Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07
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the eight hour law. The organized plan
had been agreed upon by the leaders Of
the movement, and after a long discus
sion the whole matter was referred to a
committee to report at future meeting.
There is disposition on the part OF some
of the most prominent laboring men to
have the eight-hour law enforced, and
a strong effort will be made to compel
all employers to recognize eight. hours as
full days work
An accident occurred at the Creosoting
brick works of Guild, White & Gillspie,
in Chattanooga. which resulted in the
death of II. T Falls, the superintendent
and his son, Jesse Falls, is dying. The
plant had just been put into operation
when the boiler containing many barrels
of coal tar exploded. covering the elder
Falls with tar which was ignited by the
red hot bricks, and his flesh was soon
burned until it was impossible to recog-
niZe the unfortunate man. Jesse Falls
was also covered from head to foot with
the boiling tar and is dying from his
injuries.
Father Ashfeld, Catholic priest con-
nected with St. Peters cathedral in
Memphis, was killed on Monday. Sever
al months ago, A. Reeves, young man
well known about town, was confined in
Jail on account of mental troubles. Faith
er Ashfeld visited him in Jail and was
instrumental in having him released after
a short confinement. A strong friendship
grew up between them, and Reeves was
co11a, Of ha
Monday, Reeves rang the bell of the
house, and when the door was opened he
pushed the porter aside and went direct
to Father Ashfeld's room. The porter
thought him drunk and run to the station
house, which is only square distant, for
a police officer. When the two returned,
they found Reeves sitting on the floor
caressing the head of the priest, who was
dead. 1t was evident that Reeves had
stabbed him while asleep, as the bel was
covered with blood
GEORGIA,
Carrollton is to have a cotton factory.
A fire in Douglasvile, on Sunday night,
destroyed property TO the value OF near
ly $4,000.
The Screven County Alliance DEGREES,
that the males and females must not sit
together.
Atlanta had another snow on Sunday
night, which gave the bcysa chance on
Monday morning to indulge in SNOWFALL
ing.
Tom Voolfolk, the alleged murderer
of his family, has been granted new
trial by the Supreme Court.
A great deal of stock is dying in Madi-
son county from disease like the CLAN
ders. There is no cure for horse or
mule when once attacked.
Toccoa had heavy confagration on
Tuesday morning. The fire started in
the kitchen of the Davenport House, and
the hotel was destroyed.
Joe Lee, the murdered Chinaman of
Rome, was buried Monday. There were
no services. Besides number of citi-
zens, three Cinnamon attended the fune-
raj. Hardy Hamilton, one of the ne
groes in Jail, went before the jury and
confessed the crime.
A prominent colored man of Americas,
Ga, called on President Elect Harrison,
at Indianapolis, Ind. He was delegate
to the Chicago Convention, and one Of
the two Georgia men who voted for Har-
rison. He called to present to the general
his views as to treatment that should be
accorded colored men of the South. He
says that to ignore them in the distribu-
ton of patronage, as has been urged by
some of the Southern delegates, would
be to destroy the Republican party in the
South
George Lunn, formerly private secre-
tary to General Manager Haines, of the
Brunswick & Western Road, was mar
ried in Savannah to Katie, daughter of
Florence FreidIander, colored woman,
formerly resident of Brunswick. She is
a niece of Charley Clark, the barber, of
Savannah, and is SAID to be good mu-
stefan and actress, having appeared be-
fore the footlights in operate and other
performances Mr.. Lunn is from Eng
land, and we'll acquainted with Maxwell,
the man who was lately hung at St.
Louis for the murder of his friend,
Preller.
Three negro foot-pads met John Car
Ter, very Respectable coioreu hap, heaI
the farm of Ely Moore, at East Point and
beat him into insensibllity, robbing him
of $11, they went to Mr.. Moore's house
and cried out: GAN right; the first man
that pokes his head out will get shot,
and through the chinks in the wall the
frightened occupants of the house saw
three men, one of whom held a gun in
his hands and remained in front of the
door, while the other two proceeded to
pillage. They went to the hen roost and
helped themselves. Then they went and
tore down the lot fence and let the stock
out, and played havoc generally around
the place, while the frightened people in
the house remained mute with fear.
Bloodhounds and Atlanta policemen are
after them.
MISSOURI.
A duel at short lange took place at
Grant City between Rollo Walton. a
young desperate of twenty-one years.
and City Marshal j. G. Baidridge. Wal.
ton had threatened to kill the mar
shal, and when the latter met him in a
barroom, he opened fire. Walton was
killed and D. A. Martin, bystander,
was shot seriously in the arm, that limb