Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-08-12
NUMBER Al.
SOUTHERN NEWS oLgAnINos.
Cotton Markets.

stock s,oss bales.
NEw OmrANs-Cctton quiet; middilnR.
3-l6c. low middling. ii-iec. good ordi-
nary, Slsc net receipts, 25a bales, gross,
ssa balcs, sales 100 bales, stock, i6eii
tales.
MrNrm--Cotton steady, middling. 9kc;
receipts, bales; shipments, Al bales, stock,
h,dil bales, sales, 500 bales.
Lovryu.LE- Cotton steady, middling.
p2c.
A CoLLisioS occurred ON the Mineral
railroad, near Birmingham, Ala Engineer
Bon Jones was killed, aud both engines and 2
several cars are total wreck The othor
engineer aud hrcmau escaped by jumping
Inr Democratic Congressional Couven-
yonton of the Fourth District " G.. nom
mated John W. Graham on tho 2iith bal
lot He u the eldest son OF tho late Hon.
VIM. \. Graham, who was Secretary of tho.
Navy under President Fillmore.
wnl H,wKrNs, aged twelve. was drowned
IN the Tennessee river at Chattanooga
while bathing His body has not been ro-
covered
The Democrats carried the Tennessee.
state election 10y largely Increased ma
jotity--a gain OF 5000 over two years ago.
Congress In the Second District, Go
Al Mhlcdgeviilc, Ca, Frank Humphreys
was found guilty OF murder aud sentenced
20 death. Three months ago he Induced
10y false statements, bis sister-in law and
ncice Mrs. Carrie Raines aud Miss Ella
Humphreys, 10 60 home with him. On tho
way he shot them dead and outraged thoir
persons. Ills wife aud three children were
present during the trial Humphrey paid
no attention To them Whatever lie will
certainly hang
JUpor Josurn SufrLps, walI known mem
Der OF the bar, aud author OF tho Life and
limos of = =. Prentice" committed sui
eide 10y strangulatlon st hatcher Miss.
The loss OF his wife some months ago had
affected his mind
Tur skeleton Of n man waa found uBdarn
baRnio at Atlanta, Ga, supposcd o. be the
remains Of New York drummer named
YoWell, who disappeared mysteriously
rom Atlanta in issg
Dg J. W EuGr. Of Macon. Ca recentIv
purchased In Montezumn ~ pair ~ kitton.
that may be looked upon as being quits
curious. Tho heads and fore feet are like
those of an ordinary house eat. but hero
tho cat ends aud the rabbit commences,
their hind legs and tails being thoss Of refi-
f'''f fN'N lNiNf lhHf ~ NJ tAhifikH 10 hu1
there is nothing in tUcir actions to sugress
the cat except the mewiug.
Ar conventions held at Ocala and
Brooksyiile, Fla, recently, tir Donghcrty
and NJ. Dtvidson both sitting mernbers,
wore rcn0minated for tho Fitieth Congress.
THr present condition of the cotton crop
IN che Memphis district b. favorable, ant
a. compared with last year at tbls time, IL
equally promising
Ar Malvern. Ark, John williams was
found guilty of attempting ~ wreck =
train ou the Iron Mountain railroad, and
was sentenced % ton yoars 10 the psniten-
tiary.
Rrv r. r. RASpLE one Of McKsnzis's
ffcnn.i foremost citizens. aud for year.
post master there. is dead
BALTIMORE papers claim thut there l. n
colorcd man who j. ib3 years old in that
city.
TnrsE are Two brothers in Lincoln Conn
" Ca, who married teyo sisters both have
large families OF children. aud the children
81 one src ail boys and OF the offar all
girls
HusuNeros fW VA boasts Of an eizh-
teen year oid eoiored boy, who. beginning
On lamp chimneys. has progressed that
bee readily and easily chs~s up beer bottles,
gla-ses, etc.
NATHANIEL n. n. DawsoS. Of Alsbarna.
was confirmed as Commissioner Of Ednca-
tiou by the senate befors it, adjournment.
Jo-ErH Tisn. and Samuel Rich
ard.on, who reside near Hawks
Nest W Va fwiate mem,
employed as iaborers on Che short line,
were dangerously injured the other after
noon. They were working 70 get a iog OUT
of the way ~ enc men who are grading on
a short.iine road and we're standing below
the iog, when 10 started from Is position.
and before they could get out % the wsy
they we're caught aud dangerously crushed.
Ltsr December thirteen persons wcrs
killed in an accident 0u the Georgia Pacific
railroad seventeen miles from Atlanta.
Ga Among thosc killed wa- ) Woods
Pierce, % Texas stock mau of wealth. Soon
after tne killing Mrs. E Weaver WHO
iIFe- nt ind ndantpDiis. appeared in Atlantis
aud cisIuad fhe dead ulsn ss her husband.
urs Weaver asaerfe'i that her husband bad
deserted hrr and gone 10 Texas. vbers hs
changed lis name tod w. Pierce She
iDHGaad hm ia Texas sud caus..I hls sr-
ret he uas Hned fle0o snd4sff Texas.
nn' Weaver rHused fhe crave 90 be- opened
snd re.sar.zed tho dead man a. her hus-
Band t.faC of the most rciI able people ~
HtanfH frY knew Weaver when be was
Iu.In. auaeI fnr uafur III Pierce ia Tsxas.
tn1 tIm abeu hi. 4lfe caused
f.t ftsfs rfiated Nrs Weaver's
.am tn hodt uss aho1t ~ BE- shipped
0o lfNsrtfo when Texss lady turned
.r sHI tatfari fhe dead man 81 u Woods
rre Hrr husband She wsa backed by
rf.H.I.Hr of testimony Witnesses svofs
t htd aneru ths dead man al BIZ life.
.nh af bis naal- hssd ne0er been anything
lu fer.N fhe Ind anapois lady d.
fd fte mhrs GOA fer husband and tns
arre anflie des6 man The court
taata iae tcts. lady an iniuact on. snd
nes fcuuued In Atlanta Both
He sri tf railroad sud just Mrs
ever was getting ready for her case
Hna u tns mystery arose n g. tbs
tof uau tao admits that be is j..
Weaver Pc has tbs ssnoe marks as ths
maa. and hes been recognized ss the
inuifnsFuI.. man
aufs.de 9f Hartuei Ca i've an
U.l ats fnd Der ESQ daughter They bad
.u1a patch of wheaf When the whsas
wa ready f0f harvcsfiag the Two girls
ppIied t aA up ard the 0id lady cut tbs
ronf. eh alta an axe when ready for