Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-07-30
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ON wednesday night three persons were
held up by foot pads and robbed at Bessemer.
None of them lost any large amount Of
money.
Dr. W. G. Mccoy, formerly editor Of the
Christian Advocate of Birmingham, Is re-
ported to be in a very critical condition at
his home in Decatur. He has been in low
state of health for some time and 1t is thought
that his end is rapidly approaching.
A young white man named Brewer shot
and killed negro named Tony Davis at
Claiborne on last Saturday night. Brewer
followed tho negro to colored church and
shot him with gun in the presence of the
congregation. No cause has been assigned
THE County Alliance of Monroe county
met at Perdue Hill on Thursday last and
selected delegates to attend the State Alliance
The Ocala resolutions were discussed and
voted on, resulting in about forty in favor
and thirty-hve against them. A large num-
Der Of those opposed to the Ocala platform
have withdrawn from the Alliance.
Near Selma, Tuesday night, a negro named
Magee killed his wife; in fact, really carved
her up. He handled hisr razor very delicately,
first slashing her throat from ear to ear and
then splitting her head open from forehead
to chin. The woman ran screaming out into
the road and died in few minutes. Her
husband was captured ard confessed his
| crime
A dead negro was found by the trainmen
OF the passenger train going east late Monday
evening about four miles west Of Corona,
underneath one of the high trestles The
negro was brakeman on the local freight
that went west about noon. His head was
| badly mangled, and he must have fallen from
the top Of a car some rs feet.
Mr. JOSEPH STRAUSS is drummer who
carries six trunks, which he checked at Liv-
ingston one day for Bessemer. He came on
but the trunks foil owed by the next train.
By this detention of his trunks he claimed to
have lost a 81 400 sale at Bessemer, and sued
the railroad for 800 damages In Justice
Fulton's court. The evidence showed that he
found another drummer in tho act of selling
the bill and the court gave Judgment for the
railroad.
THERE is another mutiny in the British
time being the offenders. The trouble, like
the preceding mutinies, grew out of the
work imposed on the soldiers. The Cold
Stream Guards were out constantly, doing
extra duty when Emperor William was here.
On his departure they expected days of relief
and on being Immediately ordered to duty,
openly rebelled. The officers were compelled
to march them back to the barracks where
they were confined for three days.
At Pinetucky gold mine in Cleburns county.
thirty miles south Of Admission, shaft caved
in Monday. At the time of the cave-in sew
eral miners were working in the shaft They
were buried under the mass Of stone and dirt
and remained there some time before they
could DO rescued. When taken out, Tom
Roundtree, one of the miners. was dead, his
body having been crushed into a jelly. T.R.
Blake, the boss miner and two other miners,
were terribly bruised, and one of them will
probably die. The frame work In the shaft
protected Blake and the two miners from the
force of the falling matter.
Mr.. Geo. Bacon Nichols, of Galveston.
Texas. was married to Miss Sophie Hollon-
quists OF Montgomery. at the latter town on
wednesday. The wedding was one of the
grandest celebrated in that city in years, and
the bride, who is one of Montgomery,s most
pop ular bellies, appeared at her loyeliest in
her beautiful white gown, and she was as
fresh and pretty as the lovely flowers com.
posing her bridal boquet The oroo,,,,,
brother acted as best man and Miss josie ~.
beautiful sister Of the bride, was maid Of
honor. The brides maids were six Of Mont
gomery's prettiest bellies, each dressed in
white, and no more beautiful company OF I
young ladies ever graced q marriage feast
than Misses Goldthwaite, 6eiblss, Lewis,
Arlington, Ball and Peet. After the cere-
mony the newly married couple were ten
dered reception at the residence Of the
BRIDES parents.
The body of an unknown white man was
found hanging to tree mar Pratt Mines
Sunday afternoon. The body had the ap-
pearance Of having hung there several days.
Decomposition had set in and the features
were SO black and swollen as to render the
face totally unacceptable. He had on good
clothes and his appearance was in every way
respectable. He was about thirty five years
old as near as could be guessed. The only
thing leading to his Identification was white
linen pocket handkerchief with the letter s'T'
embroidered thereon and the number "12n
under it, and piece OF brown paper with
Smith Bros, Hillman," written on IT, He
wore sack coat of some light material, his
pants were black and white striped, shoes
custom made No. s. pulled bosom white shirt
and black, silk-lined crushed hat, No, TX.