Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

NEW HAVEN, W. Va, Aug 16-In q
premature explosion of powder in tho
mines st this place George Elliott, Will
Board, EdCuadiff and John Elliott were
burned in horrible manner. The Elliotts
/ may die.
Mount STERLING, Ky, Aug 17-John
Johnson, colorcd, was hanged here yes
terday for the murder of policeman on
June To- A crowd of fully 10000 persons,
( including many negroes, witnessed the
hanging.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Aug. 1.-THE returns
show that Senator Blackburn has enough
pledges to secure his re election, provided
/ the counties and districts heretofore car
| ried by the Democrats give their usual re-
suits Many of those pledged to Black
| burn are opposed to his free silver views.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug. 17-Governor
Evans had an interview last night with
]. &c. Martin, chief of Charleston's police
and afterwards announced that II there
/ was not quickly a change for the better
in the enforcement of the dispensary law
in Charleston he would assume control of
/ the police of that city under the metro
politan police bill, passed ut the last ses-
sion of the general assembly.
ABBEvILLE. Ga, Aug. 17.-Dock Wade
nm aged and Industrious Confederate vet
/ eran, was brutally murdered at the house
of Sam Wallace on the outskirts of Able
vile. yesterday Mrs Samuel Wallace
and her brother Rush. a half witted boy,
are now in jail, the former being strongly
suspected of the crime. Wade was pen
/ sioner, and it is thought he was murdered
r for hi- z In,
received it.
POINT PLEASANT, W. Va, Aug. 49,
Word reached here Of serious shooting
scrape which occurred at a threshing in
the interior of the county. The Barnetts,
I Walkers. McClouds and Johnsons got
into dispute which terminated in a free
for-all battle, In which stones pitehforks
and revolyers were freely used. Jesse
Walker was shot four times and will die
from his injuries. James Barnett has
I been arrested for the shooting.
J HUNTNGDos, w. Va, Aug. 21-Ma-
linda Smith, keeper of saloon at Gray,
a small place south OF hore on tho Nor
folk & Western railroad was crossing
Big Sandy river in a ski1 with q colored
woman named Lima Hass, when the boat
capsized and both the occupants were
drowned. The relatives of Mrs. Smith,
who was widow, nocked to her house
and fought an hour over her effects, Sam
Hunt being shot in the knee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22-Deputy
Sheriffs Greene and Greenlce were killed
in Watauga county, n. c.. while trying
to arrest the two Cable brothers, motor
ious outlaws. They had located tho boys
in their fathers house. and called on
them to surrender. A fight followed, in
which the officers were killed Mrs. Cable
was shot through the shoulder and hand,
and old man Gable was shot through the
stomach. The two young men both es-
capped unhurt.
Ell PAso. Tex, Aug. 21.-John Wester
Hardin. the terror of the border was shot
and killed in the Acme saloon, in this
city, by Constabie John Seliman. Sell
man. son. who is on the police force, ar
rested a female friend of Hardin's a few
days ago, and Hardin threatened to run
j Sellman out of town. While Ssllman was
standing at the bar of the saloon Hardin
/. entered and attempted to draw his pistol