The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-06-19
GENERAL NEWS.

J. X. Emmett, the actor, better
known as Fritz" died last Monday.
Mr.. Emmett was born in l84l at ~.
I..uis. where, when he was about ~
yenrs old, he married Miss Elizabeth
Webber, daughter of the well-tO-do
German parents. He WAS drummer
boy at that time. In 1866 he got an
engagement as a variety actor in Gin
cinnati, and later Joined Bryant's
originated his "German song and
dance" which attracted attention at
once. In 1863, at Buffalo, he made
the hit of his life az Fritz" Since
then fortune had smiled upon hi IN.
He went to Albany to live in 1881,
building n costly mansion aud park I,
with an artificial lake surrounding 1t.
1t was furnished sumptuOusly. MRS.
Emmett sued for q divorce about
a year ago, Mr.. Emmett entering no
objection. With characteristics gem
eI05ity, lac gave her about $5O,OOO ana
also decided over to her the villa.
The Town Marshal aud the Post
master Of Lithia Springs, Ga, were
shot aud cut down OH the streets
Saturday night by disorderly negroes
whom they had attempted to arrest.
Most of the negroes are in Jail, aud,
should the men die, as seems likely,
conservative citizens fear whole
sale lynching.
The successful grating of human
| skin enough to patch up the TWO legs
| of a Kansas City man has just been
completed. One hundred and sixty
| Odd Fellows and Knights OF Pythias
contributed portions OF the skin used
| in the operation.
Sunday a heavy laden excursion
train on the MOenchenstein and
Basic railroad, in Switzerland, broke
through an iron bridge, killing, l2O
persons outright and injuring hun
dreds of others.
The passengers on the Inman
steamer City Of Richmond. New York
| to Queenstown and Liverpool, had an
! exciting passage over, fire being dis
covered in the cotton i'll the hold
While gale was blowing.
I Earth tremOrs OF much viOlenct
continue in the Verona district OF
Italy, and the eruption of -Vesuvius
is expected to be unusually great.
| 1t is said that Lord Brook, son of
the Earl OF Warwick, has filed peti
ton for divorce from his wife on the
ground OF adultery, the Prince Of
| Wales being named rs cO-respo nd
ent.
| Sir William GorjOn-Cumming has
/ decided it Is said to relate at length
This own version Of the Tranby Croft
baccarat scandal, in q small volume
which he proposes to bring out at an
early date.
! The Colorado Conference of tn,
! Methodist Episcopal Church, in ees
sion at Grace Church, has done TIVE
very important things: First It ha
voted to admit lay delegates to tin
sconyentiOn, and, second, it has drop
ped from membership In the church
the somewhat notorious ex-evange
! list, the Rev. Sam Small. MI
Small's connection with the Metho
dist University at Ogden, Utah, as it
: president and shortage in his &C
llcounts were the causes upon which
the conference acted.
: The name of Sir William Gordon
Cumming has been dropped from tn
. list of the officers of the Queen
: army. Sir Williams American brid
has also been practically disOWGe
by her family on account OF her mar
: riage.
. The outrageous expulsion OF tn
: Jews from Russia is exciting tn
]. righteous indignation of all Europe
: Combined European action in som
form or other will likely be take
:. against the inhumanity OF Russis
q A disastrous wreck occurred on tn
: Louisville and Nashville Railroa
e Saturday night at midnight 8
,. Slaughtersville, near Sebee, n!
q Engineer AL w. Clark lost his lif'
! and several others were badly injured