The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-07-24
GENERAL NEWS.


Two men, Grant Dorme, a well-known
dairyman and negro employe, living
near Atlanta, Ga, are being carefully
watched by half dozen physicians,
who fear they may show symptoms of
hydrophobia. They were bitten recent
ly by mule, which was adjudGed mad
and was afterwards shot. The. symp-
toms of the negro are such as to war
rant his close confinement, but the
white man seems all right.
Ex-Queen Natalie of Servia, who was
recently expelled from that country, is
suing her husband, ex-King Milan, in
the courts of Paris where he now re-
sides, for 3,Cj0,O0O francs, which she
claims as a portion of her personal
property.
Mr.. African Explorer Stanley and
Mrs. Stanley have "fallen apart" 1t is
said they both wanted to have their
own way. a very prolific cause for
family troubles.
The little city of Lexington, Va, was
crowded last Tuesday to witness the
unwilling of the statue to Stonewall
Jackson, tho hero of Charlottesville.
| Magni ticent decorations greeted the eye
on all sides. Gen. Wade Hampton led
the procession, an 1 introduced to the
great concOurse of people, Gen. Jubal
y. EARLY, who delivered the Grafton of
the day. After the speaking the cord
was pulled by granddaughter of Gen.
Jackson, and the veil fell, exposing to
| view the statue.
VIM. IL. Pope, the Louisville, KY,
embezzler, who disappeared some time
since with large amount of money has
been arrested in the City of Mexico and
is being held by the police. POpe's de-
talcation occurred in March, 1850, the
amount being $4,000.
Tho prohibition ministers of Topeka
Kansas have declared war against the
drugstores and the Probate Judge who
issues them permits to sell liquors.
They held a meeting which was en-
ljvened by speeches condemning drug
gists in general and scoring the Pro-
bate Judge, whOihas always been promi-
nent in prohibition and church circles.
n committee of twelve was appointed
to formulate a plan of action. Resolu-
tons were adopted calling upon all law
abiding citizens to rally to their support
in the war against the rum traffic.
At meeting ofthe Hopkinsville, KY,
City Council Monday evening, it was
decided by a unanimous vote to submit
to a vote of the citizens of that city a
proposition to subscribe $4,000 to the
Ohio Valley Railroad, which proposes
to extend its road from Princeton to
Hopkinsville. Nearly $4,000 has al
ready been subscribed by citizens of
Hopkinsville to the Ohio Valley, and
the committees that have been out So
Letting the right of way between that
city and Priceton, make the most favor
able reports in regard to their progress.
There is great enthusiasm at Hopkins
vile over tho proposed road, and the
vote next week will very likely carry.
The First Presby of st.
Joseph, Mo-, has four hundred mem
bers, whose aggregate wealth is O,CnO,-
900 or $4,000 per member.
First Lieut.. F. w. Kingsbury, of the
Second United States Cavalry, pleaded
guilty before a court-martial convened
at Tucson, Arizona, to try him upon
the charge of embezzling $4,000 re-
ceived from auction sales of condemned
army property.
The Hon. James w. Spain, a Demo-
cratic politician of Evansville, Ind, and
Protector oil, Martha Lodge, knights and
Ladies' of Honor, is in jail, with Mrs.
Spain, the Treasurer of the lodge,
charged with embezzling and misap-
propriating the funds of the lodge.