Marshall County independent., 1895-09-27
SOUTHERN.

At Winchester. Ky, r. Fulton French
has been indicted for the murder of
Judge Combs.
ter L.. and James Skelton. brothers. have
been acquitted of the murder of Robert
&. Ross, Il banker. in February. 1893.
At Charleston, w. Va. Mrs. " NJ
Thompson. secretary of the State Histor-
ical Antiquarian Society, fell down the
elevator shaft in the capitol and was
killed.
A portion of the walls of the old Colon
made Building, Nashville, Tenn. which
is being torn down. fell Six workmen
were buried under the debris and all
were more or less injured. but none is
thought to be fatally hurt.
Lying upon cot i'll Lookout Inn--upon
historical Lookout Mountain-is Governor
VIM. H. Upham, of Wisconsin. suffering
with fractured leg. the result of his he
roic action Thursday in saving the lives of
his wife. daughter and the latter's female
companion. Major Cpham and some
friends elected TO climb Lookout in car
riages over the old mountain road. to
avoid the heat of the crowded cars. When
part way up the horses acted balky and
threatened To hurl vehicle and occupants
down the cliff. Major Upham sprang out
TO check the animals. and in doing So
tripped over his daughters dress and
broke the small bone in his leg DIR. s. B.
Plummer. declared that Major Upham's
injuries were serious. set the fractured
bone and prescribed absolute rest for
three days and crutches thereafter for a )
many weeks.
Friday the last day of the exercises at
Chickamauga Park, was the most spec
tac,lar in its events of any during the
dedication week 1t was the first time
that the center of interest has been in the
city of ChattanoC itself. and 50 devel-
oped the first opportunity of getting some
tangible idea of the crowds that have
been attracted tbther. 1t afforded the
first opportunity the people of Chattan-
ooga themselves have had of meeting
their guests Ell maSse, and neither guests
nor hcsts were disappointed in the meet
ing. The parade i'm the morning was wit
messed by at least 100000 people. So
large a number were never before in the
town At one time, not even during the mil
itary operations which were being com
memorated. The parade moved at 10
o'clock. and it had all the elements of q
pageant in the great number of military
organization and the larger number of
notables who took part in it. Vice Pres-
dent Stevenson presided over the closing
exercises. Speeches were made by May
or Ochs. Senator Ball of Tennessee. Gen.
Grosvenor of Ohio. and others. Then
the exodus began. and the celebration
was over
Nowhere and at no time has there been
such fraternizing between the blue and
| the gray as Wednesday OH the battlefield
| of Chickamauga. At Brotherton - house.
which marks the point where the Union
| center was broken, the First and Sixty
| eighth Georgia Regiments, Confederate
States of America. held a reunion. This
was made the rallying point for all the
| Confederate veterans. Dinner was served
| for thousands, and Union veterans were
made as welcome as Confederate vet
| Grams. At the dedication of the Illinois
monuments an eX-COnfederate soldier
spoke on SnOdgrass Hill at the dedica-
| ton of the Ohio. Michigan and Minnesota
| monuments there were hundreds of ex
| Confederates in the thrOng. And so il
| was everywhere. All over the park par
ties composed of ex-Union and exCon-
federate veterans were hunting for relics
! or discussing the varying fortunes of 'ae