Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-18
SOUTHLAND JOTTINGS.
OUR NEWS GATHERER IN HIS OWN
COUNTRY.
Newsy Notes from Various Parts of the
South-Cream Of the Specials.
ALABAMA.

ALABAMA.
The Memphis & Charleston Railway
has ordered work to start Immediately on
the companys machine shops in Sheffield.
The cost will be about $500, 900.
Rev. A. H. McGaha, pastor of the
Central Baptist church of Chattanooga,
Tenn, preached his farewell sermon to
that congregation on Sunday, having ac-
cepted a call to Howard College Baptist
church, of Birmingham.
While the south bound freight was
switching cars at Bridgeport, a brake
man, T. A Stillman, tried to jump from
box to fiat car, but fell beneath the
rapidly revolving wheels and was in
stantly killed His body was horribly
mapgled and the track for several feet
was strewn with pieces of flesh and
bones.
GEORGIA.
The estate of the late r. H. Richards,
of Atlanta, foots up over 5000, 900.
Policeman Veal, of the Atlanta force,
was shot by a negro burglar whom he
was trying to arrest, and will die.
Street railroad cars are now being
manufactured in Atlanta. The cars are
made of wood grown in Georgia.
The Atlanta Board of Police Commits
sioners are wedding out their incompe
tent policemen, and discharged Officer
Lyman for sleeping on duty.
The Salvation Army of Atlanta has
organized a colored branch, but tae
white contingent is in serious trouble.
on account of charges made by one of its
principal members against Capt. Jennie
Foos.
Spence Everett suicided on Tuesday by
shooting himself in the side with shot
gun. A farmer riding along the road
found the suicides body near Armand,
small station about three miles from
Covington.
Mr.. Brossus, an Atlanta man, has in
vented a motor for sewing machines,
which consists of coiled' springs, and
strong company will soon manufacture
them. 1t is the only practical machine
for the purpose yet invented.
Charley Burke, colored man, aged
So, who drove the wagon Of Chief JOY
ner of the Fire Department in Atlanta,
died Sunday. His enjoyment of the
chiefs reckless driving was one of the
features of a fire alarm in Atlanta.
Governor Gordon has ordered the sus-
pension of the collection OF taxes IN Rich
mond county until the Legislature meets.
The city of Augusta and Richmond
county have sustained such an immense
loss from the recent floods that the
Governor thinks the hardship of paying
state taxes ought to be withdrawn for
this year.
The last rail on the Townsville Is
Monticello Railroad was laid on Thurs
day. The completion OF this new line
into Florida opens a route far distant
from the fever district and furnishes the
people of Middle and West Florida means
of shipping their produce and getting
supplies that is not likely to be interfered
with by epidemics
Judge Milo DIN, white haired and
aged justice of the peace in Augusta,
left for Jacksonville, having volunteered
his services as nurse for yellow fever
patients. He is sent by the Augusta
Exchange. He has been very successful
as yellow fever nurse, aud has had
much experience in the epidemics in
Memphis, Norfolk, Wilmington, Pensa-
cola, Savannah and Fernandina.
FLORIDA.
Fever has appeared at Fernandina, and
II. >. Lukenbill, the railroad agent died
from it.
Two gold medals have been awarded
fiorida tobacco at the exposition in Gin
cinnatl, ONO, Tor best wrappers and best
A-.o''
Or. Neal Mitchell, President of the
Board OF Health at Jacksonville, issued
the following Official bulletin on Monday
night; New cases ll3; deaths, o. total
cases TO date, l,99l; total deaths to
GATE, ZIG twenty eight OF the new
cases are white and e'ghty-tive colored.
The Euening Metropolis of jackson.
vile, will appear after suspension OF
two weeks, which was caused by the
prostratlon OF It's entire force by yellow
fever. Messrs. Carter d Russell, the
proprletors, had at first concluded not to
start again until frost, as they feared
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