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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
THE LATEST NEWS.
GLEASINGs FROM MANY POINTS.
Important Happenings, Both Home
and Foreign, Briefly Told.
Southern Dots.

4 special to the Herald from Forkland,
ala, says that during a thunderstorm there
Tuesday, two negroes who had taken shelter
s,nder tree were Instantly killed by light
ming.
At Lincoln, Ala, oa Tuesday, James A.
Hackney, while standing in the doorway OF
his residence, was killed by lightning. His
wife, who was tardipg close by, was badly
shocked.
The quartette Of cyclists who LETT Knox
vile, Tenn, fer . run to Washington, GOO
miles, made the trip in twelve days. The
distance covered each day ranged from
ehisty-three tc sixty-fve miles.
At Grove City. Fla, Tuesday, Mrs. Richard
Talbot: was carried out into the Gulf by q
huge tarpon. Her husband was fishing in 4
boat and he rescued his vile as she Was
dcayged past by the fish. The lady Wa nol
seriously injured.
Mr.. Robert Barringer Kramer and Miss Ida
Irwin Howell were married at the Flfst
Methodist church in Atlanta, Ga, on We'd
nesday night. TIE groom is the city editor
of the Constitution, and the bride daughter
of Captaio Evan ?. Howell and sister OF
ar. CLARK Howell, editor Of the Constitution.
Iron was advanced 81 a ton by the TEN
essee Coal, lion and Railroad Company, AZ
Birmingham, which makes 4 total advance oil
S2.T5 u ton since the 18th OF March, and the
indications are that it is not done rising yet.
Bad Tom Smith. was hanged at Jackson,
Ky. Frid',y for the murder Of DR.. Rodes. He
made ful! confession to the ia:ler before the
drop fell.
!; The Georgia fr.tit growers a"e fighting the
Georgia railroads, on account CT alleged ex-
cessive freight charges, before the State rail
road commission. Tue RAILROADS claim that
fruit is the most difficult of all freight to
handle, that ice must be provided, aud hence
the high rates.
Miss Nellie Murphy, while oct -ldirg rea-
Braidentowr, Fla, was attacked by a vicious
stallion, chased for two niles ard bitten
several times.
: Lightning struck the barn of W. A Giles
pie. near Charlotte. n. c.. some time in the
early part of Wednesday right. set fire 20 it,
and the whole building was consumed, in
Guiding all of Mr. Gillespie's wheat, which he
hal just finished hauling aud getting rnder
co:er, and his wagon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Tte Contempt cases.

1ndae Simonton has ,nly two of the
contempt cases now uDier considera-
tion as will be seen fran the disposi-
ton that was made O. all the cases
submitted to him. b each case the
name of the consigne is given and the
disposition Of the cse' Ihe following
is the result:
1C.F Klenke, rule discharged.
l John McSm!l, OF Camden, rule
discharged.
3 S. simpson,7innsboro' rule dis
charged. =.
5 ". G. Tilehuber, Greenwood,
rule dischargt.
6 George iitzler, Charleston, rule
DISCHARGED. ihiskey returned.
7David + varko, Charleston, rule
discbaroedoeer to be returned.
David5e Varko, Charleston, rule
discharge whiskey to be returned.
9W ) Prince, Charleston, rule
discharel, whiskey to be returned
and codoaid.
10 CE. Hopkins, Charleston, rule
dischsgsd, whiskey to be returned
and els paid.
IL. H. Often, Charleston, rule
disc:rged, whiskey to be returned
andcsts paid.
Julius H. Walker, Columbia,
ccyable guilty of contempt and two
paths imprisonment.
Is E. NJ. Keith, Charleston, consta-
{ guilty, two months imprisonment
~ 3. Adams, Charleston, constable
Euilty, one mouth in jail.
! Il Pape and Andel, reserved for
'urther Investigation.
IS Givens and others, reserved for
Ia3her Investigation.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04

