Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-01-28
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Ana tIhcfNt~t.
DR.. John Gordon, second cousin of
Lord Byron, the great poet, died at'IeN-
,kaua, Ark.
i movcm Mt is about TO take place,
which will Give OrJlika, Ala, cotton
factory TIE enterprise will be of all
home capital.
The Railroad Commission Of Alabama
has ordered and demanded of the rail-
roads running through Opelika, Ala, to
build union depot.
Mack Jones. colorcd, formerly an en-
nloyc of the Savannah, Florida & West
,r. Railroad Company, sued the company
for %. $50, for the loss Of u thumb. The
Jury gave him 500.
The Virginia House Joint resolution
rceW.ting Congress to provide for the
2 I,stahlishmgnt of an experimental plant at
Alexandria, ~ the manufacture OF sor-
rhum SUGAR. passed, and will 90 10 the
: Senate.
Rey, ]. NJ. Hubert, of Nashville,
I Penn. gave the tAca'cr particular fits re
ccIrLvag the First Cumberland Prcsby-
I TEXAN Church in n sermon one hour and
/ fifty minutes long. An opportunity was
/ offered any enc who wished to reply, but
no one accepted the offer
=, CHRISTOPHER. Williams. colorcd, Of Al
.bany.. Ga, while walking into town he
side liiswaoou. saw his loaded gun fall
ing ont. lie tried to grasp it as it fell.
The hammer struck the wheel just as the
/ mule was against his wrist. 1t went
y of, neurtrating his wrist, and tearing
1 away the muscles and flesh from his right
arm.
About five vearS ago. a colorcd insur'
aucc organization, styling itself "lht
Mutual Aid Private banking Department
Of the widows and Orphans Benefit and
Sick Relief Fund of the Chief Orde1
Kir-tts Of Honor of the World, wa
brought into something Ike notoriety %,
charge Of cheating and swindling agalns
a Larkoy named Allen, who. was at tina
! tfmc:a prominent officer in the Atlant;
lod.G jf the &C. o. X. OF l.. and. IN
has heen a.ain arrested at Atlanta, Ga.
on complai.t t of Anna Dossey. '
. William II. Bailey, member OF th
executive. board Of The Knights of La
hnr. delivc ed an address to a very SINAI
crowd in Nashville, Tenn, probably ttt
pco,,ie scattering themselves about In tn
Masonic thcafcr. The address was CON
.prlpistic AMI iphmperato. Among othc
things. liz asserted thgt sIiits were ui
.E.oTn he"c because yoIkiugmcn wcr
coyar.I I: ~ ! afraid t. ask for what va
. due them; that they should' tireate
Fti.cir cuJljycr and force. from thel
hartcr,jl,t.: ail more privileges.
a q, s-1, ,'iac6rcrld IN .thc 'millincr
store OF IS, Nicholson, in. Waco, TeXa'
, and in 4 lcW MINUTES the whole building
: Which ct,vC.s C1lc-fourth of block, Wa
IN a.hl;uc. RIt,sy of: the 2rucs's OF tn
, hotcI escape,l Ily sliding down the aWr
.ira post. Oac lady got out on an aWnln
with a cldtlin l.cr arms. and jumped
the grom,L sustaining very little inJur9
Mrs. Lehman, who was propretreSs
TIE hoyI. and whc~had Been parate
/ ! frorn- n + h,ts1,a,td for about yrar, WI
rcscue,l ay.him from. tbs building, an
: .fltj lave agreed TO bury their grievance
aciinsf each other and livc'togethcr.
=, Seven pcrsors were drowned in San
Lake, about ten mics east of Ennis, :Ie:
Two vpung women, daughters of Willia
l. Williams farmer, ant young ma
: named I,abhftt, were skating on tAc lax
r when the ice gave way, and they sun SUI!
4. in foiif and half feet OF water MI
; Rabbi and two little girls, aged 5 an
T. 4 years. and daughters Of William w
D linms were on the shore watching II
su-.uauumlrowncd in attempting
gcnds. \ very small chi
Williams. also fell throue
IN was saved by one of Il
Young ladies catching al