Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
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Albert Little. sheriff of Gonzales count
ty, Texas, was killed recently by negro
desperate named Jackson. A posse over
took Jackson and riddled him with bull
lets.
On account of proceedings before
Judge Gustin at Macon, Ga. praying for
a new trial for Tom Voolfolk, the muir
dercr, his execution did not occur Feb
ruary 10th.
The steam launch Irene, at New Or
leans, La, blew out f1ue head recently
resulting in the drowning of William
Meade, engineer, and the fatal scalding
Df two boys.
The Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Company has cut freight rates on grocer
les and provisions to Sheffield, Ala,
nearly 40 per cent. in order to meet
competition by the Tennessee River route.
Seven Indian Territory murdcrers were
.entenced by Judge Parker in the United
states Court at Fort Smith, Ark, to be
hanged Friday, April 81. Five are ne
grOes, one is a Cherokee Indian, and one
white.
Henry Marshall deliberately killed
William Mason, at Soddy, Tenn, by
shooting him with gun. Marshall was
placed on trial for murder in the first de-
gree. and the jury found him guilty as
indicted.
Rev. VIM. c. Stacy, who for years has
6 81 cl,.tn oh OF
Joncsboro. n. c., hos received a call to
Lawinburg church, the pastorate of which
vacant by reason of the death OF Rev.
J. III. Cable
The United States government has now
rs new buildings ready for occupancy at
the new military reservation near Atlanta,
Ga., and five companies will occupy them
in June. 1t has caused quite an advance
in real estate in the neighborhoOd of the
post.
David Webb, well known citizen of
Portsmouth, Va, was arrested with his
wife. son and daughter, for counterfeit
ing ten and five cent pieces, and circu-
lating them among shops i'll their neigh
borhood. When the house was searched,
dies for molding small silver coin were
found.
The legislative committee, which has
been investigating the condition of Ken
tuckv'S famous Rowan county war. re-
turned to Frankfort reporting very de-
plorablc state of affairs, and it Is proba-
blc t at the county will either be abOl-
ished or transferred to another judicial
district.
The Mississippi Senate passed byatwo-
thirds vote resolution on its first read
ing. looking to submitting to vote of the
pcoplc constitutional amendment re-
strcting the tenure of the governor to
one term of four years. Also, making
the judiciary elective by the people, in
stead of being appointed by the governor
as now provided.
Capt. Fletcher Barnes, of Mount Pleas
ant. Maury county, Tenn, fell dead il
the baggage car ON the accommodation
train on the Florence railroad. He took
passage on that train with the intention
of poinpsto Nashville He ran some dis
tance to catch the train, but when he go
on seemed perfectly well and ;unusuhll!
Jolly. He walked through the passengel
coach into the baggage car, where h'
talked pleasantly to the baggage mastel
and postal agent for q: few minutes
These two officials were busy with thei
work, but suddenly they heard something
fall. and looking around. sa W: him iyins
on ,he floor dead. Capt. Barnes served
through the Confederate War as captain
in Biffies regiment and Forests com
mand, and was l. gallant soldier.
There was uHearthed recently the great
est combination of burglarizing eve
known to have been perpetuated by on
single family of negroes in .Eufaula, Ala
They have been. ,robbing different citi
zens' houses for the last five years, ant
have Just been caught up with through
the shrewdness of a fiddler who was stop
ping in wagon-yard near that city fev
weeks ago, and who had his wagon rob
red Of about seventy dozen eggs. Ii
came up and served out warrant for tn
negroes arrest, and as there had recent
been a great many burgiaries committed
the officers thought, as an experiment
that they would arm themselves with
search warrant. Upon searching tn
building, they found many things tina
had been stolen from different residence
as far back as five years ago. jeff Ham
mock, and his wife, a daughter and
son were the alleged burglars.