Alexander: Come out in the big road
and YOU and I will fight il out here,
and if YOU are afraid to come let any of
the gang come and | will square
things
"The boys stepped out into the road
and Will Alexander said he was ready
to meet me. At this juncture ran TO
my house, about 80 yards away, and
got my pistol and was returning where
:he boys were when they, the boys, be
gan throwing rocks at me. When |
had gotten near them Will Alexander
spoke and said: Go on back TO work and
put your old pistol up. lam not afraid
of YOU or your pistol either. | said:
4 am not afraid either Alexander
again said: Shoot if you dare; come
out in the road and III fight you, and
picked up a rock and advanced and
threw it at me. He was about 50 yards
awav from me when he threw the rock.
l pulled my pistol from my pocket and
ran toward Alexander and fred two
shots. The second shot entered the
face under the left eye, or at least j
looked that way to me. | was sure
had killed Alexander, and the next
thought that entered my mind was
MY WIFE.
Il could not think of going to Jail and
leaving her. | turned and ran toward
the house. Ny wife was out at the
road, about ten steps from the house,
talking to John and Jim Johnston, Who
had passed the field where the fracaS
occurred l supposed they we're talk
ing about what had occurred between
me and the boys. When | got near
where my wife was she screamed and
said, oh, John, don't shoot, and ran
to the cotton field near the house. |
ran after her with pistol in hand. and
when was about 30 yards from her,
fired. She wheeled and fell. Thought
I had killed her, but after examining
her closely | saw that the shot only
took effect in her hand. While | was
preparing to shoot her again she never
spoke, but lay as if she were dead.
placed the pistol TO her forehead ard
! fred while she was lying scnSelesS on
| the ground.
II turned and went back to where
the Johnston's were standing, ana Said
to them: L killed my darling vile;
and will 90 at once and give myself up.
Before leaving for HunterSville went
back to the field and kissed my vile
and said, darling, meet me III Heaven;
When asked what he meant oy XII
ing his wife, Sims said he couldn
bear the idea of being hung and leav'
ing his wife behind that he dearly
loved her and they had always gotten
along together nicely, with the excep
tion of one or two little quarrels they
had had, and they didn't amount t6
! ANYTHING. His wife was always good
to him and treated him kindly on al
occasions. He said, further, no family
troubles whatever led MIN 20 the fash
act.
Sims was married four months ago tc
Sarah Martin, the woman he murder
ed. She was IS years old last May
she is the daughter of J. c. Martin
who lives near Caldwell's Station, or
he Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio Rail
road. Sims will be 25 years old to-
morrow. His weight is about l6C
pounds. He has sandy hair and mus
tacie, and has a very good counten'
ance.
His last words to the reporter were
that "he had given up everything and
expected to be hanged, and that hi
only hone was to meet his wife j
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
HORRIBLE ACTS OF A NIADMAN.
He Kills His Wife, Mortally Wounds
One Boy and Tries to Kill Others.

One Boy and Tries to khi Others
A horrible affair occurred Dear
Huntersville, n. c., Friday afternoon,
the facts in the case as nearly as could
be ascertained being these:
A white nan named Sims, who is a
farmer, was at work in his cotton
patch. Three or four boys of the
neighborhood passed along and holler-
cd at Sims, not meaning any harm, but
he took it as an insult, and turned on
the boys, furiouslv. One of the BRAY
est in the crowd picked up rock and
threw it at him. Sims put his hand to
his hip pocket, drew forth a pistol
a1d fired at the boys. The ball struck
one of them name not known) under
the eye,it is thought, mortally wound
ing him. Sims then ran across the field
toward his house. His wife saw him
coming, and diriuing intui!irely that
he meant harm to her, ran out of the
house and across the field.
He pursued and caught his wife, who,
frightened nearly out of her wits, had
hidden in the field The demented
husband, put the pistol to his wife's
temple and fired, killing her instantly.
Sims left his wife in the field well
sering in her own blood and went tc
Huntersyille and gave himself up. He
said the reason he killed his wife was
that he knew he would either be hung
or sent to the penitentiary for life for
shooting the boy, and he could not bear
to be separated from her.
The boy who was shot was taken by
the other boys in the crowd to neigh
boring house and q physician summon
ed. His chances for life are slim.
Sims made the following confession
to reporter of the Charlotte Oh
server:
II was on my way home from the
low grounds and had square in my
hand which I had used in measuring
ditch. 1t was about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. l had to pass field along
the roadside where lot of young men
were at work cutting wheat. They
were Ben Barnett, Grant Stewart, Ar
thur and Will Alexander. They were
near the road and hollered at me, ask
ing me what I was doing with the
square, at the same time using some
bad language. Will Alexander spoke
up and said you had better square
things right now [ became incensed
at what the boys had said, and said to
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
They Can Fight.

The Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight is an assur-
ed fact now inasmuch as an occupation tax
was issued Saturday for the fight by the State
Comptroller of Texas. He became mixed up
in this manner. The tax collector at Dallas
was offered $500 by the management OF the
Dallas Athletic Clubto let the fight come off
there, that being the amount prescribed by
law for glove contests. The collector refer
red the matter to tho Comptroller and tha.
gentleman Saturday issued :he receipt Tor
the $500 and the fight can now come of with
OUT fear or intolerance. as .he State has in
this receipt put its of1icia! stamp On a pe:-
mission 70 conduct Ihe iSht.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
w
Legal.

! Louis O.. DesforgeS, a convicted Doodle
alderman in New Orleans, has been refused
= re-hearing by the coUrts.
/, Private Secretary Cole Thursday morning,
urder instructions from Governor Morton, Of
New York, informed Mrs. Annie Buchanan
that the Governor must decline 70 hear any
further appeals for clemency II behalf Of
Dr. Robert W. Buchanan, now under sentence
Of death at Sing Sing prison.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Asked to Resign.

Governor Morrill, of Kansas. has demanded
the resignation OF ". J. Hurd and ~. Barnes,
the two Populist members Of the State board
of directors of the penitentjary. Hurd and
Barnes we're hold-over appointees of Cover.
nor Llewelling and constitute a majority OF
the board. II his letter demanding their
designations, the Governor charges them
with being incompetent and derelict in the
performance OF their duties, calls upon them,
in case they decline to resign, to appear be.
fore him and show cause why they should
not be removed. Both say they will not
give up their Offices and defy the Governor
to remove them.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04

Heaven" He made request that the
good people pray for him, and that the
preachers visit him and pray with him.
He seemed perfectly sane, and when
asked if he had ever had any mental
trouble, replied that he had not. He
said he let his temper get away with
oim when he shot Alexander, for which
ae was sorry, and that he hoped God
would forgive him for what he had
lone.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Vote for Silver or Resign.

The democrats Of Wood county, Tex. nave
organized strong bimetallic club IN the
resolutions recently adopted declaring ior
the free, unlimited and independent coinage
Of silver at 16 to /, this resolution vas also
i've call on our representatives in both
houses of congress to labor for tn, sepeal OK
all laws. if there be any, granti2s tae secre-
ta!y OF the treasury the powersT ISSUE oo9es o9
in time Of peace, and if any reaoes raSe o. eltat
house of congress refuse tcsG tc isDo'' =, NO uo'
uapd his immediate resisna'Oo'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
ANATION'S CHARTER
STORY OFTHE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE.
A Glorious Document That Has Been
Neglected-Its Words Said TO
Have Faded Almost Be
yond Recognition.

THE original Declaration Of In
dependence, Of which Ban.
croft, the historian, said that
it had "received renown
more extended than that of any other
State paper in existonce." has faded
away beyond the possibility OF res
toration. The names of the signers
to this great charter of American lib
critics are no longer legible. After
11S years of careless guardianship, IN
various custody-durlng the greater
portion of which period it was
thoughtiessly exposed to the destroy
ing influences of light, air and heed
less handling-now when the irrepar-
able havoc is done and the precious
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Fires.

A fire in Minneapolis resu1redjn the Ios-vt
six persons, crushed by falling walls.
wholesale crockery establishment was burned
at loss OF 100000.
San Francisco, Cal, was visited Thursday
night by the most destructive fire in thirty
years. The loss is estimated at $500, 900,
with $500, Geo insurance.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Foreign.

The insurgents under the command OF
Admiral Da Cana, in the province OF Rio do
SUI, Brazil, have been defeated by the gov
eminent troops at Campos. Admiral Oso-io
was wounded and captured; he subsequently
suceumbed 10 his injuries. Admiral Da Cana,
finding himself overpoweced, commtted
suicide. Gel. Tavarez assumed command Oh
the ;ebels
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
NIGrtuary-

Julius Ruffino was found dead in a. Pullman
car near Lynchburg, Va, Thursday.
NJ. George Lee Todd was found dead in
bed Friday morning at his nephew's, Mr..
Ma. Jamison's, three miles from Charlotte.
NJ. Todd had been sick for some time with
dropsy. He was 70 years Of age.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Crime.

