Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-05-07
SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN NEWS.

Tbs Birmingham, (Ala.) National Bsnk, By
vote Of the stockholders, decided to 20 into
voluntary liquidation and TO transfer its bust
ness 10 the Alabama National Bank. The
bank had capital Of $3.50, coo and q surplus
of GOO. r, d. Johnsoa Is president and R.
A. Porter cashier
s. A. SAuLs,o zolfc Springs, Fla, was shot
and killed while standing IN the doorway Of
lis store. N&a
ABOUT 5000 bales Of cotton Of the steamer
Pawnee's cargo damaged BY FIRE and water,
near Savannah, Ga. Loss estimated a $50.
900. Damage to ship very slight The own.
rrs are Phelps Brothers 4 Co. Of New York.
Fully insured.
TRAMP entered Mr.. Coiton's store, at
Point Coupee. Miss, and after beng refused
money, shot the proprietor dead. He was soon
overiaken and lynched by Mr.. colton's farm
hands
THROUGH trains to Atlanta, Co., from
Washington will be run over the Atlantic
Coast Line via the extension Of the seaboard
line.
TELEGRAPH office at Kelford, N. c., was
broken open and robbed ofthirty dollars.
JACKSON, SEWER and Knox counties. Tenn.
are in panic over the operations Of the
White Caps, who are said to have tri.county
organization with supreme and subordinate
officers and lodges The active leader or
manager. who is employed on a salary. is said
to have been brought by contract from Indi-
ana, where he was familiar with White Caps
methods. So far, about fry persons have
been whipped. Among them was minister,
the Rev. Mr.. jenkins. Eight or ten women
have been chastised within few days. aud
some OF the leading citizens have been warned.
Several Of those whipped are in = prscArious
condition.
Miss ISEzSYEEs, a young lady ofChsrlOtte,
n. c., was caught by rufisn on the street,
who smothered her cries and cut on her hair
She wore her hair IN long plait and he
whacked II of with q razor. Her sssaiiant,
after cutting Of the hair, struck her In the
breast, threw the hair 10 the ground and es-
capped.
A DISASTROUS collision Of trains occurred
upon the Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
at Moore's Station, Ky, about nine O'Clock.
The Hopkinsvllle accommodation had stopped
at Moore's crossing, Tag station. and had
started, when the freight train following them
from Guthrie struck the rear end Of the pas
senger train, telesooping the ladies coach. No
passengers, however, were killed or injured.
Charles Wallace the fireman on the freight
train, was killed. and tramp whose name iu
is unknown, and who was stealing q ride, twas
also killed Engineer Hiliher, ofthe ftelsht
train. had his leg broken. but is not otherwise
seriously injured.
NEAR Hopkinsville, KY, cyclone struck
a Presbyterian church and nearly destroyed
IL. II also swept away fences hnd damaged
property through the western part e. the eoun-
ty
HENRY DoUGHERTV. youth whose home
is al Mckinley Station, in Lincoln County.
Ky. wss frightfully burned while at work "a
Ramseys paint shop. He and his elder
brother, Albert, were hestiRg . pot Of varnlsh
when the vapor took ERE. To extuRuish the
flames the boys placed door over the Dot.
The result was an explosion which scattered
the flaming liquid over Henry. burning bis
clothing oil, burning the skin OF HE faes and
hands and burning his len leg to the bone.
He IL badly burned In other portions Of the
body. lie will probably die.
HENRY MCGEE, a prominent farmer Of
Hopkinsville, Ky. met with probably fatal
accident while riding on . wagon allied with
plows. He was standing up when the horses
suddenly started. throwing him down. He
fell violently upon the sharp point ofa pillow,
which ripped his side vide open, making q
terrible cash, from which his entrails pro-
iruded Doctors were summoned. who
dressed McGee's wounds. bu, there Is very
little hope Of his recovery