The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-31
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The Weeks Synopsis of General
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NNNbl@lfSLD IGN GUN WEEALf fhlENDS
Tuesday, january 2i.--N q f. SOLOMON to-
bacco dealers Of New York have failed with labil-
tiles ofs6l3,0o0 A large fire occurred in Ph.ladel
phla, destroying property TO the amount of 81. $780,
Vo2'' a railroad accident occurred on the Salem
branch OF the Delaware and Hudson road, which
resulted III the serious injury Of sixteen passengers
-Four of them will die. Two of the passenger cars
went over an embankment and turned over three
times The Patapsco river at baltimore is frozen
over, which has stopped navigation except to the
largest steamers. Three prisoners, all that were
i'll the jail at Murireesboro, n. c., escaped. They
were out in the corridor and picked IL hole in the
wall with common poker. Floyd county will be
dry on March 3st, the people having voted out
whisky on July 18th last. The saloons in Rome are
closing up now as tas; as their licenses expire ana
the last one expires ON the S1st of March, harley
johnson and Jim Anderson, two negroes, engaged
in deadly combat with knives, in which thetoymer
was seriously ana ii is thought fatally stabbed by the
latter IN Augusta..."J. A. Smiths ginhouso and
press four miles from Washington, Ga. was de-
stroycd by fire, The ginhousc had not been used
SINCE Christmas. 1t was near midday when the
IRE occurred, and the Clubhouse was near his dwell
ing. Therein lies q mystery which Mr. Smith would
like to have explained away" Grandma" Gar
field, mother of The late Trcsidcuta mes A. Garfield
died ut her residence In Mentor Ohio ana her re
mains were carried TO Cleveland and placed in lie
receiving vault 1t Iakcyiew beside those of her son,
the president
Wednesday, January 25.--Colonel Charles
Nlillan MOGUou, of New YORK, died at the ArnO
hodse from apopexy. Colonel Moulion was born in
Cayuhoga county Ohio, December 49, 1870. His
WIDOW Is the youngest sister of General and Hon.
John sherman. He was the father of four children
all OF whom are married and wen established in
life. Deputy Sheriff Autry was killed near Max
WeliS station, Ala, while cndeavoring to arrest Jim
starncs ooored, q noted desperate. A large rose
OF white men are securing the country for him, aud
if he is caught he win lie strung up. 1t is thought
that the damage from the large fire in Philadelphia
VIII reach the enormous sum of S30}000o.. The
farmers Of heardsly, MiAn., becoming desperate
nom the cold weather and not being able to procure
fuel have torn down the railroad snow fences and
hauled them away They have also wrecked sew.
eral cars and carried them or. Chancellor f. II.
Neil, of the State university at Athens is dead His
Illness was of over Il months duration and was
oecasioncd by oyerwor&, which combined with his
age, made his recovery at all tim IS doubtful. His
funeral occurred Friday There was Jail dcliy-
cry Mt Kingston Tenn, in which Ben Williams a
murderer, and Lawrence Huffman, notorious
criminal, made their escape. Superintendent
George Mastan, Oft limestone quarries of Young
town, Ohio placed twenty-five sticks Of dynamite
on stove to thaW, when the trcache,ous stHii ez-
ploded, killing him ana two italian laboicrs
instantly.
Thursday, January 2G.-Isaac n Stanley,
paying teller of tie National Eank Of Commerce at
Cleveland, appropriated 10 his own use, and Skipped
o the Ohio penitentiary for five years. During Il
regular revolver fusiladc nj dance at York. s. e.,
Jim Beam, of Shelby, was instantly killed hy being
shot through the heart hy some one of the party.
.....A large fire occurred In O. G. Kings shoe store,
Newark, ~ J.i destroying the bull y and contents
causing loss of $50 900. "A Of dynamite eN-
ploded at a dynamite factory in bennington, Ia,
instantly killing four men,. The ce cbrated tIot
ting stallion, Happy Medium, valued at $4,000 died
IN Louisville, ky......ln quarrel over the owner
ship OF shovel on the Kansas city railroad, near
birmingham, Jim Johnson, colorcd, drove Io,hct
knife TO the hit in Jim Douglas, killing HIM in
slantly. CHARLES G., N.nnigefode II ptomrcat
man Of Alexandria, Va, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with pistol.
The Buffalo, N. j.. Rubber company has failed with
liabilities of$5}00o The william Penn Coal com.
pany at Shenandoah, Pa, hns started up its coely
with full force OF hands Work at the Eucrl re
colliery at Shamokin "a, resumed work also with
Il
Friday, January 97.-IIalf tie populat on Of
cambridge Ohio, have been indicted for stealing
coal. Among the number that the detectives have
arrested, are the city marshal q hotel proprietor.