West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-09-17
SOUTHERN NEWS oLeANlNos.
Cotton Markets.

NV ORLENNs. Cotton quiet aud steady:
mddlmg, .c. low middling, S',c.; good
ordinary, Z 7'.C.; net receipts. LOIS
bales; gross. lNN bales; sales, 40 bales,
stock, l6a aNS bales.
MEMPHIS Cotton quiet middlug. s'sc.;
receipts, n bales; shipments, - balcs;
stock, =, ~, bales; sales. ~ bales.
"BWNC me- my horse. I am going tu the
front, 90 were the last word, OF tho dying
General Chcathnm, NJ Nashville the other
dRy
laws MuWE,, the negro wife murderer.
was hanged at Georgetown, Tex, tew
days ago.
THr Democrats uf the Third Tennessee
District nominated John II Ncal FOR Con
grcss on l5ith ballot, the other candidates
being withdrawn
No1I,E of eviction has been served on
the striking operatives lately IN the en-
ploy OF the Augusta OGn) factory, who
have been occupying dwelling, owned Ivy
the factory proprietors.
A PARTY Of Southern gentlemen arrived
In Aberdeen, Oak, n few days ago, with
tho remains OF G.. Hooper Phillips, eX-
mayor of Nashville, Tenn. He was acct
dentally shot by james Rains. at Nine
Mile Lake. North of Brittom, Dnk, whilo
duck hunting
CNIuoIt' priest named Joseph +.
Palmer, dropped dead ot apoplcXy, tho
other day ON the corner of North and Bath
streets, Baltimore Md
WILLIAM SrrELr, colorcd, has con(cs,ed
To the murder Of Nelson Potter. n wealthy
colorcd man, nj jackson, Miss. Steclc's
object was robbery.
WAHSARsuA, Sioux Chief, was killed
with tomRhawk by Grequoqua an
Apache Chief, at Dickson. Tom, the other
night The Indians belonged 20 u wild
West show, managed by Captain Stubs
The murderer was OF q Sullen disposition,
while his victim was noHenSive
A SINGULAR effect of the recent earth
quake was made manifest at u planning mill
In Macon, GR., few days since Tho on
tire works had to shut down on account of
the inspirator failing TO supply the boiler
with wntor, which IL has always done from
lRi sc we'll near by sunk for that especial
purpose II was al 6rst thought that the
inspirator was defective and working
badly, but on closer examination tho
fact was discovered that the temperature
OF tho water in the we'll had become 40
wnrm that tho in,pirs tor which works
with cold water only, refused entirely To
perform its dutics Tho temperature of tho
water was found TO almost reach tho boil.
ing point
Mn a. ENCEtKr merchant OF Lulu, Ca,
has large collection OF live rats. birds.
snakes aud bugs. The other day he con
cluded to feed his snakes on some of tho
white rats. lie put rat into each of tho
coses Of tho rattle and bull snakes, who
soon disposed oftheir game but in the case
of the king there was war. The rat was
only hnlf-grown. but fought desperately,
killing the snake which was large one,
and dining upon it, The fight was wit
messed 10y many
WniLR ~ work in the mine Johnson Lor-
ing, at the Cnmpbelrs Creek Coal Com
pnuy, nenr Charleston Va, was caught by
falling slate and crushed SO badly across
the spine that lac can not recover.
Or 30l responses TO interrogations sent
out by cotton firm in Memphis 23G re-
port the cotton crop in what is known "a
the memphis district, as in better con
dition than ~ the corresponding time last
year, which is deemed n fair index of the
bright prospects for foil average yield
within the district
At Horse Pasture, Henry County, Va,
T Darlington editor of the Henry Nc,rs,
who was engaged in difficulty with his
son.
\ NorhRLE native American district Is
the Eighth North Carolina, represented by
the Hon. VIM. Henry Harrison Cowles. It's
ton counties have population ~ 10 615,
consisting of 10 ~ native born, and iS2
fore ign born. Indeed North Carolina il at
| the foot Of the list Of States both in respect
| 80 the number OF foreign born people and
their percentage Of the total population.
Ar Dayton, Tenr. large building was
recently erected for foundry and machins
shop. ON the completion Of tho build ng
there was some hitch IN the business Of
stocking ~ with machinery, and the slruc-
turo is now used ~ q church
Tur manufacturing industric, of Nash.
Vile Fem, are unusually active and
| there is hardly an idle machine in tho city.
Various new industrial establishments arc
IN contemplation there.
ONf of The queer results Of the recent dis
turbances at Augusta Ga, is the chnngo
| iu the topography of tho country Many
| houses on the sand hills the aristocratic
| pert ~ tho city which before could not bs
seen from The city. arc now in fall vicw,
while other landmarks have disappeared.
| The changes were noticed the other day
| foi tho first time and attracted much at.
tention. In taking birds eye view of tho
city from any point these remarkable
| changes viii NJ once be recognized, aud go,
| o. prove that there has been considerable
settling Of tho earth.
FEov Charlotte. g. o. comes the story
| that citizen of that place lately visited
| ~ nest where goose as busily engaged
| Boo hotchinR ont cgg-. and was Just i'm tim3
10 kill blacksnake which was coiliur
t-en arounE the bird His ,uakcshu had
swallowed the oggs he oss cut open and
The eggs being found unbrokon. wore
placed under The gOose. which batchol
| thom into goslinRs. vh On sll had blood.roi
| syrs md died iu fourioys
THr trkau.as State snd county elections
went hv tine usual large Democratic ma
iorities
ON the night OF The great earthuuako
john Newton tine ,ix,ceu ycar.old son of
highly respectable pa rents Atlanta Gu.
was thrown into covulsions He shin.
himself next day in his room and violently
resisted all effort ~ get near him Ho was
evidently driven crazy by the shocks To
hes been declared inssune and was taken to
che asylum few dnys ngo
RECrNTLY Mrs NAV, OF Donionega go