Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-12-05
SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN NEWS

The gates of the locks were lifted and the
water turned into the Columbia Is. CO canal
in the presence Of 5000 persons A shor,
address was made by the Mayor +. W.
hcMasier. The canal has been in course 81
construction for many years. and more than
million dollars has been spent on H. The
canal has recently been purchased by q syn-
dictate of Boston capitalists, who will at once
commence the erection Of mills along its
banks
THE planters Of Sen Island cotton in South
Carolina have organized the sea Island Pro
tectiyc Union, with H. A. Fowles Ms presi-
dent the Office, being to secure the passage by
Congress o, tsrit on long staple cotton.
Similar un Ons will be organized in Georgia
and Florida, which covers the long staple
producing set ton Of the South.
ANDREW JACKSON, city marshal of Bueua
Vista, Ga, shot aud killed A. r.. Butt. at
that place, While Butt was drunk and adyane-
ing on The officer with a knife.
Ex- MAYOR PHILLIPS, OF oglethorp, Ga,
was cut 10 death by a wcll-known farmer
named Cullen kilbrew. The fence between
the plantations owned by the two men caught
fire. The kilbrcws went over to see Phillips
about H. Cul en- Kiibrew ran knife three
times through the body of PHILLIPS.
WILKES JANIS. son of prominent farmer
at Granville, Gs., WINS shot and killed by
Edward jenkins, the son of q ueghbor. The
young men were rivals in their attentions TO n
young lady.
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Lawrence, Miss, at about O'Clock T. NJ. All
the houses in the track OF the storm we're
lifted bodily from the ground md carried
away, many eces of timber falling several
miles distant. The residence of Mr. Thomas
Dennis, in which were his family and him.
self wss DESTROYED. Mrs. Dennis was severely
bruised, and ono of her children, little gil .
had her brains dashed out by q falling Jo'si
and died shortly afterward.
A RUMoR reached Knoxville, Tenn, OF
snow storm in the Chilhowee mountains south
of Knoxville, and that wagon t ain OF
immigrants, westward. bound, consisting OF
SIX wagons and thrty-three persons, all went
ihto camp when the storm began, except
farmer named George Akers who, with his
family, weat ON up the mountains. IL is
suppose they lost their way and rolled into
the river or a ravine and were frozen TO death.
REV. g. W. DuMBELI, rector OF ST, Paul's
Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, Tenn, has
accepted call to the pastorate Of a new
church on Staten Island, at salary Of y, 900
per year.
THE indications are that the wreck Of the
Cincinnati Southern express train near Chat
tsnoogo, Tenn. was deliberately planned ~
persons who displaced rail The railroad
authorities will investigate tho matter
thoroughly.
WALTER WILLIAMS, an engineman en- the
Texasand Pacific Railroad, was instantly killed
near Fort Worth, Texas, by jumping from his
engine while approaehinga burning bridge.
CONDUCTOR Michael Dryer, ofthe Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway, was accidentally
shot and instantly killed near Deuison, Texas.
By his companion Rosdmsster Wright.
Dryer was from Philadelphia. The men
we're out hunting.
WILLIAM MCCRUTCHEN, 8 prominent
rancbman living at Seven Spring.. Texas,
was shot and killed by an unknown MeSicsu.
The Mexican escaped.
A DANCE was in progress at John wishell's,
Beaver Lick, KY, Colonel Carrier and
party Of dozen unbidden guests appeared
toward midnight aud soon started q disturb
snce, in the course Of which knives and
pistols were freely used. Col. Carrier who /,
describedss mountain desperate, was fatally
shot. Ed. Farrell Of the opposite party. was
severely cut on the face and side, and nearly
everyone was more or less bruised from
blows.
THE lifeless body Of Startling Williams was
found In the woods eight miles from Butler,
Ga. Williams was last seen with msn
named Louis WEIGH, who wss arrested and
confessed, duplicating Benjamin oliver, bis
uncle, as his accomplish in the murder.