The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-03-01
SOUTHERN NEWS NOTES.
Amportant Happenings Told IN Fcw Limos
For Hasty Rcadors.

Gle Sergeant died at tho age Of 107 at
the county poorhouse here. Whom tue
whites first pushed up into north Geor-
gta, ~ years ago. Sergeant was already
among tho Cherokees, accepted rs one Of
them: He not only outlived those carly
friends, but he has seen several gonera-
\ ttons OF his own raoo pass away. He
lived bachelor until he was w., when
he married widow of 90. She found
him too set in his ways for endurance,
and loft him In week.
AUSTIN, Fob. 19.-Captain Jack Crody,
who has been working up the regatta
here for next June, has given up tho
task and declared 1t off, owing to his
inability to raise tho needed money.
Saturday, however. Jack Steele, who is |
q wealthy man and lover Of aquatic |
sports. offered to give $4,000, tho amount
turned over to him. The committee |
| will consider the proposition, and the |
chances for the regatta are still consid- |
| cred favorable.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Fob. OLA das-
tardly murder was committed 800 feet
underground, at Horse creek mines.
Two miners, Henry johnson and Ed
Millor, were on bad terms. They were
working near each other In the mines.
Miller extinguished the lamp on his cap,
and stealthily slipping up to Johnson In
the dark. struck him heavily On the
head with coal pick, cleaving his skull
and killing him Instantly. Miller c.
capped.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Fob. 2l.--Joseph
e. Chiffon, Of this city, has announced
himself as candidate for the United
States senate, to succeed Senator J. N.
Camden. Considerable interest is at
tachedsto his candidacy because Mr..
Chiffon is understood to be squarely
against tho Wilson bill and especially
the free coal and lumber schedules,
while Camden fayors the bill. Chiffon
will make the campaign ON this issue.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The "Mr.
Potter of Texas" company, which came
here from New York week ago and
opened at the St. Charles Thenter, is
stranded here, and Manager Stephen
Leach has disappeared after collecting
, between $500 and $400 and leaving sala-
, ries unpaid. The members of tho COM
+ pany are trying to get enough money to
\ enable them to tour Texas on the COM
monwealth plan.
Y MONTGOMERY, Alu., Feb. ia
. special to The Advertiser from Newton,
. Ala, says: At Midland City Morgan
8 Easterling and John Woe1 shot and cut
= zach cthor to death. Weed and ono
Kelly, il seems, engaged in quarrel,
+ when Eastorling cut Weed in tho neck
y twice, whereupon Weed commenced
shooting Easterling and pursued him,
shooting almost every scep, until both
q fell.
t ClIARLOSTESvILLE, Va, Feb. 10.--A
o freight and work train on tho Richmond
! and Danville railroad collided near P"o.
= fits, and Engineer II. Grant had both
. legs broken, besides being mashed in tho
I I hips. He died soon afterward. Both
engines and several cars wore badly
: wrecked. The hagman Of the work
!. train failod to do his duty.
CLINTON, s. c., Feb. 21.-James II.
: Garrison, car inspector on the Georgia.
i Carolina and Northern railroad at this
o place, dropped dead ,very suddenly while
:. sittingl in front of a barber shop He
8 never uttered q word. Heart disense is
n thought to have been tho cause of his
o death. Ho was Mason, and from Ma
{ rietta, Gn.
r CHARLESTON, w. Va, Fob. 70 Mar
garet Moore, alias Margaret AIinner, the
woman charged with having defrauded
tho government out of 81, 800 in illegal
pension back pay recently, and who is
under an indictment to answer in tho
, Parkersburg federal court has been
caught and sent to Purkcrsburg.
FORT PAYNE. Ala, Feb 20.---A. NJ.
Tinker, who lives on Sand mountain,
g.,
and severely whipped by White Caps
D the other night. Several rumors have
q reached hero rs to tho cause Of tho chaa-
8 tisemept. Tipker is man of family.
r ScoTTsBoRo, Ala, Feb. 20.-The prc-
, liminary trial Of tho Skeletons closed with
u brilliant speeches by tho counsel on each
. . side, to packed courthouse. Bail was
" given the four boys i'll the sum of ST.
5 900 each. The final trial is set for Feb.
~, when the circuit court conyencs.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 2O.--Lieuten-
> ant Walter l.. Taylor, of the army, now
y stationed in Montana, has boon detailed
: University Of Alabama. Governor Jonea
o has received copy of tho official
q order from the secretary of war.
n NASHVILLE, Feb. 20.--An old man,
l. named w. NJ. Carr, jumped from tho
bridge into the Cumberland river hero
and was drowned. Flo had beon neg
lecting his business for somo time and
+ was apparently deeply moved by tho
Sam Jones meetings.
FoRsYTH, Ga, Feb. 20.~-The cele.
!; brated case In which Henry Doyle was
= = being tried for murder has terminated in
: a mistrial--the jury standing six for con.
y vlction and six for acquittal.
MEMPHIS, Fob. 19.--The steamer
= Chic sunk at Cotton Wood Point, Mo-,
- 1880 miles above hero Saturday after.
!: noon, and will likely prove q total loss
I She was insured for $4,000
o DALTON, Ga, Feb. 10.--A white boy
i paned Kifchipua nod 1,;s Io.. o,,I. oec