Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-31
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Huntington. w. Va. July 2s.-Wesley
Johnson. who escaped from Richmond i
(Va.) prison on the night OF July II, 1
was captured here today by Chief Ty-
rec.
Hinton. w. Va. July 25.-The home /
of Walter Cottle. on Laurel creek. was
destroyed by FIRE early this morning. |
Mrs Cottle came near being burned TO |
death. and escaped in her night clothes. !
Louisville. July z7.-The Avery plow
factory resumed operations yesterday
after a three years shut down. giving
employment TO 1000 men, One thou
sand additional workmen will be given
employment gradually in the future.
Morgantown. Ky, July 2S.-At Cane
Ridge meeting house on Sunday g
shots we're exchanged between EstiI
Casey and John Casey and three Bailey
brothers. Estin Casey is dying and
John Casey and two OF the Baileys are
painfully wounded.
Parkersburg. w. Va. July 2s.-wfl-
lam A. Beatty, the wealthy oil operator,
victim Of the vengeance Of Mrs. Hitch
ms, who threw vitriol on him three
weeks ago. died yesterday. His wife
left several days ago without seeing
him. Mrs. Hitchins is still at large.
Raleigh, n. c., July 25.-A letter re-
ceived here states that Mrs. Stonewail
Jackson is again suffering greatly with
neuralgia of the eye. which Frustrated
her several years ago. She Is again at
the Sanitarium near Philadelphia
where she was formerly treated. but
news from her is not encouraging.
Staunton. Va. July 2s.-The Staunton
alumni OF Washington and Lee univer-
sity held a meeting today and awarded
a scholarship to Charles c. O'Neil, q
bright stanton youth A committee
was also appointed, with Judge Lyman
Chalkley chairman. 70 tender at an
early day a reception TO the new presi-
dent, Hon william L. Wilson
| Bristol. Va, July 26.-H. N. Bos-
| worth. a lumber inspector OF the South
ern railway. fell under a train this
evening and had both legs badly man
gled. The indications are that he can
not possibly recover. Bosworth is 50
years Of age His home is at Green's
boro, N. Q. Mrs. Bosworth, who is Wis
ting at Crestline, o., has been wired
for.
Lexington, Va. July 26.-General G.
w. 9. Lee has presented TO the Virginia
Military institute library over a hun
DIRE volumes that belonged to the war
library OF his father, General Robert E.
Lee All the books are of a military
nature and viii be Of great value to the
library. With the books were a set Of
military maps used by General r. e.
Lee when he was one of General Scott's
engineers in the Mexican campaign OF
1S47.
Madisonville. KY. July 2s.-The body
OIL Ephraim Brinkley. who lived sew
eraI miles from this city, was found
dangling from a limb near his home.
He had been lynched during the early
morning by a mob of about 40 citizens,
who determined to put an end to his
existence on general principles. Sew
eral weeks ago Thomas Croullias, a well
to do citizen of the neighborhood, was
assassinated- Brinkley was suspected.
but no evidence could be found to con-
meet him with the crime.
Savannah. Ca July 26.-General La
> fayette McLaws, the oldest Confeder-
ate major general but one, was buried
yesterday with military honors. The
First regiment infantry, Georgia vol
unteers, First battalion, Georgia vol
unteers. the Chatham artillery (the
! Oldest artillery company in the coun-
try except one), and one troop of the
: First regiment OF cavalry, the famous
Jeff. Davis Legion. and two divisions
OF naval militia, escorted the remains
from the church to the cemetery.
Fayetteville, N. c., July 2s.-At the
instance OF New York creditors. who
hold mortgages amounting to $25, 600
Judge Purnell, of the United States
circuit court, has appointed ]. S. Nc
Rae, OF this place. receiver OF the Cum
! berland Cotton mills property. The re-
ceiver will sell the property at public
/ auction unless the mortgages are lifted
| In ha
4 alton. and has selling agents in the
/, north, and viii continue in operation
! whatever disposition is made Of Its
{ ownership.
\ Roanoke. Va, July 25.-The prospects
for a large attendance at the Demo-
cratic state convention here on the It'll
: Of August next are very good. Hote
o and boarding house keepers are receiv.
= ing frequent applications for rooms and
board. The citizens committee to lool
p after accommodations for delegate.
o are making arrangements for the re-
: ception of visitors into private families
a and in case of necessity cots viii b,
placed In some OF the public schoo
: buildings for sleeping purposes. Thos,
u in charge OF the matter are determined
q that all who attend the convention
shall be comfortably provided for anC
|
b ing and agreeable.
e Durham. N. c.. July 2s-This tows
is excited over the challenging OF tn,
u mayor OF the town, Moses K. McCown
is TO fight duel by Captain Joseph H
Z Shields- Mr.. McCown, who q few
u months ago was elected mayor, has
II reputation for being a man who doe
Is not run away from trouble. Yesterda,
he was approached by Captain Shields
81 who pulled out a paper and handed /
~ to McCown, with the remark: "Rea,
~ that, and let me have an answer
~ please" The mayor found it to be ,
challenge TO fight a duel on account o
- an alleged insult offered the captain b,
the mayor when the latter was testi
~ flying in q recent case IN which tn
- captain was interested. Unless tn
~ mayor accepts the challenge the cap
- tain Will attack him on the street.
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