Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-06-18
THE SUNNY SOUTH.

Cardiff, Tenn, claims to have the fines
depot bet tween Cincinnatti and Chatta
nooga. 1t cost $4,000.
The city council OF Admission, Ala, hav,
decided not to issue any licenses tor II
quor selling in that city.
| Chattanooga trades unions are t.
effect federation of labor. The prclim
mary work has been done.
The Bluffton Land, Ore and Furnac'
company is negotiating for the erection
of n 500, 900 cotton mill at Blufiton
Ala.
Sam Jones recently preached to the ne
grocs nt Richmond, Va. Between toul
and five thousand turned out to hear
him
At Crawfordville, Ca, the Stevens
monument association will erect a mon
umcnt to the memory Of Alexander
Stevens.
AS12,5OO club house will be built sooi
in Sheffield, Ala. 1t will be Of sandstone
and will Ike one of the finest buildings oi
the kind in the South.
The York Hosiery-Yarn company,
with capital Of $50, 900. has been or,
ganized to establish a hosiery-yarn mill
at Yorkville, s. {.
The democratic convention of the sixth
congressional district Of Alabama met at
Jasper and rcnominatcd Mr.. Bankhcad, !,
the present incumbent.
Col. John II. Guy, one Of the most
prominent LAWYERS of Virginia, died at
Richmond. lie was a native Of Louisa
county and aged 80 years.
Northern parties have submitted a
proposition to the Texas Mining and
Improvement company to erect n cot
ton mill at Marble Falls, Va.
Tom Stephenson, young Englishman.
has been arrested in Nashville, Tenn,
for appearing in public perfectly naked,
lie is thought to bc insane.
The ecclesiastical court investigating
the charges of adultery against Rev. T.
&. Carter, ID. d., Of Chattanooga,
has returned verdict OF not guilty on
all specifications.
Robert McKclvy, II year old news
boy, was bitten by snake while IN
swimming u week ago. His body alter
, war,is sw .:llcd 10 twice its natural size
and he died in great agony.
Moses Dyches, a Is year old boy fell
upon circular saw near Blackvillc. S'
c., and lost his arm. He was also dan
gerously cut in the back, and hrs inJu-
ries were pronounced very serious.
The body of a well dressed man was
found near Chattanooga IN such state
of dccomposition that II wns unrccog-
nizablc. Murder or suicide is supposed
| TO have been the cause Of his death.
A census cnumcrator at Richmond has
found colorcd woman named Martha
GRAY, who has had thirty seven children
since 1868. She has given birth to trip.
let's six times, to twins six times, and to
seven others singly.
At Jacksonville, Alabama. lightning
struck a chimney and entered cabin oc-
cupicd by family of seven negroes. Two
were paralyzcd and six year old girl
instantly killed. An entire drove oi
twelve cattle in an open field were killed
ut Choccoloco.
Noble Smithson. the republican nom
incc for governor Of Alabama will decline
because he has not been resident Of the
State long enough to hold the office. u.
NJ. Long, of Walker county, will proba'
bly, bc selected to take Smithson's place
on the ticket.
The Rev. DIR. John $. Lindsey, Of St
Pauls church. Boston, who was recently
elected assistant bishop Of Alabama by
the diocesan council Of the Protestant
Episcopal church, has written to the
committee on notification declining TIL,
honor.
Miss Matte Williams and Mr.. W. y
Darlington. oi Charleston, were married
recently. The bride is the daughter Of q
wealthy banker of that city and his pres
cnt was SIOO,OOO. Tic groom is n sor
of leading jcwclcr. Among the guests
present was Captain W. 4. Brccsc, o
Ashcvillc.
George ". Brown, of Petersburg, Va.
was adjudgcd insane by magistcria
commissioner and that same night nj
TEMPTED to commit suicide by jumping II
the river. lie was unsuccessful. TIVE
dnys later he tried II again and inflicted
such serious injuries to himself with
pencil that il is thought he will die.
| At the republican county convention
held at Nashville, Tenn, resolutions u,
dorsing President llarrison's admins
tration were voted down. Half n doyc,
counties in the State have refused to CT
dorsc the administration, notably Rutl
criord, the home Of President Harrison
brother. Garter II. Harrison, unitc'