The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-01
GENERAL s0UTHERNNEws.

MARTINsBURG. w. Va, Nov. e7.-Small-
pox has become, epidemic in the Shenan-
doah valley. The disease has assumed
such proportions that the men are leaving
mills and other works.
FRANKFORT, Ky. Nov 23.-Albert Berry,
who has been confined in the penitentiary
awaiting trial for murder, has myster
iOnsly disappeared, and has either escaped
or is in hiding about the prison.
MIDDLEsBoRo. Ky, Nov. a. George
Moreley. who was given life sentence
for killing Mrs. Boiling, was married TO a
mountain girl last night before he was
taken to Frankfort. The marriage took
place in the Jail, and the bride remained
with him till he left.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 27.-The Catholic au-
thOrities have inaugurated movement
looking to the submission at the coming
session of the legislature of proposition
to enroll all the denominations of schools
under the public school system and enti-
tie them to proportionate share of the
state school tax.
STARKvILLE, Miss, Nov. 22-Fire broke
out in the Masonic and Odd Fellows
building, and in less than three hours that
building and Watts Opera house, together
with Lees store house and its contents,
surance, $4,000. Several persons were in
jured, but none seriously.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Nov 22.-Isaao
Bates, late president, and William l..
Smith, late casher Of the Bank of New
Hanover, which failed last June, were ar
rested yesterday on indictments found by
the grand jury charging them with certi-
Tying falsely to statements of tho condi-
ton of the bank. They gave bond in the
sum of s., 003 each.
JACKSONVILLE, Miss, Nov. 23.-For years
there has been much talk in the Confed-
crate veterans meetings and elsewhere of
building home for deserving Confederate
soldiers and their widows unable to sup
port themselves. The scheme has at last
been Incorporated, and a meeting called
in this city for Dec. 12 next. The plan is
to buy the former residence of jefferson
Davis ON the coast and convert into a
home.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. pa special
to The Gazette from Lincoln county says
that the examining trial of the men
charged with the lynching OF ID. Nelson.
colored, was held, and as the result Yancy
Hawkins, Edmund Taylor and Tom Riley
were held upon the charge of murder in
the first degree, and Tom Boynton, A bra
ham Washington and Steve 1illstey were
held us accessories. All the parties are
colored.
BALTIMORE, Nov. ga Baltimore
crook representing himself rs Henry Yves
sci, Jr, the partner in large retail csenl,-
lishment in this city, went over to Philn-
delphia and bought II large bill of goods
from the firm of Daniels IL Blumenthal,
and they also cashcd check for him.
The check. however. was for only small
81 Il a., 4,
were recovered here. The forger has not
been apprcicnded.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 23-The state of
Louisiana, through Attorney General
Ifazen, instituted suits against l.. 4.
Gourdain and others doing business under
the name of j. T.. Morgan and the
Louisiana Lonn company fraudulent lot
tery) here, pretending to be the Successors
OF the Louisiana State Lottery company,
and selling tickets in different sections
based upon the drawings of the Louisiana
State Lottery company. The defendants
nrc under Indictment i'll the criminal
court, and the action of The attorney gen
eral will successfully Kill the lottery,
which has been carried on for some time
GREENvILLE, S. c., Nov. 22-A regular
battle occurred in the mountains near The
state line between Grccnvillc and Spar
tansburg parties, ut Il public sale. Whisky
flowed freely, and there was more or less
lighting all day. In the afternoon the
owners of n whisky wagon ami the state
dispcnsary officers who had tried to seize
1t came together. One of the owners of the
wagon, Harris, from North Carolina, was
shot drought the heart. Henry Fisher
one OF the dispensary officers. was found
in the kitchen with bullet hole through
his breast Several others were wounded
three seriously. Nearly everybody had a
slash from knife or Il blow from ii he butt
of q revolver.
PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Nov. 2I.-Iester
Courtney and Henry Taylor, two n.ur-
dcrerS who are condemned TO be hanged
next month, made Il desperate effort 30
escape. They secured corset steel which
was manufactured into saw, and alter
great labor succeeded in cutting of
their leg irons. Then they set fire TO the
bedding in the cell and shouted for as
sistance. Their intentions were to over
power Jailer Brercton, whe WAS alone,
killing him if necessary. and to make
good their escape Brcrcton however.
Grasplng the situation, first rushed ont
and secured help. When he returned he
found the murdcrarS overcome by the
smoke and powcrless. They were quickly
secured and the fire cxtinsuishcd.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 35.--IIx-G Cover
nor John j. Jacob dropped dead on
Twelfth street about ) o'clock last even
ing from heart disease. He was appar-
emily in good health. and death came
while he WAS walking along the street
Governor Jacob was born in IIampshirc
county Dec. 3. 1920 He was IL graduate
of Dickinson college ut Carlisle, Pa. lie
was II member of the legislature until
1870, when he was elected governor being
the first Democrat ever elected to that Of
flee i'll this state In 1872 he was re-
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