The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Fred Rawlings a brOther-in-law OF
the Mayor, were the parties, and they
were both killed. The duel was the
result of some sighting remarks |
made by Rawlng, as TO a trial held |
by the Mayor, in which his brother |
John Rawlings WAS concerned. The |
parties met on the street and both |
pulled their pistols and began five
ing. Rawlings was shot twice, once
through the body near the heart, the |
other through the abdomen. Rough
ton z t three balls in the head. They
fell together, Rawlings on top OF
ROughtOn. Th.y were bOtn only %
years old.
Sheriff Werner, OF Crittenden
County Ark, was found in dazed
condition o. the Iron Mountain rail-
road just west OF Memphis, the other
night, with severe wound on his
head and Il pistol shot through h,s
shoulder. He was on his way to
Little Rock to settle with the State
Treasurer, and had $1,000 in money.
tie walked out on the platform TO get
some fresh air, aud was struck
! anu EilOb Nv IhS cdlhO
aud the satchel with the money
jerked from his shoulder. He fell
senseless from the train aud lay sew
eral hours unconscious. He finally
came 10 and was making his way
! back to Memphis when found.
Secretary Hoke Smith evidently
intends to run his department on
business principle. His latest reform
Is the abolition of the Board OF Pro-
motions IN the Interior Department
This board WAS instituted by Secre.
lary NOBLE and made p9dagogic
examination the basis OF promotion
The new arrangement makes promo
ton dependent upon the rec0mmen-
dation OF the heads OF bureaus, who
are to be advised by the chiefs OF di-
visions. The result will be the ad-
vancement Of experienced men, in
stead Of the young men fresh from
school, who usually passed better
eXamin alton than the old ma IDS.
The Worlds FAIR will no longer be
oper on SUNDAY. Tue local directory
of the Fair met last Friday anu by n
vote of "a to rescinded the resOlu-
ton taken by the Board May Is The
reasons for this action of the Board
are partly financial and partly phil-
anthruplc 1t seems tuat the ATTEND
ance on Sunday has been 50 small
that the receipts were entirely III
commensurate With expenses, aud in
addition the fact that clerks and other
, employees Of tho exhibitors We're
unable 10 secure one day Of rest in
:he week was given as a reason for
the action Of the directory in closing
the Fair on Sunday. The preachers
of Chicago, who have fought the sun
!, day opening since it was first pro-
posed are greatly pleased with its
suspension. They prepared ana pre-
Sc lted at the meeting OF the dlrec-
: tors an address on the Sunday open-
ing OF the Fair, which is thought to
: have had some influence in the re-
ceut action Last Sunday, the last on
which the FAR was to be open, was
called Heroes Day in honor OF the
firemen who were burned to death in
l the fire last week. The receipts at
: the gate were voted to toe families OF
1, the dead tirenen.
{ A unlune kind of villainy has
+ RECENTLY been brought to light in New
A York Through the efforts OF the
= New York Life Insurance. Company
e and the police, II man ana womal
!, known as DR.. and Mrs. Henry {. w
o Never have been arrested on acharg'
II of poisoning a man named Baum
This is said to be the seventh 'mSl
Y who has been poisoned by this pre-
v cious pair. Their scheme was to fine
e some man with large insurance
q policy, for Mrs. Meyer to get Oh term
d Of intimacy with him snd III AIRY hin
t # u ,ssible anu then for DR.. Meye
g to come upon the scene ana p)lso'
,e the ctim. The two vampires tnel
II elected, the murdered mans lnsur
IT ance policy and departed for othe
v fields, These mOderI b Drgias have
t. succeeded in collecting tbs insurance
j. OF all but one OF their seven victims
D. Mt. Vernon, Indiana was the seen
IL of n most heartreuding accident las
10 SATURDAY.. There is y creek running
10 through the town which is usually
rs very quiet and sluggish stream +
III heavy rain which hat fallen durln
or the night had converted 1t into
III perfrct torrent. Several small boys
~ among them Willie AIlis and win
IL B1yce, were playing near the water
80 edge when in some way, just how
Or is not known, the little Allis DO
~ fell into the creek. His mother l
o. the house near by heard his erie
ct and at once rushed to the bant
or Seeing her sou in the water ST
% leaped iuto the water to aid mn
), and her little daughter, caught mol
IL, OF her mothers dress aud follows
ld In a moment the strong current ha
ld washed them OF their feet ana
en- three we're drowned. The BOyce Boz
OF TOO. ia thought to have been drowned
st nothing has been seen of him SIM
. the accident. The stream has bee
IN dragged but only one bod y, that
lis Wine Alis has been found.
10 A shocking instance OF the dePra
ng lty of youth has recently bee
II. brought to light at Bowling Gree
Of ohio, Mrs IBsighle living ne
lal Pontogany awoke her so? George
m throwing cup Of water in his lac
a He at once spiaug out Of bed al
.a- seizlng his gun shot his mother
her arm aud side. The wounds W
an probably prove fatal.