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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
:':TIAisLE WRECK SHE MADE
Of her Daughters Betrayer.-Galtatin,
Tenn, Stirred mp overa Semi-Trag-
ic Society Sensation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct, 22'-(5allatn is
the tllroes Of excitement ever Tic trag ca :
Is sensations! dcnoumcnI oi Il scandal Of
last yeas.
In Apr; OF 1890 Miss Minnie Ovcrton,
of his vicinity, gave birth toa Child at
Bowling Grcen, kenlucky,lh Accompaniment
taking place in a negro hoYcl. When the
fact was known ii came like thunder
clap, and many refused to give credence
to the story.
Misu Oyerion claimed that she had been
seducc,:hy Samuel Il. Elliot, whose fatker
was Attorney General NJ. r. Elliot, the
eloquent lawyer snd preacher. She said
that he had accomplished her ruin six
wears ago, and had several times saved
her from disgrace by means Of medicines.
Finding she was about to become 4 moth
err, she left home ostensibly on visit 10
friends in Columbia, Tena,, but went tc
EoN'rS Green.
Elliot. while admitting his relations
With her, refused to marry her and
would not leave the country when threat
end with dealt, by her father and two
| brothers, and for months cvery one feared
prrsonal encounters, but nothing came
Of ii and the matter quoted down. In
the mean time Miss Ovcrton left here and
is now thought TO be living in Texas.
! Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock the
scandal was revived in q most sensational!
and dramatic manner Elliot was in the
store Of w Witl.crspoon, on the square,
when Mrs. Archie W, Overson, mother Of
the girl, entered, and, walking up to FL
iut, without word, dashed the contents
OF a large bottle Of vitriQl or sulphuric
acid into his face. 1t struck him square
between the eyes and spread all over his
face. In ten inmates his left eye was en-
tirely destroyed and il is thought the
other eye will he lost
His face was horribly burned and he is
in great suffering. Mrs. 0yerton at once
left the store.
The 0yertons arc vel, known through
out the state having prominent and
wealthy connection in middle and west
| Tennessee.
Sheriff Ferry has just left for the land
some Overton place with n warrant fer
Mrs 0yeuon's arrcst, sent ont by Ben.
Elliot, ~ brother OF the injured man.
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ANOTHER MAN KILLED.
This Time on the S. a. & o. Railroad
1t is Said his Family will Sue for
Damages.

NJ. F. Granger, in old and respectable
citizen Of this county WAS killed on the
South Atlantic & Ohio Railroad, hcta cen
this city and Wild Cat Summit last Sat-
urdav. The deceased, who is about sixty
FIVE years Of age and said to he deaf, was
walking OIL the railroad track in COM
pany with some women, when he was
struck and run over by train going in
the same direction as the pedestrians.
The train that ran over Mr.. Granger
was a Wild train, which vas loading logs
between here and Wild Cat Summit and
at the time was backing to the loading
place. The old man was struck by fiat
car and thrown under tic train. He was
horribly mangled, nearly every bone in
his body being broken and his brains
scattered along The track for some dis
tance.
A coroncrs inquest was held over the
dead body the same day and the jury
brought in II verdict that the deceased
came to his death through negligence on
the part of the South Atlantic & Ohio
Railroad Company.
The dead man leaves IA large family and
there is no doubt but that the railroad
company will have 4 Urge damage suit to
contend with.
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side, Is feet wide and 75S feet mean cir
cumfcrcnce. On this colorado 1000 or
5000 people can be accommodated at Gle

side, Is feet wide and 73S fec, mean cir
cumtcrcnce. On this colombo 1000 or
5000 people can be accommodated at Gle
time.
Inside Of this colonnade will be space,
in addition to the space required for Gle
vators and machinery, sufficient to build
four hotels or restaurants. In addition
to the restaurants there will be provided
numerous kiosks or booths, constructed
in accordance with the architecture, styles
and customs Of various countries which
will he used for the sale of curios, ornae
mcnts, fabrics and other articles produc-
ed and manufactured in all lands With
in the restaurant 5000 or 5000 guests may
be comfortably seated and served at one
time. Within and about the booths and
surrounding platforms 5000 more people
will have room 10 move about, make pur-
chases, etc
The second landing is designed az y
grand promenade and picnic quarters III
the day-tlnc and AZ dancing hall IN he
evening. 1t will accommodate AT one
time 5000 to 5000. The upper. landing
will lie two or three stories high and ac-
commodale at one time 200 to I.3G0.
Above this will lie the four Offices for
Signal Service aud scientific investISa-
ton. Above this will he the circular
electric railway, CARRYING electric lights
at night and signals by day. Above this
is the lighthouse, to he provided with ihe
most powerful revolving light ever con
structed surmountcd by the flagstaff and
the Stars and Stripes.
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Tfis, WHOLE TOWN ALARMED.
Three Negroes were LyncheG Late Satur-
day Night and Now the Citizens Fear
an Uprising.

