The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-12-07
SOUTHERN FLASHES.
A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS,
And Presenting an Epitome of tha
South's Progress and Prosperity

A dispatch of Thursday from Ashe-
vile, N. c., says: Mrs Stevenson
continues to improve and both tho
vice president and her physicians feel
much encouraged.
The directors of the Augusta and
Savannah railroad have decided to de-
clare II dividend of 81 per cent. which
will be payable December 4th to stock
holders of record on December 1.
Ex-Treasurer Il. M. Phelps, of San
Augustine county, Texas, has been
missing from his home in San Angus
tine. The county safe is locked and
Phelps successor cannot gain admis-
sion.
The plant of the Admission, Ala,
CordaSe Company is now running
from & o'clock in tho morning until III
at night, and orders are on the books
now sufficient to keep it going this way
until April 1st.
The rumor is current among railway
men that the Central Railroad of Geor
gia will withdraw from the Southern
Passenger Association. The rumor is
also connected with one to the effect
that the other connected and interest
ed lines will also serve notice of with
drawnl
Shortly after midnight "Wednesday
night masked men held up South
Pacific passenger train at Elka Sta
ton, Texas. The train was stopped
and two of the robbers attempted to
uncouple the engine and express car,
leaving the balance of the train, but
they were outwittcd by the crew. The
robbers escaped.
About 30 o'clock Thursday night
fire broke out in the cotton compI ess
of s. Nj. Inman, at Birmingham, Ala.
and partially consumed l 800 bales Of
Gotten, the warehouse and all the ma
chincry. The fire broke out in the
boiler room, and the entire building
was aiiamc before tho fire was dis.
covered. The approximate loss is
about $4,000.
The Charity hospital ut Birming-
ham, Ala, magnificent structure,
ly destroyed by fire Saturday night.
The fire department turned ont but
could do but little as the only stream
of water available was the storm sewer
of the city. There were no fatalities
aE tho inmates succeeded iii getting
ont. The fire was the work OF an III
ccndiary.
The state canvnssing beard Of Nortl
Carolina has completed the canvass o
returns of the election of chief jus
ticc and associate justice. Taking tn,
vote for chief justice, William II
Fnircloth, fusion nominee, received
lis, .i34 votes while James II. Shcp
prrd, democrat, received 127, ,593
making the fusion majority 20, O,S4l
Both of these nominees lead their re
spcctivc tickets:
Nearly the entire business portion
of lockwood, Tenn, II town on tn,
Cincinnati Southern railway, is il
ashes. \ fire broke out at 9 30 o'clocl
Saturday night in the basement o
Bcaris's drug store. 1t went from
that to the Shelby residence. At
o'clock the two structures mentioned
together with the Christian church
the opera house, the First Nationa
bank and several other buildings wer,
destroyed. The loss is heavy.
The case ofDanforth and Armstron,
versus the Tennessee and Coosa Rail
road Company at Gadsdcn, Ala.
Saturday with n verdict for $l00,00
in favor of Danforth n Armstrong
The plaintiffs had contract for grad
ing the road from Alfalfa to Gadsden
but were stopped when they renchc,
the foot of Sand mountain, the con
tract being finished by other contract
ors. They sued for the full amour
and secured judgment for 500, O0'
damages.
Things seem to be growing darke
for j. +. Crandall, president of tn,
First National bank, Of johnson City
Tenn. charged with fnlsifying hi
books and making false reports to tn,
United States comptrollcrs. The gov
crnmcnt officials brought anotho
charge of false entries in the ease of
New York bank against him Snturda,
morning. He had II preliminary hear
ing and was bound over for trial in tn
federal court in II $1,000 bond. It
now expected that in dcfnult of thi
bond, and for the other two bonds o
81, 800 each in which he was held, tina
hn W tn InIl