The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-22
? THROUGH DIXIE.
PPENINGS OF A WEEK IN THE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND.
sorgia Alone IL Not Our Domain = We
Cover tho Entire South from the
Potomac to the Rio Grand

New Orleans. July 19.-Henry NJ. Payne.
sugar planter and merchant. who has
taen on trial for several days at Franklin,
I. Mary's parish. for the murder of l..
Murray Ferris. prominent sugar re-
Fier. was acquitted by the jury at an early
Mour this morning.
Three Killed by Lightning.
Hampton, $. c., July l9.-(Special. )-Three
negroes were Eilled outright today By
& lightning during a thunderstorm that pass
ed ever the town of Vdrnville two miles
below here. Another negro was seriously
wounded, but 1t is thought that he VIII
recover. The bolt struck a large sycamore
In front of the Tostoffice and several white
men who were near by received severe
shocks.
A Double Tragedy,
Nashville. Tenn, July 19.-(SpeciaL)-A
private telegram was received here today
stating that John Luck, Jr.. had cut BIS
wife's throat and his own at Los Angeles,
Cal, today, and that both would die. Inc
young man is the son of prominent busl-
ness man. is about twenty-six years of age,
ana has been IN the west four years. lie
married at Los Angeles two years ago.
The cause OF the tragedy was Luck's be-
,19f that his wife was unfaithful.
st Another l.. and y. Extension.
n 'ntEomcry. Ala. July 20-(Special)-
- A,sCutnbld, Ala, Sptcldl says ne NpH-
iOr the extension of the Louisville
81 1ashvine railroad to this place has
III . j. 4. Cross, a contractor from
la The extension of the road
y, Tuscumbia the terminus and
direct connections with Nash
sbusiness men will be greatly
! Il will cause competition to
tween the Louisville and Nash
Memphis and Charleston. and
-iIv reduce freight rates. Much
which now goes to Memphis
lace will. in all probability, go
8 after the completion of the
Good Health NIL.
lie, Fla. July l6.--Dr. J. Y. Por
ate health officer. arrived I'm the
.lorning from Tampa. In speak
ne general health OF the state Or.
said IL was about as usual IL this
u Of the year. There was no danger
disease spreading anywhere nor was
anticipated. Dr. Porter also said IL
gas a mistake to suppose that because
large body of troops had been imported
into Cuba, yellow fever was on the in
crease there. In fact. he said, II was less
than at this time last year, and until the
troops occupied seaport towns there would
probably be no increase.
The 6ulf coast is being closely watched.
said DR.. Porter. for smugglers and their
crafts. The state board OF health bCal
Germ. assisted by the internal revenue cut
ters. wera keeping a close watch on all in
coming crafts from the West india is
lands.
DR.. Porter confirmed the report OF the
battle OF the quarantine boat Germ with
number Of smuggling smacks off Tarpon
Springs a few days ago.
Causes Blood Poison.
Spartanburg s C., July ls-(Spec!al)-
Spartauhurg is promised sensation in the
way of witnesses who are to be summoned
TO give evidence against a number of the
blind to- les which are to be tried at
the COZ - dpeP session. The story is that
two aSGr' i's'i the gu.se of commercial
tra1tT ITO Spartan5urg several
Uesi - III The boys and drank .a
{, ,-lN-.', thv u,...iea 81
nj. "a, whether there rs any
truFi or not the blind tigers
gene. gone out OF the business
tcmpo,Sr 81. and there are only three places
i'm the city where fellow can quench his
th.rs- now.
Many say that the imprisonment OF
Sheppard, Of Columbia. by Judge Town
send has had the effect OF driving a num-
Der OF the dealers here cut of the business,
as il Is known that injunctions are TO be
ask "a fer against a number of the sup
posed ,alers here.
Apropas OF the d, peEsary liqUor which
Ed Brufey declared would make a train
Jump tho track some Of the blind tiger
LIQUOR which has been sold here is said to
have caused the hands ana feet OF a negro
10 swell so that one of his legs had To be
cut of to save his life from blood poison
ing.