Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-16
SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN NEWS.

SPARTANBURG. s. C., special satesthat
al midnight the Converse Female College was
discovered on FIRE aud the main building was
destroyed. An alarm saved the lives of about
sev,niy-fve inmates, fly Of whom were
pupils The college vas a mile iron town,
with no adequate water supply. The loss is
SOC. CO..; insurance $4,000. The college was
in its FIRST yesr
NEWS Las reached Nashville, of the death
.: Mr.. J. W. West, prominent citizen Of
Woodbury., Tenn. While be was standing in
his door about o'clock be was shot with a
cad Of buckshot by some unknown party near
the door, and died instantly.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, Jessie Frierson was
hanged for the murder Of policeman Musgrove
in December 1900.
EIGHT men were killed in general Eight at
Brights 4 williams's turpentine still, in
Clinch county, Ga. The fight started with
quarrel between two Of the men named Ed.
Williams ind john Parker over alleged cheat
Ing in game OF cards. Parker began the
shooting. Both he and Williams were killed.
TIE branch office ofihe Wells Fargo Ex-
press at the Grand Central Depot Houston.
Tex, was robbed ef money to the amount of
10000 or more while the agents back was
turned.
AT the Park Hotel, Chickamaugu, Tenn,
The committee on condemnation condemned
1880 acres OF property within the Chicha-
manga National Park reservation. This
makes 4, so acres in all purchased.
AT Boiling, Ala, DO Ter Of the saw-mill
Of the Miner, Caldwell & Flowers Lumber
Company exploded. killing Engineer Cooper
aul three others anil wounding four more.
The mill is a total wreck; loss s25,0Oo.
SUDDEN death in Court at Mt Sterling.
Ky, created great confusion and excitement.
Judge cooier had called the johnson. Turner
case and the jury had just been seated, when
Mike Gibbons, one OF the jurors, fell from his
seat to the floor expiring before medical aid
could be summoned. Judge Cooper temper.
arily adjourned Court Mr. Gibbons was one
ofihe most prominent and prosperous farmers
ofthis county and leaves wife and min,
children, among them City Marshal lohn
Gibbons. His death is attributed to hear:
disease.
DARLINGTON County, sc, has been visited
b. destructive tornado. AZ Cash's Depot
100 s were blown irem large residences, but 10
ne was hurt. In the northeastern part Of
the county houses and trees were blown down
aud twelve colored people badly hurt The
track Of the storm was about sixty yards
wide.
TnE failure Of the operator at Worthwhile,
Ky.on the short Line Division Of the Land n,
to deliver message 10 freight train No. ~
caused a collision between ii aud freight train
No. 40 between thnt station and English. The
first named should have held at Worthwhile,
Engineer Beeler and his fireman, Of No. 81.
and Engineer Hogan and bis fireman, Of No.
40 Jumped in time to save themselves, The
two locomotives came together with crash
and caused damage ofabout 5000, besides
ohstructing travel on The road.
A REMARKABLE revival is progressing on
Mockabee's Creek, Ky, conduct by Rev.
Daniel j. Combs, Of Ezel, Morgan County.
Up to date over 100 have Joined the church
and over leo have been baptized by inner
sion Some Of the most noted drunlirds nnl
Oh around toughs ~ ihls section nave lnlhel
The church, and the reverend gentleman has
expressed determination to stay until none
is len to serve satan aud his ange s.
1HE sentiment Of anarchy Is N tho air
throughout Coal Creek Valley. Tenn, and
another outbreak Of looting AMI bloolshed is
expected every moment. The following cir.
cular has been sent among the miners TO rouse
them: "Ihe eonyiets shall never gain foot.
hold here again. Our prayer must be bless
ings on our people and destruetionon tho con-
vicis. lessecs and the State militia. We must
act With prudence and give tt for tat. No
matter what comes--death. destruction or
anarchy-we must stand together. one hun
bred and sixiy-soveu men think they may
intimidate us. Shall We endured Never.
The time to strike once more for our families
and homes is almost at hand"
J. II. MEEK, prominent lawyer Of Band.
ridge, Tenn, is ssing, and is suspected oI
being about $4,000 short in his accounts. lle
WINS Chaneery Court clerk Of the county aud
managed school found Of $4,000 lie il
thought 10 have gone To South America.