CLIFTON FORGE, VA, Oct. 1S.-lhc en-
tire town is in arms and pickeis arc post
ed on every outskirt. The trouble comes
over the rumored uprising of the negroes
IN consequence Of last nights iynching
Mayor Bowlcs has tclcgraphed TO Gov
Mckinney TO send the Monticello Guards
here as measure Of precaufion. The re-
ports caused 4 suspension Of services al
the churches Tonight. The troops Will
arrive about midnight.
Tie negroes who were lynched were
miners. They had been paid on Saturday
and appeared in Clifton Forge during tie
dny under the influence Of liquor. 4 ry
were hoisterouS and disordcrly, threaten
ing to take the town. A posse under
charge Of the town Sergeant went to ar
rest them. They resisted. and moved oil
in the direction Of Iron Gate mile ana
a half AWAY. The posse followed !he
negroes turned and began firing ine
shots were returned.
One white man, p. A. Boiling, a rail
road brakeman, was instantly killed, q
white man named Wiikinsoib seriously in
iurcd, and one negro dangerously wound,
ed. Four of the negroes were arrested
and taken TO Clifton Forge.
About :! 'cloc!: his mnri,in- about lGt
men met and determined to take the rris-
oncrs from The jail and lynch them. By
the use Of axes and crowEars the doors
were opened aud the negroes taken out,
a boy III years old was released, and
the other three were taken to n tree a
short distance from town and hanged
One ncgro and one white man were killed
outright and three negroes hanged.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

that Rivers told l,ia i:simaccda is alive,
and that the, were on the way to New
York to meet him.
A reporter interviewed Rivers at the
depot and when he introduced himself Rio
Immediately cautioned Rivers TO be very
careful what lie said. Rivers very posi-
lively stated that Balmaceda had not COM
mitted suicide. He spoke highly Of Min
lister Egan, and said he would spend his
time in New York and Paris unit! after
the coming elections, when affairs wculd
again quiet down in Chill and he could
return
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y
iilEL GEORGIA.
He Delivers AN Oration at tho Unwilling Of
the Grady statue.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. Glover the last
resting place Of the great commoncr,
journalist, orator and patriot, the North
and the South claspcd hands to-day. The
North, represented by the chief Executive
of the greatest commercial state in the
Union, the South by the chief Executive
of the State that of all The States held firm
and fast to the very last to the principles
Of Confectionery, and before them great
Ser 81! faces representing not only the
n ,,:h aud South, Int tue East and West.
it was Il great tribute to one Mho had sim
PLY been Il man of the people.
Charles Northern, president OF HE Mon-
umcnt Association, called the audience
10 order, ard after nsicalexercises Hiss
Gussie Grady pulled the cord, the canvass
dropped 10 the ground and the life-like
features Of her dead father we're revealed
to the immense throng amid cheers at
thousands Of thru.ts. Governor Hill, OF
New York upon bc;ns introduced NJ The
ora.un nftoc day, MAS received silli loud
and prolonged applause, Ho paid an ele-
CANT tribute to the memory of tile man
whom they had met to honor and spoke at
length regarding his patriotism. his love
for his native South and his efforts to pro-
mote peace and good will between the two
sections OF The country. at the copclus=
ion Of the Grafton the benediciion Was pro-
nounced bs Rev.J. Lee, ofthc Park street
church, and tho procession was reformed
and marched back to town.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

The Capital ofshe Old dominion Wei:o me
HIM Royalty.

