The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-24
SOUTHERN eLEANINes.


Jennie Brown, the eleven-year- old
daughter of VIM. Brown, we'll known
carpenter at Lexington, Mo, fell into the
well on her aunt's farm on the George
town road few days since, and was
drowned.
The wife of Jacob Courtocio, of R ich-
mond. Va, has filed information eharg-
ing her husband with absconding. He
ran away with s., $50 in cash and S., 300 in
notes of her property. She offers re-
ward for his apprehension.
Mrs. Mildred Mcfarland died at Ovens
borO, KY, a few days since, aged one
hundred and three. She led remark
ably active life until five or SIX years ago,
since which time she has been as viva
cious as an ordinary woman OF sixty.
One hundred and six million feet Of
lumber, valued at 81, $3.50, 600, has been
shipped from Fernandina, Fla, in the
current year. If strung out end to end 1t
would make 1000 miles. Over 1900 cars
were required for the transportation of it.
AS Miss Fannie Thompson, a young
lady living in Caldwell County, KY, was
returning home from a visit to q neigh
Dor, few days ago, she accidentally
stepped upon thorn, which run into her
foot, producing such intense suffe ring
that lOck-jaw set in soon afterward The
pain she endured was very great until
relieved by death.
E. A. Smith, a civil-engneer of New
Iberia, La, was killed, few days ago, at
Freetown by citizens of the place for
stirring up trouble among the negroes.
Miss Mollie Htghtowsr, of Murfrees1
boro, Tenn, leaped from buggy drawn
by a frightened horse at Manchester,
Tenn, few days since, and sustained
probably fatal injuries.
VIM. Howard, a prominent young farm
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stabbed by VIM. Simpson, his father-in-
law at Blackford, in that county, several
days ago. died of his wounds
General rains have recently extended
all over the Memphis district, and were
of material benefit to the cotton crop. In
some sections it was beginning to suffer
from threatened drought
Mrs. F. NJ. Allemande, aged forty two,
formerly of St Louis, but who with her
daughter and son-in-law, Charles Van
Overlook, had lived in Louisville, KY, a
short time, committed suicide few days
ago by shooting herself through the head.
She was in ILL health and suffering from
the shock caused by her hus bands death
last March.
At Hull's station, Ala, a few days ago,
Gid Blackburn, aged six, and Lewis Davis,
aged four, were playing with an old rusty
shotgun, which was supposed to be un-
loaded. Blackburn applied a lighted
match to the tube of the gun, and it was
discharged, blowing Davis head nearly
off, hilling him ms family. The two little
boys were cousins.
In the Criminal Court Of Mecklenburg
County, n. c., recectly, two colored
women were arraigned on presentments
by the grand jury charging them with
murder. One of these is Jane Morrison,
who, in January, 1897, killed her husband
with skillet. The other, Ann Wallace,
| cut the throat of MilIie Robinson.
Charles McAfee and Gus Page two of
the murderers of Joseph Williams, who
was so horribly butchered in ChattanOO-
ga, Tenn, few days ago, were captured
at GraysviIle Ga, and we're returned to
Chattanooga. The third man implicated
was being pursued by posse of men with
bloodhounds.
In Kershaw County, S. c., few even
ings since, Henry Shropshire and his
wife went to church, about two miles from
their house, taking their baby with them,
but leaving at home their two other chill
dren, aged respectively six and eight
years. When they returned, three hours
later they found their house burned to
tbs ground and II the smoking ruins the
charred remains Of the two children.
John F. Starnes, who killed William
Phelps, near Nashville, Tenn, by strik-
was arrested recently, at Elkton, and
taken back to Nashville for trial. Starnes
and Phelps quarreled about q rumor that
there was smallpox at Phelps house.
Starnes fed and made his way 10 Elkto Il.
Miles Erwin, who some days ago in
ficted deadly blow with stone on the
head Of John Sanders, at Chattanooga,
Tenn, was arrested at Boyoe by police
officers, who were after a trio of es capped
murderers. Erwin was seen in a crowd of
bYstanders and broke and ran for the
woods, but was run down. He was taken
back to Chattanooga, where he will be
tried for murder.
The city of Decatur, Ala, has made q
contract for $45, 600 worth of street i'm
provement. The report of the tax ass es
sor just finished for 1888 shows o tax val
uation of over So 900, coo, an increase OF
+. over So, ,000, 600 in the last year. This does
not include New Decatur. Work has
been commenced on city hall and mar
ket-house, to cost SIS 0OO and a franc chi e
has been granted cor the building Of G
gas plant, to cost $4,000.
The yearly meeting of Friends, or
Quakers, held at High Point n. c., 5u5t
closed, had no less than 1900 people pres
ent, every State in the Union being rep
resented in the great congregation. The
Friends have establf she'd a college and
d.
meeting decided to extend educational
work among the three thousand Cherokee
Indians who reside on their great reser-
ton in Western North Carolina.
There was a severe electric storm a
Southport N. c., few days ago. Light
ming struck two tenement houses oc-
cupied by colored people. The buildings
were badly damaged and the occupants
stunned. At one house, where twenty in
played wild pranks tearing out the entire
front Of the house, knocking down the
chimney, scattering glass and plaster
over the sleepers, and firing a double
barrel shotgun leaning in a corner. The
stock of the gun was torn off aud can not
be found.
Yellow Jack is abroad.
Ground has Deen broken for a railroas
to be built from Kingston, Tenn, to con
meet with the Cincinnati Southern a
Emery Gap. This viii make a very inn
portaut feeder for the Queen & Crescen
system and viii open up some of tn
finest coal and lumber property in tn
South The road is to be built as rapid.
as men and money can do the work.
Charles Sorrels, the seyenteen-ye ear OLE
son OF a prominent merchant Of Acworth
Ga, eloped few days since with Mis-
Smith, the fifteen year old daughter of
Baptist clergyman They were lnarrie'
by Squire before the old folks could 10
cate them.
Cleanliness is one of the best safe
guards against Infection
Captain P. E Robb, Commissioner o
Agriculture Of Alabama, left Montgomer
a few days since for a tour of the North
west He is accompanied by party o
thirteen gentlemen representing as man.
towns, who travel in q special car. Fl
also takes another car fitted with EPeci
mems OF Alabama products Tor exhibition
Mrs. Sarah A. Hays, wife OF Judge r.
J. Hays, died at her home in Jackson
Tenn, few nights age, after brief ill
ness Mrs. Hays had been teaching il
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