The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-08-11
SOUTHLAND ITEMS.
PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT
AND TERRIBLE.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESSIVE EXCURSION
FEvER--RAILRoAD ACCIDENTS SUICIDES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORTS, ETC.
Alabama.

Alabama.
Julius Calson Davis, leading colored
politician, at Eutaw was killed on Tuesday
by Madison Coleman, also colored. Davis
was man of bad character and antece-
dents
A blind horse belonging to M. Carlton,
of Birmingham, fell into a well. Carlton
went to the well and was looking down
at his horse, when he lost his balance and
tumbed in himself The horse was not
dead and kicked him ON the head and
body, inficting very serious wounds. The
well is one hundred feet deep.
The three little daughters of Marco
Long, who resides near Sand Mountain,
DeKalb county, went into the woods to
pick berries. Their long stay caused a
search to be made, and the three children
were found lying near q large rattle
snake. Two of them were already dead,
and the third died soon afterwards. They
had all been bitten in several places by
the rattlesnake.
Florida.
Mr.. White, of st. Augustine, has
growing on his place in Beuna Ezperan-
"a, four species of the castor bean plant.
One of the trees measures thirty five
inches around its trunk. The beans of
this plant are worth 50 bushel.
The farmers around Plant City have
made fine crops, and vegetables are to be
planted on hundreds of acres. New
lands are being put in order, and new
groves set out. There are about 100, 600
boxes Of oranges on the trees near that
place to be shipped the coming Fall and
Winter.
Marcus Diamond was accidentally
drowned in the Cascade near Tallahassee
While bathing with small companion
he ventured into deep water, and before
assistance could be had from town, he had
been under water nearly an hour and
could not be resuscitated. He arrived
there less than two months ago from Ger
many, was about IS years old, and a
brother of julius Diamond, a prominent
merchant.
North Carolina.
A remarkable accident occurred in
Richmond county. While a negro
woman was standing near an open well
she was struck by lightning and knocked
into the well. She was dead when taken
out.
Dave Lowe, of AIamance county, com
mitted suicide in rather novel way He
contlived to climb large tree, and stand
ing in one of its forks, fifty feet above
ground, sprang head foremost He
broke his skull and spine and died in
stantIy.
DR.. F. H. Glover, one of the ablest
physicians in the state died suddenly
on Tuesdoy at his home at Charlotte He
was native of South Carolina, but for
twenty years had lived at Charlotte
He was prominent Mason and Knight
Templar
John T. McKinnon, a merchant of
VAUDEVILLE, Montgomery county, was
found dead in his store. Beside him was
a shot gun, and in his head was a large
wound made by shot Some believe that
it was case Of suicide, while others
think it accidental
Members of the Farmers Alliance are
up in arms on account Of the cotton bag
ging trust They are holding meetings
and pled9ing themselves not to purchase
any bagaing at the present exorbitant
advance in price, but to use some other
material for their cotton, If it be Only
four-cent cottonade.
Some weeks ago Bill Thornburg shot
into private house in Lincoln county,
from which he had been elected, and
killed Lee AldeThall, an inoffcnsiye
young man. Thornburg, who is typi-
cal desperate, fed, but subsequently re-
turned, and has 50 intimidated the Off
GERS, it is stated, as to secure immunity
from arrest.
Virginia.
The Gray National Company has been
chartered by the circuit court at Rich
mond. with a capital stock not to exceed
S15. 900, 600 The principal Offices will
be located in Richmond. The officers
are President. Thomas NJ. Logan; vice
president, Charles f. Coon, of New
York; secretary, David |. Carson, Of
New York. Among the incorporators
are United States Senators Plumb and
Hale: John II. Inman, George S. Scott,
G. S. Brice, J. B. Pace and James ii.
Dooly. The company wi engage in the
general telegraph and telephone business
under the system invented by Prof.
Elisha Gray.