The Osceola times., 1888-04-21
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! eessor Of the late Chief-Justice Waite.
DR.. NJ. S. Craft, one Of the most eminent
surgeons and physicians OF Mississippi,
died few nights ago. after q lingering
| Illness.
A citizen Of Greenville, s. C., found an
old edition Of Shakespeare at a Charles
ton book-stall a few months ago. He
bought it for g, a day or two atterward
sold il 10 a book dealer for $50, and the
dealer has just sold II in London for 500.
Mrs. Margaret Posse, OF New Orleans,
recently celebrated her one hundredth
birthday by cooking her breakfast and
walking 10 church. She is the widow Of
Louis Posse, who served under Napoleon
at Moscow.
jefferson Davis" says the Chronicle OF
Augusta, Ga, '.is at work on his new book
about the war, and hopes TO have it ready
for publication by next fall His inhrIni-
ties, he says. compel him to write slowly,
deliberately and uncertainty"
At Campbellsville, KY, a few days ago,
after Few moments quarrelling, Charles
Ramsey killed Rodeford Jeter, Jr. Jeter
leaves a wife and four children.
Mrs. s. d. Langley, wife OF DR.. W. s.
Langley. superintendent Of the Missis-
sippi Blind Institute, most worthy lady,
died flew nights ago.
Captain Anthony l.. bargamiu, book
keeper for +. B. Taylor, dealer in crock
cry, china ali glassware at Richmond.
Va, is defaulter. There are all sorts OF
rumors in regard 20 the amount Of short
age, which is reported from 5000 to So
o0. Bsrgamin is in Canada.
The Kentucky Legislature has passed an
act making petit larceny. by whosoeyer
committed, punishable with lashes on
the bare back"
In Union County, s. c., girl Of eleven
and boy Of nine quarreled few days
ago, and the boy plunged the blade Of his
Pocket-knife into the girls heart, killing
her instantly.
There Is. in the vicinity o, Vaughsyille,
g. C., an infant two months old whose
mother is eighteen, grandmother thirty
two, grandfather thirty-seyen, and great
grandmother fifty-one.
Nero Fielder. colOred, who stabbed and
killed Cap Mathews, colored, in Mont
gomery, Ala, last fall, was convicted OF
manslsughier and sentenced 10 FIVE years
in the penitentiary.
In q suit fled by Memphis (Tenn.)
brokers representing foreign houses to
enjoin collection Of the Taxing District,
or Memphis City, merchants tax, Chan
! celor Estes decided that the collection o.
such tax is Illegal.
Mrs. John Guess, OF Muhlenberg Coun-
ty, KY, who has been in bad health for
some time, attempted TO take her own life
few days ago while under the influence
OF morphine, by cutting her throat with
razor. She made two efforts, cutting a
cash from ear to ear, and can not possibly
recover.
st. Louis, New Orleans, st. Paul. and
many other cities, are represented in the
entries for the grand Interstate encamp-
ment and competitive drill, to be held at
Nashville, Tenn, in May. Greet interest
is manifested, and arrangements are be-
ing made for the accommodation OF thou
sands OF visitors.
The Georgia Railroad Commission at a
recent meeting refused the request Of the
colorcd people that first and second
class passenger rate be established. and
held that the railroads must furnish the
colored people accommodations in every
way equal 10 those furnished the white
people.
State Treasurer Bamberg of South Caro-
lima has issued call for purchasers FOR
| S3ll,517 of new South Carolina four and
| half per cent. bonds and stock GER
tifcates, which will be issued to refund
| deficiency bonds and stocks maturing
July next. The new bonds and stock
certificates will run forty years, maturing
in July, 1928.
Moses Murphy, thirteen years old, and
| Moses Brown, aged sixteen, OF Orange
| burg. S. c., quarreled a few days ago.
Brown did not want to fight, and finally
started TO run, whereupon Murphy threw
a large pocket knife at him. The blade
sank into Browns back up TO the handle
and penetrated one iof his lungs, causing
ieath in an hour. The young murderer was
ocked up.
| A heavy electrical storm swept over Ma
| con County, :. C., a few nights ago. A
bolt Of lightning struck the house OF Jesse
! Saunders, on Skeenah mountain. Saunders
s'as absent. His wife and baby, as well
As his daughter, aged eighteen, were all
struck. Their condition is reported TO b,
| critical, A remarkable feature Of the
stroke was that half the house was de-
stroyed and the remainder left standing.
| The baby lies in stupor, as II dead.
Revenue Agent Chapman and Deputies
| lay, Mitchell and Colquit, and United
States Deputy Marshal J. B. Young, re-
emily made big raid in Lauderdale
county, Ala, aud captured five moonshine
| hstilleries and about dozen prisoners.
They destroyed and confscated about
$1,000 or $3.50 Of wildcat distillery prop
| erty.
Perhaps the largest pension ever paid
by the Government to any one for services
as private soldier has just been awarded
to John Vice, who lives short distance
east of Owingsyille, KY. The pension, s72
a month, is for total blindness, and dating
back to the beginning OF Vices applica-
ton in the first year OF the war Of the re-
belion, now foots up something over Sli,-
90. Vice was abjectly poor and has a
helpless family.
Bessemer, a new manufacturing town
twelve miles from Birmingham, Ala, cell
ebra,ed its first birthday few days ago
In royal style. The town has 4.noO inhab-
itants. four large blast furnaces, a rolling
mill of large capacity and many smaller
industries. The celebration consisted Of
speeches by prominent men, a big bar
becue, prize military drill and other
amusements. One thousand people were
present from New Orleans and five hun
dred from Charleston, :. c., citizens OF
thust places ptlhS laIErlF ihteftsttu III
Bessemer. IL is estimated that twenty
thousand people visited ;he town during
the day.
Cotton planting is somewhat backward.
The fine old country house OF r. NJ.
Kyle. at Walnut Hill, near Rogersville,
Tenn. was destroyed by fire a few nights
ago with all the barns, outhouses and ten
ants cabins. The occupants were left
without shelter Of any kind. The FIRE is
suprnsai IN have baer tho work of an in