Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-19
SOUTHLAND DOTTINGS,
INTER ESTING NEWS ITEMS FOR
BUSY PEOPLE.
The Social, Religious and Temperance
WOrld-Projeeted Enterprises-Mar-
riages, Fires, Deaths. Etc.

World-Projeeied Entcrprises-siar-
riages, Fires, Deaths. Etc.
The Georgia Terminal Railroad Com
pany, with capital of $1,000, 900, has
been organized at Atlanta, Ga. 1t will
build Union Depot and u belt line
around Atlanta.
The vicksburg, Miss, Commercial Her,
ats building, newspaper, job Office and
bindcrS, were recently burned up. The
insurance on the building and stock is
$4,000
Benjamin Burton, young member OF
the Atlanta, Ga, fire department, was ar
rested, charged with having married four
young ladies, and WIS held to bail. \
fifth one appeared on the scene, ana
then Burton skipped his bail.
1t is alleged around Gaincsvill" that
Tilman c. J. Justice, the moonshincI
who was hanged in November for the
murder of an informer, was cut down
while still breathing and allowed to cs-
cape, and that he is now alive and well.
The Mexican Central passenger train,
bound for Ell Paso, Texas, was held up
forty miles south OF I'll Paso by train
robbers. The robbers were Americans
and were armed to the teeth. They rob.
bed the express car, getting quite sum
of money.
The band of regulator" which lynChed
three men in Roane county, West Elr-
giLia, last October. for the murder OF
Rev. Thos. p. Ryan, were themselves
the murderers. and they Iynched innocent
men in order to divert suspicion from
themselves.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
directors have determined to accept The
proposal of the London stockholders to
use the profits Of the next two years in
the extension and improvement OF the
property, giving two per cent. dividend
in new stock on present stock.
f. Z. Chatham was elected superin
tendent of the scavengcr department, in
Savannah, Ga. The Office is new one
recently created, the city having de
cided to manage its own scayenger work,
instead Of letting it out by contract. The
office pays 81, 200 year.
A movement is on foot in Western
Texas and Southern New Mexico to Sc
cure aid from the L. 5. Government il
possible, in building a monster irrigatIng
canal from two 90 two hundred and thirty
miles long, for the pttrp0se of reclaimng
vast tracts of land that are now arid
wastes.
Richard ii. Sansom, assistant postmas-
ter at Knoxville, Tenn, and sOn-in-law
of the late Gen. ZollicofFer. was indicted
by the grand Jury Of the United States
circuit court in thirteen counts for en-
bezzling So. 100 of the postofiicc funds,
Sansom is related To many Of the best
families in Middle and West Tennessee.
Sol. u. Bloch. a ticket scalpcr Of Bir-
mingham. Ala. was arrested 0n Il war
rant sworn uut by II. q. True. drum
mcr, who bought ticket 10 Memphis
from Bloch. The ticket was TO a point
beyond Memphis, and True was given an
or,lcr on broker in the latter city for
rebate. The order was dishon0red, and
Bloch refused to refund the money. which
nuscd his arrest.
The Southern Hotel. at Sherman.
Texas, and two private residences were
destroyed by fire. The following persons
were injured: 4. A. Lcard. proprietor Of
the hotel, badly burned about the face,
arms and body: Lee Rollins. badly
burned and bruised; Mrs. i.car,l, severely
injured 10y jumping from the second story
balcony: Lou Lowe, u fireman, jumped
from the second story. cut and bruised
Al Meredith. fireman. hands. arms. face
and head badly burned.
Col. Charles Collins, Of Savannah, Ga
formerly master mechanic with the old
Atlantic Il Gulf Railroad. has patentct
milk snake which is now being sue.
cessfully operated. An electric motol
will run the shaker, which j. au ingcniou,
invention. The cups containing the
syrup and milk are charged with elcc.
tricity. and the beverage is supposed to
be electrified while being mixed. Pa.
rons can get a slight electric shock while
waiting. II they desire ii.
The Alabama. Florida & Atlantic Rail.
road. now building from Clay Springs.
Fla. via Eustis. Fla. is to connect with
the Maroon & Florida Railroad at Gaines.
willie. Fla. John ". Bronson is tho
president OF tn" Alabama. Florida 1
Atlantic Railroad. He is rich New
Yorker. who, when young man, Clcrket
in Columbus. Ga. The Orange Belt Rail
road is also building rapidly from the St
Johns river. five miles north Of Sanford
going near TO Clay Springs. on its way {,
Point PinPllas. on the Gulf Of Mexico.
At the term Of the circuit court whicl
convened at .Iackson. Tenn. one Of th,
mnst important suits for damages eve
tried in the state was called. II Is th
case Of Rev. Frederick Howard. u. H.
pastor Of the Central Baptis, church, 70
$50. ono damages against sixteen 0f th
leading mcmhcrs of the First Baptis
church. including the pastor. and aIs'
against the Foried Dur Bidde. Of tina
city: the Tennessee Btptia, of Mem
phis. and the Bgytist Rctsrtor. o
Chattanooga. The papers included il
the suit published strong article in 1856
signed by sixteen member. of the Firs
Baptist church. in which the past recur,
II Dr Howard was painted ia very darl
cOlUrs.