. A. C. Love, formerly assistant postmaster
at Colvert, Tex, stole s.. 800 postoffice m meg
and escaped, studied medicine, and made off
to Central America. The postal authorities
have caught him at Panama.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04

4Eaptain Jonathan Pinkham is &C.
ffely serving as pilot OF Bath, Me-,
i the age of eighty-four. He says
bat he is the oldest pilot in New
.nsland.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
The Status Of the I.iauor Cases.

In the cases where rules were dis
charged edunconditionally the petitioners
Fay the costs and the State retains the
i;quor. In the case OF Hawes the State
cot three half barrels ofwhiskey. All
the cases before the Court have been
heard. When rules were discharged,
without ordering the restoration Of
liquors seized, the proof was that the
importation was not for personal use.
NAM German newspapers severely crltl-
else the expenditure incurred by the hlel
festivities, - - - ----~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12

sense when they said that he went into
the bank with a briber and came on.
fore the public with him with roh y,
money In his (Masssy's) hand. In resaru
To his investments for his wife. he saiu
that the school superintendents OF VI"
ginia presented his wife with 500 Us
bridal present, the presentation Speech
ing made by Superintendent Murray y.
Norfolk This money and other money ..
hers he invested for her; part OF F" ~
Big stone Gap thinking that TINS DIG
Stone Gap property would De a. ponaiin s
being inside the corporate limits OF the
town. He invested several thousand dol
lars there He met his present wiie on
trim thav both made to Mexico. In resaru
IN the purchase of the CharlottesViiie pro-
perty. he said that that was cue 10 ms
having TO leave his wife alone rat ASH
Lawn when he was away. They decided
therefore. either to build or buy In 'har-
lottesy,lIe When Mrs. Massey SAID TO nun
ION her return from Alabama) that she
had s22JO to pay on the purchase OF
house in Charlottesville. he gave her W.,
10 more which made the s5,po MIS-. Mas
sew deposited in the bank in Chariottes-
Vile In 1891.
In regard to the statement that mas pen ,,
made that he gave the Chariottesvliie
nronerty TO Mrs Massey az Il birthday
present he said that such statement
was untrue. as Mrs. Massey's birthday
was months prior to that day.
Court adjourned at 8 o'clock with Mr..
Massey still on the stand.
Great interest is now felt In Mr.. wise
cross-exam.nation OF Mr.. Massey, winch
will be tomorrow. and the courtroom
will probably be taxed to Its utmost Ca
Dacity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12
PINCNNEY DEMANDED THE DRINK.
He Caught n Deer-Mug Instaed ana
Is Patient Mt the AImshouse.

y. w. Pinckney, negro from New
York, who Is stanch believer In the
equality of all men, or was such a be-
lever Wednesday night is now at the
almshouse suffering from conclusion of the
brain as a result of the equal-rights hallu-
clnation which had a hiding place within
his Uranium.
Pinckney has been living In New YORK.
where. under the Anderson law, when
recently went into effect. he could de-
mand and get drink In any cafe or
bar-room in the city. and he had been
exercising the prerogative afforded by the
law 10 the fun extent. He hired himself
out recently to a Snowman. and cams to
Richmond He was imbued with the
idea that the Anderson law was great
thing. and extended even so far IN the
South az Richmond. He has been here
but few days. and behaved himself all
right until Wednesday. Then he ran
afoul of some kill-me-quick shorts on
upper Broad street and started In TO DO
the town. He picked up another negro
in his peregrinaticns, and carried him
along with him, but this niger had
sense and realized the fallacy or the
Anderson idea, so far as IL concerned
Richmond
About 10 o'clock Wednesday night the
two wandered up 10 Lawrence's bar-room,
on Broad street. and Pinckney started IN.
His sable companion advised against IT,
and had sense enough 10 stay outside.
though Pinckney went in. He walked up
TO the counter, behind which Mr.. r. w.
Lawrence the proprietor. was waiting
to dispense drinks and called for COCK
tail He was told that he would have 10
40 elsewhere. whereupon he demanded the
drink Mr.. Lawrence quietly put him out
on the sidewalk, and. IL Is said. started
to hit him. but desisted and went back
In the house. The negro followed, and
again demanded a drink. Then he was
struck, according to some, with beer
mug and was beaten into insensibility.
Who did the hitting was not ascertained,
but Nj. Lawrence was arrested and
charged with IT, He was in the Police
Court yesterday. and denied having done
SO. but was held In $l,Ooo bond, with Mr..
j. II. Kerse as his surtty. for an examina-
ton on the 18th.
Pinckney was taken to the Second Po-
LEGISLATION in the patrol-wagon, and was
sent from there to the almshouse. He Is
In a serious condition, and. though he
was somewhat better last night, the doc
tors are unable TO say what the extent
OF his injuries are.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12
NEW TOBACCO.
A Load Marketed at Greenville,
North Carolina.

