Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-09-28
LATE STATE ITEMS.

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A son of Mr.. T. j. Tucker was
silled near Wilsonville by falling
Tree.
The News complains that there is q
little too much petty stealing going on
At Bridgeport.
A little son of Mr.. B. II. Denman
Of Jacksonville fell from q horse and
broke one of his arms.
Mr.. Luther Davidson of Blount
county was badly hurt while rolling
logs, but 10 now recovering.
VIII Marlin, q negro, was shot and
killed By John NJ. Kirkwood at Coal
Valley Mines few days ago.
Mr.. j. f. Gillas has been appointed
county solicitor for Choctaw County,
vice Massey Wilson, resigned.
Mrs. L Gam, an old white lady
living near Bladon Springs, was bitter
by mad dog about week ago.
There has been big mad dog scare
in Admission aud great many dogs
have been put out of the way.
A son of Capt. A. II. Nininger Of
Huntsville fell from q tree on Monte
Sane aud dislocatcd one of his hips.
Master Tom Jordan of Guntersville
received very painful wound by
stepping on \ garden rake few days
A2'o.
Mr.. C. c. Crum of Choctaw county,
waa WAS injured in n saw mill recent,
as. died from the effect of the injurie,
received.
QaHss S number of cattle have been
killed. in portion Of CovingtOn coun.
sy on sccoaut Of their having showL
sSsns-of hylirophobia.
White Mr.. j. l.. Stewart of Bar.
of last week some thieves broke into
his house and stole $40.
Miss Carrie Bridewell of Birming-
ham wss The successful competitor fol
the free vocal scholarship at the Chi.
cago College of Music.
During the figh; in the outskirts Of
Eufauls last Saturday j. G. Deshazo
shot negro named llamitcr; tho
wound was not dangerous.
Little Lawrence Hudson Of Selma,
while gathering acorns fell from tho
tree and broke his thigh and
was otherwise badly bruised.
Miss Susie Speegle of Morgan coun.
ty has gone to Cisco, Texas, 10 be
married to a man whom she will meet
for the first time at the altar.
Five negro prisoners in the Wash.
ington county Jail attempted to burr
their way out last week, but the watch.
fulness of the sheriff intercepted theil
little plan.
A little son of Mr.. Joshua Bower
of Henry county fell from load OF
cotton and the wagon ran over him.
crushing him so that he died in hall
all hour.
AT Mt. Meigs gin house with en-.
tire contents, consisting Of ginning out
/ tit, eight bales of cotton and ten tons
of seed, was destroyed by fire. Loss
estimated at 81, 800.
A little son of Mr.. E. &. Clements
Of Pickens county was badly bitten by
a mad dog last week. The application
of q mad stone relieved him and il
1t is now thought he is out of danger.
Two negro cattle thieves who have
been operating in the Tuscumbia
neighborhood, were found guilty in
four cases and received sentences OF
i've years in each case-twenty years
in all.
At the last term Of the court at Ver.
non there were sixty-six cases on the
criminal docket. OF these thirty foul
were continued, nineteen were con
vicled, six mol pressed and two YER
diets of not guilty.
At the Switzerland and Wilbur
gold mine, fifteen miles from Helm
they are working with an old fashion.
ed wooden stamp mill with foul
stamp capacity and ordinary battery
pans, and are saving from $15 to $2(
II day.
Col. w. l.. Chambers of Sheffield
has been appointed as Commissions
to the Samoan Islands. Tho govern.
ments of Great Britain, Germany anC
the United States have each appointed
a Commissioners for the purpose Of
investigating and reporting upon i'm
portant matters In which several gov.
ernments are interested.