The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-09-14
SOUTHERN oLEANINes.

and black. The Tanners were charged
with the murder of a negro, and Smith
with burglary and arson.
The boiler of the Perry Stove Wo1 rs, al
South Pittsburgh, Tenn, exploded few
mornings since instantly killing Chas.
Taylor, the superintendent of the works.
J. B. Mills, a machinist; NJ. Donovan,
foreman of the mounting department; g.
N. Carter, leading jeweler Of the town;
VIM. PlumbIee, of Winchester, Tenn,
and W N. Watson, a molder. VIM Gross,
a machinist and Rock Scruggs, a amolder,
were both fatally hurt.
In late issue the Manufacturers Rec
ord presents statistics as to the develop
ment of the railroad interests of the
South during the last eight years. In
1880 the South had 90, 612 miles of railroad,
costing, with equipment, S699, 800, 900,
while at the present time it has 5000
miles costing 81, ,450, 900, 900, a gain OF
1S 600 miles in track and $3.50, 100000 in the
amount invested in railroads. The growth
of the cotton interests has made marked
| effect in stimulating railroad construc-
| tion, and next year the South will make
| 1,S00 600 tons of pig iron against 397,0Tl
tons in 1880. The traffic in coke ore and
| iron development by this business viii
| furnish Southern railroads in 1889 over
u, 900 tons of freight, which is equs
in volume to the entire wheat crop of the
| country and seven times as great as the
| cotton crop.
A Georgia Judge las decided that 6
! wife has no right to take her husbands
| letters from his pockets.
The Mallory steamer State of Texas put
| in at Key West Fla, badly damaged BY
the recent storm.
Henry w. Grady, of Atlanta, Ga, has
been invited to speak at Dallas at the
fair, on Texas Day, upon the develop
ment of the South.
Michael Bach, a Louisville (Ky.)
/ butcher, committed suicide a few days
ago, by shooting himself through the
head. Domestic trouble was the cause.
A negro named Coleman, a few days
| since, killed a farmer named Grant, neal
| Norfolk, Va, fatally stabbed the house
keeper, Mrs. Read, robbed the house and
escaped.
Mrs. Sam Scanlan, who was shot by hel
hus band at Louisville, KY, died of hel
wounds. Soanlan, who shot himself a.
the same time, may linger few days
but he has ball lodged in the right lobe
| of the brain and can not recover.
An extensive combination has been
formed Of Chicago, St Paul, Pittsburgh
and New York capitalists for the purpose
| of handling, milling and marketing rice
with the ultimate design of controlling
the entire rice crop of the South.
Charles Hogan and Victor Wothens boys
| sixteen years of age, residing in Webster
County, KY, purchased quart of whisky
a few evenings since and went to the
house of WOthen to spend the night. Or
the way there Hogan drank freely and
| was intoxicated when put to bed. UpoI
| going to his room the next morning h'
was discovered dead, and the evidences
of narcotic poisoning were too plain to b
| mistaken.
The heavy rains which have fallen re.
Gently throughout Georgia have dom
great damage to the cotton crop. Tn
State Commissioner of Agriculture ha
received reports from some parts of th'
State which say the cotton in bottom
lands has been injured fifty per cent. Il
Georgia the rivers are very high, anC
some have overfowed their banks, doing
great damage. So far as known no los
Of life has occurred. The railroads o.
the State are more or less damaged b!
washouts.
The Savannah Morning Net0s recentl.
published a statistical statement of tbs
trade and business of the city. The trad
of Savannah for the year was valued al
$105, 000 600, an increase of over So, 100000
The city still holds her own easily as the
second cotton port of the United States
having received during the year S98, So
bales, an increase of over 80, 600 bales, th
largest increase of any single port in th'
United States. Real estate incre ased il
value fully twelve per cent. The census
of the city shows population Of $1,000.
Gabriel Sisk and Mrs. Linnie McGregor
of Hopkins County, KY, eloped recentl,
and were married in Tennessee. A fey
days since, when William Lantaff, VIII
accompanied them, returned to the hom
of the BRIDES father, Daniel McGregoT
at Dalton, to tell what had happened
John McGregor, a brother of the bride
went to his room for his gun. and just a
Lantaff closed his narrative, he begal
firing upon him, producing severa
wounds, one in the temple that it wa
thought, would prove fatal. Young Nc
Gregor then made his escape.
There are three Mormon preachers VIII
have been preaching their doctrines a
different places in Madison County, Tenn.
for some time. Recently they wer
notified to leave the neighborhood. The.
positively refused to leave and laughed
at the idea. A few nights ago a numb 81
of citizens of the Ninth district went t,
the house where they were stopping, tool
them from their rooms, carried them K
the woods and gave them all sever
whipping When they were released the,
/, we're more than willing to leave.
In Chatham County, N. c., a few day
ago, Martin COwan committed suicid
after five or six attempts had failed. Hi
, last attempt came near being failure
Tor, had help arrived a few moments ear
Iier, his life would have been saved. H
had for some time been Of unsound minC
, and was watched day and night. He wa
left alone, however, for a few minutes
rs he seemed to be asleep. When th'
watcher returned Cowan was gone. Hi
! sons at once began a search for him. On
happened to go behind barn, and there
hanging from a limb of an apple tree
found his father. The latter was strug
Cling in the very agonies of death. Tn
son, with much presence OF mind, cut hin
down without moments delay. Th
most earnest efforts to revive the feebl
fame of life began. He was alread'
swollen in the face and his neck bore tht
deep marks of the small but strong rop
used. His family found all their efforts
futile and he soon died.
Too much rain entirely.
G. D. Price, an aged man, who wa
placed in the State Lunatic Asylum nea
Hopkinsville, KY, several months ago
committed suicide few evenings sine
by hanging himself in a stable in tn
rear of the asylum.
Richard Gordon was shot in the fac
and fatally wounded in John Loveu'
I saloon in Chattanooga, Tenn, few day
since. The murderer escaped. Thos
. who saw the shot fred refused to give tn
murderer's name.
Rev. DR.. Fordyce n. Hubbard, o
Raleigh, n. c., was found dead, fey
evenings since, at his bedside in the at
titude Of prayer.
John Pollard, a switchman. was rul
over and killed at Montgomery, Ala
{ Millie Poteat, a negro woman who ha
been condemned to be hanged Oetobe
II for arson, at Yanceyville, n. c., ha
D made confession. in which she corrobo
] rated, in all essential points, the testi
mony on which she was convicted
) Reuben B. Peasants. United State