GREENvILLE. N. c.. July H.
ecial)-Many Of the farmers in this
section have commenced curing tobacco.
One load of the new crop has been brought
to market. and sold. The outlook
for this market the coming season is the
best since the town was established as
q market. Preparations have been made
for handling a large crop.
DIR. G. J. OHagan has gone TO Raleigh,
10 be an expert witness In case in which
the city water-works Is Interested.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. T. j. Jarvis are
at Morehead.
Hon. J. II. Blount and wife have gone
70 Buffalo Lithia Springs. In Virginia.
Mr.. ID. ID. Haskell took his family to
Morganton to-day to spend the remainder
Of the summer.
Misses Margie Langly and Rosalind
Rountree left to-day for Panacea
Springs at Littleton.
Misses Ruth Harris. OF Wilmington
Martha Tyron. OF Baltimore: Bette
Davis, OF Tarboro'. and Lena Dali. of
New Berne. are visiting here.
Several Greenville people are summer
ing at Ocracoke. and another large party
will so there Saturday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12
WILSON NOTES.
Death OF Prominent Citizen
Whipped by White Caps.

WILSON. y. c.. July 1i.-(Special)-
About 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
W. +. Mercer died at his home, In this
town. He was stricken with paralysis
about a month ago. and never recovered
from the stroke. Mr.. Mercer had been
prominent citizen here for long time,
and Was for years a justice Of the peace.
He was about GO years old. and leaves a
considerable family to mourn their loss.
WHITE CAPPED.
Doc Lucas. white man living near
Lucama, In this county. was taken out
Of his house by White Caps night or
two since and beaten with switches and
clubs. 1t IL stated that there were about
two or three hundred men In the crowd.
Lucas was In town yesterday and swore
out warrants against eight men, whom he
thinks he can convict His alleged offence
IS bad treatment OF his wife. lie was
badly beaten but not seriously injured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12

widely distribute these gentry hereafter.
Mr.. John VI. Sherrod Is visiting MS
parents at Hamilton. In Martin county.
Judge Jacob Battle returned to-day
from Raleigh. where he has been since
Monday engaged in legal business.
The large brick building being erect
ed personally and alone by It's owner;
Mr.. j. r. Simmons. on east Railroad
street, Is complete exteriorly.
Messrs. Joe Carter Arlington and +. \.
Ramsey are spending few days al home
before going out on their annual southern
tours
Mr.. Robert II. Gotten. the largest raiser
OF tobacco IN Eastern North Carolina, ana
a resident OF Cottendele, Pitt county,
spent yesterday here attending meet
ing OF the stockholders OF the Rocky
Mount Cotton Mills.
Mrs +. j. Hackney and daughter. Mrs
DR.. NJ. r. Braswell, are spending the
week at Seven Springs. in Wayne county
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12
ROCKY MOUNT.
IL Was Time to i'rOtest-rersOnai
Notes.

ROCKY MOUNT, n. c., July IL
Especial This being railroad CEN
tire and lying almost In equal
proportions IN Nash and Edge
combe counties. the Wilmington and Well
don section OF the Atlantic-Coast Line
separating the two counties, has FOR
long time been the dumping-ground Tor
discharged coDvicts from the noted eaie-
donna State farm, situated In Halifax
county, thlrty-eight miles from here.
II seems that as convicts time expires
the authorities buy him ticket to this
point and tell him 70 hustle.
Mayor Thorpe recently complained 10
Superintcndent Lazear. Of the pcniten-
t,ary at Raleigh. and the latter has, In
jstfer received to-day, promised 70 more