The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-24
GENERAL So. THERS NEWS


Professor Newell had f--srr confined "a ba
house about ak weeks With liver and ksd
neg trou bles.
DE.FspES. Tenn. Aug 1g-At Gleason
Tenn. on the Nashville and Chattauooxs
T 1'ad, J. *. Polk Alexander. a i@aft.x
e''tz"n. was shot three t4su~s hy DIR. VII
~1f- druggist. who then Sho; and killed
himself Alexander may recover. The
tragedy resulted from an old feud
RICHMOND. Aug. Is-The Virginia De-
m"cracy us.s in convention Yesterday Il
nominate candidates for governor. Esntsn
an. governor and attorney general Con
gresham Charles T. O'Ferral was nom
mated for governor. and Il G. Kent. oi
ythe. was chosen for lieutenant gov
eruor
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. II A naohths
launch on which were 4 mum Der Of exctir
rionists attempted 20 transfer some Of
them 10 barge which was fastened in
front OF the steamboat. The smaller
craft was sunk aud Mrs Charles Ref.
Mrs. George Rief, Miss Wagner and 8
child were drown ed.
MOBILE, Ala, Aug IA posse Of citi-
Zens. with the sheriff at their head. have
surrounded remnant Of the Meacha1n beat
gang and will capture them, and there
may be trouble II the outlaws DO not sur
render. The nen most wanted are Babe
burke, Mack Burke, Bill Burke, Jasper
Burke and Jim Jordan
HUNTINGTON. w Va, Aug. 1.-THE
first section OF freight train No. :. east
bound on the G and q. railroad, broke IN
TWO thirteen miles east of this city. and
the engine pulling the second section ran
INTO the first. Engineer Hamilton, Fire
man Lar, of the second section, were badly
injured, aud tramp sustained probably
fatal injuries
RICHMOND, Aug. GA special from
.;oydtOn, Mecklenburg county, saws:
About O'Clock IA ehe morning fire b roke
out IN the engine room of George NJ.
browns wagon factory, which was en-
tlrely destroyed, and, before its progress
could be stopped, consumed a number of
business houses and residences iufiicting
a total loss of more than $4,000
PENSACOLA, Fla, Aug. H. The last
bulletin published at the board of health
Office states that no new cases of fever or
suspicious sickness has been reported. The
state health officer says: at will be inter
esttng to know that no more than six hun
dred people have left the city to all points
for all Purposes since the death of Rev
Mr.. Waite and Ellen Wood, and many of
these have returned"
AUGUSTA, Aug. l9-The drought which
prevails over the entire state has reached
severity unprecedented in the crop grow
ing for many years. There are extensive
regions where scarcely an inch of rain has
fallen during the summer Many acres of
grain, corn and potatoes are ruined be
yond recovery. The fields are as brown
and bare as in winter. Forest fires are
burning in many 'arts of the state
FREDERICK, Nd, Aug. 19-Nettie No
berly, aged Il, daughter of ex-Mayor
Lewis II. MOberly, killed herself ye.ter-
day by shooting i'll the home of her
brother Near her body WAS found note
ADDRESSED to her sister Jennie, in which
she stated that at Ills p. III. she would
shoot herself babe her sister good-by and
added that she left her only love to her
No cause can be given for the suicide.
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. ia report from
Meacham beat In Clark county, states
That Henry Smith, spy for the gang, was
ii rprvhcnded ant hanged near Salether
Five of the gang were arrested-AlonzC
eas, John Cobb, Jim Chance, George
are and Jack Walter These men con
.-sed, and meeting is to be held to de
de oil their case. Several of the gang
ed into Choctaw county, followed by {
posse.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 17-Twenty-tive years
ago Cardinal Gibbons was elevated to 9
hi,hopric in the Roman Catholic church
| although his silver jubilee occurred yes
fci1iay there was no celebration of the
| ete:.t. The ceremonies that naturally at
end upon such an important occasion
axe Keen postponed until some time il
October Tn" cardinal is at Cape May
where he went to enjoy a much needed va
cnj OH.
" iEELINt, W. Va, Aug. 19.-Two littl'
iris were killed on farm in Ohio, fouI
miles west OF this city. The daughters O
James Alderman, aged 5 and II years
We're following q steam threshing machine
up hill when an accident occurred to the
| machine and it started down the hill. Thu
little girls were Immediately behind it anC
could not escape. They we're caught BY
he heavy iron wheels and crushed t,
teath.
RICHMOND, Aug. 17.-TheVirginia Farm
ers' Alliance elected officers for the en-
suing term as follows: President DR.. B
L. Winston, of Hanover; vice president
&. w. b. Hale, Franklin; state lecturer
treasurer. J. J. Silvey; chairman of ex
ecutive committee, J. w. Buffin, Hanover
G. II. Pearson was elected delegate to thu
| national council which meets this fall il
Harrisburg, Pa.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. 19.-The fiv
remaining members of the Meacham gant
Of outlaws who were surrounded by tn
sheriff's posse in swamp near Jackson
,,co,roj hA 1r;c of ha
crossed the lire into Mississippi. The
will be lynched if they attempt to return
Since the CLARK county war began full
twenty members of the gang have beel
killed. Three spies were tied to trees ant
shot this week.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 7.-In an editoria
on the financial situation, the Evening
Journal, owned by Secretary of Interio
Smith, calls upon congress Ito pass tn
free coinage bill of both gold and silver
putting enough silver in the silver dOlla
ITO put it on parity with the gold dollar
1--WE further believe it says, that Nj
| ICleveland and his cabinet and the Demo
cratic leaders in the senate and hous
squarely favor this plan"
| , COLUMBUS. Ga, Aug. 16.-A meeting @
| the board of trade and business men wa
Resolutions were adopted urging Georgi
senators and representatives to work TO
| the uncon 1itional repeal of the Sherma
law; also requesting the Columbus cleal
| ing house association to issue certificate
| and approving the action of the cotto
mills of the city in issuing certificates t
, be taken in payment of debts for the mex
sixty days.
FRANKFORT, KY, Aug. 17.-Mrs. S. F. ,
| Trabue, wife Of Hon. S. F. j. Trabue,
| appointment retired lawyer and politician
was instantly killed in runaway acc
dent near tins city. Mrs. Trabue Jumpe
| frem the earring falling upon her hea
'aad breaking her neck. Her daughte
Miss Alice, who also jumped, was NJ
seriously injured. Mrs. Trabus was form
erly a Miss Berry, sister OF Colonel Ro
ert Berry, of the United States navy, an
| cousin of Congressman Berry, OF Newpor
| Four of Family Drowned.
| JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 81. -
| Bonhett's Mill. on the Missouri, twelv
miles east of this city, Mrs. Foster, her tw