The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-31
SOUTHERN oLEANIEcs.

Through the unanimous vote Of the mayor and aldermen of Jackson, Tenn, bonds will be issued to the Midland rail road for S125.000, which amount the city voted for the road eighteen months ago.
 William Thomas shot and killed Milton Geoghegan at Louisville, Ky, few days ago. Both are colored. They quarreled over a small amount of money. Groghe- gau was running to escape when shot Thomas had not been caught.
 The telegraph operators on the Sash- vile 6 Chattanooga railroad have organ ized novel Sunday-school. Each Sab bath at a stated hour the superintendent, Operator Bramblet at Wartrace, asks the class questions over the wire, and the quickest pupil to answer Is the one who captures the circuit. Prayer is had and Bible chapter read; in fact, all the exer- cises except singing.
 A shoemaker named Ibich was brutally murdered, few days ago, at Waltburg, Tenn, by young German named Oswed. The latter went into the cobbler shop and without word picked up an axe-handle and felled him to the floor. He then pounded the old mans head to a jelly and then covering the body with boards, made good his escape.
 Several colored laborers have been re- gently ordered out of the Ninth Ward or the parish of Baton Rouge, La., by irre- sponsible parties. A meeting of the lead ing planters was held there few days ago to put a summary end to this species of lawlessness.
 Prof. Wm. Patton, well-known school principal, died at Jonesboro, Tenn, re gently from the effects of a singular prac' tical joke. While on spree with Sidney Murray, a merchant, and Robert Prich- ard, farmer, they dosed a drink with croton oil. Patton drank the decoction and soon after started for home. After riding two miles he became deathly sick, stepped into farmhouse and died from the effects of the dose.
 Isham G. Harris was elected United States Senator from Tennessee as his own successor. This is the third consecutive term for MT. Harris.
 Sheriff J. L. Kibbee of Boyd County, Ky, made an assignment a few nights ago. and at once left home. He is said to be short about $14,000.
 William Musco, who murdered Police man Seal at Charlottesburg, Va, Decem- Der 31 last, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to be hanged March 16.
 The Southern Express office at Albany, Ga., was robbed of ST50 few nights ago. Jim Beall, the driver, was suspected, and he confessed. The money was recovered.
 A convention of Confederate pensioners of North Carolina was held at Raleigh, recently. Two hundred veterans were in attendance. They met to petition the Legislature to increase pension appropri- ations.
 htTfl 1tt1r,1 at A Taynn frt- cluding the First National Bank, the pest office, Masonic Hall, W. c. Hornsby's hardware house and clothing store, were burned few nights ago. The loss is be- tween S25, 900 and S39,00 r
 Jim McCool, a railroad conductor, was found in his barn at Atlanta, Ga, few days since, hanging from a rope. He committed suicide because of the defalca- ton of Tax Collector Wilson. upon whose bond he was.
 The coroner's jury in the case of the. three men killed in an accident at Rud-' der's switch, near Chattanooga, Tenn, rendered verdict finding the deceased came to their deaths by the negligence of Conductor Harterson and his fagman in failing to change the switch after running on side track.
 George l.. Record, an old and pr omi- nent citizen of Vicksburg, Miss, was stricken with paralysis few days ago, and died in a few hours. He was in his seventy fifth year, and settled in Vicks- burg in 1857, and resided these ever since. He was native of Buffalo, N. Y.
 Part of the ocean steam wharf freight sheds at Savannah, Ga., collapsed, few days since, and precipitated 1000 tons of guano into the slip. No one was at work at the time on the wharves, and there is supposed to be no loss of life. The esti- mated loss to the company is S40,000.
 Burglars entered the sewing machine office of D. A. Lyerlane at Jackson, Tenn, few nights ago, and blew his safe open with dynamite. The safe contained some money, but the thieves did not get it, as i t is supposed they became alarmed and ran off, leaving their tools with which they drilled hole in the safe.
 The Nashville Iron, Steel and Charcoal Company, which for months has operated extensive works in the new town of West Nashville, Tenn, has made an assignment for the benefit of it's creditors. The lia- bilities are estimated at $170 900, includ- ing bonds, and the assets are said to be S450, 900.
 A thorough canvass among cotton mer-
 
 report that this years crop 7,50O, 900 bales, results in the unanimous opinion that this is an overestimate. The present crop is now 400, 900 bales short in round numbers. Last years crop was 100000 bales, and a continued gain of twenty five DOT cent. will be necessary to catch up with last years figures. Augusta cotton men regard 1000, 900 bales as the outside figures on the year's crop.
 Governor Lowrey of Mississippi re- ceived letter from the sheriff of Noxubee County, Q few days since, saying that he had three white men in jail who had been arrested for complicity in the late Kem- per County troubles. After their arrest warrants were sworn out against them, and they were turned over to the sheriff of Kemper County.
 John Patty, middle aged eolored man, and resident of Greenyille, Miss, while walking on the street, few days since, accidentally ran against another pedes- trian, when a comm on pin, sticking in the latter's coat, entered Johns head directly above the eye. The pin was easily re- moved and nothing of any eonseQuence was thought of it. but when John arrived at his home he was suddenly taken with chill, and after short, agonized wres- ting died.
 Kentucky was settled ill 1775.
 George A. Pearce, secretary of the Planters and Merchants Insurance Com pany of Mobile, Ala, left the city recent ly, ostensibly for Birmingham, and dropped note to the president, post marked Nashville, saying that the com pany's books were not all right. Exam ination shows that Pearce is S20,0O0 or more short.
 The grand jury at Birmingham, Ala, has finished the investigation of the shooting at the jail on the night of the riot in an attempt to lynch Hawes. It is -ascertaiued that no indictment will be re- turned against Sheriff smith or the off cers who did the shooting.
 North Carolina contains is, ,5sO square miles