Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18
SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN NEWS.

DURING a shooting affray that took place in
n saloon at Kelly Station. Ky, Roy salmon.
late Democratic candidate for State Senator.
was shot in the side and fatally wounded by
Leslie Rogers. TIE origin If the quarrel
is not known. No arrests have as vet been
made.
ALEXANDER SPENCER, a guard in the In
sane Asylum Mt Tusca ooss, Ala, was killeI
hy one OF the inmates, an ak being the weapon
used. The victims head was split nearly in
half.
/. MCGowAN & Co, wholesale grocers and
factors OF Memph s. Tenn, assigned in trust
10 w. w. Mcdowell and l.. b. Mcfarland
Tor the benefit of their creditors. The firm
compromised W III their cred tors last wear
and on the first of January last paid the first
compost on OF $4,000. 1t was inability to ray
the second compost on, due July /. that
forced this. Their Liabilities are Sl2l.OO
their assets 8 5000. The embarrassment of
the house is due to bad collections and low
price Of cotton.
NEWS has been received from Kelly Sta
ton, Ky, to the fleet that a most disastrous
cloud burst fell there, causing great destruc-
non OF property. The railroad track ami adj
Joining coun rs for several mills was mum
dated. Acres Of tobacco and grain have been
oVerhoTed and washe out OF the ground. It
IS impossible to estimate the amount of the
financial loss.
A TERRIBLE accident took place on the
Chattahooehie electric line, at AtI,nta. Ga.
IN which three passengers we're instantly
Killed and twelve severely injured. The
Chattahoocie line from the city TO the river is
niue miles long, and is run by electricity.
Monday night the ~dynamos were burned ont
anu two dummie were placed en- the line.
One OF them starte from the river to the city
at l:5JP NJ. In rounding a curve one of the
coaches fell over q 6tteeu.foot embankmept.
Among the killed were DR.. Il. NJ. Auten
George W. Allen, married, with A family and
III. DAVIS, a painter. married. r. Coleman
eolorei, Is dying. Super n eudcnt Chastaiu
OF the line, Ind 4 leg Lrok n ard is intprnouv
injured, ond it is feared will die. Sprqoding
OF the iails is the only cause for the incident.
TIE u St annual meeting and reunion Of
United Confederate Veterans wi be held
July 70 mud p, 1898, ut Bennington. Ala.
ALEXANDER WHITLEY was lypcbeJ q,
A%lbematlr N. C., for the murder of D. ?.
Tucker.
ROBERT BATES was fatally stabbed by Bob
simmons over a game OF cards in n low negro
dive. Tie murderer surrendered himself
and el'ims that the act was done in sell-Ie,
Tense. This the third murder occurring i,
this vic nifty in a week.
LISTS OF PArENTsGRANTEp TosouruFpv
TNyENToEs:-W. L. Derr, Baltimore Md
BlackinS-brush; D NJ. Dewitt, Bee Branch.
Ark, Railway gate; NJ. Emme, Atnnta. Gin.
Method al and apparatus for extracting alu.
m'nium; +. C.. Fisher, S ssonyille. w. W..
Corn planter; l. T.. Gay, Camden, s. C., Cot
ton-choPpar; Ut. Griffith, o angeburg. sc.
Car.coapling; W. W. IIubbell, Appomattox
County, W., Car-coupli g; W. NJ. Jones,
Webb City, Ark, Pegging jack; IL. Kennct
Huntington, w. Va, Stsft or pole support;
j L. kctchem & 7. c. Nixon, MorrilIton,
Ark, Natch-case spring; s. Landauer, At
lania, Ga Cultivator; P. Lindemeyer. Balti-
more, Md, Pnpcr-box C.. A.. Lloyd. Balti-
more, Md, VenIlating awning; Ii. NJ. Lof-
ton, Savannah, G., Brake; NJ. Lcnr. Snar-
t%anburg, :. C., Hydraulic iorce-pump; B. G..
Lowrey, Blue Mountain, Miss. Latch nm /
lock combined; F. c. Miller. Newport, XIV.
Cigar mould; S. A. Nolen, McCrory, Ark.
Bride; r.. /. Odel d c. S. Howard. BaIti-
more, Md, Catamenial sack; +. Pohl, Lou s..
vile, KY, Merry-go-round; w. D. Rodgers,
WartentoD. n. C.. Nut-locE; j. ". Smisser,
Cynthiann, Ky, Bier; W. D. c. Smith. Sui.
phur City, La, Letttr-bo1; A. Stoner. Stony
Point La, and f. NJ. Pennebak'r. Pleasant
Hill, Ky, Wo,d-turning machine; G.. c..
oucro, Bait more, Md, Botlle.case; J. W.
Thrush, Keyser, W. Va, Reversible double.
'hovel pjow; G.. L. Wagandt, Baltimore. Md.
Baking plate FIR pie; C.. w. Williams. Mont.
gomery, La, Cotton-choIp r; W. II. Wrig-
ley, New Orleans, L., Coaec-pot.