The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-14
4 WEEKS NEWS

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GATHERED FROM EVERY QUARTER
OF The WORLD
And Briefly Told For the Resders of The
Caucasian.
Lon Paris, Of Henderson county,
a white girl aged J 6 years, has been
sentenced to the Penitentiary for a
term Of 10 wears on d verdict OF
murder in the second degree. Her
victim was VIII johnson, who had
paid the girl attention and then went
off aud used sIanderous language
about her. She provided herself
with "a knife and the first time she
met him she stabbed him tC the
heart.
There was a joint celebration of
Memorial day at Chattanooga, Tenn,
and at Lexington, KY, on May 30th
The graves Of Federal and Confede-
rate dead were decorated alike and
speeches made by prominent ex-soI-
ders of both sides. This innovation
Will be continued in the future.
Capt. ". A. Graham, of Lincoln
county, has met with the serious loss
Of his residence, household furniture,
clothing &c. by fire. The kitchen
was saved and the family are living
in there for the present. The fire
was caused by defective hue.
4 set of scoundrels bent on mis-
chief wrecked a train on the Mobile
4 Ohio railroad in Missouri on the
9TH. The fireman was killed and
the engineer seriously wounded. All
the passengers escaped uninjured.
Vernon Shry was shot and instant
Iy killed by Chas. Henly Oh the 9TH.
The trouble was the outgrowth of
attentions paid Shry's sister by Hen
ly. The scene of action was near
Leesburg, Va.
George Ladd and Newton Ladd,
uncle and nephew, fought to the bit
ter end with pistols in Maury coun-
tY, Tenn, on the 9TH. A family Sc
cret was the trouble. George may
recover.
The Watson-Black contested cleo
ton case from the Tenth District of
Georgia, has been disposed of in IA
vor of Mr.. Black. 1t is possible that
minority report may yet be filed.
There is trouble in the Cumber-
land coal mining regions Of Mary
land, caused by strikers. The stu
alton is so alarming that the Mary
land troops were ordered out.
At the Greenleaf-Johnson Compa-
ny's mill, at Howard, Beetle Co, two
men were killed and several injured
on Tuesday of last week by the ex'
plosion Of a boiler.
Hattie Robey, a young lady of II
wears was caught on the track by
backward moving train in Washing
ton City and her body crushed
and mangled beyond recognition.
Cumberland county was visited b
severe hail storm Sunday of las
week. 1t is said to have been tn
most destructive ever had there.
f Gen. ". ?. Roberts, of Gates Co
e has been nominated by the Presiden
, and confirmed by the Senate to b
= Consul at Victoria, B. g.
: There were cloud bursts at Port
land, Oregon, and at Pueblo, Colo
: on the 9Th. Water was six feet dee
. in the streets.
2 The report this week states thu
the cold snap several weeks ago xii
/ ed one-half of the Georgia cotto
d crop.
" Floyd Jones, brakeman on tt
l. d. q n. railroad, dropped dead
e Tar River on the 4th.
= A telephone line between Ralelg
81 and Durham is in course of constru
ton.
JUDGE HINES NOMINATION.
The Atlanta Constitution has
r say of Judge Hines, Populist non
nee for Governor of Georgia, the Il
OF lowing;
II "In the nomination of Jud
&C Hines for governor by the PopulI
20 80 convention of Georgia the expect
n nl has happened. He has no oppo
~ - ton, although a strenuous effort "
~ made to induce Mr.. Watson to
" VI come the candidate, but, with t
'Ie I shrewdness which seems to chars
0e terize all politicians who hail frt