips
stomach and breast, from which tho ply.
sician declare recovery impossible.
T. T.. WoLF, Of Rod oak Level. Ga.
killed wild turkey few DAYS AGO
which weighed twen'y pounds. 10 had four
boards, tho longest measuring ten inches.
while tine shortest was six inches long.
jay GorLD thinks the mountain section
south Of the Blue Ridge, from North caro-
lima across 20 the Mississippi IS bound IN
become The greatest manufacturing conn.
try in the world, and Atlanta and Birmine.
ham will be- cities with populations OF baif
Is million.
ANDY FoLLAND was hanged at Spring
Place, Ca. tho other day. for the murder
OF Aleck Watkins n year ago.
~ is estimated that 5000 visitors have
spent the present season in Florida. and
that there has been 5000 people settled In
tho state within the past year
Ir is said that the recent Georgia cyclone
blew Bible n half mile from farm.
house. When found 30 was wing opcr.
and the first thing that greeted the audor'.
eye was the Goth Psalm.
a PRIZE essay read before tho Pianter.i
A N..YUrafr..rr az s... I'd L.