West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-07-25
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGS.

GSoRGE LuDDLE was kicked to death by
vicious horse, in Bledsoc County. Tenn.
NEWTON CARPENTER (colorsdl aud q
Colored doctor hamed Mick. were lynched
few days ago near Starkville, Miss. Tho
former confessed TO having attempted to
poison AN entire family, but only succeeded
in accomplishing his purpose on two boys.
The deadly drug which he used was fur.
nished by Mick.
Ar Charleston. w. Va. Charles Spur.
lock, member of the Hill boys gang. who
murdered Alvin and Jack Woods, was
sentenced 10 he hanged October %. VIM
Coleman, colored, the murderer OF Fenton
Hill, was sentenced To he hanged on tue
same day.
PETER ALLEN was wayluid and Killed bv
an unknown party near Blue Branch, Lee
County, Tex, tho other day. Parties work.
ing near heard a shot, aud found Allen
dead. An unknown horse, saddled and
bridled, was found on the spot supposed
to be left as blind to give the tassasS in
time TO escape.
"A CHARLOTTE, NC, colored man, named
Pullons, mas been jailed for trial on charge
OF attempting TO murder his wife by cork
ing up her ears with melted lead.
T. j. YoUNG OF near Antioch, Ca, has
an old'fsshioned plum tree to which he ha.
grated nearly every variety of plum he
could get hold Of Every year the tree IL
full OF fruit, and has about as many differ
ent length OF limbs as Il ha $ fruit.
=. T.. Stiles, proprietor Of an ice cream
saloon at Saylor, Tex, shot and mortslly
wounded John q. Morgan, Marshal, u few
nights ago. Stiles surrendered, and claims
the shooting was done in self defense.
Morgan says Stilcs shot without provoca.
ton. The whole matter is shrouded in
mystery. Monroe Stiles, brother OF =. H.
stiles, is implicated in the difficulty.
3 A recent edition of the New Orleans Pic.
dguHe was printed on paper made of ha.
gasse, the refuse OF sugar cane after the
juice is squeezed out and the event has
created quite stir among paper manufac-
turers. The sugar planters of Louisiana,
who have burned this hitherto worthless
stuff to get rid Of n, now see a possibility
OF making money Of IL, and some of the
more enthusiastic Of them think IL will be
nearly as profitable as the sugar crop.
A LEMON of great size has been grown in
the hothouse OF Mr. Dayhofr, at HnGers.
town, Md. Its greatest circumference IN
15% inches.
DURING his life Mr.. G.. II. Mccormick, of
Lexington, Va, endowed chair in Wash-
ington and Lee University with the sum OF
$4,000. few days ago his widow further
endowed the chair by forwarding 10 the
treasurer of the institution "A check for an
additional 10000.
J YOUNG lady named NARROW was at
tackled and several bitten i'm the side and
on the arm and legs the other evening on
White Oak Creek, i'm Campbell County,
Tenn, by mad do. Her injuries are
fatal.
A HORRIBLE murder was committed in
Gilner County, Ga, in tine Cohuttah Noun.
tains. The wife off Dow Grace, who for.
merly lived in Dawson County, was killed
by a mob, who put out both her eyes,
pierced her through the body with sharp.
ened pole. and then hung her lifeless and
terribly mutilated body up I'm tree tOdry.
II is thought to have been tine work Of rev.
enue informers, but there are no clews az
90 the guilty perpetrators.
CUMMINGS NELSON, convicted aud sen
fenced at Houma, Terrebonne Parish, ON
the 2Sth Of March, 1894, for the murder OF
John Martin was hanged at Houma on the
18th. An appeal 10 the Supreme Court was
taken in his case, aud the judgement was
lie, 1000 people being present.
THOMAS JOHNSON undertook 10 whip his
stepeson, Charley Thompson, at Iron Gate,
Allegany County, Va. Johnson divested
the boy OF all clothing and tied his hands
behind him for the purpose Of giving him =
severe thrashing about a trivial matter OF
neglect. The boy succeeded ia escaping,
and rushing 20 the river plunged into water
frrya1wa IN
hot pursuit followed aud they were both
drowned.
JoBN SMITH, a notorious negro thief,
escaped from jail at Milledgeville, Gu, the
other day. lie at once went 20 the house OF
Nathan Morse, who had had him arrested.
Not finding him IN tho house, Smith went
I'm, took Morse's gun, and, seeing his victim.
shot him on sight, and escaped. The
wounded man will recover.
A WELL being dug at the factory of
Duke & Sons, ct Durham, y. g., caved in a
few days since, burying seven men. Three
we're taken ont, o-e badly injured. -Four
Were dead One was heard begging for
succor, saying the water was rising 70 his
neck, and ne was about ~ drown. Duke
paid five dollars an hour to men 10 dig.
JoHy A. Neal, OF Huntsville, Alo.. and
private secretary OF Miss Maude So. Pierre.
Is mysteriouslY missing from Anderson,
Tenn. Parties ere searching the country
thoroughly, but suspect the young man is
kidnapped for ransom, as Miss St. Pierre is
wealthy.
SAN WILLIAMS, colored, was hanged. a.
Waynesboro, Burke County, Ga, ON tbs
18Th for the murder Of Glenn Bush two years
ago. large crowd, chiefly col0rsd. was
attracted 20 the scene, the number ~ spec.
tators being estimated ~ 300.
a STREAM Of water ncsr HsrrisDuburg,
Ia, has petrifying propertie-. About two
years ago = dead hog was thrown into the
stream and was recently discovered % he
solid rock. II will bo sent - the worlds
Exposition a. New Orleans
THg Democrats Of the Third Coneression.
nj District, West Virginia. have re-nomi.
mated @. r. Snyder ~ succeed himself i,,
Congress. j. W. Harris was nominated as
elector from that district
RowPr HUNr and Dan Parker. both
black, we're hanged st GreonviIIe. Miss.
the other day. Hunt for the murder N
BurriIl Bess, and Parker Tor nurdorins his
nephew.
TEXAS turned out forty.avo bushels OF
wheat 10 the acre.
TaE wheat crop ia Mississippi is 500.OO0