Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-10
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

TIE engine and six box-csrs went through
the trestle on the Roanoke and Southern
Railroad at Winston, n C. The trestle was
20 feat long and crosses FJrtieth street,
which was being repa red at the time OF the
accident. The engineer and firemen were
batly burned, Tut rot seriously injured.
The cars fell disan'e of forty feet, and
the tr, stle was badly torn up.
SINGULAR and fatal head-snd collision
occurred in the Central yards in Macon, Ga.
A freight train left the yard for Atllata. At
the junction the wrong track was taken,
owing TO a mss ct switch. The engin, or
proceeded without di-covery of the error
and cra5he in o passeng er train engine in
the yard. Brakeman Harris was fatally
hurt, and 9th rs of the crew received bruises
snd a shati0g up. Both engines are a
wreck
DEAL hiss just been made by which til a
properties Of the New Orleans City an / Lake
Railroad and the Crescent City Railroad
pass under the control Of a syndicate M
pos d Of Northern and local C pitaliss AL
though lie purchase at pres mt include, only
the systems named, it is believed that other
Interests VII soon he absorbed By thu new
combiuatio3, TIE managers Of the syndi-
cato d. not care TO spea of their plans, Tut
1t is sid as a fact that work will be begun
within the next thirty-days to equip the lines
il the inclination with ectric power, the
mule disappearing with t. iutl oduc i'm of
the new system.
The question of accepting the Home for
EK-Confederate Soldiers, which has been
blilt by ~. &C. ipt.ons from all over the
South, car up in the House of Representa-
tives Of the Georgia Legislature and was de.
batsd. The til was defeated at tn, last
session OF the Legislature by alliance men,
who were in a majority. The prospects OF
the pa sage of the bill this session are favor.
able.
A CURIOUS prJvi ion in ths code Of Ala
bsma laws was discussed through the intro
duction of a bill. In he section providing for
the Incorporation of lt-r.ry and social socie
ties and clubs there i, clause limiting the
meribe saip O. such organizations to 150
The reason for the limitation is said to be O
prevent the formation of large political
bodies. 1t is propose 10 increase the men-
bership limit to 80.
ALABAMA took the lead in memoralizina
Congress in favor OF the Nicaragua canal.
Unexpected oppos tiol to the memorial de-
yelope1 an tn re was a sharp debate. The
Kolb M "a opposed it and wanted the
matter pos 20 led It'll ter the holiday
recess
The State convention of Bap lists of SOUTH
Carolina organized at Aiken. Col. j. s.
Hoyt, of Greeuvi!le, was elected president
The convention sermon was preached by
Rev. c. T. Scale. A report on State mission.
read by DR.. T. NJ Bailey, showed that a
large amount If missionary work had been
done in the State vita an expenditure of
1870. ur. II. A.Tupper of Virginia, 81 oke
upon tie subj jet o, foreign missions. DR..
J. NJ. Frost OF Nashville, Tenn, defended
the Sund " ch0oS Of Southern Baptjsts
There are 500, 900 children in these schools.
Dr. {, {. Biting, Of Philadelphia, spoke,
repr, senting the American Baptist Public
Society. report on foreign missions was
read by Rev. G. T. Gresham. Dr. Lansing
Burro"sof AuguS,a a, spoke with great power
and was followed by DR.. w. D. Powell, mis-.
sionary to Mexico About sl7, 600 wers
pledge for missions in addition to the regu-
lar contributions.
A BOLD robbery and murder was reported
in Monroe county, n, C., 10 miles west Of
Sanford, The residence of DR.. Mcdonald was
entered by "A robber, who entered the sitting
room where two lderly ladies, Dr. Melon
ald'a sister were seated. He pre-. ented a
pistol and deman ed money. They screamed
aud he fired killing one and wounding the
other fatally. DR.. Mcdonald, who is an
elderly gent eman, came in, when he robber,
at the poiut Of his pistol made him deliver
up his pocket booi. l, cont1ined some thirty
dollars. The robbtr is described as tall,
thin, bright muatto, but stranger who
reacted Sanford from that direction is a tail
thin, dark white man. He told conflicting
tales AMI is sup oseI to be the man. He is
under survei lance, bu. was not arrested at
last accounts