Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-12-15
SOUTH CAROLINA.


ond term as Governor of South Carolina
Thursday. His inaugural address was
devoted largely to consideration of the
relation of his State to the incoming
Federal administration.
The prohibition election in Anderson
resulted in the defeat of the temperance
advocates by a vote of 165 to "A.
The Southern Y. NJ. G. A. Secreta
ries' Conference convened in Columbia
last Thursday. The session closed Sunday
night. The growth of the Young Mems
Christian Association in the South has
been almost phenomenal during the past
year.
The most important bill of the session
was introduced in the house. 1t is in
tended to straighten out the township
railroad bond decision of the Supreme
Court, which declares over million
dollars of bonds invalid 1t repeals all
the laws under which the bonds were is
sued, and proposes to refund to the tax
payers the tax paid this year to meet the
interest on these bonds. After the pas
sage of the bill, the bondholders can
bring suit Of mandamus to compel the
county treasurer to levy taxes to pay in
terest through the United States courts,
and thus bring the question up for adju.
dication in different shape. Thus far
none of the bondholders have instituted
proceedings. The collection of taxes
has been postponed thirty days for the
purpose of giving the legislature time to
devise way out CT the trouble.
arauaMa
The trustees of Judson Female College,
at Marion, recently burned, resolved to
rebuild it at once at cost of 500, 900.
1t was one of the oldest female institu-
tions in the South.
The body OF young girl was found
in East Lake near birmingham Tuesday.
The autopsy disclosed the fact that the
girl had been murdered by means of
chloroform and the body thrown in the
water. She has been identified as Mamie
House, 12-year old daughter of II. 7.
House, railroad engineer. Evidence
points strongly to the father being the
murder and he has been incarcerated in
the birmingham jail.
FLORIDA.
The work of fumigati5n aud disinfec-
tion in jacksonville goes vigorously for
ward. Since Monday morning about
AS houses have been fumigated and
their infected bedding destroyed.
TENNESSEE.
News has reached Chattanooga Of
the robbery Of James Farrell, of McMinn
county, OF $l5. 900 by thieves who enter
ed his hut in the Chilhowee mountains
on Monday night aud carried off the
money. Farrell is sixty-iive years of age.
Forty years ago he sought the hand in
marriage of one of the most beautiful
and cultured young ladies of McMinn
county. She rejected his suit and mar
ried the son of farmer. On the day OF
Il wedding Farrell sought seclusion in
the mountains and has refused TO associ>
ate with any one ever since. The money
stolen was all his earthly possessions.
GEORGIA.
Gen. Longstrcet, OF Atlanta, made
Gen. Harrison a social visit Monday.
The present Legislature contains more
farmers than any Of its predecessors.
There are go farmers in the House,
against 10 lawyers.
Capt. Robert Lepage, Of Savannah.
was buried Tuesday afternoon.
yIRCIAIA.
The Baptist Congress which met at
Richmond has just adjourned. 1t was
an interesting meeting.
The Outlook Publishing Company has
been chartered at Richmond with the
privilege 10 print and publish ncwspa-
pers, with a minimum capital stock Of
S25, 900. The officers are well known
Republicans, among them being w. @.
Elan. editor Of the Whig nnder the
Malone regime.
Thos. =. Warren, resident Of Nor
folk, committed suicide Monday. The
deceased belonged TO well known
North Carolina family.
There is a weather crank In Richmond
who predicts that Harrison will not live
out his term.