Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-31
SOUTHERN ITEMS
SOME INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOURCES.


,-Wm, Miller, ST., Of Pulaski county, Va, IL
dead, aged q years
Several citizens Of Marion county. Va,
having embraced the Mormon faith, left toi
Utah.
swing in the mountain districts, and the crop
IS an abundant one.
-Four hundred and twenty-five students
have mairiculated at the University Of Nir-
gina and others are still coming.
The Commissioner of Agricultural Of Nir.
ginla Is IN favor of passing law to handicap
every sheep-killing dog with block
The Border Alliance Warehouse Company,
in Danyiile, Va, has decided 10 build another
warehouse for the sale Of leaf tobacco.
The twenty.first biennial session of the z
Delta Theta College Fraternity convened IA
the Senate chamber at Atlanta, Ga.
Governor Mckinney has issued a reqHisi.
ton on the Governor Of the State Of Washing
derer.
M. c. Morris, late chief of police Of Roam.
oke, Va, who was recently suspended for
nalfeasance in office, has been indicted ON
three counts for embezzlement.
The officials Of the Botetourt Agricultural
and Mechanical Fair, declare il the m. st
successful ever held in the history Of the
association.
The mines OF the Columbia Coal aud Coke
Company, Of Clarksburg, W. Va, have been
purchased by Ira Post and NJ L. Hutchinson
for the sum of S2S COO
AT Atlanta, Ga, the monument to the late
Henry W. Grady, journalist, was unveiled
with imposing ceremonies. Gov. HILL Of
New York, delivered the Grafton.
"A letter received IN Richmond, Va, from
Mrs Jefferson Davis states that she and Miss
Winnie will be there early in November TO
select place for the reinterment of Mr.
Dayis's remains.
The tenants of Gen ". H. f. Lee on his
( White House estate passed resolutions de-
claring that in his death they felt that they
have lost . kind and indulgent landlord and
a sincere friend
The Natural Gas Company of West Viz.
gina has notified the Wheeling council that
it will probably be unable to supply the
crematory and water works this winter, and
desires TO be relieved Of any obligation to per
form that service.
One mile from Sharpsburg, Nd, on the
farm of Henry Rohrer, stands stone about
four feet high, two feet wide aud four inches
thick, tapering at the top. On the stone are
these letters and date: &C. o. OIL r. O.,
lIO3, bet no one knows its history
AT Norfolk, Va, Judge Hughes discharged
from costody James Van Nranken, late pay
clerk at the Norfolk navy-yard, convicted by
court-lnartial and sentenced to one year in
the Teiitentiary. Judge Hughes decided that
the eourtnartial had no Jurisdiction in the
easc.
The Glamorgan Company Of Lynchburg,
Va, has been awarded the contract 70 furnish
the town of Front Royal with the necessary
east-iron pipe and special castings TO be used
in the construction Of waterwOrks ut that
place. The contract will amount to $50, 600,
"A mob Of masked men went to the iail nj
Columbia La, and hasged a white man
named John Russ, who OH the 10Th inst, muir.
dered an old negress named Ann Sterling.
Russ was drunk, aud he held two men with
one hand while he fired two pistol balls into
the wonan's body with the other
The Standard Oil Company has purchased
the building Of the Rock Mineral Paint Com.
papy tbat has stood for some time deserted on
the West End Company land, near lIagers-
town, Nd. 1t viii be used rs distributing
point for oil, aud will he far enough away
from the city for comfort. The old building
IN the city will be abandoned.
The newly Instituted and endowed agrieul.
tural department Of the West Virginia Uni.
vcrsity IS nov in operation, and has sent out
an announcement OF the fact. IL has q liberal
endowment from the national government
and is now thoroughly equipped for tho
/ important work which 1t is TO accomplish in
the state
Il government agent who is searching In.
dian mounds in the Valley of Virginia for
relics for the Smithsouian Institution and
National Museum at Washington, opened
mound near Woodstock last week, and ex.
humed the remains Of the bodies Of twenty.
one Indians. The only relics found was a
bears tusS aud slate ornament
"A party Of young men, near Middletown,
Nd, suspected the existence Of rattlesnake
den in the mountains, and procured picks and
went to work to unearth the reptiles. After
much labor they came across the most in
which were found forty eggs, each containing
live snakes They we're killed but The
nother.snake had disappeared.
The State Board Of Agriculture of West
Virginia in connection with the University
regents, propose to hold next MONTH in the
several congressional districts, a series Of
farmers institutes. They propose also "a
begin the publication Of a weather crop bulle-
tin next April TO continue throughout The
crop season, which will be feature Of much
value to the farmers,
--An exchange is responsible for the follow.
ing story: There Is man near Morgantown,
w. Va, who raised large crop of popcorn
last year. Not finding ready sale FOR II, he
stored 1t away IN a corn crib which he built
adjoining siable in which be kept mule.
Last week the corn crib caught FIRE, the corn
began popping, aud covered all fle valley
with white robe, resembling newly fallen
snow. The mule looked out. thought it was
deep snow, and iroze TO death"
There resides on Deals Island, Md quite
prodigy in the person Of John Harrison. He
Is now twenty three years Of age has never
attended school for more than two sessions
bat yet, by application, has made himself
familiar with the Latin and French languages.
Also, in reading, he spells backwards the
most difficult words given him, without
thought or apparent effort He has such n
retentiye memory thai be can quote correctly
whole chapters Of the Bible.
Charles Leathermnn, Of Wol6yille, No.,
while hauling limestone 70 Cstoctin Furnace.
In extrieating il the saddle-horse fell through.
the harness holding long enough to ALLOW Mr
Leatherman TO get off, After hanging a few
seconds the hamestring broke and the horse
fell to the bottom, distance Of TWENTY-FIVE
feet. Instead Of The horse being killed. X was
only slightly injured and was soon al work
again.
"A remarkable recovery from a remarkable
injury is reported from LynchbuTg, Va D.
Robinson, while down in a well thirty feet
below the surface, quantity Of dynamite was
prematureiy exploded, and wooden stick
one inch IN diameter and two feet long, vas
driven into his head, entering the nostril and
penetrating nearly 10 the back Of the head.
Calling 10 those above, he was hauled up with
the stick still in his head. SEEING the end Of
the stick Robinson pulled il out Of his head
wonderful exhibition Of nerve. For Taonths
he fingered between life and death, but his
splendid constitution eaused his recovery.
The physicians think that his life will be Of
short duration, as in polling the stick out
number Of spinters we're len under the brain,