RIcnMoSp, Va, Oct. 2ll.-t;Gy. David b.
Hill, OF New York, and party, consisting
OF the following distinguished citizens, ar
rived here this morning at $40 clock:
Gen. " II. Slocum. Austin Latilrnp. y
=. Earle, Col ]. p. McEwiu, Jodn A Mic
Caull, Hon. Charles + Peck, DR.. II. s.
Pcacce aud hon. i. " Voorhees, Of Indi-
ANA. The delegation from Atlanta, head
ed by Cob. Chas \. Nurthern,'are selling
MS an escort TO which city they are Jour
neying The distinguished guests were
met at Ashland. six;ecn mites from the
city. by u commit tee ut ,e Po"iia:an club.
Upon arrival ut he Union station III this
city tiey Were greeted Ivy II large land OF
citizens While n battery OF artillery, sta
toned in Capitol square, announced for
mites around that New York's governor
was in the Old Domnion's capitol city.
The party took carriages and were quick
ly driven to Murphy's hotel. Breakfast
having been served euroutc, after brief
rest, carriages were resumed and the par
ty were driven over the city.
At O'Clock an informal call was made
upon Gov Mckinney. The party WAS
then driven to the residence Of Maj j.
TAYLOR Ellison, where luncheon waa
served.
At o'clock banquet was given Gov.
Hill and party at the Wcstmoreland club
and at O'clock In;'ic meeting was
held III The Mozart academy under tho
auspices OF the Poni,a!nn club. Gov.
NvKincy introduced Governor Hill, Sen
ator Voorhees, and othc.s who made briet
addresses
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
is BALMAcEpA AI.IyEe
Two Refugees fro,n Cl,ili State that hs
has not Committed Suicide

NAs,lysLLE, October aa.--Don Fyadtico
Rivers, antl Don Carlos Rio, Of Chill. pass
cd through here Saturday on the North
hound Louisville & Nashville train
Scnos Rivers aas Dalnaceds's private
secretary and escaped through Peru and
came hy nay Of Panama to New orlesna.
He left Chill September 18th, after Bal
maecda 4 reported suicide. The gentle
Imel, smoke only French and German,
{ arentiemnn, thoroughly reliable, who
c.ioiilyarsad WITH fhSni 81 TIE tfaif, sialas
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
A pointer For Business Men.

Tie New York Times says: "a whole
sale grocer in this city who has hecome
rich ut the business SAYS his rule is tiNf
when he sells a hill of goods on credit,
TO Immediately subscribe for tl;e local pa
,perof his dehlor. So long Ms his GUS
toner adver,ises literally he rested. hut
aa sooa as he began to contract his ldyer-
tising space he took the fact rs evidence
that there was trouble ahead, md inyari-
abs welit 10 his debtor, Siid be: The
man who is too poor to make his business
known is too poor to do business. The
withdrawal Fan advertisement ia an ey-
.idenca ofa weakness that business men
ara not slow TO act upon. There's noth-
ing like II. !"
2
Now is the time to buy furniture from
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
he ther in Virginia for August.

y
The Report of the Virgini" Stale
Weather Service cooperating with the
U. S. Weather Burc:.u OF the Department
Of Agriculture, has been received i'oi
August, aud ,l..us that Zig stone Ga,
stood 18th out vi u PAGES reported III
amount Of rainfall; lnlh in average dali,
maximum temperature; fist in average
daily min;n.nn lcni.eiatu:r. (Showing
tla. ne had The conlcSl nigi!is;) and Gill
in daily mean or grand average ivmper.
ture, tie order being Staunton, Nl.3 de-
grees; Summit, Bedford City, Marion,
Wytheville, Big Stone Gap, 7l.5 degrees;
Dale Enterprise, Petersburg, W. Va,
Lexington, Mossingford, Lvnchburg,
Knoxville, Tenn, Nottoway G. H., Stan
ardsyille, Raleigh, N. c., Petersburg,
Charlotte, H. c., Cape Charles, Norfolk,
Birdsnest, Richmond, Hattcras, N. c.,
Wilmington, N. Q.
Big Stone Gap ON August Gath report
ed temperature of 4S degrees, the low
est for the entire month in the whole
State of Virginia, with a fall of hail on
the 23rd.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
Southwest Virginia rnAtatate,

A letter from Glade Springs says that
tho Southwest Virginia Institute 1T that
place has opened under most faitering
auspices. There afe iioW one hundred
aud ieis soang ladies boarding insilc In
siltntc and more are expected.
The Foundation at theneH building for
this school has been Ind ai Bristol.
Wi,ele completed His ltuildihs wiil eDsl
s0fer $1J,D9n
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

sa..na ,' %"' ., ru" W More rhan one
''' rect "iihouta Chang, or .,nn.

