Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-24
SOUTHERN BRIEFS.
OUR NEWS eArHxnxn AT nen..
what 10 Gsins on I'll ever DiSie Land
Al istSrsatins budget.
ALABAMA,

|
elected to similar office at Admission,
by the new municipal administration of
th't city. He was the best chief of po-
lice Atlanta ever had
At Lincoln, on Sunday, Marion Davis,
colored, had a quarrel, and Davis apollo
gizcd for his conduct and asked his wife |
to take walk with him. She consented. |
and they walked out into the woods.
short distance from town. Suddenly
drawing knife, Davis turned on his
wife, exelaiming: "You can't fool me
again, and cut her throat from ear to
ear. The woman lived only few hours.
Davis escaped.
Robert Raines was arrested at Moul-
ton on Sunday, charged with the muir der
of his brother, Rev. Benjamin Raines.
The prisoner denies all knowledge of the
crime, but the circumstantial evidence
against him is very strong. Two broth
els and son in law OF Robert Raines,
named Sims, left Moulton together
| Thursday afternoon, Just before dark.
| The three men were seen in the road a
few miles from town engaged in quar-
| rel. Next morning the dead body of the
minister was found near the spot with a
knife blade in his breast.
At the Pratt mines on Monday night.
George Meadows, a negro, was held pris-
oner by mob in defiance of the entire
civil and military authority of the
| county. The negro is believed to be the
murderous assaiant of Mrs. Kellum and
her son. Mrs. J. S. Kellum, who was
assaulted by negro at Pratt mines Sat-
| -
reganed consciousness, and is still liv-
ing, but little hope is entertained Of her
recovery. George Meadows was arrested
and taken.to Mrs. Kellum. She was
barely conscious, and asked that the
negro be brought back later in the day.
The coroner began an inquest on the
body of Mrs. Kellum's son, who was
killed by the negro. After much wrarg-
ling and speech making, it was finally
agreed to let the negro live one day
longer. He was placed in charge OF
armed men, and these guards promised
the crowd that if any effort was made by
the sheriff to get possession of the negro,
they would shoot or hang him.
City Collector A. r. Woodson, of
Richmond, died last April. His ac-
counts are being investigated and show
u shortage which may reach So, 900.
Jack Coates, an inmate of the Dan
vile jail r, ceived slice of molasses
| pudding from his wife. He thought it
was "t'icked" and refused to eat it.
| Squire Towkes, another inmate of the
Jail, ate the pudding and was soon taken
sick, and died in great agony,
with every symptom of acute poisoning.
Considerable excitement was created
in Lynchburg on Tuesday, when orders
came from the governor statisg that
trouble was brewing in Pocahontas and
to hold the military in readiness to pro-
coed at cnce if necessary. The trouble
is on Eikhorn in West Virginia. The
miners complain that instead of loading
cars with the capacity Of two tons, as
formerly, the company has increased the
capacity to three tons, and the miners
wages are not increased.
| The state Board of Agriculture met at
Richmond on Tuesday. The chief topic
| discussed was immigration. 1t was de-
cided to prepare a pamphlet for general
distribution, setting forth the resources
OF every county in the state, including
the value of the land on the market and
the pro iuctlvencss of the same. Also,
to appoint local agent in every state to
carry out the provisions indicated. A
resolution was adopted for more effect
ua samplng of fertilizers sold in the
| state.
| NORTH CAROLINA.
The North Carolina Legislature
| adopted a resolution of instructions to
members of Congress on the question of
Internal revenue and the reduction of the
tariff. 1t urges the immediate abolition
! of the internal revenue and such a re-
duction Of the tariff as will lessen the
taxes on necess ries and implements of
farming, and retain the taxes on luxuries.
At Durham just before time to quit
work on Saturday, the roof of the extern
sion of the works of the Durham sash,
door and blind factory fell, carrying six
carpenters with it. Strange to say, none
of the workman were fatally injured.
The carpenters were engaged in shealhing
the roof at the time Of the accident.
which was caused by the spreading Of
the rafters.
A mob of men who live in place
SdiiVu CCHlictoNu, duu are locally known
as "Scuffs," made an assault on the
house of man named Harp, two miles
from Redbanks. The assaiants had for
some time shown feeling against Harp.
All of them were white men. They be-
gan fusilade, and bullets entering the
doors and windows wounded several per-
sons in the house. The fire was returned,
and the combat became general A bull
let struck Harp's wife, aged sixty-fve,
and killed her instantly.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
j. Q. Banks was shot by Butt n Banks.
The shooting occurred about eight miles
south Of Prosperity in section where
good deal of mischief has been going on
for the last ten years.
The first term of the court for Charles
ton circuit promises to be a veritable
bloody assize. On the docket of the
court, which opened at Orange
burg, there are eight men and one
to be tried for murder. Six of