The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-30
GENERAL NEWS.


asters that have occurred on the sea
in modern times, took place last
week. The admirals flagship,
Victoria, of the Mediterranean squad
ron OF the British Navy, was suuk
with all o. BOARD. She was run into
ty another battle-ship, the Camper
down, aud sank instantly. OF the
five hundred sailors and others Oh
board four hundred and thirty
persisted.
Last week q negro in Florence,
Ala, who refured either to ray his
taxes or TO work them out, was b.
order Of the Marshal, chaIned to Il
rock in the middle of the street and
lett standing in the btoiling sun. A
young lawyer sent him Il chair, bu,
he was not allowed to have il. Later
on some Of ais friends paid his taxes
and released him.
The most destructive and death
dealing cyclone that ever visited
Eastern Kansas passed through wiz
JAMESTOWN and the surrounding
country in Jefferson County, las.
took in scope of c,uNtry MALI Il
mile wide and about six mics long.
Not house, barn or Tree was Lett
standing in its path. 1t was ac-
COmpanied by a terrible transform
and midnight darkness. Eleven
dead bodies have SO far been dis.
covered ana tits known that ut least
five more Were killed.
John Gray, overseer for a large
plantation nrar West Point, NJ 81,
was assaute by three negro hands
whom be had ordered to work. Gray
was shot in TIE face with q shotgun
and lost an eye and was Otherwls,
badly wounded. He retu ned tue fire
killing one OF the negroes, probably
MORALLY wounding another and serl.
ously wouhding the third. One o
the negroes escaped and is now bainl
run down by a large pOsse Of citizens
who will hang him as soon as caught
Some new gold discoveries nea
Elliiag, Ga indicate that the noun
tains Of Georgia may become tn,
scene of very successful gold mining
The ore assays from $500 to $500
ton, aud is said to be very abundant
With the improved processes 70
treating ore mining ore Of this grad
may be made very profitable.
Last Sunday the Worlds Fair wa
again opened, in accordance with tht
decision of Chief Justice Fuller, bu
instead OF the tremendous crowd tina
was expected, less than $1,000 peopl
attended. On the day before the al
tendance was about double that mum
Der.
The "Shelby IN. c. Review" say
that Mr.. and Mrs. r. y. Weathers, {
that township, have a most remarks
bic record. They raised family c
twelve children to manhood and VIC
manhood, and no member of tn
family ever took dose Of mediciu
until Mrs. Weathers last illness.
The most remarkable case OF fraud
ulent payment of pension is that of
man who has been found to be draw
ing pension, and to have receive
back pay auCunting to hundreds {
uOlldlS lOl htN Jug lOSl MS udll. L WI
case was mentioned by Mr.. Tarsne,
of Missouri, in a speech in Congress
and he CAV as his authority an el
aiming physician, but declined
mention his name. DR.. Holt,
Missouri, wa suspected and ",
fired by Raum. Now the truth OF IL
statement is verified and a movemeI
is made to reinstate DR.. Holt.
Bill Arp, writing about the r
sources Of the State OF Georgia ga,
the State is getting richer and rich
every year. He says that in the tt
years between 80 and 80 the tax a
sessmenr was doubled from $3.50, 00C
600 to $5OO,OO0,OOO Farming Ian,
increased in value from $4,000 600
$4,000, 600; in. plements from SO 00
600 to So, 900 600: furniture from 81
100000 to Sl6,OO0,OOO; capital in &C
ton mills from $l,640O00 to $ll 10000
and ether things in proportion. 1t
evident then that the South ia pro
pereus,.. il money is scarce for t
present,