Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-09

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GENERAL SOUTHERN MEN,
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 4-Joe Dowie third
base man of the New Orleans ba sebaii
club, was fatally shot by negroes in a row
up town. s GO
SHERMAN, Tex, Sept. 6.-Dexter, a little
town on the lied river, was nearly wiped
out by fire. Among the buildings de,
stroyed wers the postoiiice s.s.
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 6.-The Hobbs
Glass company. of this city, has resumed
work. The Riverside and Benwood Steel
and Iron works also resumed in part, Civ
ing employment to 500 men. ~
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Sept. 6-News is're-
ceiyed here that the unknown negro who
outraged Mrs. Sarah Scott, white
woman, in Rieii county. few days ago,
was lynehed by u mob at Cent eryille.i ~
RICHMOND, Sept. Ca special telegram
from Norfolk says that Mrs. Amanda c.
Ribble, an inmate of the tlmshouse in
this city, won a suit iii the corporation
court there, awarding herreal estate valued
! at $4,000
VAN buren,, Ark, Sept 6-Dank' Davis
and George Aiken, two farmers, quarreled
about peck of potatoes. Aiken shot
Davis in the abdomen, Killing him in
stantly. Aiken jumped ia q skin and
escaped. A posse is after him.
WHEELING. w. Va, Sept. Fire broke
out last night in the Virginia House, at
Elizabeth, W. Va, completely destroying
the hotel The stores Of Clinton Kelley
| and Thomas Foster were also partly
| burned. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
BERKELEY, S. c., Sept. Oscar John
son, an all round murderer, was hanged
here yesterday for the killing of Henry
Weltman, white man, and his wife
Henry Ewing was also hanged for killing
a man in a quarrel about the latter's wife.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. G-Another cut in
salaries has been made by the Iron Moun-
tain road Salaries from S15 to 800 are cut
S. and from $50 to *75 the reduction is 5
per cent The salaries that were reduced
10 per cent. last month will not be cut
further.
AUGUSTA, GA. Aug. 31.-W s Morris,
assistant treasurer of the Georgia railroad.
yesterday shot negro by the name of
Matthias Tuner for indecent exposure be
fore Morris wife, mother and other ladies.
1t is thought the negro will die Morris
was released on bail.
WHEELING, Sept. AT Martins Ferry,
O., opposite this city, Policeman George
Murphy YVES shot and fatally wounded by
William Wilson, an attacne of Cook &
Whiteley's circus. Wilson had disturb
ance with some boys, and Officer Murphy
placed him under arrest. Wilson then
fired three balls at the policeman, all of
which took effect. Murphy will die,
MEMPHIS. Sept. 2.-Etta Ivey, "a respecta-
BILE colorad girl, was outraged and muir
dered by Andrew Wilkerson, notorious
negro and desperate and ex-conyiet After
killing the girl Wilkerson mutilated tie
body in il manner similar TO the atrocities
practised by Jack the Ripper" Wilker-
son then fed, but he is being pursued by
more than thousand negroes, who de-
clare that they will burn the brute at the
stake.
SPARTANBURG, S. c., Sept. 2 &c orge S.
Turner was hanged here yesterday. This
is probably the most notable hanging that
has lately taken place in South Caroliul
Turner was the owner of cotton factory,
and was worth $4,000 Several years ago
he killed two men at different times, but
got clear. He druggei his sister-in-law
and seduced her, after which, in a quarrel,
he killed her brother, Ed Fibger, with a
pistol. go
BALTIMORE, Sept. 2-Cardinal Glib ons
has left for Chicago, where he will for
mally open tie Catholic congress, which
will meet in that city next Monday. Dur-
ing the congress The cardinal will read 4
paper on The Influence of the Catholic
church in promoting the moral and social
welfare of humanity" From Chicago he
will 20 to Dubuque, where, ON Sept. II, he
will confer the pallium on Archbishop
Hennessy.
MEMPHIS, Sept. IA special from Jack
sonville, Fla, says: Reports of the dam
age by the storm in outlying districts are
coming in slowly. Ten bloated bodies of
victims of Sundays cyclone were discov-
cred in a drift fourteen miles from jack
sonville. The bodies were almost nude
and could not be identified The. damage
to fruit trees and orange groves is enor-
nous. In many cases the trees are
stripped of every vestige of leaves and
fruit. Wires are down in nearly every di,
rection.
BRENNAN, Tex, Sept IA south bound
freight train loaded with merchandise was
wrecked and partly burned about ten
miles from here on the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad A prairie fire had
burned long piece. Of track, and as the
train came along Mt the rate of thirty
miles an hour il dashed into wide creek,
Jack Swanson. the engineer WAS killed
and Fireman Cameron aud Brakeman,
Ford were fatally injured. Two unknown
tramps were killed and n number of Others.
are reps rted to be III the ruins.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l. A shipwrecked
grew has inst arrived in port on the pass
enger steamer d. II. Miller, of Baltimore
1t is the crew of the British ship Astoria.
The vessel was caught il the hurricane or
the coast of Soath Carolina For twelve
hours the members OF the crew were
dashed to the yards on the mizzenmast and
almost despaired of touching land again,
One of the crew was struck by floating
timber and his leg was crushed like n pipe
stem. All through the latter part of Mon
day afternoon they drifted helplessly be-
fore the blast, and when night settled
down the dangers of the hurricane only
increased. The terrors of. that terrible
night in the Storm will never be forgotten.
The Astoria is a hopeless wreck She
probably sunk soon after the crew was
rescued
LAUBENs, Sept. 2-John Ferguson, Wade
Cannon and George Powers, all colored,
were hanged yesterday in al outbuilding
of the county Jail yard, ferguson was
convicted of wife murder at last court and
Cannon and Bowers of arson. 49,.
Ferguson ackno wledged his guilt, and
said he was prepared to die. Cannon and
Bowers protested their innocence to the
last, stating that their former confession
was made through fear
Ferguson was - years of age. lie and
his wife lived unhappily, and at times
separated. Sunday, March last, he came
in from the country, and approaching his
wife IN her room dragged her by the. hair
into the yard and cut her throat. He. fed,
but surrendered next day to the sheriff,
and has since manifested stolid indiffer-'
ence as to his fate. lie charged his wife
with unfaithfulneas.
The dwelling house of ~ D. Harrison, at
Goldsville, was burned on the night OF
July H. 1892. Bare-feet tracks were dis
covered AID proved to be Cannon's and
Bowers. They were arrested. and while
dckuoNiedgihS Delhg present at tue HEiug,
they each accused the other of setting fire
TO the house. They also implicated Charles
Goen, who is under conviction pending an
appeal. In less than week after the
burning they wers' tried before Judge
Wallace with the result as stated
JUSTICE TO ALL.
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