Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-22
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

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RALEI5H, N. c., July 15.-Hunter l..
Harris, assistant state geologist. was
drowned while bathing near Little River
academy. Cumberland county
NEW ORLEANS. July ia private dis
patch says Jules Aldiee, one of the wealth
lest citizens of New Orleans, and largely
identified with cottonseed mills, has died
| in Paris
BALTIMORE. July 1S.-Cardinal Gibbons
has accepted the invitation of the commit
tee of the state committee to offer the
prayer and bestow the benediction on the
occasion of Maryland day at The Worlds
/ fair, Sept. Il
! BALTIMORE, July 15.-The committee of
the state commission of the Worlds fair
having in charge the celebration of Mary
land day at the exposition have invited
Cardinal Gibbons to deliver the prayer on
that occasion.
/ SAVANNAH. July ia negro named
Odam has been arrested at Boston, Ga,
charged with burning the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western trestle over Aucilla river
Saturday night. Several attempts have
been made to wreck trains on this road.
| RICHMOND, Va, July Thames A. Gen
. L
j died suddenly yesterday. He las been
connected with the press of this city for
more than quarter of century. He was
at one time mayor of the city of Man
chester.
] PINE BLUFF, July 1s-Near Cornerville,
Lincoln county, negro named John Cot
ton, entered the house of Mrs John Tucker
and made an assault upon her The negro
made his escape. A posse was formed and
the negro apprehended. He was swung up
/ to limb and shot to death.
| RICHMOND, Va, July 14-As a result of
a battle between posse and the Fleming
outlaws in Wise county, Va, Cal and
Ilenon Fleming, the leaders of the notori-
Gus gang, are reported dead. The dead
men are being kept in hiding by their pals
Officers are searching for the bodies and
are hunting down the rest of the gang.
/ GREENvILLE. S. c.. July 15-At a meet
ing of the Greenville County Farmers
Alliance Hugh Barton, an avowed third
party man, was elected president, defeat
ing NJ. L. Donaldson, president of the
state alliance, who was president of the
county alliance also. The result is a de-
cided triumph for the Populist and Till
man element of the alliance.
MAYsvILLE. Ky, July 15,-Grant Ward,
colored, aged 49, entered the home of Ed
ward Gault, an ex jailor in the county and
finding Mrs. Gault alone assaulted her
Mrs. Gault screams attracted the at
/ tention of some colored neighbore, who
went to her rescue and captured the brute
and brought him TO this city. In default
of s., 600 bail he was put in Jail.
GREENvILLE, S. c., July Is - Near
Greer's Station. ten miles from here, Tom
Toney cut Jim Cox with pocket knife,
severing his jugular vein and killing him
1 instantly Both men We're visitors at the
residence of John Cox, a brother of Jim,
who was giving dinner i'll honor of the
21st birthday of Toney's son Henry, The
trouble hogan in a friendly soufIle.
RALEIGH, July l9-The farmers of this
state say that the cotton lice have been
gradually disappearing of late until they
are now nearly all gone. A red bug, how
ever. has made its appearance in some
counties, and is doing more destructive
work than the lice did. Some of the older
/ farmers say they remember just such an
insect that played havoc with cotton about
quarter OF "A century ago.
GREENvILLE, 5. c. July l5.-School COM
missioner Davcnpor5, of Laurens, this
state, has resigned and fed to Texas. A
few days ago he attempted n criminal as
sault on a young married woman, Is years
old, named Fuller The womau's husband
agreed to compromise the matter for $780,
Neighbors heard of the transaction, and
an indignation meeting called on Daven-
port to resign and leave the state in forty
eight hours lie obeyed orders.
FLoREsvELLE, Tex, July Il, - Balgir
i3aylof, OF this place, ran across q camp of
Mexicaps in the Cibolo bottom, Henotified
Deputy sheriff Ileacook, and he and five
other citizens returned to arrest the Mexi
cans. The posse separated, and as Baylor
and his party followed up the Mexicans
fired on them. The fire was returned, and
one Mexican was believed to have been
shot, as he fell. The Mexicans fed They
are believed to be gang of horse thieves.
BALTIMORE, July la.-Judge Goff, sit
ting hare in chambers If the United States
circuit court for the Eastern district of
Virginia, and acting under "a bill filed by
the Central Trust company, of New York,
has appointed Messrs Samuel Spencer t.
". l{uidekapep and Reubsa Foster po-
ceigers OF the Richmond and Danville
Railroad company and leased lines. The
next step to be taken will be the fore
closure, under the general consolidated
mortgage, and sale of the property.
CHARLESTON, July 1S-Governor Till:
taan's state onnstaLulary continue their
work OF arresting persons charged with
violation of the dispensary law. While the
community is in favor of the enforcement
of the law so long as it is the law, there is
a deep Indignation at the outrageous CON
duct of constables. Hoyne Pepper, the
constable who tried to sho9t Chieeg in /,
,rlal Jq5tiee's ahiGe, .s.s buund Oyer in the
suEl Of 800 for trial at the county sessions
for assault and battery with intent to kill
BALTIMORE, July 1.-THE troubles of
the Equitable League of America resulted
yesterday in the filing of bill for the APP
pontment Of IA receiver and an INDUCTION
to restrain the officers and agants from
tpileetIng or receiYing any money assess
iaents or dues, or in any way interfering
with the property or assets ruesda u
Sept. !, was set for the hearing of the an.
plioatiGI. The Equitable League is one OF
the seven year term orders. paying $1,000
at the expiration of that time, and also
sick benefits
MACON, Ga, July 1S-Warren Dean,
negro - years of age, is supposed to have
peeh y hcneH ~ 3toife ESFh z"ftlAr, elsht
miles From Maean, on the Fast Tennessee
railroad, for attempting to rape Mrs. Hay,
who lives on the line of Bib and Twigg
counties, at Reds station. He was driven
off, but searching party captured him
and brought him as far as Stone Greek,
when the train was stopped and the negro
taken into the woods, Nothing has bees
heard Of him since, but there is little doubt
that he has been lynched.
BALTIMORE, July I9.-The Evening News
prints the following: while the rulers Of
civilized nations were sending their CON.
CALCULATIONS to Pope Leo XIII on his
golden jubilee, the United States failed to
honor the event. This inaction on the
part of the president was condemned By
Catholics throughout ths equntry, and tha
failure OF the United States To send con-
graduation was commented on the world
over. One of the first acts OF President
Cleveland, however, was to write a letter
to Pope Leo congratulating him upon the
fiftieth anniversary of his elevation to the
bishoprio" Cardinal Gibbons, when shown
the statement. said that it was true.