The Osceola times., 1888-09-01
SOUTHERN oLEANlNoS,

END collision near Nichols, N. c., q few
days since.
The Rome & Decatur railroad, recently
completed from Rome, Ca, to A tlanta, a
distance of about seventy y-five miles, has
been formally opened for business.
Two hundred men are now at work on
the Jacksonville & St Augustine road, in
Florida strengthening and widening the
road-bed and laying nine-foot ties. Ry
next December the road is 10 be a stand
ard gauge with magnificent improved
equipment.
The authorities OF Green County. KY,
recently imposed fine Of 500 on the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Compa-
ny for breaking the sabbath by distribute
ing ties along the line OF the road.
Near Peducah, KY, a few nights ago,
Martin Englert a prominent German
farmer, was sitting with his family on the
Seranda before his house, when a bolt CT
lightning struck him, killing him instant.
ly. No one else was hurt, although sitting
around him.
The SURVIVORS of the famous Phillips
Legion Coufederates held their second
feunion at Dalton. Ca, a few days ago.
The veterans OF the Thirty fourth, Thirty
sixth and Thirty ninth Georgia Infantry
were also present General Longstreet,
In whose command the famous Legion
fought, was announced as orator Of the
day, but was unable to attend.
A novel feature In the way Of affairs o!
honor occurred at Richmond, Va, q few
days ago, 1t being nothing less than one
young Baptist minister challenging an
other to fght a duel about young lady.
The affair was finally settled amicably.
William Hunter and Henry Lee, two
boys of twelve years, got into a quarrel
at Owensboro, KY, few days since.
Hunter cut Lee, making o dangerous
wound across his neck and face. Hurtfr
was arrested and held to awaitt&"f Nj
Of Lees injuries. =. "a
The gentlemen r. .,ho~s scs ws,.r a'
pal GOAL companies q neixhboshood. Vir'
ginia met at Louisvi,bcr Land, nearlys ago
and succeeded In form .ic COM
bine. involving about.bsr land. capital
and 4, 800 acres of coal iilcs from
News comes from { land, ounty Ala,
of the mysterious disap on Pence and sup.
posed murder Of two Mo up m elders, Da-
Wis and Weaver, who ha isnoeen preach
ing in that section for some time.
N. NJ. Reid, charged with the murder OF
| his wife, in Tallapoosa County, had O
| preliminary trial at Alexander City, Ala,
and was committed to Jail without bail to
await the action Of the grand jury. Reid
is a well-to-do farmer, and lived near
Alexander City.
William Robertson, n brakeman ON the
Newport News g. Mississippi Valley
railroad, in Kentucky, while engaged In
coupling box cars together at station
near the bridge over the Cumberland
river, a few evenings since, was caught
between the standards of two cars and
crushed to de ath.
Near Monticello, Ca, at q Baptist As
sociation meeting, desperate fight oc'
Cured between the Tyler and Malone
families and their friends. Thirty shots
were fred in less than one minute.
James Malone and Sam Tyler were in.
stautly killed Ed Tyler was mortally
and Walker Malone and several others
severely wounded.
At the last term Of United States Cour
In Ch attanooga Tenn, Mat Walker, o.
Bledsoe County, was on trial for violating
the revenue laws. One Of the witnesse'
against him was Thomas Mcdowell. Th'
two men met on the road few days
since, when Walker drew his revolver
aud shot Mcdowell through the breast
the ball coming out at his back. Nc
Dowell will die. Walker has been ar
rested.
The trouble which has been existing
for some time between the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and FiremeI
and the Mobile 81 Ohio railroad, In res
gard to wages, has been settled. a
grievance committee met General Man
ager Clark in Jackson, Tenn, and tn
difference was satisfactorily adjusted.
Forty Italian and German emigrants
en- route from New York to Texas, on ar
rival at the Mississippi State line, fey
days ago, were stopped by the quaran
tine officers as they had no health certifi
Gates. Not one OF them could speak
word of English, and being In strang
land were left in a deplorable condition
The Farmers Inter- State Association
which met at Raleigh, n. c., last week
adopted strong antitrust resolution
calling upon Congress to take the neces.
sary action to destroy all existing trust
and TO prevent the formation of new ones
1t also called upon Congress to repeal tn
jute bagging customs tariff, with viey
TO defeat the comb. nation Of capi tails t
known as the bagging trust.
Pauline Mccoy, the negro woman VIII
few months ago murdered Annie Jor
don, demented white girl who wandere
from her home In Montgomery, Ala, ha
been sentenced to be hanged October Il
The crime was committed near Uniol
Springs, Ala, where the murderess /
now in Jail. She will be the first woma
hanged in Alabama since the war.
Stevenson, Ala, was visited by heav
shock of earthquake few morning
since. All the buildings in the town wer
shaken up, alarming the colored popula
ton so badly that many of them rushe
into the street. No damage TO propert
was done, but many persons have bee
living in constant fear Of another shocl
A rather alarming state of affair ba
been developed in Greenville, s. c., wher
the United States Court Is in session
Greenville is the center OF the moonshin
district in South Carolina, and over fiv
hundred witnesses are in attendance 9
the court. The difficulty Is a want {
funds to pay the jurors and witnesses
Judge Simonton, the presiding Judge, ha
written about the fact to the Comptrole
of the Treasury. Attorney johnson ha
written a letter in which he places th
blame on the Federal authorities. tn
situation in Greenville is said TO be az
palling. The Jail is crowded with wit
nesses who have been admitted on tn
order of tho presiding Judge, and VIII
would otherwise starve, and the other
are living out on the highways, begin
or ste,aing.
Yellow fever is weakening.
Two sisters have been living opposit
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