Hillsboro recorder., 1888-04-26
SOUTHERN GOSSIP.
BOILED DOWN FACTS AND FAN
CIESINTERESTINGLY STATED.
Accidents On Land and ON Sea-New Enter
prises- shicides--Religious Temperance
nnd Social Matters. @

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Accidents On Land and ON sea-New Enter.
shicides-- Reiigious, Temperance
and social Matters
Gen. Nichols, (democrat), has been
elect Governor Of Louisiana by q major
ity estimated at $4,000.
A Baptist Convention met at Bruns-
wick, Ga, representing nearly 300, 600
white and colored communicates.
The entire force of laborers employed
in construction Of railroad from Winton
to Wilkesboro, N. O., struck for an in,
crease Of 20 per cent in wages.
A band Of counterfeiters has appeared
in Chattanooga, Tenn, and number Of
business men have been taken in by
them. The coin is made in imitation of
both gold and silver process. e
An accident occurred on the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company's rail-
road near Baldwin, Fla, in which Engi-
neer Bross was killed. The engine
jumped the track from no apparent cause.
]. L. Kinney, of Conyers, Ca, EN-
ployed with gang of railroad masons at
work at Conyers, was found in the East
Tennessee freight yard, at Chattanooga,
Tenn, frightiully mangled, and his body
cut completely in half.
On opening the grave of S. o. Gillett,
in the Augusta, Ca, cemetery, the body
was found turned to stone. The face
was clean-shaven when the remains were
buried, but it was found beard several
inches long had grown since.
There was destructive fire at Reids-
vile, N. G., the losses are estimated at
| $4,000 and are as follows: G. s. Ke-
nodle, store, $4,000; Williamson Bro.
& Co., stock of ofmerchandi,e, $12, 1000; III.
J. Martin, livery stable, $1,000; Reids-
vile Times Office, 81, 500. .>
Maj. John S. Rudd was found in his
room at the Montgomery hotel, Coal Val
ley, w. Va, suffering from an overdose
Of chloroform, and died in twenty min
utes. He was soldier in the Confeder-
ate army, being staff officer Of Gen.
Longstreet, and n graduate OF West
Point.
Andrew NARROW, mail carrier on the
Blue Spring and Crystal River route, in
Marion County, Florida, was arrested by
Postoffice Inspector Boykin on the charge
of robbing mail sacks of registered and
other valuable letters. He made full con-
fession. and much of the stolen property
was recovered. rr.-..- ,.ss
Francis Murphy, the great temperance
advocate, who has been lecturing for q
week past before immense crowds in the
Moody tabernacle in Louisville, KY.
tackled the Louisville base ball club,
and, as q result, every member of the
nine signed the pledge The club man
sgers regard their nine sure winners now.
i A train on the South Carolina Rail-
way, which left Augusta, Ca, ran over
Joe Ryan, at Graniteville, twelve miles
from Augusta, and killed him instantly.
Mr.. Ryan was employed as switch
lamp.lighter on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Road, and was walking
down the track with his back to the
train.
| Rev. DR.. J. II. Campbell, one Of the
foremost and oldest Baptist preachers in
Georgia, died at his home in Columbus.
He was over eighty years old, and for a
number Of years has been engaged in
missionary work in that city. He was
the father Of Rev. A. b. Campbell, Of
Americas, and Rev. Charles Campbell, Of
Augusta.
i A Young man named Shoemaker, was
bitten last December by hound pup in
81. Matthews, s. G. The wound was on
the back OF the hand, and appeared to be
a very slight one. A few days ago Shoe
maker began to feel pains rnnning up
his arm, which soon siiffened that side OF
his neck, and then the other. From that
time until his death he suffered from vio-
lent commissions.
| The Jail at Plymouth, Washington
county, N. c., was burned. AnUtorious
negro who was in Jail endeavored 10 es.
cape by burning his way out The fire
became uncomfortable, the alarm was
given, but too late to save the building.
II reuuired hard work to save the pris.
oners from burning. The jailer was out
Of town, and citizens had to break the
jail open to get them out.
The residence Of ID. A. Hoffman, q
farmer, near Oak Ridge, Cape Girardeau
county, No., was burned recently, and
three Of his children consumed. Three
other children were so badly burned that
It is expected they will die, and Hoffman
was 20 seriously injured that he died. Il
Is thought Hoffman became suddenly In.
sane and fred his house himself. He had
eleven motherless children, and had been
very gloomy and despondent.
The rate committee Of the Southern
Passenger Associations met ut Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and fixed reduced rates to
cities having special events. These In.
clude the meeting of the Gentlcmen's
Driving Club and cavalry festival, at At.
lanta and the military encampment at
Austin, Texas. For the military drill q
rate Of one cent per mile will be charged
for companies; one cent mile for
parties OF twenty-five in a body, and one
fare for all others. sf
Charles p. Hoffman, postmaster at BLY,.
thewood, village about fifteen miles
north Of Columbia, S. c., was brought be-