Richland beacon., 1888-09-15
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Frank Barker, a colored lahorcr re-
Gently from Birmingham, WAS knocked
off freight car on Thursday 10y tclc-
phone wires in Huntsville and was run
over by the dummy cars and killed. lie
was standing up and had been cautioned
| about the danger. Had he been sitting
down he would have been in no danger.
Several days ago three horses were
placed in car on the Georgia Pacific
road at Birmingham fer shipment to At
lanta, Ga. The car was sealed on the
out idle in the usual style, but when the
train reached Henry Flea, fifteen miles
ont, the conductor discovered thai the
Car door was open and one of the horses
missing. The Officials of the road have
had a thorough arch made, bit So far
| they have found no trace Of the horse.
The train made no stops except at Gloss
ines between BiIm ngham and Henry
Ellen, and the disappearance OF the horse
is mystery.
North Cnr"Iinn.
At Kingston, meeting of member, Of
the Lcnoir county Farmers Alliance waS
held on Thursday 1t represents nine
hundred farmers. A resolution wa,
adopted indorsing the action of the
state alliance in regard to the cotton
bagging trust, and insiructing thrar
agent to order at once six thousand vaids
Of burlaps. They are also ur. ci to stand
by TIE action of the alliaucc IN the fight
against the jute trust.
William q. Upchurch, president Of TIA"
State Agricultural Society. say, th;i
rain is Iotting the cotton. 1t is such a
long spell of weather that the damage
must he extensive. Developments Of
the new young belt is entirely stopped,
md the effect of the rain is the shedding
of both bolls and squares. Ano'hr re-
suit will be that much cotton wi bc
stained. Bolls just opening will, of
course, all be affected in this way Mr.
Upchurch says the damage to the fodder
crop will be heavy and widespread All
fodder not in stacks is ruined. Corn
will also be hurt. Seven DAYS without
sunshine will test any crop severely
particularly at this season.
SOnfh carolina.
An exu.Iimc.; WIS made at Charles
ton, on Thursday, with the Lew pine
straw baaging which is offered as a -ub
s:tute for jute bagGing for cotton ba'e-
The pine straw material seems 10 have
stood the test of COMPRISING, and the
experiment was made to test its inflam-
inability A piece of the pine straw
cloth and one of the jute were fired sim
utaneously The jutc was extinguished
in two seconds, while the pine straw
burned and smouldered some fifteen or
twenty seconds before it could be exiin-
guished. Notwithstanding this, how
ever. attention has been directed to the
pine straw industry and the plants for
several manufactures have already been
offered in different portions of the state.
At present there is but one known fac
tory engaged in this work 1t is situated
near Wilmington, n. c.. and has here
toforc been manufacturing an article of
mating which is claimed to be valuable
in cases Of tuberculosis owing to the odor
of the pine leaves.
Winnie Johnson. the largest colored
woman in this country. weighing $40
pounds, died at Baltimore. he door
ways had been especially enlarged
for her benefit She was called big
Winnie" and she had been exhibited as
"thc fattest woman in the world for the
last ten years Fatty degeneration of
the heart caused her death. She was
born in Kentucky. The coffin was five
feet eleven inches in length, three feet
eight inches in width and three feet two
inches deep. Fourteen men acted as pail
bearers ard they had all they could do to
shove the dead giantess into her final
resting place.
The tagging trust at st. Louis has al
vanoed the price of jute bagging another
quarter of cent per pound, making the
price range from ] TO 13t. 1t Is Pssert' d
that still further advance is to be made
soon.
The vault in the county clerks Office.
at Little Rock, was broken open on
Thursday night and poll books showing
the returns of the election in nine town
ships were tlken out. Entrance to the
vault was gained by chiseling and prying
omen with crowbar the iron door Of
the vault heretofore considered secure.
Other returns have been removed to one
of the banks, to guard against further
depredations. Fear OF detection in
"doctoring" the returns, caused the
robbery.
There was filed with the county court
clerk of Hamilton county, on Thursday,
an application for charter Incorporating
new railroad to be built to Murphy. y.
c., and thence to Augusta, Ga. The
name of the road is to be the Chatt1-
nOoga, Cleveland & Murphy Railroad,
and is to be run by practicable route al
ready surveyed from hattanooga
through the city of Cleveland TO Muir
ply, n. c., and thence, if desired, to
| Augusta, Ga.
Brunswick has lifted the quarantine
against Atlanta.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive File
| men met in Atlanta, on Monday. ana
were welcomed to the oity by Mayor
| Cooper, and Gov. Gordon. Grand Mas
teis Arthur, of the Engineers, and WIKI
inson, of the Brakemen, attended the
convention. A grand reception was ten
dered Mr.. Arthur in the evening.
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