The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1890-09-26

gageu III the trial or JOhn ScOOt
and Sid Calicut, charged with rap
inga negro woman by the name of
Caroline Webb July 20, 1889. The
defense is attempting to prove an
alibi. After hearing about half of
the proof Saturday Judge Swig-
CART increased the bonds of de-
fendents from $1,000 to $1,000
each.
Itisestimated that the farm prod
uctssfor the year Will fall far short
of the enormous yield Of 1889, but
the recompense for this will be
found partly in a ready market and
higher prices; and the farmer who
has persisted in maintaining the
best cultivation in the face of I'M
toward circumstances is the one
who will profit ostlargely by this
condition. American.
The report from Memphis is that
evidence against Persons, accused
of wife murder, is. accommodating.
In his backyard under a pile of
lumber was found a sheet stained
with blood and upon which were
marks Of bloody fingers. And
2-pound, ironpaper weight was also
discovered, to the sharp corner of
which clothed blood adhered. The
skull of the dead woman Will be
examined.
KID. Davis, the superintendent
of theEtna coal mines, near White
side, was shot from ambush last
Friday, receiving probably fatal
wounds. There has been trouble
in the mines, the men employed
having quit work last June. They
were told a few days ago that I'M
less they resumed work their places
would be filled by convicts. Out
of this it is supposed grew the as
sessination.
Last Friday evening as the con-
struction train on the Decatur,
Chesapeake, and New Orleans Rail
road was slowing up at Fayetteville,
William w. Stigall, q citizen Of
that place, attempted to step from
the train onto pile of lumber; his
footslipped and he fell between the
cars, two wheels passing over both
his legs, crushing them almost into
a jelly. Medical aid was immedi-
ately summoned, but the unfortu-
nate man soon passed away.
A special from Cumberland Gap
says thata Kentuckian, named Day,
came over from Yellow Greek last
Saturday to clean things up about
the gap. He began near Welch &
O'Brien's liquor saloon on, & man
named Lanner, with whom he got
, into a difficulty, and pulled his gun
, and began shooting, one ball pass
ing through Lanner's arm. Lannel
! emptied the contents of anpistol
into him and fired three shotsfrom
a Winchester rife throughhim
Someparties under maskat Trim.
E BILE Station, Dyer County, arrested
several negroes last Saturday night
: for gambling, among the lot being
, a negro in the employ of Sol. Rice
) who was shot in the hip while try.
ing to make his escape. Rice &C.
/, cused some of the best citizens il
, Trimble as being the parties under
: mask, and especially Marshal Cal
Davis. Armed with a shotgun he
, threatened to even up things Will
the parties if found. The sheriff
t happened to be in town and paci
=, fed Rice, promising protection t.
: }himand his crew. While the off
Icers were at supper they were in
Q formed that Rice and Davis haC
S met and the former was lying deaC
s with knife wound in his heart
r Davis Immediately departed, an(
has,not been captured.
s When the Tenth District Con
l. gressional convention adjourned
r three men were appointed by tn
y Galloway faction and three by tn
: Riddick faction, these six to selec
4 three others and these nine to de
: eide what shall be done to ,breal
d the deadlock, the decision to b
g binding on both candidates. W
(. j. Crawford, John 7. Hillsmar
!; tand q. M. Scruggs,hal of Shelby
|, are the Galloway three, while Will
e lam Sanford, of Upton, A. T.,Mc
y Neal of Hafdeman, 'and E. +. Ad
d ans, of Shelby, act;,for Riddicl