The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-09
SOUTHERN eLEANINos.

Henry Jones, negro, was lynched by
a mob at Woodland Mills, Tenn, a few
nights ago Jones had murdered a white
man in cold blood a few nights before.
Natural gas has been struck in abun
dant quantities in the Sequatchie Valley.
twenty-five miles west of Cha ttanOOga,
Tenn.
Miss Tilla Coleman was burned to death
at Birmingham, Ala, a few days since.
While lighting a fire with kerosene her
clothing ignited and she rushed from the
house wrapped in flames and rolled down
flight of stairs into the midst of a group
of women, setting fire to half a dozen of
them. The house was burned down.
County Judge J. Tartar, of Somerset
KY, was drowned in Pitman creek few
evenings since while attempting to cross
it in his buggy. The stream was swollen
by heavy rains. Congressman Frank
Finley was in the buggy with him at the
time, but jumped out and swan ashore.
He made an effort to save his friend, but
was unsuccessful The horse and buggy
were recovered. Judge Tartar leaves a
widow and seven children.
Mrs. Jane Duke died at Hartford, KY,
a few days since in the ninety seventh
year of her age. She enjoyed the dis
tinction Of being the first white child born
in Ohio County, a territory which at the
time of her birth included more than one
third Of Western Kentucky. She was in
many respects a remarkable woman, and
maintained her activity in a great degree,
and her eyesight and memory up to the
time of her death.
Harry Smart was sentenced in LOUIS
vile, KY, few days since, to iRprison-
ment for life for killing Meisner Green
and Belle Ward four months ago.
The Jail at Greensburg, La, was burned
a few nights ago. There was only one
prisoner in the building, a young negro
charged with horse stealing; he was
cremated
L S. Albritton, ''picked" juror in an
Atlanta (Ga.) murder trial, has been
sentenced to Jail for twenty days and to
pay fine of 5000.
At North Birmingham, Ala, a few
nights ago, Henry Brown, colored, shot
and killed d. Johnson, white. The shoot
ing was the result of q quarrel about
some trivil matter. Brown escaped
The report of the keeper of the Georgia
penitentiary shows that during the last
two years the proportion of female con-
victs in Georgia has increased more than
twenty per cent
Hon. John P. Campbell, an able lawyer
and ex-member of Congress, died sud-
denly at his home i'll Hopkinsville, KY,
recently, in the sixty ninth year of his
age. He was at one time a member of the
Missouri Legislature.
John Corbitt died recently at Nashville,
Tenn, from the effects of an overdose Of
laudanum, taken with suicidal intent.
The cause of the deed is not known, but it
is supposed that he was suffering from
mental alteration.
Andrew Johnson, q cripple, living near
Red Hill, KY, while digging in the
ground, recently, unearthed a copper ket-
tie filled with gold and silver coins. The
kettle was insert bed "Octob Der, 1788." The
treasure amounted to over $4,000
Fire at Lynchburg, Va, a few days ago,
destroyed Moorman's tobacco warehouse; /;
the Dental chewing gum factory; Hef-
fernan's sash, blind aud door establish
ment, and Ainslie & Bros carriage works,
causing a loss of over $50, 900; insurance;
81, 900.
Governor Seay Of AIakama has re-
moved TIE civil and political disabilities
Of John R. Taukersley, of Crenshaw
County, convicted of murder in 1878, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years. He was discharged from prison
last year and the Governor, in response
70 strong petitions, restored him to the
rights and privileges Of citizenship.
Joe Williams, Hardy Pope Hardy
Lewis aud Jack Bailey escaped from the
:
When the sheriff and jailer opened the
door the quartet pOunced on them and
after securing the sherif's pistol made q
break for liberty. After a lively chase,
in which n large number of citizens
Joined, the Jail birds were all recaptured.
At Fayetteville, Tenn, a few nights
ago, Verb McElroy, about eighteen years
old, clerking in L. Garneau's bakery, be-
came involved in o quarrel with expo
II +bo
some oysters were served. McElrOy
stabbed McCOwn in the throat, cutting an
artery. McCOwn bled prOfusely, blood
running from his eyes, ears and nose.
He became very weak and was carried
home, where he died the next morning.
Jesse Brundage, a twelve-year -old son
Of Mr.. H. Brundage, of Leon, Ala, was
accidentally killed a few days ago, at the
steam gin of John Merrill. The boy
stepped over a revolving shaft, which
caught and twisted his clothing and
whirIed HIM over and over until his body
was battered and bruised almost beyond
recognition. He was dead when discov-
cred He was the son of mute parents,
and bright boy.
At Huntsville, Ga, a few nights ago,
William Harrison, in an inexplicable fit
of jealousy, shot his little niece without
warning while sitting by the fireside. He
the hip. She will probably recover. Har-
rison fed, but returned, admitted his
crime and said he had attempted suicide
| by jumping in tU,a well. Later he denied all
| knowledge of the crime. Harrison said
be had been drinking heavily.
A remarkable scene was witnessed in
Atlanta, Ga, few nights ago. Ten
/ Thousand indignant citizens congregated
/ in front of the court house to testify their
til. Er,qf
! Eddleman, a murderer, against whom
was most conclusive evidence. He killed
| Thomas Gresham in cruel and unpro-
voked manner, and every body eZpe cted
! his conviction. The jurors we're burnt in
effigy. Many Of the best citizens were in
! the crowd. There was great excitement,
but no disturbance occurred. Eddleman
has left Atlanta. If he returns he viii
/ certainly be 1ynched.
yellow fever viii not down.
A stranger named Charles Emory was
killed by train on the E asst Tennessee
road, near the East corporation line Of
4 Chattanooga, Tenn. q few nights ago
/ He was standing in the middle Of the
track when the train approached him
| and refused to heed the signal Of the en-
/ gineer.
Robert Echelberger, a young man from
| St Louis, while coupling cars in the
yards of the New Orleans & Northeast
/ ern railway, at Meridian, Miss, a few
/ days ago, caught his left foot under the
/ wheel Of a loaded fat car. Six wheels
/ passed over and his leg was fearfullY
mangled. He died from his injuries.
| Elmon Slider, seven years old, is in jail
at Louisville, KY, for burglary.
! Miss Mosse McGann, of Canada, teach
/ er Of articulation IN the Mississippi In
I stitute for the Deaf aud Dumb, died al
! Jackson, Miss, recently, after lingering
/ illness. Miss McGann's name "a a sue
! cessful teacher was known in every in
stitution for the deaf and dumb in the
/ United States and Canada.
/ L G. Gibbs, representing the under
/ writer's. represents the Steamer PHI ~
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