The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-08-13

SOUTHERN NEWS oLEAItiNcs.
SENATOR GEORGE, Of Mississippi, ID IN.
IL, treatment for chronic Inflammation Of
Inc eyes.
Nns. SPENCER, wife of ex-Sene'or 6pen.
cor, of Alabama, has just entered the ranks
Of the bookmakers by the publication,
through Carlton, of novel called "The
Story Of Mary"
GEORGE WILSON, Charles Davis and Ma
thilda Jones, all colored, were hanged at
La, for the murder OF Mrs
Cole.
LEVI KELLY, miner Of Clay County.
W. Va, committed suicide by shooting
himself. He was young. industrious
man, but bad whisky and bad woman got
the better OF him. The bail passed
through his lungs, causing almost instant
death.
The army worm has appeared In great
numbers upon the cotton plantations In
West Carroll Parish, La, and is doing
considerable damage. Adjacent parishes
report the presence Of this pest Planters
are greatly alarmed.
IA VERY unfortunate and extraordinary
and double drowning occurred at Hunts
vile, in Scott County, Tenn, a few days
ago. Two brothers named Heatan were
in bathing, and the younger was seized
with q cramp, and was about to drown,
when he was rescued by gentleman who
witnessed the occurrence. At this juncture
the other brother began to sink, having
lost control of his muscles in the excite
ment. The brother who had just been
rescued srrang to his relief They were
clasped in each others embrace, and be-
fore assistance could be rendered both were
drowned.
JIM CAsKEY, colored, was taken out from
his home near Douglass Church, Nswberry
County, 8. G., by a party of forty masked
men and given 200 lashes on the bare back,
and ordered to leave the county within
twenty -four hours. The party also went
to Lee Clinton's but Lee was absent from
home. These two negroes have been talk
ing disrespectfully about some white ladies
In the neighborhood.
MISS MARTHA Blown, beautiful young
lady, was instantly killed at ball In
Rogersville, Tenn. A revolver accidentally
fell from q young mans pocket.
AFTER q preliminary trial, Charley Hose
and his alleged accomplices in the recent
Richmond and Danville pay car robbery
were discharged.
TIE other evening a farmear named
| Thrailkill, who lives near Granville,
Hardeman County, Tenn, was shot by I'M
known parties concealed in the bushes and
mortally wounded. Thrailkill was ct work
In his field. Suspicion rises on Q man In
the neighborhood with whom be had some
trouble, but no arrest has been made. Tho
wounded man will die
A SOUTHERN Senator, now in Washing
ton, says that he shall introduce a bill next
session, giving Mrs. Grant pension Of
5000 year for life.
The United States Court at Oxford, Miss,
has rendered its final decision in favor of
Monroe County, in the last Of long series
Of suits to enforce subscription to the CAPT.
tai stock Of the old Selma, Marion and
Memphis Railroad Company. The total
amount involved in the several suits, in
GLIDING bonds and interest, was over $780,.
600. Litigation has been pending since 1871.
MRS. DENNIS SHEA, Of Nashville, visit.
ing at Franklin, Tenn, gave her nine.
months.old child dose Of carbolic acid by
mistake. Death ensued In short time.
The police of Chattanooga are making
war on the lewd negro women and they ara
fleeing from the city. All the white women
Of Ill repute have been driven out Of the
city.
In Fayette County, Ca, recently, Miss
Puss Banister, daughter Of wealthy citi-
gen, ran away from home Citizens traced
her footsteps to within one hundred yards
Of the creek. EARLY the other morning II
was made known that the voice Of some
one was heard in the swamp in great dis.
tress. The party found her in cans
thicket, tangled in swamp vines and briers
with her bonnet-string choking her. Hel
clothing was saturated with water, bu
her head dry. She was unconscious. Eh,
fingered till midnight, when death re-
lieved her. 1t is believed that she hex
gone crazy.
MATTE MARSH, . woman Of The town
suicided at Chattanooga, Tenn, BY takinl
morphine. She 10 from Middle Tenn, AMI
was Respondent ON account Of the feeling
now existing there against women Of he
class.
LEWIS GLATARD, Frenchman, who he
been employed ct the lockwood Furnace
Chattanooga, Tenn, - . laborsr, he's re
ceived . telegram from France announein,
that by the death Of Ill his relatives b,
has fallen hetssto an'estate valued at 80 ,0O(
He has been IN America eighteen year,
but viii return to his native land q soo
a. arrangements can b completed.
A COMMITTEE Of the Memphis Cotton tx
change, representing the commercial IN
banking intsrssts Of Memphis, foewarde
to Postmaster General Villas . nemoria
protesting against the proposed discontiu
uance Of the river mail service betwee
Tetrsne, Miss, and Arkansas City, On bot
sides Of theriver, and IRON Tsrrsns 10 Pin
Blum, Ark, and from Oscsola, Ark, 70 Ne
Madrid, No. The memorial sses forth a
fact that this discontinuance Of the riv.
service and the substitution Of horsebac
service would cauSe incalculabls damage
the commercial interests Of this city and [
, our nsighbcrs and patrons. Msmphisist a
} base OF supplies for the section named, an
, 10 thus cut OF the sure, quick mail faciliti,
enjoyed for many years, and to turn Il
wheels Of business prorreas haokvers, I