''' "''h""ta Change or ,top.
G''' '..' oe,. q -Tay Star. and Stripes
wave ''i:o feet above the ground--
s' - '''" ever The aag has waved be-
, ,.' ~ Is 10 he done during the Worlds
E .'ga' am an A@srieaD tower that will
Il'y' r'rl'. The builder is to he An-
!, ~ D. .'.a Of ri's1urg. over d, 600
ne =. VIII VIII be "eeo"moda'yd in the tower ser
ar. ', '''., .'q '"" of the many vlcva-
/. &c.. to- s' ',. iro" The ground and run
/ J;,e., l,''V 'se' apniihoui change or
' Of ts to the oeAe.' Iaaaias fine
H. feet ,"u II lower o'.e at the foundalioh level
f. ts f, iapa Din willie circular Plat,
IT, be IF fro" Tie s'ca" u 0 ihs se. and
4 aa ' s,a lss' IN daaeief and II 400 ssS fsst
D ff feet IN called the lantern "a Nil
be gt.o a. 1.-The The lrsi landing there there
! S'N'p e'l'addde ir0add 1 ihe our.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
Up FOR rRia. IT LAST.
The Case Involving the Title to the yIr-
:inia Coal e. Iron Company's Land
Being Tried at Abingdon.

ABINGDON, Va, Oct. 2l.-The case o
Van Gundcn VS.. the Virginia Coal & Irol
Co., involving the title to thousands o
acres of land in the vicinity OF Big Stone
Gap came up before the U. S. District
Court here on Tuesday. This case is o.
great Importance to Big Strne Gap, rs rs
result will probably decide whether or not
the Virginia Goa. & Iron Co. will com
mencc its large operations near hat town.
Tbs Van Gunden people claim under an
old title which has not been asserted he
fore for fifty years. When the Virginia
Coal g. Iron Company bought the land a
few Years ago. il was thought thai The
title had become OF no effect, biit rs the
land very much increased in value the
Van Gundcn people came in and set up
their title. claiming through the alleged
heirs Of one Nathan Fields.
The case came up for trial OH Tuesday.
Capt. +. S. Blair made the opening state
ment for the plaintiffs and j. +. Bulliii,
Jr, for the defendants. The pi,intiFs
iel Taylor, Nathan Fields and John john
ston. They next read several depositiens
to prove that the alleged heirs OF Nathan
Fields were in reality such heirs. he
witnesses in these dispositions testified
that the name al their ancestor wa> Ma
than Field not Fields. Certain powers Of
attorney from the alleged heirs of Ma
than Field to Wyman Field we're then Of
fered in evidence and deed from Wylnan
Field as Attorney to the plaintiffs, Van
Gunden and others. To these, The attor-
neys for tile defendants objected, but
their objections were over-ruIed by the
Judge who adjourned Court until this
morning before rendering his decision.
Exceptions were taken to the ruling of the
Court.
This closed the testimony for the plain
!iifs and the defendants began 10 intro
dnce their evidence The very first deed.
however, introduced by them in evidence
met with objections from lie plaintiffs
and the argument on these objections has
consumed the entire day.
'i'he deed offered by The defendants is
one from Nathan Fields to Nathaniel !'ay-
Tor, dated Jan. IS', $40. conveying 10
Taylor all his (Fieid's) interest in the
G2,000 acre tract, rs well as a. number ui
other patents in What was then Lee and
Russell counties. ii the court admits
this deed as evidence, il eud> the plain
tiff : case, :lui il VIII also prevent th"ir
recovery in numerous other suits wh:cl,
the Van Guudcii people have instituted
against varUh, parties Tor several hun
dred thousand acres CT iand Between Big
Stone Gap and Cumberland Sap.
The shjeciioh+ to ',,s decd axe based
u,nu alleged intr"rtcelioh. IN its ac-
acknowledgement as'; recording. !hv
cnu,t ~ ii sender lis Getis:un Oh ,..is
point l"-norryw. The case sill perhaps
take II week longer.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

,.y,,.r cournsro =, ~ OF
.oil'''.',vr HARRIS Plan

st. ' a., he Improvement c0'np n"n,, :
$50" o. 80 a. Wore uarm Tha" Good
sfairs WI" ...roud. of the Improve.
fecpa'a .ns. M ia ia Payment OF Noes , u.
eat 'o,"p ~ rTor! Being Made I"
re,. the Compa"''
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
IA'YLR.

ABINGDON, Oct. 2!.-'The Court this
morning rendered lis decision as to tie
admissihility of the deeri from Nathan
Fields to Taylor favorable TO the defend
ants. This admits the deed as evidence
and il is thought vii! practically settle
the case
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23
ISDGSTHIa.. NNTES.

