Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-15
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS,

MARSHAL R. Y. HARRIS of Sommeryille,
, suburb of Augusta. Ga. vas shot and
'atally injured Henry Ramsey, colcred.
vas beating his " e. when Harris attempted
lis arrest The negro shot h tn barrels of
uble-barreIed gun into the marshal's face,
caring away his chin and mouth Harris
hare s. for life are small
GOVERNOR TILLMAN, State Treasurer
Bates, Congressman Bravley and Senator
irby Of Sou'h Carolina went to New York
to open ne citations with capitalists in that
city looking to The refuudmg Of the Safe
debt Neary the entire State debt, about
81, $50 900, must be met 10y July next.
WORD has Just reached Princeton, KY. OF
bloody murder at Ramseys Mll4, in Hog
kins county, in whicl Gibson Clark shot and
instantly killed Albert Jones Clark sur
rendered to the authorities.
Pleasant MoCoY, a member Of the
Mccoy faction of the famous Hatfield Nc
Coy f,ul, was convicte Of murder in Pike
county XIV, and sentenced TO life imprison-
ment He was convicted Of the murder Of
his cousin. Bird Mccoy.
Mrs. JOSEPH ANDERSON. of Wilkes county.
y. C., was burned to death in grain crib
Some straw in the crib caught fire from a
light she was carrying, the flames extending
to her clothing.
The Central Railroad of Georgia has de-
posted with the Georgia Railroad Bank
$50 600 for its shares of the half yearly rem
tai Of the Georgia Railroad, the other half
being paid by the Louisville and Nashville
Road
y b. MooEF, the alleged leader of the
miner Who is ON trial at Clinton for muir
der and riot az Coal Creek has denied hav-
ing any connection with the miners in the
riots and accused John Hatmaker Of being
the guilty man. James Degruchy, an En-
glishman, who was arrested as a rioter and
who g'oried in being an Anarchist. testified
in detail a 10 MourOe's initiation As leader
and Of how Monroe sworc many other min
ers into the secret organization that was to
wipe out the troops and liberate the miners.
MEs, JoHN VAN METER of Idaho, Pike
county, Ky. was found by her two chill
dren lying in pasture near the house with
her skull crushed to pulp aud her six.
Inonths-old baby with its throatcut from ear
TO ear Her husband with whom she ba.
never lived happily, and who snow missing,
is supposed to be the murderer, and posse
Of men are searching for him and will hang
him without ceremony if he is caught
Colby HoIBRpOK a farmer of Tvgart's
Greek. Ky, while returning to his home
from town fell from his horse, his foot hang.
ing ia the sirrup He was dragged some
distance aud his right arm and left log
broke in two places, besides receiving in.
ternal injuries, from which he will hardly
recover.
Mn. II. G. TARG young grocer of Mt
Sterling, Ky, while returning from the fair
groun was suddenly confronted 10y two
nan who jumped from the roadside and
grabbed his horse by the brdleand demand
ell his money. Mr. Tabb couldn't SEQ tn
ONT, aud drawing revolver, presented il
at the head Of the man who hell his horse,
when both Of the would be robbers took to
flight Mr.. Tabb hal a good sum of money
on bi, person.
Mrs. D. NJ, MADDEN, of Dennison, Tex
Is a lady of nerve. Her little girl Mary
sged years, was seated on the ground I'M
der tree, playing with tin hoop, to which
we're attached bells. Tho notes of bells at
tracked a large blacSsnaks, which crawlel
70 the feet of the child and stretched ous al
full len yta, with its head resting on her left
foot. The jingle of the bells seemed -tc
charm it, for the snake closed its eyes and
was motionless. Mrs. Madden saw the snake
she did not scream for assistance, as most
women would under the circumstances She
darted to the child, grabbed the snake 10y
the tail aud hurled it through the air. TIL,
peculiar music of the bells had evidently
placed the snake under srell, as it did moi
move until l. felt the touch of Mrs. Maiden,
hand.