Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-29
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

TEE election held IN Colbert county, Ala,
for or against the issue Of $4,000 in bonds
to mecadamize the public roads resulted In q
majority for the road bill. The author Of the
bin is Wilson R. Brown. Tbs majority Is
estimated at 500.
TEE Chancery Court at Nashville, Tenn,
recently ordered Polk Place sold for division
among the heirs and allowed 1850 for the
removal OF the tomb and remains Of Presi-
dent and Mrs James K. Polk. The Legisla-
ture authorized the removal Of the remains
to the capitol grounds, and . site has been
selected on the east front Just north Of the
Jackson statue.
The Diocesan Convention Of Tennessee
met at Nashville and proceeded at once TO
elect It's Bishop coadiutators. Bishop Quin-
tard gave his formal consent, which provides
that the coadjutators shall residein Memphis
and perform such duties as shall be assigned
him. DR.. Davenport nominated tho Rev.
Thomas +. Gailor of the University OF the
South. This was the only nomination, and
DR.. Gailor received the unanimous vote Of
the convention.
TUX tuo utct tlAuC Ii tAtnl sCstko thc 1tNpo
of Tennessee will, in July, meet the semi-an-
nual interest on its bonded Indebtedness in
stead of borrowing any money and that the
State is entirely free from floating debt. The
taxable properties of the State have so large
ly increased during the past ten years that
extraordinary expenditures, amounting to
over 90, 900 900, have been paid, in addition
to ordinary expenses out of revenues, with
out an increase of the tax rate. The revenue
this year will exceed q, 500, 600. The State
has never been since the creation of its debt
In as good financial condition as at present.
The branch prison at Tracy City was at
tackled by an armed mob of miners opposed
to the competition of convict labor. The
guards were all on duty and firing com
menced.' The miners were repulsed, with
one Of their men, Robert Irwin, killed Mat
thew Parsons, wounded, and another thought
to be wounded. Assistant Deputy Warden
shrieves was wounded in the head, and War
den, guard, was fatally wounded.
THE Decatur Land and Improvement Com
pany's stockholders elected the following
board of directors Thomas Rutter, John r.
Rutter, A. c. Hartshorne, A. J. Goodheart,
T. ?. Branch, G. c. Harris, W. A. Bibb I'D.
Prohst, J. E. T. Rutter, James Swami and
Henry Stern. A resolution was offered au-
thorizing the company to reissue the pre-
ferred stock of the company taken for debt
and for lots at 90 cents on the dollar. II was
also agreed that the company would begin
soon the investigation OF the gas found re-
Gently at the American Oak Extract Works.
These works began putting down several
bored wells few weeks ago to secure water
Of uniform temperature sufficient for their
business, and when about 800 feet deep found
gas, which burned at the time to such an
extent as to cause the closing up OF the we'll,
aud the gas ia still blazing so that no further
effort is being made TO get water for fear Of
fire.
The cotton mills at Rocky Mount, N. c.,
are Just putting in IA, 900 additionalsplndles,
just doubling their capacity, making the
largest mill in the State and one Of the largest
In the South.
A State trotting association Is to be formed
and will have charge of the races, etc., at the
driving park which Captain B. P. Williamson
has prepared at Raleigh, N. @. The track Is
now in use.
The prospect for an abundant fruit crop In
North Carolina was never better.
TEE syndicate which purchased the High
schools property in the northern part OF
CASTOR county, N. c., on the South Fork, are
now negotiating purchase OF all the adjacent
lands which I'm all amount 10 from 500 to-
1000 acres. This adjacent territory Is pur-
chased for the double purpose, we learn, OF
erecting neat and comfortable tenement
houses and of keeping distilleries and attend
ant temptations as far removed as possl-
BILE from the operatives. The company estI-
mate the driving capacity OF the shoals at
5,0oO-horse power, and have the intention
and the money to build the largest cotton
mill In this section.