Hillsboro recorder., 1888-05-10
SOUTHERN GOSSIP.
BOILED DOWN FACTS AND FAN
CIES INTERESTINGLY STATED.

and social Matters.
The Atlanta Commonwealth is the name
of Georgia's new prohibition paper.
The Times Union newspaper, of jack
sonville, Fla, is thing Of the past, be-
ing absorbed into the Neus-H Herald.
The United States feet has left Pensa.
cola and gone to New Orleans. 1t is
likely the vessels will be sent to Cuba, as
troubles are serious on the Island.
An immense crevasse has occurred in
the west bank of the bayou at Lafouche
Crossing, La, but it is thought there
will be no serious damage to the crops.
Grave robbers are putting in their me-
farious work at Athens, Ga, An attempt
to steal the body of Simon Marks, a
wealthy Hebrew, was frustrated.
The Tennessee Druggists Association
met in Chattanooga. Resolutions were
adopted advocating the organization Of
state pharmaceutical association.
John Barrett, an Atlanta, Ca, negro,
was arrested for burglary by three de.
tectives, and although handcuffed and
closely guarded, dropped down thirty.
foot railroad embankment and made good
his escape
Col. Rule. of the Knoxville, Tenn,
Daily journal, newly elected commander
Of the department ct Tennessee and
Georgia, g. A. r., will deliver the me-
mortal oration at the National Cemetery,
at Marietta, Ga, May 3Oth.
At the target practice Of the Lee Light
infantry, at opelikA, Ala, Private John
Simmons was struck in the forehead by u
large piece Of iron from q defective gun
that burst while he was in the act Of
loading his piece.
Dock Dargar, negro, killed a white
boy named Coke, Of Bennettsyille, S. G.
The negro was jailed and an effort was
made to lynch him but failed. At the
house OF Dargar's father, a row ensued
and child three years old was killed.
Quite a strike is in progress at the
Pratt mines, at Birmingham, Ala. The
company proposed to reduce wages five
cents 0 ton and the miners resisted. The
matter will he discussed by the board in
a day or two. A strike is also on at the
Wheeling mines.
A peanut trust has been formed in
Norfolk, Va, embracing firms engaged
4 in the peanut trade in st. Louis, Cincin-
natl, New York, Norfolk, Petersburg
and Smithfeld, Va, in fact, the entire
peanut interest in the country, with the
exception Of three small factories.
Miss Annie Tillman, of Anson county,
N. c., was sent TO school at Greensboro,
in the care of James Mclaughlin, who
was en- route to the Union Theological
school in Virginia. II was a case of love
at first sight, and the couple stopped of
at Charlotte and got married. The young
lady is wealthy.
One OF the most pleasant gatherings ever
held in Atlanta, Ga, was the gathering
Of the Sunday School children at Pied.
mont Park for first Of May celebration.
Beautiful prizes were awarded for best
recitations, etc. Nearly all the minis.
tiers and many prominent citizens took
part in addressing the little ones.
A special tax levy on each dollar Of
taxable property in Chattanooga, Tenn,
i The latest sensation furnished by the
city council. An ordinance to that effect
has been introduced and passed its first
reading. The tax payers are indignant,
and the exposure ofextrayagant expendi.
tures Is looked for.
John Robertson, deputy United State.
marshal, went TO the room Of Eugene
Byer, Of Enterprise, Ala, another depu.
ty marshal, at hotel there and renewed
an old difficulty. Both men drew re.
yolyers and began shooting. Lights
were extinguished and Robertson wa.
shot through the right lung and will die.
Byers was not injured. 49,.
| Revenue Officers W. w. Colquitt, w.
L. Pitts, and United States Marshal:
Frank Brown and Tom Love returned
from successful raid on moonshiners In
Clay and Cleburne counties, Ala They
captured three stills and arrested five
moonshiners. One Of the stills was 10,
Gated In Cleburne county and two II
CLAY. Fayctte Hazel, Tom ] ones, viii,
liam johnson, William Wigginton and
George Albright were captured.
The 22d annual convention Of the Geor
ala Teachers Association was held ai
Macon. Supt. Harper read an incisiv,
paper on Methods In Geography" ii,
took the position that the study Of geog
raphy should begin at home and proceed
from known Surroundings 10 countries
more remote. Geography is the pes
on which the greatest amount Of usafn
knowledge may be suspended" The ter
book should be the teachers servant an'
The United States district court a
Nswberne, N. O. has disposed Of the i'm
portant cases Of U. s. W. Joseph w. Wat
son and William NJ. Watson, jr., 70
using the mails for fraudulent purposes
Hundreds Of letters were introduced, I'D
mitted 10 be In the handwriting Of on
or the other Of the defendants. The
were convicted. Il Is perhaps the frs
conviction Of the kind In this sectio
ever made under section $3.50 Of the rt
yised statutes Of the u. s., and bring
within the provisions Of that statute q
lenses that were thought to lie who'll
.. within the Jurisdiction Of thestaie court'
Six years ago, two young men name
James Bailey and John Robertson, lei
, Charleston, Miss, intending TO 90 oV'