The Iola register., 1885-10-30
THE SOUTH.

All OduVe StdulOu, uye miles ABOVE new
Orleans, a train on the Mississippi Valley
road struck an open switch and a general
smashup followed. John Pendergrast, who
was in the engine, was seriously injured.
The switch had been Intentionally mis-
placed.
A DARING and well-laid scheme for re-
volt and escape from the convicts' camp in
Whitley County, KY, was recently
brought to light and frustrated by the ar.
rest at Frankfort of Mrs. Jennie Clark.
Her husband was one of the convicts, and
she had carried revolvers with her each
time she visited her husband. It was found
that twelve of the convicts were thus
armed.
THE convicts employed in the coal mines
in Whitley County, KY, succeeded in
overpowering the guards and escaping, on
the Goth, notwithstanding the fact of the
previous attempt being frustrated.
The contract for stone masonry on the
Federal building at Louisville, KY, has
been awarded to Oman & Stewart, of
Nashville, Tenn, at $43,107.
ROBERT JOHNSON, colored, attempted to
save little girl from death by an ap-
preaching train near Centerville, Miss, re-
Gently, when both were struck and instant
ly killed.
TWENTY Mormon elders from Salt Lake
City arrived in Chattanooga, Tenn, the
other day. They were the first of the large
number who will be brought South to make
proselytes. There are now 100 elders in
the South.
Two miners were killed recently by an
explosion in the Clover mines, Chester
field, Va.
In the Democratic State Judicial Con-
vention held at Little Rock, Ark, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Eskin, B. B. Battle, OF Pulaski County, was
nominated on the first ballot.
Ar Darlington, s. c., recently, fire caused
. loss OF $6o, 600, distributed among the fol.
towing business men: J. A. Pierce, j. C.
White, A. Nochman, s. Marco and n. Hin.
lev.
The village of Leauder, Tex, was totally
destroyed by fire the other night. Lean.
der was station on the Austin & North.
western Railway in Williamson County
and had 100 Inhabitants.
c. 8. WEST, ex-Justice of the Supreme
Court Of Texas, died at Galveston sud.
denly on the 2sd from apoplexy, aged
ffty-nine.
GENERAL
SEvENrY-oNE verified Few cases of
smallpox were reported at Montreal on the
18th. At meeting of the Provincial
Board of Health it was resolved that the
present time was iuopportune for the clos
ing of churches and other public places as
by the local Board of Health.
The Chinese Government has unani-
mously decided to proceed speedily with
The work OF building railways throughout
the empire.
A DISPATCH from Paris of the 10Th saws
hat the new Chamber OF Deputies will
200 Conservatives and ::S4 Repub-
leans and Radicals. n. Brisson, the Pre-.
nier; N. Floquet, President of the Cham.
YER Of Deputies; II. Sadi Carnot, Minister
Il Finance; the Duke de Bissocia, NJ. An.
lrieux, Rouvier, Cochery. Raynal, Glenn
nceau and Spuller have been elected.
ADvIcEs from Tonquin to the Temps
the situation there as very
'ioomy. Since the beginning Of the sum.
ner 5000 Frenchmen have died from
holera, and large numbers are daily sue.
umbing to the disease.
The people of Berber, in the Soudan,
ave declared themselves independent.
he Governor has offered his submission
, the Khedive.