The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25
THROUGH THE SOUTH.
Events Of All Sorts Throughout
Dixie.
Alabama.

John Davis, negro MINER was Jailed at
Birmingham Tuesday. He is suffering from
o peculiar malady or hallucination. AT sight
OF a dog or cat he is taken with fit End
bites at everything in reach, all the, time
growing and snarling like an angry dog. II
was at first thought that he had nydrophobia.
but after an examination, physicians saw not
He is perfectly sane and in good health, so
long as he does not see cat or dog If a
dog comes near him he becomes so violent
that 1t is necessary to chain him for several
hours. A number OF physicians have exam
lned him, but they have so far failed to ascer-
tain the cause of his peculiar malady.
A second bloody race conflict has occur
red at Round Mountain, Cherokee county. A
special from Gadsden says that on Sunday
night a fight occurred between George Whit,
white, and colored laborer. Monday
night Whit and his frienes fred
on five negroes from ambush, killing two and
wounding the other three. Later in the
night some negroes armed themselves and a
regular battle between the two parties fol-
lowed. Several are reported killed and
wounded on both sides.
The negroes OF Tuscaloosa are in terri
bic fright and meet every night to pray for de-
liverance from the youdoo. Their meetings
often last all night. Flora Baker, respecta-
BILE colored woman, owned two horses On
Sunday they suddenly became sick and died
few hours later. Flora said they had been
voudooed, and had their stomachs opened. In
the stomach of one was found green snake
eight inches long, while the stomach of the
other one contained two small lizards. The
negroes of the town at once became greatly
alarmed, fearing some great harm would come
to them through the unknown and mysterious
Voudoo.
AT q negro dance house, in Birmingham,
Charley Harris walked up behind Ed Hannili
ton and shot him through the body, intlicting
fatal wound Hamilton was dancing with
Harris'S girl. The murderer escaped.
Tennessee.
A daring robbery is reported from Smith
county. Early Tuesday afternoon John
Smith, Jr., a contractor on the Nashville and
Knoxville railroad, started to Lancaster to pay
off his employees. He took with him about
81 900, and was accompanied by his book
keeper. young man named Sinner. Before
the two reached Lancaster they wore
stopped by two men who caught
their horse by the bride, presented pistols and
demanded Mr., Smiths money. Smith refused
to give it, and two shots were fired at him.
The first missed him, but the second struck his
forehead, crushing his skull in. In the mean
time Sinner had hurriedly left.
The robbers, after striking Smith and knock
ing him out Of his buggy, took the bag con-
gained consciousness and made his way to the
place at which his men were at work. He
sent them in pursuit of the robbers and tele-
phoned for bloodhounds. johnson, one of the
employees, took double barrel shotgun and
started out alone. About four miles from the
scene of the robbery he came in sight of the
two men. who at once fred upon him. John
son returned the fire, fatally weunding one
and seriously wounding the other. Mr.. johnson
recovered the money and took it and the two
prisoners to Gordonvile. He then secured a
wagon, brought the prisoners to Carthage and
had them committed to Jail.
There was much Excitement for time
and threats of lynching the robbers were in
dulged in, but when it was learned that the
robbers and would-be murderers were wound
ed more seriously than Mr. Smith, the intense
feeling was allayed. One of the robbers is
named Charles Rice; the other is French
man, whose name has not been learned, Both
have been at work for Mr.. Smith, and quit
few days ago on pretense of going to Florida.
James Hunter prominent stock dealer liv-
fng four or five miles west of Midway, com
mitted suicide Tuesday by shooting himself
through the heart. He had exhibited signs of
insanity for several days, and Monday had a
lawyer with him arranging his business. About
five years ago his wife was shot and killed
while sitting by his side in her own parlor by
some unknown person, and ever since that
time Hunter has suffered at times from mon
tai alteration,