Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-16
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS


Columbia. S. c.. Sept. 12.-Arrests for
violation of the dispensary law began in
this city today, and will be pushed
throughout the state. Sellers of rice beer,
heretofore exempt, will be included
DUsz HILL, Miss, Sept. 13-Heavy and
continued rains for the past four days
have seriously damaged an already short
cotton crop. Cotton in this section is fully
onethird short of the August estimate
HoPkINsvILE, KY, Sept. LEX United
States Senator Willis B. Matchen, of Ed
dyville, has been adjudged insane and con-
fined in the Western Lunatic asylum. He
is 81 years old, and has been i'll for several
years.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Sept 13-Johu Fletcher
was accidentally shot and killed by the
discharge of Winchester rifle in the
hands of Tom Fletcher. his brother. Tn,
weapon was supposed to have been I'M
loaded.
ATLANTA, Sept. ia gang of twenty.
three counterfeiters. operating in Clark
and neighboring counties. have been
arrested. They melted britannia metal
and made good imitation of silver coin
Large quantities are in circulation.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. s.-Governor B.
R. Tillman last night issued an appeal for
help for the people of the islands and
country ruined by the recent cyclone. The
governor estimates that there are 25 900
Starving and destitute people around the
sea islands.
CAMDEN, Ark, Sept. Sod Bill Smith,
the negro who murdered Planter Pierce
! for his money near Bearden, last fall, wal
! executed here yesterday in public
Smith confessed having been in the plot to
murder Pierce, hut denied that he was
the direct murderer.
RICHMOND, Sept. "a special dispatch
| from Blackstone says that an old family
| feud in Nottoway county eliminated in
the mortal wounding of Richard E. Clay,
| by A w. Hawkes.. The latter is 70 years
old and the former AZ. Clay had married
niece of Hawkes..
RALEIGH. n. c., Sept. 12.-The Egypt
coal mines, situated in Chatham and
Moore counties, which suspended opera
tions ten days ago, will resume work in a
few days. More than 100 men are en-
| ployed at these mines, and several others
are being worked in this state.
VERSAILLES, Ky, Sept. 0. = James
| O'Neal and wife, eolored, living six miles
/ from here, went away from home and left
John Banks in charge of the four young
children. During the night the house
caught fire and was quickly consumed,
and the four children were burned TO
crisp.
STRoUDsBURG, Pa, Sept. 11-Layton
| Ruff yound lad who attempted an as
sault on his sister, and who was awaiting
trial in the county Jail, attempted to burn
the Jail in the hopes of escaping. He set
| fire to the bed clothing in his cell and the
alarm was given. Ruff tried to escape,
but was caught before he had gone far.
| LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept lit w.
| Whitley, residing near Silver Hill, Ark,
with the elder members of his family, at
| tended church some distance from home,
leaving five of his children, ranging in age
| from to 13, in care Of the house. After
the services were over he returned to find
the house had been burned to the ground
and all five children cremated.
| BALTIMORE, Sept. S.-The body of Col.
onel Jerome Bonaparte arrived here yes
terday and WAS taken to the home Of
| Charles j. Bonaparte, his brother. The
coffin was inclosed in cedar box lined
with purple-the Bonaparte family color.
After resting at the house of Charles J.
Bonaparte short time the body was re-
moved privately to the cemetery.
| RALEIGH n. c., Sept. "a special from
Berne, n. c., says; Sadie, the 9-year-old
daugter of Mrs. Henry C. Wood, OF River
dale, in thi9county, attempted to revive
| fire by the use of coal OIL An explosion
took place and set the little girls apparel
on fire, burning her so badly that she died
| The mother, who was in another room at
the time OF the explosion nursing an in
/ FAINT, rushed to the rescue, and was also
badly burned.
| New ORLEANS, Sept. f1.-Geueral J. d.
| Gordon, of Georgia, commanding the
| United Confederate veterans, has issued
an order fixing Monday and Tuesday, Oct.
3 and 4, as the dates for holding the re-
union at Birmingham, Ala. and the date
of the unwilling of the Confederate monu-
ment at Chicago for Saturday Oct. s. At
/ Chicago Hon. w. p. c. Breckenridge, Of
/ Kentucky, will be the orator of the day,
and General Gordon will preside.
| WHEELING, w. Va. Sept. civilian
/ Sayres, 20 years old, yesterday was assist
| ing in the preparations for a balloon as
cension. Just as the balloon started sky
ward one of the Sayres' feet became entan-
I gled in the ropes between the balloon and
the parachute. He succeeded in getting
hold of one of the ropes and drew himself
up to the rim of the balloon, where he
chung until landed safely over on the Ohio
side of the river. 1t was Sayres' first bal
loon trip.
| CHARLESTON, S c., Sept. SIN Colleton
county, near the Ashley phosphate works,
George Thompson, a son of fight Watch
man Edward Thompson, of the phosphate
works, was murdered by negroes, who had
set fire to the house. There were five ne
groes, and they were discovered by Mrs
Thompson at about o'clock in the morn
ing. When she attempted to extinguish
the flames they shot at her without effect.
She called her son, who was in the house,
and when he came out they shot and
killed him. 1t is thought the object of the
raid was to outrage q daughter of Mr..
Thompson.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. II. - Near
Quincy Ben amin Jackson, colored was
| lynched and his body riddled with bullets.
About year ago Jackson stole a wagon
from Thomas Woodmeyer, a prominent
citizen. Indictment followed. Afterward
Woodmeyer and Jackson had a fight,
which SO frightened Mrs. Woodmeyer,
who was in delicate condition. that she
died. Jackson swore vengeance. A few
days ago he threw rough on rats" into
Woodmeyer's well, causiIA, the death Of
three of Woodmeyer's children. Wood
meyer cannot live. OF the thirty neigh
bors who visited the family and drank OF
the poisoned water many may die. Jack
son confessed before being lynched.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-Frauds Of start
ling character have been discovered by
Pension Examiners CUTLER and Sidman in
Baltimore. The government has been
robbed for years by forgeries and other
crimes. The examiners now have on hand
no less than thirty,fivc cases of fraud.
Messrs. Cutler and Sidman refuse to give
the names of more than three Of the thirty
five eases they have on hand. These are
Robert Graham, Edward Egan and Rich
ard Wiley. Graham is claimed to have
had two service certificates, drawing
pension on each, while Egan is accused OF
having deliberately forged the certificates
of the veteran who bore similar name.
Wiley was drawing q pension but had