West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-06
SOUTHERN NEWS oLEANlNoS.
Cotton Markets.

10 bales; s0els, no balcs; stock, 2,Ssl bales.
NEw ORLEANS Cetton quiet, but firm;
middlinE . 3-l6c. low middling 5 ll-l6c.,
good ordinary, s. iSc. net and gross receipts,
l,03i bales sales, 100 bales; stock 1000
bales.
MrMrus Cotton steady middling, o7sc.;
receipts, 80 bales; shipments, s36 bales;
stock, 1913 bales sales loo bales
LOUISVILLE. Cotton quiet, middling,
esc
Ron MuWruT, II prominent citizen of
Cooke County, Tenn. was run over hy q
train near Bridgeport and instantly killed.
while Intoxicated.
JAMES BoAWp, farmer living near Park
crshurg w Va, accidentally shot himself
through the head while hunting. lie will
die.
Miss ELopIF ALI,tN and Prof Palmer
stOn Landry were married at New Orleans
few days ugo in grand style. Thoy are
colored people aud the fathers of the CON
tracing couple are momhors of the Lou
isiana Legislature.
THE Democrats OF tho Tenth Virginia
District have nominated James Banmgort-
nor, jr, to succeed j. Randolph Tucker ia
Congress.
lN another test Of granite for paving in
Cincinnati, the Virginia samples wont far
ahead Of those from Georgia, Maine and
New Hampshire.
A SPECIAL from Hamlin, Lincoln County,
w Va, says: Jim Dean, n witness before
tho Juno term of the circuit court i'm several
criminal cases, loft for the farm Of John
Block, on which he was employed, in com
pany with two companions, and ho har not
not bcen hoard from since Dean was
known to have a considerable SUM of
money on his person, and as blood has
been found ON the road taken by him and
his companions, IL Is feared they have been
foully dealt with. Great excitement pro-
vailed
Amour thirtyucountos in Mississippi will
vote on the question OF Prohibition this
fall.
SoME time ago FIVE professors in the
University OF Mississippi at oxford, were
dismissed After advertising far and near
for professors 60 mi thoir places, and re-
ceiving nearly four hundred applications
from all over the United States tho board
OF trustees mot few days ago and rein
stated the old professors
AUST NELLIE DEAN, Of Hart County. Ga,
is dead et the age of one hundred and ton
years She was born at Petersburg, Va,
in June l776
TnE boiler of n saw mill at Tchula, Miss.
belonging 90 Colonel Graves exploded tho
other night killing six persons aud iniur
ing several others. Colonel Graves was
among the injured
THE Knoxville ChrOnicic outfit was sod
few days since at auction TO satisfy crod-
itors' claims for $4,000. The plant was
bid in by r. w Austin former business
manager, for $500.
THE whites Of Comnnche County, Tex.
have ordered all negroes 10 leave ON penal
" OF death
LuM MILLER, of Lce County Ga, was
murdered the other night while sitting on
his doorstep eating watermelon No clew
Co the assassin
j. A. TArrM, OF Mobile, Ala was fouud
dead In his bed at n hotel In Aberdeen,
Miss, the other day. Heart disease.
Henry X. McCl. Judge Of the United
States Court for the Northern District Of
Georgia, died Mt Atlanta few days ago.
WILLIAM McCANS suicidcd near wheel
ing, w. Va, by hanging. He formerly
kept "A hotel in Ohio He was unmarried,
and claimed TO be- tired Of life.
LARGE building used as "a pork packing
house by Schcnck Il Son, at Fulton. near
Wheeling, w Va, fell beneath heavy
load Of cured meats and n new ice ma
chine. Tho loss will reach several thousand
dollars
GEORGE MooRE, colored vas hanged In
the jail at Charlotte ~ G., In oKpiation ~
the crime Of outraging his daughter. on
the scaffold he made brief speech protest
ing his innocence.
THE principal business houses Of Thorn
son, Ga, were burned the other morning;
loss t3O 600; insurance 10000.
THE Touring mills Of Buck T. HoR, IN
Manchester, Va, burned the other morn
ing, and the Old Dominion Cotton Mills
we're partially destroyed. Loss SJ5, ,OOO; in
surance $4,000
THRFg hundred and twenty-five hands in
the Sibley Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.
we're compelled 10 stop work on account NJ
the strike Of nine strippcrs. The entire
mill shut down ON the 3lst, throwing out
seven hundred hands
HORRIBLE report comes from tho low
or end ~ 1atuall County. GA A negro
''''ifNHF 'AiFfAFr'.'f w I'iNlN 70 NiNlIFI IOI m
coorcd picnic, murdered young child
which had been left in hcr charge. cooked
half the romans and served IT. 10 the pco-
| pile The other half of tho remains were
/ saltcd down boo barrel. The negroes be-
| cam" perfectly frenzy ON making the dis.
/ covcrv. and seized the woman and burned
h'r of the stake The report appears 10 be
authentic
! bl-ru --tND account, continue TO come
/ loo from the rico fields along the Sahtoh
| river The whole country for miles ON each
| SIDE of tho river in Williamsburg, George.
| town end Borkolv Counties. g. g.. is cover.
ed with vator The rice i'm most cases is
totally destroyed Many planters will be
/ drvou from the business There is some
| fear that many Of the negroes will die from
starvation.
Tur Wa--on Car Works. of Chattauoora,
| Trun., have been old 20 satisfy mort
gage. and we're bid in by $ " Carpenter.
/ pf Cleveland o.. Tor 5000
JouN C,EpwGIL. n white man. who was
to have been hanged at Wilkesborough. s.
GOO ou The both of July. for an outrage upop
/ bis daughter was rescued by "a mob Of
friends, who raided the ioil az that place
ON the 26th.
Two counties OBornwel and Aiken ~