The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-30
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In the United States Court aa Atlantis,
d., the other day, before Judge Emory
Speers, an important case was argued
william E. Dodge, Of New York, for WHOM
Dodge County, Ga, 10 named, brings suit
n ejectment against seventy EIGHT farmua
Dodge claims to own Ill the lands in a.
sutirs county Of Georgia, valued at hun.
llreds Of thousands Of dollars, ON which ~
In this suit have lived for ysan
In undisputed possession. The most emil
nent lawyers in the State havelbeen en-.
pleyed on the case. Judge Spoons withhold
his decision.
TT. BoAsso, Chisf Of Detectives OF New
Orleans, was fatally shot by young GIRL
whom he had betrayed.
The nailers, rollers and feeders in u.
tional convention at Wheeling, W. Va, On
the 18th, resolved not to pay for breakass
of machines, and not to concede to the de-
mands of feeders.
A SUIT Of clothes was found on the north
shore, in the north part Of Wheeling, ".
Va, q few days ago. Next morning tie
body Of man was found ON trot line In
the river, about a mile below where ~
clothes were found. It was nude, and 4 Y
supposed that the clothes belonged to the
drowned man, whose name was Tom Dii.
worth. He was an EnglisAman, abouS
twenty years old, and came from Liver
pool about two years ago. He was potter
by trade. It is supposed he went in bath.
ing and was seized with cramps. He had
just enough money to bury him.
DAVID ACKLEs, coaored, was hanged %
Helena, Ark, for the murder Of Frank Bur.
rell and wife, colored.
EATON MILLS, colored, was hanged for
murder at Halifax, NC.
SECOND COMPTROLLER MAYNARD has DO.
cided that the State Of Georgia is not en-
titled to $35,556, revolutionary war ex-
penses voted by Congress, but that the
same be placed to the credit of that State
on it's war debt with the Government, leav-
ing an unpaid balance Of $5l2,955.
HAYWOOD TURNER, colored, about twsn.
ty-one years Of age, murdered Laura Tur.
ner, a colored girl aged nine, the other
evening at Richland Station, Tenn, BY
beating her brains with rocks and sticks.
The negro confessed the murder, and says
he had no cause for so doing.
ALICE McALLIsrER, q young girl was
abducted from Fulton, near Wheeling, w.
Va, by six rufiians.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has de-
cided that family graveyards are invio-
liable.
U. 8. DEPUTY MARSHAL MILLER, who
went to Summer County, Tenn, to serve
warrants against moonshiners is believed
TO have been assassinated.
JOHN DIAMOND, mule driver in the
Crescent Mill coal bank, near Wheeling,
w. Va, fell from his car in front of tho
wheels. The loaded car passed over him,
mangling him frightfully and inhicting
fatal injuries.
FRANK P. KEEsEE, Secretary Of the Rock
City Building Association, of Nashville,
Tenn, has been arrested for appropriating
funds of the association. His shortage h
supposed to be about 900.
ARMSTRONG, CoEN & Co., of Wheeling,
W. Va, owners of extensive planning mills
and lumber yards there, and the Monitor
Towboat and Barge Company, composed
of the members of the firm named, have
failed. Eg
CAPT. JAMES HUGHES, an old and r..
spected steamboat captain, died suddenly
the other night In Nashville, Tenn. He wa
sitting in the yard smoking, when he sud-
denly fell lifeless from his chair. He wa
fifty eight years old, and began life as {
drayman, afterwards followed the river
and died owning 100000 worth Of real
estate in Nashville.
A MAN named Woods, who had been con.
victed Of DEMONSTRATING by . wealthy
farmer named Sam williams, who live
near Chattanooga, Tenn, fred his barn Out
Of revenge, and two horses, three wagon
and $500 worth Of hay were consumed
Woods stole q fine horse from the barn, ant
escaped on It. He also stole pony from |
neighboring farm and placed It in the sta
BILE. Il was also burned to death.
THREE prisoners escaped from the Peni
tertiary at Richmond, Va, q few day,
ago, but were soon overtaken by officer
and number Of citizens. Shotguns an:
pistols were freely used, and to the sur
prise Of the pursuers two of the convict
returned fire with pistols. OF the convict
Edward Green was shot twice in the hiI
and leg, and another, Hugh Nixon, re
ceived . load Of shot In the back. Th,
third convict, Joseph Paulsy, was retakel
without injury. Two Of the citizens, Pey
ton Hundley and Wesley N. Smith, weF'
shot by theprisoners. Hundley's wound 4
In the groin and 10 thought to be mortal
Green was serving term Of twenty -fou
years for DEMONSTRATING, Nixon eighties
years for rape, and Pauley eight years r.
murder.
VETERINARY Surgeon L. Colsson, ha
been to Cantonment, Fla, investigates!
the charbonnous fever among cattle tina
has been prevailing there for some tim
past, one man having lost twenty out q
twenty five head Of oxen. The epidemi
Is dying out.
WHEELING, W. Va, is much excite
over the success in Italy of one of hs
fairest daughters, . singer named Nh
Rammeisberg.
A FARMER living In Allegheny Count
Nd, while working in corn field, discov
cred what he supposed to be . swarm 4
bees in an old stump. He rashly struc