The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-18
FROM THE WIRES.

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! Hill Ffi.ay last, at negro barbecue,
Charlie Ropp killed Mart Workman.
Both fred. emptyiug their pistols.
Ropp was GOT struck aud is az large
Charleston, Aug. 10.-Oae Of the
most brutal crimes 10 the aaoals Of this
city occurred here tonight a: 10
o'clock. A bIrly negro named jim
Nelson enticed little year-old
negro girl from be: home on the out
skirts of the city aud committed
6eudish assault upon her. Accomplish
ing his purpose, he left the child, who
was a psralytic, to her fate. The
negro vas later arrested and lodged at
the station house The colored popu-
iation are in the highest state Of excite
meot but DO further trouble is feared.
Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 10.-For
month or more people living near Bald
Knob have been fading valuable pearls
10 lake near that place. Hundreds OF
people have been opening MUSE! shells
10 search of the pearls and some rare
gems have been found, some worth
as much as $500. A special
from Bald Knob says syndicate of
Memphis parties have leased the lake
for term Of five years for $40. GOO.
They will build fence around the lake
aud begin work With steam dredger
The lakeis said to be the richest pearl
producer 10 the Uaited States.
The campaign meeting 10 Newbersy
Monday was quiet and uoeveotfoi.
Duocan mis- made second speech in the
present campaign. The other candl-
dates made the same old speeches
Real estate dealers in Birmingham
are industriously at work lauochlog an
other boom. It is not to be expected
that they will have another season like
that of few years ago, when lots ln
the outmost suburbs sold for unoeard Of
prices.
The New York merchants eave Sc
cured reduced rates for merchants from
points as far west as Dallas aud Fort
Worth, Tex.
The striking niners 10 the Pistsburg
dist.ic: are destitute aud are appealing
to The public for food to support their
families while the strike is continued.
A mob stormed the Asheville, n.
c., Jail last uigbt to lynch negro
rapist. The last report was that the
mob had possession of the Jail but the
negro had been spirited away by the
sheriff
The Kentucky republicans have
adopted platform that protests against
the civil service.
According to dispatch TO the Daily
Mail from Copenhagen, Capt Marteo,
of the bark Ansgar. bound from Dublin
TO Omega, at the mouth of the Oaega
River, on the White Sea, reports that
en- July 13. when about two days sail
east of North Cape, the northernmost
point of Europe, then being lie Aacslc
waters, he saw a collapsed balloon
which he believed 20 be Herr Audrees
Aciutaut General Watts will proba-
5iy make public this afternoon state
ment :a regard to tie protest 10 The
matter Of the election foT colonel 10
the Ficst regiment. aud the much talk.
&c Of impeding court of inquiry. 1t
is understood that the whole thing is
going to ecd 10 smoke by the with.
drawsl of the protest By those who filed
i. With Gen. Rich hbours. This will pat
ao ecd to the mattor. aud there will of
course be no resultant cour: of 10
curry.
The Tunis Lumber Mill ADD seven
milliou feet Of lumber we're burned 10
Baltimore yesterday. The loss is esti-
mated at $500. 900.
Two men lost their lives in the surf
at Atlantic City yesterday.
TIE Count of Turin and Prince
Hepri of Orleans, fought duel pear
Paris Yesterday. Prince Henri vas
wounded 10 three places.
There is little change 10 the strike
situation in Penn 7aoia. The miners
are determined to aold out, but no
violence will be attempted.
Parkersburg, W. Va, August 10
At Harrisoovile last night all the
prisoners escaped from the Bitch coun-
ty Jail. Including Erwin Brown. mu'-
aerer, Mrs. Re,a Harlapd and SOD.
prisoners. and Hustled, forger-
Micheli Aneioililo, the assassin Of
Premier Csnovas. of Spa;o, has been
sentenced 10 death.
tt reported in Ro@e that the Pope
will ex-communicate Prioce Henry, of
Orleans. and the Count Of Turin fer
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