Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-04-25
CUR SOUTHLAND.
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DIXIE.
A Carefully Selected Budget Of South
ern News Items Culled From
Exchanges.
ALABAMA.


a trade for 80. 600 acres of timber and orc
lands, and will begin the immediate
erection OF an extensive wooden and tool
factory. A $780, 900 cotton factory is
being negotiated for.
A committee representing the Ameri-
cap Packers and Preservers Association,
which is simply trust, is looking for a
location for a factory in Birmingham.
The principal fruit packing and preserv-
ing firms OF the country have organized
trust which they call the American
Packers and Preserving Association.
eyes, I cut the nigger's head off and
I'd do it again. This was the admis-
sion made by Jane Simmons, negro
woman, when she was arrested in Blount
on Sunday. The woman had cut off the
head of negro named Dave Brooks, a
miner, with an AK. The crime was
committed at Orconta, a small town on
the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, about
thirty five miles north of Birmingham.
"That Is the man." said Mrs. j. U.
Lundy on Wednesday when Jim Will
Jams, alias Ben Elgy, was brought be-
fore her. Mrs. Lundy was able to leave
her room for the first time since she was
assaulted by this negro, two weeks ago.
The negro was brought out of Jail and,
taken before Mrs. Lundy, in order that
his Identification might be complete.
AS soon as she saw the negroes face, she
exclaimed: "That is the man."
Some of the doctors of Birmingham
are. stirred up over the recovery of ne
gro from what seemed to be well de-
veloped case of hydrophobia j. E.
Brown, colored man, had small dog
that was attacked by strange cur, and
In defending his pet, the negro was Bit
ten slightly IN several places. Last
week Browns dog showed signs of by
drophobia, and was killed. Monday
Brown himself became violently ill, and
developed symptoms of hydrophobla
He grew verse rapidly, and on Monday
night it required the combined efforts of
six men to tie him on the bed. The
doctors applied the usual remedies to re-
lieve the mans sufferings, but they were
surprised when he appeared to be grow
ing better on Wednesday, and will no
doubt recover
GEORGIA.
Henry johnson, Waterman OF the
Western q Atlantic Railroad, was killed
on Tuesday near the Emma street cross
ing in Atlanta.
A negro in East Dougherty dyed a
five dollar Confederate bill green and
passed it off on young Mr.. Gregory, of
Columbus. He is hunting for him with
a constable.
Evangelist Culpepper is stirring up
the sinners in Columbus. He breaches
at ST. Paul ia the morning and at St.
Luke at night Several stores are closed
daily to allow their clerks to attend the
services.
The safe of the Sandersville postoffice
was blown open and robbed on Wednes-
day The safe front was literally blown
to pieces, and the debris covering the
end of the room. The money in the safe
did not amount to 500. but number of
valuable papers, useful only to Postmas-
ter Roberts, were taken.
Athens is to have a new daily paper.
The paper will be an eight page morn
ing daily, and will contain the Assoc
ciated Press dispatches and special cor
respondence 1t will be edited, in all
probability, by Col Albert r. Lamar
OF Macon. The Athens Evening Chroni-
Gle is to be merged into the new daily
thus leaving the city with two frst-class
papers, both morning.
Thomas Voolfolk, in confinement at
Macon, on Tuesday made display of
that temper some time exhibited by him
during his recent trial. When Tailor Bird
song entered that part of the jail where
Voolfolk is confined, he asked the jailer
to let him out in the corridor. The
jailer told him he should come out in a
few moments, but because the jaler
would not let him have access to the
corridor Immediately, he flew in violent
rage and became very abusive and pro-
fame, and his curses could be heard in all
parts OF the Jail.
The trial of Hardy Hamilton, charged
with the murder of the Chinaman, Joe
Lee, was concluded in Rome, Ga, on
Wednesday. The evidence made out a
clear case of cold blooded and atrocious
murder, whose only motive was robbery
Several silver dollars, stained with blood,
were introduced in evidence. The money
belonged to the Chinese, and was found
in Hardy Hamilton's trunk. The case
was given to the jury, and they returned
in very few minutes with verdict of
guilty. The jury did not recommend to
mercy and the penalty will be death.
A man who registered at the King
Hotel, at Stone Mountain, on Monday
night, as Charles Thompson, of Atlanta,
was found early Tuesday morning along
side of the railroad track with bullet
hole in his head, and his skull crushed.
Near him was Il burglars Jimmy
which had been used no doubt to batter
out his brains. He had been seen in
company with A. D. REVERE, of Gwin-
nett county, and REVERE was arrested on
suspicion. The general impression is,
that the two had planned robbery,
quarrelled about it, and the murder was
the consequence.
ARKANSAS.
John Chambers was tried in Texar-
kama on charge of highway robbery,
near Bassptt last November