Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-01-13
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.


FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 10-The 1egisla-
ture reelected Senator William Lindsay.
He received 90 Democratic votes; Fultz.
Republican candidate, IS; Populist, (.
Lindsay returns to Washington tonight.
Mt. STERLING. KY, Jan. s-At Deep
Bottom. place near here, Will Conner
stabbed Tom Hunt twice near the heart,
severing blood vessel. from which he
died instantly. The trouble arose over q
game of crap. Both are colored
CRAB ORCHARD, KY, Jan 10.-Ed Welsh
sho. and instantly killed John Caldwell,
on the platform of the Louisville and
Nashville depot at this place. Both are
colored. Caldwell ran away with Welsh's
wife some time ago. Recently they re-
turned from Tennessee and have been liv-
ing together since.
SAN ANGELO, Tex, Jan. s. Thomas
Warren has been sentenced to prison for
horrible murder in August last. He took
his victim, small child, to a creek,
where. with a pocket knife, he severed
the head from the body, then cut the lat
ter into small pieces and threw the re-
mains into the stream.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. s. Governor
eral Charles J. Anderson adjutant gem
eral of the state. The contest between
General Charles ]. Anderson and Colonel
Percy Halves was close. The appointee
has filled the Office since the fatal illness
of General James Mcdonald.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. 6.-Information
has been received here that Rev. Evander
McGilvray, Presbyterian missionary to
hoe ,oI ha $o~
action is that Mr.. McGilvray holds the
views of Rev. DR.. Charles Briggs, whose
trial for heresy and expulsion from the
church by the general assembly are still
fresh in the minds of all.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 0.-Lieutenant
Walker, of the United States cavalry,
stationed in Nebraska, en- route to his
home in Walker county on furlough, was
enticed into the woods here and murdered.
Eugene Byars, desperate character, has
been arrested. and the evidence is said to
be strong against him. Great excitement
prevails. A lynching is probable.
RICHMOND, jan 6--The following were
nominated by the Democratic legislative
caucus for judges Of the supreme court Of
appeals of Virginia: John A. Buchanan
of Washington county, r. H. Wardwell
of Augusta county, James Keith of Fau-
quier county and j. w. Reilly of Halifax
county. The nominations are equivalent
to election.
RICHMOND, Jan. 10.--The identity of ].
w. Fuller, the noted forger sent to the
penitentiary for three years, has been
fully established His real name is
Charles Benjamin Curtis, and he belongs
in Philadelphia His wife says she is q
niece of Governor Buckley, Of Connect
cut. Curtis swiaiied many Pennsylvania
bankers, and is thought to have consider
able money.
GREENvILLE, Ala. Jan. 5.-A young
sister of George Farrer, boy of IA, who
has been missing since Christmas day,
yesterday found his dead body in the
woods with a gunshot wound in the
breast. Farrer, with Irby Macarthur, an
other boy of the same age, were out hunt
lug on Christmas, and when last seen they
were quarreling. Macarthur was arrested,
charged with murder.
ATLANTA, Jan. 5.-The name Of Cotton
States and International Exposition COM
pany" was decided on by the directors of
the movement for the exposition In At
lanta in 1895. A preliminary fund of
5000, 900 was placed by the directors, rep
resenting leading business houses of this
city. The location of the exposition was
fixed at the grounds of the Piedmont Elk
position company, to which will be added
$50 acres, making $50 acres in all.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 5.-For the first time
in thirty six years the postmaster at Louis
vile will be under the control of Demo
crat, Charles p Weaver, sx-assistant
postmaster. whose nomination was sent to
the senate yesterday. Mrs. Virginia G..
Thompson, daughter of Alexander Camp
bell, the founder of the "Campbellite"
church, who held the office under both
Hayes and Garfeld's administrations,
held over during Cleveland's first admin
istration.
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 10.-The trial of
Louis Redwine for embezzling $685. 900
from the Gate City National bank was be-
gun In the United States circuit court yes
terday. This case is notable one. Red
wine was assistant cashier of the bank
and was a thoroughly trusted man. He
was esteemed by the bank officials and a
man of strictest integrity, and he had the
reputation of being an exceptionally fine
business man. He was member of the
leading clubs here.
HARRoDsBURG, KY, jan 8-About fifty
whitecaps went to the home of josh
Mitchell, at Leesburg, six miles from here,
last night and dragged him from his
house. Mitchell broke away and started
for his house, but his body was filled with
buckshot, and he fell dead on the door
sill. They next visited the home of Brock
Bottoms and dragged him out and gave
him fifty lashes on his bare back, badly
lacerating the flesh. A rope was placed
around his neck, but the entreaties of his
wife and children saved his life Several
others were badly whipped and ordered