Hillsboro recorder., 1888-07-05
SOUTHLAND ITEMS.
PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT
AND TERRIBLE.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESSIVE EXCURSION
FEvER--RAILRoAD ACcIDENTs-suIcIDEs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORTS, ETC.
Alabama.

/ Alabama.
A southbound train from Montgomery
to Mobile went through small bridge, "
mile north Of Tensas. The engine, bagJ
gage, postal and two passenger cars, and
one sleeper, became total wreck. En-
gineer John Morgan, Fireman Sam
Williams, and two tramps were killed;
Mail Agent Davis, dangerously hurt;
Baggage Master Taylor and four passen-
gers were slightly hurt. The bridge was
over small stream and was undermined
by the heavy rains.
A rainstorm on Wednesday, at Mobile,
and at times approaching deluge, was
the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in that
section. During the time mentioned,
the rain fell to depth Of ten inches and
seventy-eight hundredths. Houses
through the city were flooded, and in q
number Of business houses damages oc-
Cured owing to leaking roofs. The
Daily Register Office, in course II con-
struction, was flooded from top to bot
tom. All the editors and compositors
were driven out. @-a,
Florida. ia
Nine thousand crates of vegetables
were shipped from ocoee Station this
season.
Magnolia Bluff, at Pensacola, has been
settled upon as the place for the coming
encampment, and the militia will be or
dered into camp July Is.
While Mrs. Giddens of Milton was
/ handy loaded revolver, it was accili
dentaily discharged, and the ball passed
through the legs of her little daughter,
inficting serious wound.
A Spanish man-of-war arrived Of Key
West recently, and cruised around the
coast in hopes Of catching filibustcring
expedition to Cuba, which it was re-
ported had been organized and equipped
in Key West.
Prof. J. Voyle, while at Lake City
procured some green tobacco leaves, and
in five days they had been made into fine
cigars, Of most excellent flavor. This
fine quality Of tobacco is grown right at
Lake City.
w. J. Randell, section master on the
Jacksonville & Atlantic Railroad, caught,
BY means Of a cage, a large catamount near
the line Of the railroad track at San
Pablo. The animal, which seems very
vicious, was taken TO Pablo and placed
in cage.
The Plant Investment Company have
purchased tract OF $50 acres Of land,
situated in Fairfield, and extending from
the Wamboldt property on the South, to
the Wilson & Hunting mill property on
the North, along the st. Johns river.
/ During heavy thunderstorm, while
Rev. j. s. Collier was crossing his yard
at Nocatee, flash Of lightning struck q
tree near by, leaped to an umbrella he
was carrying on his shoulder, passed
down his body, tearing the clothing from
his person, and rendering him uncon-
scious, in which condition he remained
for several days. III
| During thunder storm at Mango, q
bolt Of lightning entered the house Of
Mr.. Kyle and split the headboard of q
bed, and in the next room literally trans
formed meat box into kindling wood.
Nothing else in the house was injured,
and where the lightning entered the
building cannot be ascertaincd. Mr..
and Mrs. Kyle were in anotherroem, and
were only slightly shocked, though bad
| " frightened.
Georgia. ~
w. II. Parsons, we'll known citizen
Of Atlanta, with party Of friends, went
trout fishing near Gainesville, and while
proceeding up hll was stricken with
apoplexy, and died Instantly.
Bishop W. J. Gaines, Of the A. N. n
Church, fled complaint against the
Georgia Railroad, with the Railroad
Commission, for the ejectment Of his
niece from the Georgia Railroad train
several weeks ago. He also complains
that the cars furnished the colored peo4
pie by the Georgia Road are not equal to
tirst.class cars. IA
A railroad wreck occurred Wednesday
morning on the Savannah, Florida q
Western Railroad at the irestle over the
Ochlocknce River, fve miles from
Thomasville. Freight train No. %,
consisting Of four cars and the caboose,
had Just crossed the river when about 400
feet Of the trcstlc gave way, precipitat-
ing the entire train, except the engine,
to the ground, twenty feet below. For-
tunately, there were but four people on
the train. The conductor and q negro
brakeman were seriously injured.
Missouri.
Officer Murty Q. Murphy, Of St Louis,
was shot and fatally wounded about mid
night on Wednesday by negro roust-
about named Frank Parker.
Hon. John N. Lover, member Of Con-
gress for the sth Missouri district, has
filed suit for $50, GOO against the Globe-
Demoadt, Of ". Louis, for libel.
Virginia.
During the absence Of their father and
mother Wednesday, Grant and Garfield
johnson, twin brothers, aged eight
years, Of Fredericksburg, got possession
Of gun, and Grant discharged rs con-
tents into Garfeld's body, killing him in.
stantly.