The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-10-20
SOUTHERN STRAYS..
La CONDENSATION OF HAPPEN
INGS STRUNG TOGETHER.
MOVEMENTS OF ALLIANCE MEN-RAIL-
FLOODS ACCIDENTs-oRo RETURNS.
ALABAMA.

ALABAMA.
Police Officer Woodbridge, of Decatur,
died OF yellow fever on Monday.
NJ. II. Amerine, of Montgomery,
wholesale dealer in tobacco and cigars
made an assignment Mr.. Amerine's fail
ure was caused by short collections, owing
to the yellow fever scare in North Ala
bama.
Two thousand miners, employed by
the Cahaba Coal Mining company, at
Blocton, went out on a strike against
reduction. The Cahaba Company has
been paying so cts per ton for mining
since the sliding scale was adopted by
the mines in this district last Summer.
They announce o reduction of five cents
per ton and all the miners stopped work.
James Ware, a we'll known contractor
and former circuit court clerk, of Biz
aningham, was thrown down stairs by
man named Place, and was fatally injured,
his skull being crushed in ON the right
side. Place keeps boarding house, and
at night Ware came to the house very
drunk Place met him at the head of
the stairs and ordered him away. Ware
words, Place pushed him down the stairs.
FLORIDA.
Drifton postofice has been re-estab-
lished.
The sentiment in Florida is strongly in
favor of the policy of nonintercourse with
Cuba from May to November by an iron
clad quarantine. It will be the most
prominent question in the state before
the Winter travel between the Gulf ports
and Havana sets in.
LOUISIANA.
Thomas D. Miller, member of the
cotton exchange, wealthy sugar planter
and widely known in commercial and So
cial circles, died on Tuesday, at New Or
leans aged G5.
John Chaffee, one of the most promi-
nent members of the cotton exchange,
well known in the cotton trade and one
of the largest cotton planters in the Unit
ed States, died on Monday in New Or
leans, aged 70. Mr.. Chaffee was funding
agent during the War, for the Confeder-
ate government.
Hon. John Wentworth, better known
as ''Long John, =" man as we'll known
as any in the West, died on Tuesday.
Mr. Wentworth was one of Chicago's
oldest residents, and in his day was mayor
of that city, congressman and editor of
the principal daily paper there. He was
73 years of age, and man of wealth,
his estate being worth at least 81. 000. 900.
MISSOURI
Fire broke out in the Vandalia railway
freight depot in East St. Louis and be-
Gore the fire department
could reach the scene, the depot was
doomed, and the fire had spread to ada
cent buildings, including a hotel filled
with people. The Vandalia freight
house was a total loss; fifteen freight
cars and 300 bales of cotton being de-
stroyed.
NORTH CAROLINA.
At Mt. Zion church, in Surry county,
as Rev. F. Monaghan, who had been
invited to preach, was in the pulpit and
in the very act of opening the service, he
fell dead without the least struggle. He
was 70 years old.
As passenger train was moving slow
" into the depot at Fremont, Stephen
Davis white man got directly in front
of the engine, and was crushed to death.
No one saw him until the wheels had cut
him to pieces. 1t is alleged that he was
drunk at the time Of the accident.
Fl. D. Robinson, who, for nearly two
years, had been manager of the Western
Union telegraph office, at Raleigh was
displaced some days ago. He has insti-
tuted suit against the telegraph compa-
by for about six thousand dollars for
damages and services.
Police Detective B. T burlington, of
Wilmington, was shot, probably fatally,
by negro burglar " HON he was attemp-
ting to arrest on the street The ball en-
tered his jaw and ranged up, lodging in
his head. The negro would have killed
another man had his pistol not failed to
fire.
Two white men, William Ncuters and
William A. Branch, set upon Calvin Cox,
at political meeting in Calico, and tear
ing plnnks from a fence, beat HIM on The
head until they had driven into bis s&ull
the nails which projected from tie
planks. Cox was prominent man some
years ago, and was grand lecturer Of tho
grand lodge of Masons Of North Caro-
lima. He was man % genius and au
inventor Tins fatul alray was not due
TO any quarrel about politics, but was