The gale., 1888-01-13
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
a FEW ITEMS OF SOUTHERN INTER-
EST CAREFULLY CULLED.
The Condensed News by Mail, Wire
And Otherwise.

The Hot Blast newspaper of Admission
Ala, has been sold to w. ii. Edmonds
of Baltimore Md.
James c. Clark, late president of the
Illinois Central road has been appointed
by President Duncan, general manager OF
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to succeed T.
NJ. r. Talcott, resigned.
The City Council of Columbus, Ga,
adopted a resolution requesting the mayor
to call a mass meeting of citizens at an
early date, to take action on a proposed
Exposition The motion was received
with enthusiasm.
On the Lynchburg & Durham Railway,
colored man named Terry was thawing
] dynamite for blasting, when 1t caught
! fire. Terry ran from the shanty and was
thirty feet away when the explosion oc-
CURED, which demolished the house. One
large splinter was driven through Tery's
head, killing him instantly.
DIR. f. =. Gary, president of the South
Carolina state board of health, and one
of the r.ost prominent physicians in South
Carolina, died 1T his home in Abbeville.
He was a brother Of the late Gen. Martin
w. Gary, of Edgefield, and Hon. w. I.
Gary, of Augusta. His death was caused
by paralysis.
A sensation was caused at Asheville,
n. c., by the announcement of the post
master that the postotfice was robbed OF
over $780, On opening the safe in the
morning the postmaster found the two
drawers which contained the money
broken open. The safe had been closed
and locked again The rear door of the
office had been unlocked.
Grcenville county, S. c., by over 1900
majority, voted a subscription of $50, 900
to the stock of the Knoxville, Carolina
& Western Railroad. This subscription,
with $4,000 previously subscribed by
Knox and Sewer counties, in Tennessee,
and Haywood and Pennsylvania counties,
in North Carolina, completes the sum re-
quired to finish the road from Knoxville
to Port Royal.
Henry Wise a farmer was frozen to
death near Austin, Tex While he was
home with team and while
crossing muddy bottom he fell out of
his wagon, burying his head and shoul-
ders in the mud, in which position he
was found His mules were also frozen
stiff while standing in the mud beside
Wise's body. This is the first death by
freezing which ever occurred in that Sec
lion of country.
A serious accident occurred on the Al
ALBANIA Great Southern road between
Eppes and Livingston, Ala. A big land
slide took place in deep cut, completely
covering the track No. 1 limited ex-
press, which is the fastest train in the
South, ran into the earth and rocks
which had accumulated on the track, and
two passenger coaches were thrown from
the track and turned completely over.
Sixteen persons were hurt, some Of
them seriously. Later intelligence says
freight ty0ip, Of eighteen cars, was
caught 81 {L2 slide and the cars badly
demolished. Efforts were made all day
to clear the track, but late in the evening
another slide took place.
Tho Ministers and Deacons' Institute
was organized at Albany, Ga, by the
several colored Missionary Baptist asso-
Citations in session there. The object is
the improvement of the ministry. The
officers elected are as follows: Rev. Il.
r. Watson, president; Rev. w. w. War
ren, ice-president; VIM. II. Dempsey.
secretary; Rev. ID. A. Moseley, treasurer.
Meetings will be held monthly at which
the conduct Of the several ministers will
be discussed, and if any corrections are
necessary they will be made. Efforts
will be put forth for the reformation OF
erring brethren without publicity if pos
sible. 1t is thought that this corrective
associat on will be beneficial.