Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-10
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

reached here yesterday from Gainesville,
where his family are suanmering. This
afternoon he speaks on the financial Ques
ton at Jefferson.
i MURRAY. KY. Aug. 2.-Ed Garten was
stabbed to death near Murray by his
grandfather. Joe Elliott 1t was a clean
case Of self defense. The boy had attacked
him with heavy stick of wood
ALEXANDRA, La, Aug. 1.-Two children
of NJ. s. Trirnbie, who lives in Bayou
Rapids, were fatally poisoned by NOR
phine given them By their mother in mis-
| rake for quinine Two others are ILL.,
DANyILLE, Va, Aug SIN bloody
encounter at Pey:onsyillc, thirty miles
from here c. I. Barkslale. prominent
local politician. hal his skull laid open
wish a hatchet by BufoiTi Trunlbuli, q
negro. The latter was arrested.
BLUEFIRLDs, w, Va, Aug. Tho nom
union men are being forced to leave the
coal fields by the strikers who threaten
\ personal violence to those who refuse to
quit work. Governor MacCorklc has
REACHED here, and his hasty return is at
tributed to the threats Serious trouble
is expected within the next few days
LIVE OAK, Fla, Aug. 2-Georse Mitch
ell was hanged yesterday in tho presence
of large crowd OF men, women and chill
! dren of all colors. He madc a long har-
angue on the gallows protesting his inno-
cence. Mitchell WAS one of the three men
/ who beat to death Albert Byborg last
March, robbing him OF twenty-five cents.
NASHVILLE, Aug. s.-The school census
OF the city shows the population to be 81
81, OF which 1854 are negroes, an in
crease in one year Of 2e3 This apparent
increase is causing much comment, aud
the general opinion is that great errors
have been made in the enumeration and
the purported increase OF negroes is not
| correct
ADMISSION, Ala, Aug GA manufac-
tory at this place has secured the contract
| for e9uipplng the city OF Toxic, Japan,
with water pipes. Manufactures In Eng
land, Germany, Belgium and other Euro
| pean countries competed in the bidding
! but the Alabama contractors secured the
job The watar pipes are shipped to Toxic
1 via Liverpool
RALEIGH n. c., Aug. John Wilkins
and wife, each 70 years old. are under
arrest, caught in the act OF operating an
| Illicit still III johnson county. Deputy
marshals located the still and found some
corn whisky in a smokehouse on the Viii
kins place. Because OF their age the couple
have escaped suspicion for many years.
They are in jail at Goldsboro
LEXINGTON, Ky, Aug 6-Newton Lane,
| of Mount Sterling, who figured in several
lights la Lexington last fall MS a partisan
of Colonel Breckenridge, killed James
Roden baugh and fatally wounded Horny
Clay Rodenhugh, owners of the Hotel
Woodferd, Versailles KY, in the rotunda
OF their hotel Mt o'clock yesterday after
noon. The parties are all prominent.
The fight grew out Of politics.
PARAMOUNT, W. Va, Aug. 3.-Scott
Smith, proprietor of The Worlds Fair
road house here, was committed without
bail yesterday on a charge of committing
brutal assault upon Louie Conway,
loyear-old girl. She Is granddaughter
of the noted pioneer. Isaac Wilson. The
excitement hsre is intense, and trouble is
anticipated. The penalty for the crime is
death.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 7.-Judge Golf
dismissed the bill in tile South Carolina
registration ease.-Ths case was that of
Joseph H. Gowdy against w. Briggs
Green. Gowdy is a negro voter and Green
r supervisor OF registration ut Column bla
The complaint Was Il general one against
the registration laws OF South Carolina
This decision upholds the present. registra-
ton law
MEMPHIS Aug deputy Sheriff AL
fred Werner. OF Crittenden county. Ark.
was shot and killed near Jones Landing
by negro whose name has not yet been
learned. Werner went TO the n.gro's
house. with two other iaen, to arrest him.
The negro was lying in ambush nesr BY.
and When the posse appeared he firod on
them. killing Werner and thcn fl d to the
swamps. A party OF citizens are uthunt-
ing for him.
WEIGH, w. Va, Aug Sat keystone
j. M. Stroud coke boss for the Pulaski
Iron company, shot W. A. Gilbert and
James Owens. tive white miners, work.
ing for the same company The fight
started with fists, thea tbs two began to
club Stroud, when he fired. The trouble
originated at dance given by strikers
last month. Stroud took men to the dance
who Gilbert and Owens said were scabs.
Gilbert may live, but Owens will die.
Stroud is in Jail
sYLVANIA, Ga, Aug. 8.--Nsws OF sem
sational battle betwesn oiiicers and a dcs.
u.
Burns about two years ago killed Frank
Bender on account OF jealousy of wo-
man. He escaped and Tor two years has
been in hiding. Ga 'rGatlay no was dis
covered in aslyamp near hera and u gang
OF deputy sherifs started out to capture
him. In this battle which took place
Burns received eleven buliuts in his body |
and died soon after
LEXINGTON. KY. Aug THE lynching
of w. y. Lsne, the mHrtierer OF tho Roden-
baughs, which would have been accom-
piishei last night at Versailles. was |
thwarted by the secret removal OF Lane to
this city for safekeeping The coroner,
after five hours investigation, brought in |
il verdict that james Roden Daugh came |
to HIS death at the hands of William n. |
Lame without just cause. Th0reupon
Judge Parrish, matter OF precaution,
instructed the sheriff ia roi.ovc Lane to
Lexington jail. II. C. Rodonhaugh is still |
alive but there is 40 possibility Of his re-
coyery
RIcHMoED, Va. Aug. e.-The South |
Carolina registration case came up yes
to-day before Judge Golf on motion |
from counsel for another injunction
The suit is that of Joseph II Cowdy VS..
w. Briggs Green. Cowdy is colored |
resident and Green is supervisor OF regis /
tration The court is asked to enjoin |
Green from turning over to the manager /
Of elections the books OF registration and I
from performing any othor duties under /
the registration laws OF South Carolina /
The complainant. Gowdy, alleges that he |
vas snabls to register. Decision was ro-
served.
BATON ROUGE, La, Aug. 5.--A fearful /
tragedy occurred at Gideoa Church where I
protracted meeting is being held. AL |
bert O'Seil and Hill Picor several days |
ago quarreied about a young lady. and it /
WAS agreed that they should meet at An I
tioeh church and settle the matter. Henry I
and Alber O'Neil, aged 10 and IL, came /
out of the church while the preaching WAS /
going on and wcrs fired upon by the picou |
party, whe were armed WITH double bar
relied shotguns, and both instantly killed |
Hill Picou. Wallace Picou and Barlow
EdmoEston were arrested.