Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-09
NO. II.
SUMMARY OF SOUTHERN NEWS

A HALF dozen boys took possession Of
the southhound passenger train on the Inter
national and Great Northern Road, forty miles
north OF San Antonio. Texas, the other night.
They forced Chicago drummer of the NOV
ing train because he wore red eravut and
high silk bat, and compelled number OF
young ladies in the Pullman car 10 sing for
them. They enforced all their demands with
drawn pistols They ruled the train for
twenty miles, and stepped OF at way station.
LEMUEL loyEs ives hangel at Oliver
SIR ngs. Tenn. fer the murder Of his wife an
child on June &c, lS9l
IRVING JENKINS, the colorcd man who was
the FIRST 10 give the alarm upon the discovery
ofthc our dead bodies the house Of Frank J.
Packwood, near New Smyrna, Fla, on Sa ur-
day, Dec mber 10. 1880, has been arrested on
the charge Of murder. The persons killed
were Miss A. IT. Bruce, Of New York. Mrs.
/. d. Hatch and her son, and Frank Pack
wood, sen Of the owner of the house.
DR.. W. w. REEVES SuPeriutend nj Of the
Texas State lunstic ssy UNI at Austin. was
shot and almost Instantly killed by Henry
Purnell who had recently been discharged
from the institution. DIR. Reeves was ma.
tive Of Virg MA and studied medicine in
Baltimore.
A SENSATIONAL episode Of the recent FIRE
in Chattanooga, Tenn, has just inc to ligh.
T. n. Thompson. prominent contractor. re-
lates il. When the two shop girls were about
to make their blood-eurdling leap for lie.
some scoundrel yelled: IL ok at the leg
show" Scarcely had the words escaped him
when bystAnder struck him terrific blow
in the face, knocking him down. People who
had heard the brutal remark vel ed: 'Lynsh
him; string him up, and for a VII lie it looked
as though neck.tie par were on hand. The
fellow disappeared as soon as possible.
". NJ. HUMPHREYS, a farmer living about
mile south Of IIopkinsyille, Ky. was visited
by body of Whitecaps, who seized him and
bore him into the woods near ty, where they
stripped his body and, holding him down,
whipped him numerically with long leather
strap full Of holes. In response 10 his agon.
lied questions they gave their reason for the
deed tast he lived with colorcd woman, and
that if he did not give her up they would visit
him again, when il would fare still worse with
him.
WALTER CUNNINGHAM,a prominent young
farmer residing near Canton, Ky, died from
the effects Of an overdose OF morphine taken
TO quie his shnttere nerves and produce
sleep. lie had been on spree for several
days and was all broken up.
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passenger, Joe Smith. engaged in fatal
shooting ARRAY on an Ensley dummy car near
b rmingham, Ala. Smith died and the con-
ductor lies at the point Of death with bullet
in his groin.
Mr.. WILLIAM STUART, on old and highly
esteemed citizen Of Crab Orchard, Ky, was
kicked by an intractable horse and seriously,
ifnot latally. injured When found he was
unconscious. Three cf his ribs were broken
and his head and face were badly gashed aud
bruised. His recovery is despaired Of
DAVID BLEvINs a tough of Grayson. Ky,
was XII led at Mt Savage Furnace, while on a
drunken spree. lie went in the house OF one
of the best citizens at the place and began
abusing the man and lis family The weapon
used was an ak, and Blevns' head was
mashed as fiat as a pancake.
BIsHoP 7. Il. LYMAN. of the Episcopal Dio.
sese of North Carolina, is quite i'll at his home
in Raleigh, N. G.. He is about eighty years
old. and the 6ltieth anniversary of his labor'
the church was celebrated with elaborate
ceremony two weeks sgo.
drau,a4to upda,
tho name OF the Uncle. Josh Comedy Company
u in an appearance on the stage Of Staub's
1aeater in Knoxville, Tenn, before a fair
sized audience. The play presented too rustic
a sight to call for any encorss aud the entire
company was forced to retire from the stage
in front Of voley of eggs from the gallery.
The affair has created much excitement IN the
city, bat while there were half-dozen officer,
n the iheater at the time Of the egg shower,
one knows whothe propeller Of revenge is
GEORGE BEST, colored Of Dover, N. C.,
was put under arrest, charged with poisoning
his wife, who is dead, and two children, who
are likely 10 dc. The Corone-, DR.. Primrose
went to Dover and held an inquest. He
brought down the stomach Of the woman foi
analysis. The evidence indicates that trough
on rats" was the poison used, which was min
gled with -four made into bread of which the
family all partook except one SOD, George,
who dinad out that day.
THE will Of Mrs Mary Tyler, the richest
woman in Kentucky who died few days ago,
bcqueaths about 81 100000 10 her seven chill
dren and t4eir heirs. The heirs are: The
children Of w. c. Tyler. deceased; children Of
Mrs, Emma Barnett, dec ased; Mrs. Mary
10 nson, Mrs. Arm Bent. Mr. Alice Bacon,
Mrs. Fannie Bagley. Miss Roberts Tyler. Her
sous-in law. J. W. Z. Bayley. OF LEU sville.
and Wilkinson Bacon. Of ST. Loai, are sp.
pointei executors without bond.