The gale., 1888-01-20
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
A FEW ITEMS OF SOUTHERN INTER-
EST CAREFULLY CULLED.
The Condensed News by Mail, Wire
And otherwise.

And otherwise.
The court house at Louisa Court House,
Va, and about.20 houses, were recently
destroyed by fire.
Samuel Behr, aged 81, merchant of
Montgomery, Ala, committed suicide in
his store by cutting his throat.
Atlanta's new morning daily is getting
licked into shape. Leading prohibition
lists are freely subscribing to the stock.
Mr.. Joseph c. Jepson, a prominent
citizen of Columbus, Ca, died recently.
He was Go years old, and one of the first
settlers of Columbus.
Mai. w. NJ Jendone, one of the most
brilliant lawyers in Texas, committed
suicide the other afternoon by stabbing
himself in the bowels.
Under an ordinance adopted by the
City Council of Atlanta, Ca, any man
arrested twice for being drunk is ''black-
listed;" it will cost dealer $500 if liquor
is sold to him.
Ben Burton, a fireman, of Atlanta, Ga,
has been arrested charged with having
wives in Homer, Ca, Easley, 5 O., An
derson county, S. c., and Atlanta. lie
is only % years of age.
James Cawthorn, young man from
Tilton, Ga, was on freight train of the
W. & A. Railroad, learning the duties of
brakeman, and slipping between two
cars at Big Shanty, was killed.
Three of the notorious Reeves gang at
Glasgow, KY, received sentences aggre-
eating thirty-one years Imprisonment
each, for various burglaries and burning
the court house at Tompkinsville, Ky.
Lafayette Darlington, an aged and
highly esteemed citizen of Milledgevillc,
Ca, recently died. He was for many
years clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, and filled that position with honor.
Dr. James j. Waring, a prominent
physician and citizen, Savannah Ga,
is dead. He had been in poor health for
a year, but the immediate cause of his
death was congestive chill. DIR. War
ing leaves a large estate.
Over 500 x-Confederates have received
pensions under the wounded soldier act
of Georgia Two of these men, who lost
both eyes in the service, and five who lost
one eye, were pensioned. The former
will receive 800 year, the latter $15
year each.
A freight train on the New River di-
vision of the Norfolk & Western Railroad
ran into rock slide, twenty seven miles
from Central the other night. The engine
jumped the track and ran into the river
and disappeared. The engineer was
drowned at his post. The fireman was
also killed and twenty-five loaded cars
were demolished.
AT the annual camp fire of the local
Grand Army post at Jacksonville. Fla, |
Mai. Gen. Schoticld, United States army,
made patriotic and fraternal speech TO
he assembled Federal and Confederate
I, ,terans, and had dramatic meeting
With Gen. W. S. Walker y! slIss sf f tic Confed-
rate army, who was in the Mexican war
nth Gen. Schofcld.
The dwelling house Of PUNK Mayo,
'elI known 7rayman Of Augusta, Ga,
ho runs dozen drays, was destroyed
! fire. His loss will reach about 81, 600.
e seems i'll fatcd. for not more than a
eek before, his large stables were de-
royed IN the same manner. He IS, how
YER, 4 plucky fellow, and is certnin to T.
ucceed in the end.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
eading colorcd citizens was held in Au-
gusta, Ca, for the purpose of devising
means for the completion of arrangements |
for the colored department of the Angus
tn National Exposition. Upwards OF $40O
was subscribed, making total of 81, 600
so far subscribed by colored people.
Rev. =. S. johnson was consecrated at
Trinity church, in Mobile, Ala, as Mis-
sionary Bishop of Western Texas, Bishop
Wilmer was chief consecrator, assisted by
Bishops Harris of Michigan, and Dudley,
of Kentucky. Among others present
were Bishops Galleher of Louisiana, and
Thompson, of Mississippi, with eight
other clcrgymen.
Apparently the whole city of Charles
ton, S. c., is up in arms against the mu-
nicipal license system. The new city
council passed the usual license bill, and,
although there had been an effort to
abolish it, everybody thought the matter
was settled. However, a petit
tion and protest has been circulated, ex-
tcnsively signed, to be presented to the
council
Miss Fannie Giliem, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, was carrying bucket of water
from spring, near her nome, 10 the
house, she was shot in the face by her
cleven-y year-old brother. Thfrty-two shot
struck her in the face and head and she
is thought to be fatally hurt. The little
fellow was playing with double -barrell-
ed shot gun, which he thought was not
loaded.
Mr.. Holmes, the transfer mail agent at
fhe iniOn denot in Rrminoham A Ia
was robbed of 10 registered packages
while he was asleep on truck in the car
shed. Postmaster Inspector Williamson
arrested Thomas w. Peteet, young man
who has been living by his wits some
time Petcct was intimate with Holmes
and was seen about the depot on the night
Of the robbery.
A boiler in Worthie & Sons mills, in
Jonesboro, N. c., burst, instantly killing
Richard McIver, colored, fireman, and