Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1885-11-12
SOUTHERN NEWS oLeANrnos.

mnnding, when dried, 500, and, 80 the
leaves and bark sell at twenty-five cents a
pound balod, tho enterprise pays better
than cotton.
TnE working OF Parkorsburg's CIV. Val
now water works is an entire success.
Jupos Rom. JouNsroN, OF Harrison
burg, Va, L. dead 10 was Auditor 81
State, aud member OF tho Confcdcrats
Congress.
JouN kNELL aud family, of Baltlmorc.
Md, were overcome 10y cscbpiug gas Ca.
daughter Is dead aud another may die. Tho
othors viii probably recover.
Ar Montg lmcry, Ala. negro shot NO
gro girl who would not consent to marry
him. He then turned tho pistol on himself
and fired four shots. one which. i'm the neck.
l. probably fatal.
InS Importance and value OF tho tobacco
crop in virginia Is very clearly shown Ina
the statement of the Lynchburg ddraRce
thnt Lynchburg pays moro rcvcnde into
tho United states Treasury, ON the slnglo
article OF tobacco, than any Que OF tho
New England states pays ON every thing
ID produces.
SINGS November 2j inst. was dectdoi on
as tho day FOR holding the proposed harbor
Improvement convention Ina Savannah, Ca,
the President OF tue Unitci states has
issued his proclamation appointing rhurs-
day, the goth, as day Of general thanks
giving throughout tho country. Fearing
that this might simewnat iutcrfcre with
tho attondnnce. IL has bcon decided 10
change tho day OF holding the convention
from tho 23th 90 Tuesday, the 2lth inst,
fact which delogetea should bear la mind.
Mus. MARY WILLIAMS, colorcd, has been
sentenced % be hanged on the i2th OF Fob
ruary next, at Norkvillc, y. G. Sho mar
riod widowor with thro, children early
Ia the spring. She grew tired OF the chill
dron, and In August fcd them on Rough
on Rats" from which they dicd. Tho
husband also partook 81 tho poison, aud
died tho same day.
JENKINS WRIgHr was arrested la Law
louisville aud lodged iu jail az spartan
burg, =. C., for the murder Of his wife,
lie frat attacked her with a cudgol, beat
ing out her brains. Ho thon built brush
fire and threw tho dead woman's body
into u, reducing it 70 ashes.
DR. Jo l.. MCGEE, prominent citizen
and deacon In the Cumberland Prosbyte-
rian Church, Superintendent 0f tho Sun.
day school, and dentist OF Humboldt, four
teen miles north Of Jackson. Tenn, com-
mittcd suicide by shooting himself In tho
left breast with pistol. Hs had been in
bad health for long time, and IL ia sup
posed no was suffering from temporary in
sanity. Tho weapon that he used was tho
same that hia father attempted 20 commit
suicidc with several years ago.
OSE hundred feet OF the new retaining
wall OF tho custom-house grounds. Nom
phis, foil, causing loss OF $500
A noILER on tho Texas Plantation. Pin-
queminc Parish. La, IL reported exploited,
and, Dr. A. X. Courier killed.
LETTER written Ia Galveston ana ah-
dressed 10 a firm at Palestine, Tex. =" re-
Gently went all tho way 10 the great Palea-
tine In Asia, and finally was returned from
Jerusalem.
THEEE has beeB very little wifo.bentfng
IN Maryland since the whipping post law
went into effect
MEMPHIS girl fow days ago norse-
whipped her prospective fathos-iu Jaw for
trying - induce his son 10 break up tbs
match.
EDwARD HALEY, an Old and respected
citizen Of Brownsv1Ie, Ala. was found
drowned in the Chattahoocnis River tho
other morning. II Is supposed be fell la
the river.
MORAN CHANrioy, an amateur bicycIiss
Of Georgia, carried on the prize Tor the
haif-miio dash az 10 Elmuin Fair the
other day. Time. 2:n5. He aIs, took th,
second prize for fancy riding.
REV. MH. TENNAsT b dead at Evansville.
Ark, aged 10. Ho had preached for 'uetv
years.
THERE seems ~ b. an impression that
during the pnst six mouths the delivery -
Southern pig-irOn in the East hns fallen
OF. investgation showed that during
1894 Souihorp furnaces scot over lo0Og
tons north % the Potomac River. a HIni-
lar inquiry brings out ths facf that fhs
cont acts Of Southern iron masters fr
Eastern doiivry will make the amount
shipped East this year equal 20 that % l.sL
Ovgn tli0. 900 worth 0f coal in bargas VAS
swept on by sudden riso iu the Kanawha
at Charlestou. W. Va. Cine other day, aud
points above. The bulk Of tho coal was des-
tined for Cnciunau.
TnE other day two c.aches on n West.
bound trlin ou the Toxrs q Pacific Rail.
way were Thrown from the track near six
Mile Crossing, Ia. owing 10 broken rail-.
Both cars were turned upside down AI-
though zoe coaches were hIird with ras-
sengers' only two persons we're Injured.
CALEB sfsfvAv. ~ Newton. N. o. re.
Gently under. OK t9 drink on. gallon ~
apple brandy. and died later iu great
agony. For some moments after h.s d.sth
pure trau4y rln from hIs mouth and rus-
friia ils last aori we're to COLI f1f moro
liquor.
THE Superior Court of Davies County S.
O., has esf aoiished valuable precedent n
law Leo Turner and Auraham -sn.th we're
sent to the peuitenfIarv for ts. year. each
Cor stealing watermelon. It s tha Hrst
Instance ou record io the law a1usis ~ tho
State
MISS MAHY llvr. daughter of Cen. Robert
y. Lee, hss been over large part of tho
world aud contemplate further exuIsra-
tlon.
A BAtrw0ar negro hasliteraIly cornt.41
hnEers ~ Iu many years 1 shoqeHnz coal
fhe case Is reported by % rby lcIaa ID a ,,.
rioslty There .s no apparent disease. anI
no inconvel Ience
IHE other evening. while = vs. White. a
prominent planter. residing two miles from
Richmond, Tex. was seated at the fuuf
table, he was shot and Instantly k.u.f tv
some unsnnwn person wb1 fret at hIn
througn The window Blood bounds are
on the track ~ the murderer