The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
HAPPENINGS OF Il WEEK IN THE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND.
Georgia Alone Is Not Our Domain - We
Cover the E:.tfre south from the
Potomac 10 the Rio Grand.

Orlando, Fla, November 2-Lorenzo G..
Davis blew out his brains with pistol
today. He killed himself on the steps of
his home. He was in comfortable circum-
stances, but had been mentally unbal-
anced since the death of his only child a
year ago.
Killed His Brother.
birmingham. Ala, November 2.-tSpe-
cial .)-George WqrthinSton, "a nine-year-otl
boy, was playfu!ly swapping pistol at u
crowd of boys this morning when the wea
pom went off. His eleven-year-old brother,
joe fell dead with IA bullet through his
brain.
The Jury Thought IL Justi;inbie.
Birmingham Ala, November %.-tSpe-
cal.)--Thomas q. Hewlett, "a well-knoWn
detective, was acquitted in the criminal
court this evening, of the murder OF H. g
Bodie, whom he killed about two years ago.
East Lake dummy train. The shoot-
ing the result of y personal ditilculty'
on account of Hewlett smoking on the
train, to which Bode objected.
a Murderer Escapes.
Admission, Ala, November &'.-(Special.)-
There was fatal shooting saturday night
near Easonvile. i'm IL remote portion OF ST
clair county. Dave Carr. John Hayes and
John Brown. three farmers who lived in
the Easonville community, had been to Pell
City. When nearly home they got to quar-
reng among themselves over some trivial
matter The row terminated i'm carr being
shot through the heart by Hayes Hayes
and Brown were afterwards arrested, but
the former escaped and is still at large.
Tennessee's Tax Returns
Nashville. Tenn, November 2i.-(Special)
The tax aggregate for the state was COM
pleted today. 1t shows a valuation for all
property of 1913, SD 1877. a decrease from last
year Of SIS, 909.529 with consequent loss
in revenues of S57.29S. Only twelve of the
ninety-six counties in the state show an
increase. Shelby county shows the heaviest
loss. being $i5S5.95i; Davidson next with
So, 2S2, 4S0; Hamilton third with $2,2S1,2SO. The
loss in Knox is only S793, i91.
lIynched After Acauittni.
Columbia S G., November "a special
to The State from Landrum. SpartanburS
county, South Carolina says that last night
negro who was charged with having as
saulted white girl in Polk county, North
Carolina. three days ago, and who was
yesterday examined and discharged by the
authorities. was last night brought across
rhe state line and hanged. His body was
found this morning within II quarter OF a
mile of I.andrum. His murderers were all
from North Carolina.
Believe Ii is Swindle.
Knoxville Tenn, November 22.-There is
still great excitement in Union county over
the reported find of gold il an Indian
mound y special from l,uttrell to The
Journal says that another jar of the preci-
QUE metal was uncarthed today. II is be
leved now that only small amount oil
gold has been found tSat the woman, Anna
Mcdonald, is confederate OF '1)r.' Bear,
an Indian doctor Of somewhat unsavory
reputation, and that the two had combined
10 ,;windlc somebody out of few thousand
dollars. but were caught in the trick
Fishback VIII Stay out.
Little Rock. Ark, November Gov
ernor Fishback. in answer to an invitation
Ia ioin the silver party to be organized
next week at S. Louis wrote letter To-
day to a. J. Warner. chairman of the Bi-
metallic League. in which he said:
81 will not follow any set of mpr2cti-
cables into a new party. The democratic
PARTY is, the only one through which
can ever secure free and unlimited coinage
of silver"
A Handsome Church (" he Dedicated
Iaieieh y G.. November 23.-(Special)-
The agent for the Baptist State Female
university reports today that $4,000 endow-
ment has been raised and the prospects are
that the institution viii open next autumn
with Sl00000 endowment.
On Sunday. AT Wairenton, Bishop Will
son Of the Methodist church. will dedicate
one of the h3ndsomest church buildings in
North Carolina. The cost is more than
$4,000
Stems were taken today at Wilmington 10
erect a monument to ,he memory of Cor
nelius Harnetl. one of North Carolina
most distinguished revolutionary heroes.
Where the CnrOliniHHs Fought.
Columbia s. c.. November 2.-tSpecial)-
The Chickamauga commissioners appointed
ny Governor Til,man in Pursuance of a
resolution passed by the legislature to eX-
anime the ChiCkamaUga battlefield and To-
cate the positions Of the South Carolina
troops thereon. made its report today
through it's chairman, General Hugh l.. Far
ley The report states that the positions
held by the South Carolina troops have been
located and recommended the erection
of one large and four small monuments
thereon. and an imposing monument TO all
the South Carolina troops on Dycr'S knoll.
The four smaller monuments are to he
erected to Eershaw brigade. ManEaults
brigade. Gist's brigade and Culpepper's bat
terry.
"Whero is the man with soul so dead"