Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-09
THE SUNNY SOUTH.


A. Frankie has been arrested at Shelby
vile, Tenn, under the New York debtor
law.
The citizens OF Leary and Calhoun
of n county fair,
d. B. Read, Nashville, Tenn, broker,
is under arrest for having passed a worth
less check for S2S5.
Mrs. X. W. Vaughan, wife of Il wealthy
farmer living near Ilopkinsvillc, ky., died
suddenly OF heart disease.
The trial of Major Charles McGrcgor
for the killing of J. NJ. W. Cadv, is being
heard ut Warrenton, Ga.
A report from Vicksburg. Miss, states
that seven negroes were drowned while
trying to escape from the flood.
Peter Thompson got William Bollcs
drunk at Charleston and relieved him OF
500 in cash The thief is under arrest.
b. d. Whidcn, who so mystcriously
disappeared from Birmingham, Ala, some
weeks ago is still numbered among the
missing.
A tornado passed over Harper's Ferry,
ky,, Monday night and destroyed twelve
houses. One child was killed and eight
people wounded.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hitler, of Henry county,
Ca, the widow OF a soldier OF the war of
1912, has been granted Il pension. She
is 90 years of age.
Mrs. Louise Baker was found dead in
her home at Norfolk, Va. She lived
alone and when found pet cat had
eaten part of her hand.
Union City, Tenn, was touched up by
fire To the tune OF 100000. Beck &
Gardncr's spoke factory contributed $50.
600 to the pyrotcchnics.
Mollie Stovall. wcll-known throughout
the South as tough character. has lust
been arrested at Scottsvillc, ky.. ON the
charge of Illicit distilling.
Nine victims OF the Coalburg mine dis.
aster. which happened last week near
Birmingham, have died and three Others
are i'll hopeless condition.
Fire destroyed a large amount OF prop.
crty belonging to two farmers near Car
ter, :. c., and the alliance came to thcir
assistance and put ii up again.
As the result OF an old icud Will Barnes
and Kelley bay were killed by Albion
Barnes aud Geo. Stcnhcns near Louis
vile The R1rr' ~ re cousins
Eightccn ears broke from - train at
Chilhowie, Va, and dashed down the
mountain. Singularly nobody was hurt,
although several were aboard the de-
tachcd section.
The Western Union Telegraph company
will soon have its new line III operation
between Carrollton and Griffin. Ga. The
posts are all up, and the lincmcn are
stretching the wire,
Sallic Frazier, colorcd woman oi
Nashville. Tenn, thinks she has been
called upon tn do evangelical work. Size
was doing fairly we'll when the police got
her for creating n disturbance.
In fight over a dog at Cnrtcrsvillc,
Ca, Bynum Collins aud Mike and Alfred
Goodies used clubs. Collins skull was
crushed aud his body horribly manglcd.
lie will die. The murdcrcrs escaped.
Charles Simmons, who is to bc hanged
at Charleston on Friday for the murder
of Otto Fischong, has confessed, aud the
story shows him to have been guilty OF
n crime, deliberate aud prcmeditatcd.
Maycrsvillc, Miss, is entirely sur.
rounded by water, the result of u sudden
rise in Stccls Bayou. The water is thrc,
feet deep. Ia tie memory of man this
has never been known to have occurred
before.
Mr.. X. l.. Anderson. u wcll.knowr
farmer living near Franklin. KY, sold
out all oi his property aud hicd. lie left
u note To his wife bidding her farc.thc
well but forgot to include his future post
office address.
Ordinary I. NJ. Smith. oi Bcrrirt
county. Ca, issued between eighty aud
one hundred marriage licenses during tn,
first twelve months of his official term
On basis OF 10000 population, two pei
cent. oi the people oi l'criicn county wcr,
married in 1850.
; News comes from mcinlrrs Ot the Girls
Ter family in Mississippi that an estate %
So. 900. 900 IN Germany has been LETT /,
the Crislcr family, There are scvcrn
Crslcrs IN Milton county. Ga., who vii
share the estate II 1t is obtainablc.
Mr.. John l.. Thornton. OF Hart county
Ga. planted one acre oi cotton on tn,
: 10th of May last year, aud by icrtillul
, well and cultivating fast made 20,
=, pounds lint cotton, aud for which Il,
, realized above all expenses more thai
$50.
Rev. Stephen l., Burnwcll. an Episco
pal minister, killed IN the Louisville
storm, was at one time rector of tn,
I church at Marietta, Ca. u native Gcor
: rinn and gnllnn, soldier His iathc,
Colonel |. { l'arnwcll, lives in floy,
county.
4 The pan.Amcrirnn congress start %,
their Southern tour ON April Is. Thri
route includes Old Point Comfort, Riclt
mond, Charleston, Augusta, Atlanta
A.. Macon, Brunswick, st. Augustine
Tampa, Pensacola. Mobile, New Or
leans. Birmingham. Chattanooga, Nash
vile, Roanoke, and Natural Bridge.
. Mr.. &. !. Jenkins, who has occupied 10
:, nearly two years the position Of cngincc
on Captain Tits tram engine at Tiitou
{ Ca, mystcriously disappeared n wee
ago, and has not been heard from sine,
although dligcnt inquiry aud search hn
been made by his friends to find out hi
y whereabouts. lie had $40 in cash on hi
person when seen last, aud his friend
fear that foul play has bcinllcn him.
!. At Spotsylynnia Courthouse, Va. tn
y grand jury indicted Susie Green, n colorc
:, girl, for felony. She is charged with al
u tempting To poison the infant daughte
q Of Mr.. J. II. Holmes n few days ago b
}. administering carbolic acid. The attemp