Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
SOUTHERN,

Ex-Cashier Holland, who swindled the
Merchants and Traders National Bank
of Charlotte. y. c.. has disappeared. His
shortage is between 100000 and 10000
Hail-storms in Arkansas and Missis-
sippi damaged growing crops and de-
stroyed considerable farm property. A
negro woman named Kaufman was
frightened to death.
Upon representations that citizens of
Nicaragua were making an honest effort
To raise $4,000 to pay the Hatch indem-
nifty. Great Britain granted an extension
of time to give them 4 chance to make up
the amount.
Five cheap two-story stores in the Fin
eel Building at Frankfort, Ky. We're de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was with difficulty
that the people in the second stories were
saved by fremen. George Ycager. a
cripple. and his two children. aged and
5 years were burned to death.
An old feud between Marshall Cham
bers and Harry Myers. prominent Green
County (Ala.) planters. was wiped out in
blood Wednesday night Myers was
found lying in the road dying with five
bullets in his body He lived long enough
TO tell that Chambers had killed him.
Madeline Pollard. complainant in the
famous breach of promise suit against
ex-Congressman W. c. L. Breckenridge,
will soon sail for Europe, and for the
next four years will be the travelling COM
panion of q wealthy and charitable wom-
an who has taken an interest i'll her case.
Associate Justice Jackson of the United
States Supreme Court is at his home.
West Meade, six miles from Nashville.
His health has steadily improved since
his return from Thomasvile, Ga, several
weeks ago. During good weather he rides
several miles on horseback daily, and does
not appear to feel fatigued from this ex-
ercise.
At Arkansas City, Kan. Friday after
noon Arthur Mckay Stanley, the 5-year-
old son of DR.. j. A. Mathews, was found
at the bottom of an old unused well. The
boy had been there since Monday after
noon. as he disappeared OH that date.
A thorough search had been made; the
rivers and canal had been dragged. and
it was finally concluded that he had been
stolen by Indians. Edward Henry, a
Salvation army captain. heard the means
of the boy. On being taken out the little
fellow was discovered tC be uninjured.
except for n few flesh wounds. He was
alive, but terribly emaciated. He will
pull through. He was without food a
period of more than 100 hours.
The terrific hail storm which swept
through Wilson, Bexar and Medina
Counties, Texas. Wednesday night did
much damage. The hail stones were the
size of goose eggs and covered the ground
to the depth of two feet The towns of
Lyle. Benton City and Castroville were
greatly devastated by the storm, the
houses being riddled like a sieve by the
hail stones. The damage to residences
and business houses in Lytle alone
amounts TO about $4,000. Hundreds of
head of live stock were killed. The track
of the International and Great Northern
Railroad was blockaded with hail stones.
and they had to be removed before trains
could proceed. The cotton and corn crops
in the path of the storm were completely
destroyed. Two hundred thousand dol
lars il is estimated. will hardly cover the
amount of damage TO crops and other prop
crty. A subscription was started for the
relief of sufferers from the storm.