The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-10
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
BAPPENISGS OF II WEEK IN TIE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND.
Georgia Alone Ts Not Our Domain - We
Cover the Entire South from tho
Potomac 90 tho Rio Grand.

Meridian, Miss. September 7-Special.)-
Heavy equinox;al rains have set in here
and in addition TO the damage already done
to the cotton crop. the farmers believe that
the crop yield will be cut off at least 50
per cent.
knocked from the Track.
Greensboro. n. c., September 4.-(Special.)
A white man named Sappingfield, was
knocked off the railroad track near Win
ston today and killed. He was seventy-ive
years OF age.
Ate Poisoned Custard.
Madison. Miss, September 3.-Forty-sev-
en- persons were poisoned at a wedding par
ty last Thursday night. Watt Moore died
this morning and his brother is very ill.
The Others are recovering. The doctors
say the people were poisoned by eating
boiled custard.
Rewards for bad Men.
Raleigh, ~. c., September 4.-(Special.) y
Governor Carr today offered rewards of 500
each for the capture of Bud Harris, VIII
Downs and Plato Bartlett, three young
white men, who, with Charles Bridges,
perpetrated a horrible crime in Hayward
county. Bridges has been captured. but
the others are at large.
An Old Woman Killed
Birmingham, Ala, September 7.-SpeciaI.)
hrs. Felix Buchbelle, seventy years DID,
was killed this morning in the Louisville
and Nashville railroad yards here while
gathering coal from beneath the cars 1t
Is said the woman has large sum of
money stored away. The railroad company
Will bury her remains. She owned n lot in
the cemetery.
Fooled with the Pistol.
Acme, Fla, September 5.-Last night Miss
Ella Durance shot her bother, Willie. In
the breast, inflicting mortal wound John
Tillis. Miss Elias lover, was at the Du-
rance home and the young lady was playing
with his pistol, when il was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking her brother
as mentioned above.
Was Chased by Raytian Men-of-wnr.
Jacksonville. Fla, September 5.-The
steam yacht Puzzle, owned and commanded
by DIR. J. +. w. Chittenden which has
been cruising in Haytian waters, arrived
at this port today. Dr. Chittenden confirms
the press reports that the yacht was chased
by Haytian men-of-war as the Haytian au-
thorities belieTSd THAI the yacnt had arms
aboard for the Insurgents. The yacht will
remain here Tor some weeks under going re-
pairs.
Attacked by Cholera.
Cumberland, Nd. September 5.-John Pc
ter Malther, a native of Bavaria, a newly
arrived immigrant, was taken of a west
bound train of the Baltimore and ohio
railroad here today and dieG at $50 o'clock
this afternoon. His symptoms were those
OF Asiatic cholera. The balance of the
passengers We're lockeu UP in the car which
was run west as lar as Shaner station, near
PittsOurg, and side-tracked.
Killed at a Grade Crossing.
Chattanooga, Tenn, September 7.--(Spe
ciaL)-Dave Elder, a prominent farmer. liv-
ms near this city, was killed by the south
in In
line, near Cleveland, today. Elder was in
a buggy and was crossing the track when
the train swept around = curve and hit the
vehicle. The horse was uninjured. Their
we're several watermelons in the buggy a ~
they were spattered ali over the 'front.'
he engine.
Burnt His Entire Stock
AIari1el--r2x- Suzfacys- of-1fe
.hurch, has been going on here.
ne converts was j. ". Brooks,
Keeper To prove that he was SINGER.
IS profession Brooks took his entire stooa
Il liquors out into the public square, pour-~
q the liquors out and set fire to the boxes
AMI barrels. He also consigned all his Ii
,enses To the flames. y crowd of 500 wit
messed the performance, which was con-
iuctcd with impressive religious exercises
ana singing. The stock of goods was valued
at $l.oO0
Cotton PiclXers Organizing.
Columbia, 5. g., September 2.-(Special)-
The negroes in Georgetown county, on
the Santee river, are being organized into
clubs for the purpose OF demanding 80
cents in cash for every one hundred pounds
OF cotton they pick. All members pledge
themselves 10 abide BY this rule and 10
thrash any other negroes who act other
wise. The fields all around are almost
grcaning with cotton bursting from the
bOlls, but the negroes have been so stirred
up by secret agents travelling about that
they VIII not touch the cotton, although
they are in want, except for 80 cents cash.
This is what caused the trouble at Harlin
City a lew days ago. Warrants for the
arrest Of the cOnsp.racors Will probably be
made out at Gourdins early this week.
Eacn club has president and IS frequently
addressed by speakers.
Two Judges-One Court.
Nashville, Tenn. September 4.-(Special)
There was great excitement at Cookeville,
Putnam county yesterday. due TO a contest
over the county judEeshp. The Office was
created in 1891, and IN 1892 ". c.. Davis,
republican. was elected ana commissioned
for an eight-year term. 1t was claimed
that all county judges should be elected
this year, however, and in an election held
IL August J. W. Puckett, democrat, was
elected and commissioned. Both Pickett
and Davis opened court yesterday, some Of
nccrs and magistrates recognizing one and
some the other. The old county clerk re-
fused TO deliver the records TO the new
clerk on Davis's order, and was fined for
c,nte-oat Of court The sheriff was order
Cd 10 take the records, and Puckett called
on bystauders TO protect them, f;ning every
DO 81 that refused. Sheriff McCsleb finally
broke into the Office and took the books by
force. The case Will De taken TO a higher
court.
Intended to Escape.
Frankfort Ky, September 5.-News of a
threatened outbreak at the penitenjiary has
Just been learned.
The Hatfield-AIcCoy gang, Of Pike coun-
~. and James J.. Little, of Breath.tt, all
dcrpcradoes and life men, are concerned in
4 plot which was made known TO Warden
George Monday by a prisoner who hap