The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-09-22
ALABAMA.


A. S. Kibbe, telegraph operator at
Decatur died from yellow fever.
Judge Bruce has adjourned the United
States district court at Birmingham and
Huntsville until December, on account
of quarantine regulations.
The town of York, town of eco PEG
pie. on the. Alabama Great Southern
Railroad, near the Mississippi line, has
quarantined against the world No pas
senger from any point will be allowed
to get off at that point. Armed guards
meet every train, and no amount of
health certificates will enable passenger
to stop there.
An old feud between two prominent
families in Shelby county, ended on
Monday in the killing of George Turner,
at Coosa The feud ends forever with
this tragedy, rs Turner was the last male
representative of his family. Alex Mat
took, many years ago, married Turner's
sister against the protests of the Turner
family, and out Of this grew the feud,
which resulted in many bloody encount-
ers.
A second bloody race conflict has oc-
cured at Round Mountain. Cherokee
county. Alright occurred between George
Whit, white, and a colored laborer.
Whit and his friends fred on five negroes
from ambush after the fight, killing two
and wounding the other three. Later in
the night some negroes armed themselves
and regular battle between the two
parties followed Several were killed
and wounded on bOth sides
GEORGIA.
Jim Parish, negro, shot Ed. Walton
another negro, in the Bethel church, in
Atlanta Jealousy was the cause.
Mr.. Robert H. Richards, prominent
business man of Atlanta, died of heart
disease while on a visit to Asheville, s. c.
On account of flood damages, Augusta
has postponed the opening of the Expo
sition until November 9Th. 1t will close
December 10Th.
Henry Kennedy, carpenter, of Au-
gusta, Supervisor Farmer of the Port
Royal Railroad, - Higgins, and Mr..
Williams, boatman, and an unknown
man and woman were drowned in the
recent floods.
The Confederate Veterans of Atlanta
dedicated a beautiful hall on Monday.
Gov. Gordon, Judge VIM. Lowndes Cal
houn, Capt. E. z. Howell and Henry w.
Grady made speeches. Many G. A. r.
men were present.
The flood in the Savannah river has
covered the rice plantations near the Sa-
wanna, and the rice crop is nearly, if not
quite, total loss. Reports from the
country districts state that the low lands
are all under water and the roads and
bridges carried away, so that travel is
almost impossible.
A cold blooded murder was committed
in Atlanta Saturday night. A colored
man named ST Campbell, quarreled with
his wife late in the afternoon, and when
the woman had retired for the night, and
was sound asleep, Campbell deliberately
placed the muZzle of a pistol close to the
woman's face and fired twice in rapid
succession, killing her instantly.
The refugees from Florida who passed
through Atlanta on the government
train, bound for Hendersonville, evil
IDENTIFY did not relish the prospects ahead
of them. From all along the line of the
INANAAA1Oud ~ DdAN1 IlC COluO It l1OlNS "
the escape of the refugees from the
train. At Central a small town 100
miles north of Atlanta, five jumped from
the train and ran into cornfeld, where
they hid until the train had left. They
purchased tickets to Cincinnati by way
of Asheville, from Spartanburg
KENTUCKY.
At Paducah, fire was discovered in
Rikop's saddlery establishment. BY de-
Lay in the alarm and an accident to the
water-works. the fire department was
slow in getting to work and the building
Wgs destroyed The fire extended to
other buildings, making total loss of
5000, coo.
Another raid was made by the McCoys
on the Hatfield settlement at Cattletsburg.
The West Virginians were worsted. The
McCoys attempted to arrest an innocent
citizen-Richard Carey. He never had
anything to do with the trouble. They
were stopped before they succeeded, and
their action so enraged the neighborhood
that nearly every man on the creek
peter took his gun and went in pursuit.
They came upon the West Nirginians at
Paw Paw mountain, where a lively bat
tie took place In the melee two Of the
West Virginians were killed and two
were badly wounded. None Of the Ken
lucky crowd was hurt.