The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-05-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINes.


the railroad at Versailles, KY, few days
since, instantly killing the father and one
child, and terribly injuring the other oc-
cupants.
Roderiek Murdoch, of Chicago, book
keeper for Armour's branch house at
Jacksonville, Fla, who was arrested last
month, charged with embezzling $3.50, was
placed on trial there few days ago. The
jury, however, failing to agree, they were
discharged and the case continued till
next term. As Murdoch could not furnish
the $500 bail demanded, he was committed
again to Jail.
A. S. Holtzeclaw, telegraph operator at
Lansing, Tenn, is missing and all efforts
to find him have proved unavailing. He
took charge of the telegraph Office at
Lansing a few days since and mystic
riously disappeared the same night The
people of the village have been hunting
him ever since, but his whereabouts is yet
a mystery.
John H. Atkins, of Hot Springs, Ark.
was shot and killed IN ''blind tiger"
A company has been organized at Bir-
mingham, Ala, with a capital stock of
81, 100000, to operate a new process of
steel making from PHOSPHORUS iron ore.
The process is the invention of Prof. N.
A. Pratt, State Geologist of Georgia.
Morgan Hunter, who is under indict-
ment for numbering Frank Dearmond,
last January, after which he threw his
body into the Tennessee river, near Day
ton, Tenn, has fed the country.
The Republicans of the Third Congress
sional district of North Carolina nomi-
mated o. B. Robinson, of GOldsboro, tor
Congress.
Two cOnvicts, a man and woman, con-
fined in the Georgia penitentiary for muir
der, met and fell in love in prison. Now
both have been pardoned and have be-
come man and wife.
G. B. Megrew. an old and respected citi-
zen of Port Gibson, Miss, was accidental
ly killed at GlenaIlen, Miss, few nights
rgo by pistol falling from his pocket,
which exploded, the ball striking him in
the heart, killing him instantly.
The plaid mills of North Carolina have
decided to shut off production for ninety
days from May 3. This will decrease the
production of p1aids about 100000 yards.
The market for plaids is heavily over
stocked, and this causes the reduction,
which was agreed on by the mill owners
at a meeting at which twenty two mills
were represented.
Two miners engaged in an affray at
Warrior, Jefferson County, Ala, few
evenings since. One of them, George
Morton, shot and killed Deputy Marshal
Kelly. He was arrested and put in the
calaboOse. Later the Warrior officers
smuggled Morton aboard the caboose of a
freight train bound for Birmingham. A
mob followed and cut the car loose. They
then hung Morton and filed his body with
bullets. Morton's brother, who with
him in the row, is under arrest.
After thirteen years of exile in Canada,
Germany and Australia, Louis Rehm, who
in 1875 stole $4,000 from the Planters
National Bank of Louisville, KY, has re-
appeared at his former home. The
money he stole was long ago repaid to the
bank and the indictments hanging over
him in the State and Federal courts have
been dismissed since his return.
Dock Dargan, a negro boy, deliberately
shot with a gun and instantly killed a
white boy, W. E. Coke, Jr., at Bennetts-
vile, S. c., a few days ago. All the parties
lived near Bennettsville. The negro is in
Jail. Several attempts have been made to
lynch him, but the sheriff keeps the jail
guarded. A number of enraged men shot
| into the house of Essex Dargan, the
| father of the murderer, and killed three
year-Old child. The entire section was
aroused.
The funeral of the two victims of the
recent tragedy at Jackson, Miss, were
| largely attended. That of General Writ
| Adams was held at st. Andrews EpiscO-
! pal Church and that of ]. II. Martin al
the Methodist Church. General Adams
| funeral was one of the largest ever seen
| in the city. The remains of Mr.. Martin
were carried to BroOkhaven, his old home
| for interment, and General Adams were
| inferred in the City Cemetery. The
| tragedy continues to be the principal
| topic Of conversation, and is greatly de-
| plered by all.
Rev. DIR. Brantly York lectured al
Raleigh, N. c., a few nights ago. He is
one of the most remarkable men in thai
vicinity. His age is eighty live years, anC
| he is blind. His voice, as he advanced
| into his subject, became strong, sufficient
| ly so to fill the hall. He was first licensed
| as a minister in 1881, and his first sermon
was preached that year. His ordination
to the deaconate is cOeval with the organ
| izatiOn of the North Carolina conference
He has been lifelong teacher and is
| yet busiIy engaged in that profession, and
| is also the author of a series of text books
| in English grammar. He has for years
been an editor, and is probably the oldest
| teacher, preacher and editor in the world
| His six sons are clergymen. DIR. York Is
still hale, hearty and active. Fifty years
ago he founded Union Institute, nov
Trinity College, the leading Methods
college in North Carolina.
Five years ago lad named Charlie
Randolph, then living in Philadelphia
disappeared His parents were wealthy
and there was no reason for his act il
leaving home. A few months later sis
ter died and left the boy $4,000 as
legacy, and made special provision for +;
| search for him. Ever since that time tn,
search has progressed. John Krider,
Philadelphian, had literally ransacked th'
United States for the youth, who is nov
on7v seventeen years of age. Krider had
a yt = or more ago, passed through Ashe
ville, c. A few days ago he stopped a
the Grsld Central Hotel in Raleigh
There he found the youth for whom he ha
for five years sought so faithfully. Ran
dolph had for some time been employees
/ at the hotel He consented 10 return wit
| Krider when he was informed of Ia
| legacy. and said that his only purpose i
| leaving home was to make his own livin
and be independent.
Fruits are being shipped northward.
Thirty military organizations fro m vari
Gus parts of the United States have bee
entered for the competitive drill to tax
place late thi month at Nashville, Tenn
in connection with the Interstate en-
campment, and the tented field aroun
the Nashville race-track gives promise @
being larger than ever before.
Anderson Stuart, who owns and Oper
ates a saw-milI near Cerulean SPRING
KY, was seriously and probably fatal
injured a few days ago, while attemptin
10 roll a very heavy saw-log. The heav
timber, becoming detached from its SUI
port, rolled over him, crushin g his rigl
foot and ankle and breaking his left leg
Five hundred horses are at Nashville
Tenn, for the spring races.
In Rutherford County, Tenn, few day
since Fayette Perry, colored, was engage
in replanting a field of corn, when anotht
negro. whose name could not be Iearnes
| slipped up behind him and shot him in Il
head. The bullet passed through ii
brain. causing instant death. The mul
5erer escaped.
A man named John Quaries, living mel
Ridgeway, S. C., attempted 10 punish h
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