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SEwroET NEWS. Aug "a throa "a
east bound freight train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad Was wrecked al i@s
Hall. near Newport New. The wreck
took fire and sererAl cars loaded ~ith leaf
tobacco. hay and WHISKY were consumed
Tarer tramps are supposed 20 have been
burned q death
EAGLr Pass. Tex. Aug. a. conflict
occurred near Aba~ulo bet wcen 80 CarSiin.
ists and party Of GAiAn men. resulting ia
tn. ruut of the latter party and the killing
Of four q their number, President DlAz
has issued imperative orders commanding
both parties Ia disperse and return TO their
homes lie guarantees a fair election
RAYMOND. Miss, Aug. @-The case
against Cicero Heard, for fne murder Of
W ii. Colbert, which has occupied the
entire time OF the court for several days.
was concluded yesterday afternoon, che
jury bringing in verdict of no; guilty.
Heards friends picked him up and carried
him in triumph from the court rSom. amid
the shouts OF the crowd
WHEELING. w. Va. Aug. 25-The re-
port from Welch, Mcdowell county, this
state, of he shooting OF Depaty Sheriff I.
4. a a
Robinson is confirmed. Cunningham was
considered one of the bravest officers in
the service. Robinson was charged with
the murder of "A colored man, and il is
supposed that he shot Cunningham TO be
rid Of an important witness.
WHEELING. Aug. -. - The Tucker
county seat war, which nearly resulted in
bloodshed. is over for the present. The
guards have been withdrawn from the
court house. Attorney c. Lipscomb Sc
cured "A writ of prohibition for Parsons.
prohibiting the removal of the records TO
st. George The matter is now ended for
the present. and the probability is that
the ant.revolutionists will drop the fight.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. 26.-Informa-
ton has just reached here that J. r. Nc
kerrow, one of the most prominent cat
murdered near his cattle ranch in Kinney
county hv unknown parties. The object
of the sin or assassins was undoubt-
eddy l. .er. "a the pockets of the muir
dered man were rified. and several hun
dred dollars taken from his person. No
clew.
STANTON, Va, Aug. 25.-James w.
Jackson, young man Of Greenbrier
county, w. Va, was married yesterday
afternoon TO Miss Bette s. Echard. Just
after the wedding feast the groom became
ill, and in few moments lost conscious,
ness. He remained in this stupor for
eight hours recovering consciousness for
a few moments only before death. In less
than ten hours the bride was maid, wife
and widow
MACON, Miss, Aug. 21.-The jury in the
case of Tom and Walter Tolbert, the
K ember county outlaws, charged with the
murder of Thomas II. Cole, brought in a
verdict as follows: I'VE, the jury. find
the dcfendants-Tom Tolbert and Walter
Tolbert-guilty as charged in the bill of
Indictment, and fix the penalty at life i'm
prisonment." The jury recommended TO
the authorities that all the mercy possible
be shown in behalf of Walter Tolbert.
TEXARKANA, Ark, Aug. 21-At Buch-
anan, ten miles west of here, In Texas, q
mass meeting of about 100 voters, nearly
all Democrats was held, at which resolu.
tions bitterly denouncinR Cleveland a
champion of the money power and an en-
envy of the common people were adopted,
after which the president was hanged in
effigy and afterward shot and riddled with
bullets. The effigy is still hanging, and it
is understood that it will be publicly
burned.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 26-There was a des
perate fight between a band of negro burg
lars and hlghwaymen and officers neal
Thompson Station, in Williamson county
The officers surrounded the house which
the robbers used as rendezvous. In the
fight which followed one of the posse
Sinner, was badly wounded, and one Of
the negroes, Tom Thompson, the leader oil
the gang, killed. The house was found
full of stolen plumber. Three Of the rob
bers were captured.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Aug. 24-The city j,
filled with refugees from Brunswick, ant
serious disagreement has occurred be
tween the board of health and the city
council Immediately after the an
nouncement that another case of yellow
fever had appeared in Brunswick, to,
board of health met and recommended
that the quarantine be established. AT
meeting of council held later it. was de
cided that there was no necessity for quar-
antne. Then four of the six members o
the board Of health decided to tende
their designations at once. If the feve
should occur among refugees here the re
sponsibility will rest upon the council.
BALTIMORE, Aug. Backward Rider,
farmer living near Sherwood, Nd, ha
lust discovered that he was fim-famet
| out of 5000 two weeks ago. A wei
dressed stranger negotiating for piece 0
| property took drive with Rider and wer
soon accosted by the inevitable pal o
the would be purchaser. First strange
and Rider each won s., 600 from the pal.
| For the purpose of making swell he
| Rider drove to Towscn and drew 500
| from his bank. This money, along wit
| what had been won-Sl0, OO0-was place.
In box. Ii was agreed that Rider shoul
keep the box until evening while frs
! stranger held the key. Rider waited tw
weeks for the temperance of his friends
and then broke the lock. Instead of sl3
900 he found piece of wood NIGEL
wrapped in paper.
| SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug A-One new cas-
of yellow fever in Brunswick was officiall
reported yesterday. The desertion of tn
town by the employing class, the closin
of stores, factories, etc, works extrem
hardship upon the laboring classes. Man
| families are left destitute.
The following message has been sent I
| Washington, addressed to Senators Go
don and Colquitt, Speaker Crisp, Hon Z
G. Turner and all the members of tn
| Georgia delegation:
THE situation here is distressing. W
are shut off from the entire outside worlt
Starvation stares the poor people in tt
face The refugees have left the cit
without means About 1000 people left
the city are unable to procure supple
There is immediate need of provisions an
| money Time is an important elemen
We appeal in behalf of a stricken poop
for immediate aid, and confidently rel
| upon the hearts of a great American pc
pie and the government to respond"