Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-23
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEW


Archer, Will Archer, Polk Hill. Ed Guy
ton and Ellen FAINT all negroes, and the
latter a woman, prisoners coufined in the
Jail at Carrollton, Pickins county, Ala.
were shot to death On Thursday night by
a mob of masked men.
RICHMOND, Sept. 16.-Jesse Mitchell, col.
ored, was lynched at Amelia Court House
He had been convicted twice of rape upon
white child ~ years of age some two
years ago, but had gotten new trials on
technicalities. The third trial was to have
taken place yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1S - The iron
bridge across Harveys canal, above the
city. gave way while u train of the South
ern Pacific was passing over, and the loco.
motive and tender went through. One OF
the coaches was piled on top of the wreck
-Four people were injured,
RHEATowN, Tenn, Sept. 16--Near Mill.
ersville Postof1ice the residence of Milton
Myers, Il wealthy farmer, was totally de-
stroyed by fire and three children, aged 10,
and years, were burned to death Mrs.
Myers, with an infant weeks old, jumped
from second story window and is now in
a precarious condition.
AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. Ex-Governor Hogg
has issued quarantine orders against
Brunswick, Ga, in consideration of the
fact that yellow fever has been pronounced
epidemic at that point. Orders have also
been issued to border quarantine stations
to be especially diigent, and arrest any
suspects who may try to come into Texas.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-Cardinal Glib
bons, it is expected, will arrive home
from the west tomorrow afternoon. 1t is
not now known when Rev. DR.. Frederick
2. Rocker, the vice rector of the American
college at Rome, and the bearer of the
pope's gift to Cardinal Gibbons in honor
Of the latter's jubilee, which will take
place Oct. IL.
WHEELING, w Va, Sept. ia riot &C.
Cured at the big Riverside mill when the
men went to work yesterday. About
twenty Hungarians gathered and at.
tempted to take the jobs from the Amep,
leans. A fight ensued, in which large
number participated. Stones and clubs
We're freely used Two Huns, whose names
are unknown, were seriously hurt, and
half dozen mon received bad injuries,
None of the foreigners got work.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. ls-The latest sug-
gested for electricity is the prevention of
burglar proof by so charging the safe that
any man touching it will be electrified
superintendent Young, of the Chatta.
uonga Electric railway, Is the inventor
When messenger is threatened he steps
into steel box, turns on the electric cup.
rent and when the robber touches the safa
The deadly current does the rest.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l9-In the United
States circuit court yesterday Judges Golf
and Hughes rendered decision In the ia
nous Nelson and Whaeton habeas corpus
cases, involving the rights of citizens of
Virginia and Maryland to use the waters
At the Pncomoke sound in common for
oyster fishing. The decision gives exclq-
sive control to Virginia. Attorney General
Poe, of Mary land, will carry the case to
the United States supreme court.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept 15-George Clark
and Andrew F. Smith, two of the most
noted criminals confined in the peniten-
tiary, escaped before daylight. The men
were in a cell in the third story. In some
manner they obtained brace and bit
from among the tools in the shoe shops
and secreted them in their cell With
these th0y barred through the woodwork Of
the door around the lock and easily 10.
moved the catch. 1t is thought they
reached the ground by means of rope
manufactured from their blankets.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. lit is said by per-
sQHs IN position to know something of
the intentions of Colonel W c. p Brock
!nridge that in his cross petition In thu
Breckenridge Pollard seduction and breach
Of promise suit he will deny that Miss Pol
iard can lay her downfall at his door Col
onel Breckinridge will propose to praye
that Miss Pollard confessed to him that
she had been ruined by James Rodes
Friends of Colonel Breckenridge at Lexing-
ton are confident that he can clear him
self
new ORLEANS. Sept. lS-There WIS
triple lynohing almost within tbs shadax
Of the city Saturday night The victims
of the vengeance of the mob were three
negro brothers named Julian, and the
crime which they expated in so summary
a manner was the shielding of fourth
brother, Roselius Julian, who on Friday
AFTERNOON shot Judge Victor Estopinal to
death while the latter was trying him for
q trivial ofrense, seriously wounded the
judges son and then made his escape He
is still at large, but will be lynched when
captured.
ABERDEEN, Miss, Sept. l5.-Two weeks
$50 Thomas Woodruff and five children,
living near Quincy, were taken violently
Ill and two children died He and the
others still linger with little hope Of recov-
cry. Examination of the well on the prem
Uses disclosed three packages of trough on
rats" in it. Ben jackson, who poisoned
the well, was taken by crowd of masked
nen from the officers during the inquest
apd hung. Mehaley jackson, Ben's wife,
and Lou Carter, his mQther-in- law. were
also lynched as participants in the con
spiracy. Rufus Briyles, negro, who fur,
gished the money to buy the poison, was
yesterday found hanging TO tree.
SAN MELVILLE. Ga, Sept. is-Threa
men, supposed to be white. held up
north bound freight train on the Georgia
Central railroad at Lyerly When the
train arrived at Raccoon Mills the men
got off and ran through the woods. Near
Tryon the men were overtaken in an old
sga zap and surrounded by 500 men. Just
as the posse came an sight the men shot
and killed an old man named jones, She
was quietly walking along the edge of the
swamp. When the posse surrounded the
a,en an exchange OF shots took place, dur
ing which two OF the posse were shot. The
posse held the men at bay all day. Fur
Their bloodshed is anticipated when the
officers advance.