The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-10-26
SOUTHERN FLASHES.
A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS,
And Presenting an Epitome of the
South's Progress and Prosperity.

Sonths Progress and Prosperity.
Rev. DIR. Minnegerode, former pas
tor of Christ's church, of Richmond
Va, Jefferson Davis church, died at
Alexandria, Saturday afternoon.
One of the finest business blocks in
Houston, Texas, was burned early
Monday morning. The loss was very
heavy, possibly one million dollars.
The large reservoir of the Tecumseh
Iron Works, at Tecumseh, Cherokee
county, Ala, caved in, causing its en-
tire destruction. The loss is $4,000.
There was wholesale Jail delivery
IN Gadsden, Ala, Sunday night. At
about o'clock the jailer went in to
lock up the prisoners, when he only
found four men to lock up, and on in
vestigation he discovered that eight
men had gone.
There is great and growing discon-
tent throughout the whole cotton pro-
ducing region of Mississippi over the
arbitrary and unreasonable manipula-
lions of the cotton oil trust which die
tates and enforces the price of cotton
seed.
The new naval dry dock at Port
Royal, S. c., is expected to be com
pleted within a month. In anticipa
ton of this, the bureau of yards and
docks has contracted with Rittenhouse,
Moore & Co., of Mobile, Ala, to
dredge out the channel necessary to
open the dock to our large, new battle
ships.
The United Mine Workers of Ala
bama held their annual meeting at
Birmingham and elected the following
officers; John G. Smith, president;
William Malley, secretary and treas
urer; J. B. Atkins, vice president;
John Stitch, w. G. Cantley, Dick
Hooper and II, B, Hamper, executive
/ board
A new turn was taken Monday in
dispensary matters at Greenville, SC,
which will lead to more complications.
! Warrants were issued for the arrest OF
a number of citizens and some of the
police, who were present at the time
the attempt was made to search Sol
Edels house. The warrants will be
executed at once and the old sore will
again be opened.
The Lumber Trade Journal, of New
Orleans in its issue of Monday shows
the following lumber exports from
southern ports for the month of Sep
TENDER: Total value of timber export
ed, $277, 17S; lumber, SOD, 1S9; man
ufactures of lumber, $74, S29; total
value, $685., $50, against 1919, 504 for
August, or gain for the month Of
, $415,775.
The express officials at Richmond,
Va, now think that the Quantico train
robbers did not get over five thousand
dollars. Mr.. Murray, who handled the
pouches and cut them open for the
robbers, says he is satisfied from feel
ing of them that the amount did not
exceed this, He says the bonds were
all saved, as he threw them in pile OF
, stuff the robbers discarded.
g.. A rumor to the effect that the head
quarters of the western system of the
', Southern Railway will be removed
from Washington to Knoxville, has
gained circulation in the latter city
1t IS believed to have some founda
- ton as Knoxville WAS headquarters fol
:, the old East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia system which is now the ives
tern system of the Southern.
Seven prisoners effected their escap,
!, from the parish jail at Shreveport, La,
6 Saturday morning, four of whom wer,
convicted by the recent term of tn,
criminal court for lifetime service
:, They used an old file and pair 0
= scissors to dig out of the prison. The,
g began work Friday morning at l
" o'clock and Friday nights electrical
storm afforded the opportunity de
sired to complete the work. Deput
D sheriffs are in pursuit.