Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-29
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
SOME INTERESTING NEWS COMPILED
PROM MANY SOURCES.

-Ivnchlnr. Va. is flooded with counterfeit
silver dollars and half dollars.
4 girl of thirteen a, boz OF fifteen we're
marr.cd IN Nayue county, W. Va.
Mrs Margaret Pu.h. Of Rock bridge county,
Va, died, aged one hundred and two years
Henry Baggess. lie oldest man in Marion
county, ". Va, died, aged nincty-e ight
years.
Marion Stanshury, Of Paramount w Van
was Lillcd in mine while at work by tall
of cual
Camps Of Confederate veterans have been
organized st BcrryYillc, Va, aud Mar'tas'
burg, W. Va
&c. W. Pendlcion has purchased the Augusta
White Sulphur Springs, IN Augusta county
Va, for 81 l,O01.
\ movement is on foot 10 erect monument
10 Stoncwail jackson. 10 mark his birthplace,
ri Clarksburg, w. Va.
AT Abingdon, Va, nr. J. A. Baker, convicted
Of the murder Of his wife. was sentenced to
be hung November y.
Emma Tyler, white woman at Buena
Vista, Va. maie an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide 10y taking morphine.
AT Point Pleasant, w Va, Mrs. Mathery,
a widow, anil NJ +. Taylor, shoemaker
were run over by a freight train and killed
The insurance on property destroyed by the
+ G NJ jacksonville Fla, amounts to s3Np, 900.
The burned district will be rebuilt speedily.
A large meeting in favor of the removal Of
the county seat Of B0tetourte county, Va,
from FncaStle to Buchanan was held IN the
latter place.
There is no doctors on Holland Island, Md,
and 1t costs 50 10 get doctor to that place
from Deals Island, the nearest point from
which one can be obtained.
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The Ocala platform, including the sub-treasury
scheme and adjourned to meet az the call Of
the executive committee.
-Ephrnm Mullins, merchant Of Ervinton,
Dickinson county, Va, had -, 200 in cash and
300 in merchandise stolen from his store.
There is no clue to the robbers.
The Virginia Farmers Alliance passed n
resolution in favor of the payment OF State
taxes in money and expressing mn appreeia-
ton OF the importance Of the settlement of the
debt.
Three children Of john Armitage, Of Eto.
wnh county, Ala, were drowned, Willie, aged
nine, while bathing veutured beyond his
depth. The sisters aged ten and fifteen,
hearing his cries went to his rescue.
That part of Bachmon's Valley lying south
Of Pipe Creek in Carroll county, Md. has
been suffering from the ravagcs Of grass
hoppers, the oats and clovefseed fields having
been rendered worthless, and the insects are
now attacking cornields aud gardens.
The southern Lumber Company, a corpora.
ton stocked Slj0, 900, and worth about $500, o.
co., with two large mills in South Georgia,
and owning about 3,JD acres Of timber land
in that section Of the State, is now in the hands
of receiver, with liabilities estimated at
1925, coo.
Second Lieutenant +. DE ". Ramsay. Of
the Mint Infantry, is detailed as professor Of
miit'ry science aud tactics at the West
Virginia University, aud First Lieutenant
Edw. ). Avis is transferred from the Twenty
hi,h Infantry to the Eighteenth Infantry
Company +.
The Ohio aud Virginia Railway Company
was incorporated at Charleston. W. Va. 1t is
proposed to run the road from Point Pleasant
10 llamlin, through Lincoln, Boone and
Logan counties thence to the state line aud
by way of New Castle 10 Iynchburg, Va. The
principle office is 10 be kept at Charlcsiowu.
The capital stock is 10 be =, 600, 600.
Thomas Ryan, John Barrett and Charle'
Howard, of jefferson county, W. Va, were
brought before United States Commissioner
A. G. NAbenbousch, at Martiusburg. charged
with being implicated in the robbery Of th,
Charlestown postOffice last March, and given
a hearing. They were all dismissed for lack
OF evidence.
Near Rural Retreat, Capt Edward Gallo
way a Norfolk and Western conductor, was
shot and seriously wounded By tramp, the
ball taking elect in his side. On the sam,
r0ad, near Abingdon, Capt Edward stanley
q former conductor, was cut and seriously
wounded by Graham White. a well. known
young man Of Abingdon.
A desperate riot took ri ce near Shinndon
". Va. 4 party Of disorderly young mcr
were visiting Mt the house Of a woman name,
Nutlcs. Another party afterward approached
aud fight begun between them. Eight mef
engaged and shots aud stones were frecly
used. Benjamin Stout promising farmer
was almost instantly killed. Marty Chamt
was fatally wounded and two others seriOusl
hurt.
! Robert Warner, Of lIagorstosn, Mi, ex
hibitcd a great curiosity in the shape of kiul
crab. II is Of n chestnut brown color with a
hooded shell covering rs whole body the
front being very solid capable of withstand
ing a hard blow. The shell measures fOl
inches across, and r. inches from front 8,
rear, with a tail 10 inches in length, consist
ing Of q solid bone. There is Joint in III,
shell, about the G ntre Of the body 10 allow
it TO double up. The interim Of the she'll is
hairy mass, with ten legs armed with for
I midabe claws or = uccrs, and close 10 The
body is n twork 81 strong spiues, which hold
the animals prey while being devourcd.
Eighteen months ago news came 10 Norfolk
Va, that Walter + Hughes, Of liuntersyillc
bad jumped from one Of the Old Dominion
steamers in the Hampton Roads, and that hi,
body had come ashore ut Newport News and
was there buried on the shore After wait
ing long time his widow, Mary 5. Hughes
married gentleman named jackson. Tw,
weeks age the supposed drowned man return
cd to his home. His wife would have nothing
to do with him, and has entered a suit in the
Circuit Court Of Norfolk county for divorce
on the ground Of abandonment
"A shocking murder occurred at Buchanan
Va, the other night. &. M0sca, Of the firm
Of G. R1asazzca & Co, contractors for the
Ftone work on the new bridges at Buchanan
lett the works in company with Victoria ON
neste, to get shaved After getting shaved III,
latter purchased some dry goods. aud abou
nine O'Clock the two men started 10 return
When near thr hotel they we're confronted b.
two negroes with drawn pistols, who demandec
their money. OmneSte Immediately gave ~
what money he had, 50 ~. together with thi
bundle Of goods, but Mosca fought bis nssail
ants until be was shot twice once in The all
dof1en and once in the ieft side just below the
/ rib. His assailants then ri6ed his pockets o
orty-odd dollars and his watch and chain ant
made their escape. Mosra lived only few
+ hours.