Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-28

John Allen, q miner, az henry Elien
Mines, fifteen miles from Birmingham,
suicided on Monday by taking six ounces
Of laudanum. Aliens suicide was on ac-
count Of his mother-In.law.
Ole furnace at the new town Of Shef-
field. al the foot Of Mussel shoals, in the
northern edge of Aiabama, is in blast and
doing we'll; another Is to be started July
4th, and three more by the first or middle
Of September, provided raw materials for
them can be procured.
Georgia.
Stone Mountain and the country round
about is suffering from the depredations
Of a gang Of burglars. Half a dozen
houses were entered in one night.
]. II. Eddins, Of Cleveland, S. c.,
formerly a policeman in Atlsnta,
went to Atlanta to be treated for throat
trouble, and dropped dead in a drug
store.
Citizens of Marietta are rejoicing over
the success of Mr.. Clements in securing
an appropriation from Congress of $5,-
900 for the street running from the pub
lie square to the National cemetery.
Ten thousand persons from four coun.
ties, assembled at Palmyra, Lee county,
Sunday, to witness the baptism of con.
verts in Fowlton creek, by the noted col
ored preacher, Wallis Warren, who num-
bers his followers by thousands, and his
baptisms by hundreds.
Rev. William Coolson, prominent
Baptist preacher, Of Paulding county,
was found dead in the woods near his
residence, ut Villa Rica, on Tuesday
He walked over to the postoffice afieI
his mail, and took his gun. He was
found on his face dead, the gun beside
him. The jury Of inquest held an in.
vestigation, and after examination, deci
ded that the cause was heart disease.
An accident occurred on the Macor
& Covington Railroad. Five negroes
belonging to Powell 6 Davenport camp
were excavating cut, when the whole
embankment suddenly, and without
warning fell upon the laborers, buryins
them beneath the enormous weight. A
squad of workmen in the neighborhood
rushed to the rescue, and succeeded il
digging the unfortunate men from theil
perilous prsition before any Of then
were dead.
Kentucky. z
A freight train on the Newport New
& Mississippi valley Railroad wept
through the bridge over Green River, a
Rockport, on Sunday. Lum Coleman, |
brakeman, was killed, EngineerP. Car
roll, Conductor J. G. Compton, and j
G. Love, yardmastcr at Central City
were seriously hurt, but may recover.
North Carolina.
AT meeting OF the executive commit
Tee Of the State Horticultural Societ,
held at Raleigh. il was decided to hol,
the next state fruit fair in that city ol
the sth and 9th Of August next.
The formal opening Of the Sea Coas
Railroad, connecting Wilmington vitl
the Ocean Beach at Wrightville, tool
place in the presence Of over 1000 per
sons. The silver spike was driven b,
President Latimer. The road is Of grea
importance to Wilmington.
The crop report for juno, as made NJ
from the reports Of a thousand CORES
pondents in every county in the state, 4
as follows, one hnHdred being taken Al
the estimate Of a full crop: Wheat, S3i
oats, 81 IL; corn 81; cotton, 7s "a; to
bacco, So SO; rice, 03 IL; sorghum
so 1-S; apples, GO IA; peaches 60; hay
95; clover, 90; peanuts, Sc.
south Carolina.
The Kings Daughters, Of Charleston
are doing great deal Of effective worl
among the deserving poor.
Fire at Yorkyille, on Sunday morning
destroyed the dry goods store of 7. NJ
Dobson & Son, and quit, d two bricl
buildings used as stores. The total loss j
about $4,000.
W. Z. Sawyer, prominent citizen o
Aiken county, committed suicilc OI
Wednesday night. His dead body wa
found hanging by rope from 0 joist Il
an outbuildiug on his own premises. Ill
had been in very bad health for som
time.
Much excitement exists at Union ii
consequence Of the discovery Of an 40
tempt to fire q portion Of the town
Coming Immediately upon the rccen, de
structiye conflagration there, it excite
the belief that systematic purpose ex
lists 70 destroy the village.
virginia. 49,.
The bodies Of Charles Mayo, tele
graph operator, aud Lee Makely, firemai
On d train which was wrecked near Pope
Head Run, were found buried bCneail
the engine. The list Of de-,
10 far a. ascertained az this time, i q
follows: Dead Edward Hantzman, en-
gineer; Lee Makely, fireman; Charle
Mayo, telegraph operator, and II. /
Post, baggage.master.
A passenger train ran into q frcigh
train on the Richmond, Fredericks
burrh a Potomac Railroad, near Hun
gary Station, ON Saturday, resulting i
wrecking number Of freight cars. In
gineer Bowen, A. q. Bcrkheimrr, mai
agent from Wilmington, N. G., AM
Charles Tinsley, eolored fireman, juinpe
from the passenger train. Bowen wa
slightly scratched, Berkheimcr's thig
was broken and Tinsley was injured Ii
! ternally, probably seriously.