The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-08-20
SOUTHERN NEWS oLEANiN0S.

William for the murder OF Robert virgin,
died at Memphis, Tenn.
A MOB at Oakland, Miss, hanged man
named Vance, who recently killed his
wife, and afterward attempted to kill him.
self.
WV. DoBBINs died at Graysvile, Ga,
recently, sged lis years. He had recol-
lection Of events over 100 years ago, and
could tell about the War of 1872, as well
as the Revolution and Indian wars.
NEAR Calhoun, Ga, the other night, the
house of Anderson Cobb was entered by
Silas Whitehead, negro, who feionously
assaulted a young lady of the house. He
escaped on alarm, but was subsequently, :
caught and jailed. Great excitement pre-
walls.
The Georgia Senate passed the Prohibi-
ton bill by an overwhelming majority.
VIM. PARKS, colorea man, living in
| Amherst County, Va, is under arrest
charged with starving his children, four of
| seven having died from lack of sustenauce,
and the Others being greatly emaciated. He.
did it because q woman he loved wouldn't
marry him while he had so many children.
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Clements, who lives in the backwoods re-
gions of Jackson County, N. c., straved
away from home one morning, recently,
and was not missed until evening. A
search resulted in finding her man sled body
in the woods. half eaten by wild animals.
There were evidences of an awful struggle
in the vicinity, and the bushes far and
near were covered with blood. The ami
mails are believed to have been wildcats r
JOHN H. BRADLEY, the alleged murderer
of US. Deputy Marshal W. Lee Miller.
and Bate Bradley, Allen Brown and Henry
Moore, charged with completely in the
Tenn, and were discharged, witnesses re-
fusing to testify for fear of being mnr-
dered. John Bradley was bound over to
U. s. Court on a charge of illicit dstilling.
No. u Dean Avenue, Memphis, the resi-
dence of Rev. r. N. Countee, colored pas
tor Of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. and
manager of the Lieing Way, was suddenly
surrounded the other day by about two
hundred masked negroes, who fred volley
after volley of bullets into the building.
Countee has been member of one of the
secret societies, but resigned and began de-
nouncing them. The penalty is death.
RICHARD JOHNSON, colored murderer,
was hanged at Vidalia, La. Ho confessed
on the scaffold.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the Baltimors
& Ohio road, consisting of five or six cars,
was standing on the track, near the bridge
across Little Elk Creek, near Baltimore,
when it was struck by a cyclone
and driven for a. quarter of mile along
the track, though all brakes were set a.
tightly as possible. The men accompany-
ing the train jumped of and chung to the
iron rails of the road to keep from being
blown away. They say the cyclone was
accompanied by peculiar singing sound,
which can not be described, and was ter
rife beyond the power Of words to ex.
press.
} DIR. w. K. BOWLING died quite suddenly
at his residence on Cumberland Mountain,
near Monteagle, Tenn, few days ago,
I aged seventy .seven years. DR.. Bowling
was one Of the oldest and most distin.
guished physicians of this section. He was
not only distinguished in medicine, hut In
literature, like Wendell Holmes, of Massa-
chusetts. He was seventy seven years old,
!. and has been fifty years known as Profes;
sor In various medical schools, as editor Or
medical journals; also has been President
of the American Medical Association and
President Of the National Association Of
Medical Editors of the United States.
The Rev. Thomas Tenant, Of Fayette-
) Vile, Ark, is said to be the Oldest minis
\ ter living. He was born in iii, and is now
ia years old.
E. c. CARPENTER, deceased pattern
maker Of the Queen and Crescent shops at
> Chattanooga Tenn, and who died in ape
, parent poverty, IL found to be worth
$4,000.
A YOUNG man named Childers went to
the house of q planter named Bush, twenty
e four miles from Texsrkana, Ark, and in.
q sisted upon escorting his daughter to
!, church. Bush objecting, Childers drew. .
!. knife and attempted to cut him. Bush
:. drew pistol and shot Childers four times.
just then young Bush appeared with a
gun, and lodged the contents in the body Of
Childers with fatal effect.
is AT New Orleans on ths4th Boyd Abadie
10 . negro gambler, stabbed his mistress
,e Estelle Landry, In the breast and throat
y killing her instantly, He then cut his own
ID throat from ear TO car. The couple were
II found soon afterward weltering In theil
y blood. Abadie was removed to the Charity
n, Hospital. He was still alive, but can not re-
Or cover. The woman had left Abadie.
CATERPILLARs have appeared in the cot
ton fields In several counties OF South Car
DINA, and the boll.worm in one or two
ie Unless their ravages are great the crol
III will be the largest for years.
er A HOSPITAL at Atlanta, Ca, known a
20 20 Institute Block, was burned q few day
i. ago. Forty.fve invalids in the building
were rescued.
A CYCLONE passed over Cecil County
Nd, about two miles south of Elkton, tn
he other afternoon. 1t appeared to be abou
n. q quarter Of mile wide. Marley's Mills
n near Bacon Hill, are said to have been en-
re tirely destroyed. Many houses were de
be molished, and narrow escapes from dealt
IL are reported.
A BOLD and desperate attempt was mad
to stop and rob the mail train on the Mo
bile & Ohio Road the other morning
SO Shortly after the train left Meridian
e. was fred on by q party Of unknown men
rs The mail car and passenger coach wer
a. riddled with shot and the mail agent mar
' 10 rowly escaped being killed. The affair ha
l.