The Bristol Furnace, it is said, is expected
to go into blast about the 23rd inst, and the
furnace at Johnson City about November 1st,
the Appalachian Furnace here about January
LIST, and the one ct Embreevilc somewhat
later, and as these are all new furnaces, they
viii attract the attention of the North and
East to this section again and that imme-
diately, aud many good results will soon folov.
If Mr.. Bird can make pig iron here, as he
claims, at $3.50 per ton, it wlllead to the cree
ton at this point of new furnaces, rolling mills
and many industries that require cheap iron.
President Smith, of tho L. & N. r. r. said
when here last week that every large estsb-
lisbment at Birmingham, except one, was run
ming and that all, especially the furnaces, were
making money, and iron was the foundation
of everything there. The practical demon
stration of the claim that here will be pro-
duced the cheapest pig iron in The South,
willsettle all these things for Big Stone Cop.
The establishment Of good school like
Stoncga Academy is a practical good thing for
Zig Slime ezps as families elsewhere are al
ready cnquiring about, and they always re-
ceive favorable reports regarding it. This,
coupled with the church facilities and the
reputation for good order, will gradually bring
to Big Stone Gap, the most desirable class Of
citizens IN the country.
Every week seps increased activity, in the
iron ore business, especially The furnace
will soon need ESQ tens a day, and as soon AZ
the other is completed 800 tons. Besides The
mining Of the red ore now going on on the
Preston tract mentioned elsewhere, The Vir-
Finia, Tennessee d Gar6Iinn Steel q Ifon Com.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

wow is the time to buy furnilure from
CT! shbftt. adv.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

1t is interesting to note that shalc carry
ing some silver has been found in the carbon
ferrous formations near Big Stone Gap. 1t is
supposed to have been forced up by the up
heaval of Little Stone Mountain, wlicl, isncar
by. This may be an Indication that further
work may devclnp a richer orr, bit II is more
likely that zinc, lead or copper will be fund
tributary to Big Stone Gap. The analysis Of
the above was madeat large laboratory in
the East, so the information is reliable.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

DR.. bunting, General Freight Agent of the
). a. Il .. Railway, was out last week looking
after some lumber treights forhis road. While
here he expressed his approval of the wagon
road over the Black Mountain, and said he
would advocate the S. A. & o's helping 10 put
it in better condition, so as to get the Ken
tncky people for 25 and so miles to haul their
freight from Big Stone Gap.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23


= The Virginia Coal & Iron Company is having
at Abingdon this week what it is hoped will be
its final bout with Van Gunden, who represents
the Taylor, Fields & Johnson, or rather the
Fields heirs who are claimants To some Of the
land now in possession Of that Company. 4
large crowd Of witnesses went over from this
section on Sunday, and the trial will probably
consume this week or last even longer One
Of the witnesses, an old man, tells me that these
claimants have not paid taxes on this land for
perhaps 80 years, although the time of pay
ment was several times extended in 1880 and
lo40; and furthermore that this claim Of Tay-
l0r, Fields and johnson may live in Lee county
several miles South of Big Stone Gap, in an
altogether different section. The feelings OF
the people hercabouts is with the Virginia Coal
Iron Company, because tits believed to be in
tho right, and SO much can reasonably be ex-
pected from tin the way of Development, and
these claimants seem to have done nothing
special with their claim till the railroads. and
the practical work Of others have made these
lands valuable.
y DR.. Roland B. Whitridge, Of Boston, one of
the Directors 0f the Big Stone Gap Improve
ment Company, who 50 5 generously gave. the
money for the Exposition Hal, has also COM
tributed enough to erect two rustic fountains
in the yard. Superintendent Jennings has be-
gun on the work and viii push il To comp etip&.
y
The Rer DIR. Carter, Rector Of the Christ
Episcopal Church at this place. has the plans
Cor ysry artistic church building ready and
fhas raised portion of the money. he hopes
| to begin work BIZ November 18th. and ID hare
thu building completed By New Yeaf's.
Contractor f,aker Is reported to hare EsSarsd
furnace, ard Pat w W liite The cnntfnes fors
erse ting HE trestle incline rg clevntinss HIS
! ears nf' orc, coke. and lines tohe.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-23

The Valley Street Railway has been very
serviceable to the S. A. & 0. Railway this
week by putting on the track by the use of it's
engine deraied train of the S. A. & O., near
East Big Stone Gap, and so saving the coming
from Bristol of a wrcckng train; also by
bringing in it's passengers and mail from that
point. The Valley Street Railway has run it's
trains as far as Horizons Summit to make
transfers around slides.