Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-10
SOUTHERN ITEMS
SOME INTERESTING NEWS COMPILED
FROM MANY SOURCES.

1hOh MANI
"A decided earthquake shock was fe't at
kIctortown, Fauqnier county, Va, few days
since, lasting atout thirty seconds.
AT meeting of the State board of a.ricui-
ture at Il c'imond, Va, an encouraging report
on the livestock industry was ma e.
The Virginia side of Bristol has now about
four miles of granolilhie payemeuts, and VIII
have seven when all has been completed.
President ingalls, says the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad will spent S100u,O0l in I'M
provements in and around Richmond, Va
The new railroad connectingth Hot Springs
with the main line of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway has been turned over 10 the
company.
The fall term Of the West Virginia Univer-
sity of Morgantown, W. Va, has opened with
the largest enrolment in the history OF that
institution.
During their visit to Richmond, Va, the
latter part of October. Mrs. Jefferson Davis
and Miss Winnie Davis will be guests of Gen.
Jos. r. Anderson.
The apple crop in Albemarle county, Va,
is immense, and is being harvested. The yield
on the fam of James c. Gentry, OF Char
lottesyille, will be about two thousand barrels.
John Shank, son of Rev. John Shank, of
Rockingham county, Va, was knocked down
by a runaway team last week, and received
injuries which caused his death in few
hours.
The grand jury of Louisville, Ky, returned
two indictments against Major William Til
man for grand larceny and embezzlemcnt.
charging him with stealing 5000 from the
Falls City Bank.
John Crump, farmer, and Oyerton Ber-
nard, of the real estate firm of Bernard Il
Son, of Tallahassee, Fla, had shooting
ARRAY near Tallahassee, in which Crump was
seriously injured.
Henrietta Murrell, was hung at Smithyiile,
Charlotte county, Va, for the murder by
drowning of her eight-year-oid child. She
confessed her crime her defense being that
she could not obtain work and support her
offspring.
Major John G. Lee, who died suddenly in
New York last week, was related to the family
of the late Colonel Richard B. Lee, Of Alex
andria. He and Colonel Cummings, who once
lived in that city, were recently In the service
of the Corean government.
ID. w. Summers, residing near Harmony
Md, has four horses which he has owned all
their lives, their combined ages aggregating
eighty-eight years. The horses are in service
every day, and are apparently good for some
years to come.
The Kentucky Savings Bank Of Louisville,
the fourth bank that has failed in Louisville
inside of six months, has closed It's doors.
Unlike the other failures, however, the de-
positors in this instance will be paid in full
and stockholders will get dollar for dollar for
their stock.
Miss Neass, of Caney Branch, Tenn, is a
victim of the rare disease known as exfolia-
ton or shedding of the bones. During twenty
one years over 900 bones of every conceivable
shape have been expelled from different paris
of her body.
"A young man named Alexander Williams,
living near Chatmoss, in Henry county, Va,
dropped dead in his barn. lie was in the
barn playing with his brother, whom he threw
In wrestling match, and as he did so, te.l
over and suddenly expired.
The fishing smack Ada, which left Pensa-
cola, Fla. Tor the fishing grounds September
8, with crew of six men, is given up as lost.
Three Of the crew were Capt. Maurice Lough-
lin, of Choicest r, Mass; Charles L. Bates
and Charles b. Kinney, OF New York. Mr..
Bates was medical student ''rOughing" it
for health.
The first tobacco "break" or auction market
in South Carolina, was held last week at
Florence. Over $4,000 pounds was sold for
an aggregate of about $1,000, the average
price being between nine and ten cents per
pound. Two small lots, extra fine, brought
% q pound.
Lew Dakc, while engaged in digging pota-
toes on his farm in Taylor county w. Va, a
few days ago, unearthed an iron pot contain
ing $35J. One fifty-dollar and several twenty
dollar gold coins and a number Of copper
coins were among the lot.
A cattle buyer named Someryillc was
drugged and robbed of 5000 by Kirk Pierson
and Joseph Sweeney, at Parkersburg, w. Va.
The officers caught the robbers, who We're adj
the drugged liquor, and is now dying. Some
of the whiskey was secured by the chief of
police, and is said to be full Of rank poison.
Thomas c. Crawford, employed in the lime
room of the Piedmont Pulp and Paper Com
pany's works, Piedmont, Md, while assisting
in the clippe' roopi was instantly killed by
the nut breaking which held thirty-inch
circular saw. The saw being released flew
through the air, striking Mr. Crawford on the
lead and splitting it open from the right
temple back 10 the middle of his neck, scatter
ing his brains over the floor.
The plat reserved for West Virginia at the
Worlds FAR is in the central group of States,
consisting of Maryland. Delaware, New York,
Pennsylvania, and North and South Carolina.
The building will be about 10 by 80 feet in
dimensions, built in the colonial STYLE with
wide verandas, the roof supported by corin-
THAN columns. The first floor will contain
two parlors "A by 80 feet, and large hall and
vestipule. On the second floor is nall IS by
80 feet, and numerous smaller apartments
Judge Sneed. of the Knox county. tTenn.)
Criminal Court, made decision which does
by law that which the Briceville miners
attempted to do 10y force-prevents convicfs
from being worked in the Mines The miners
claimed that the law by which the prisoners
are subeased is unconstitutional, and induced
convict sent up for murder to sue for writ