Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-18
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

ITby, 6,l4o.
Monroe, Ca. Sept. Mrs. Guthrie.
wife OF Luther Guthrie. a prominent /
citizen OF Walnut Grove. was killed by i
lightning Tuesday night. She had one
Of her children In her arms when the i
bolt fell. Mrs Guthrie was killed in
stantly. The child was burned, but |.
not seriously injured.
Danville. Va. Sept. IA special to The |
Register from Stuart says: Heasy |
Walls. white man. on Saturday night |
made criminal assault on Miss Sadie |
Cook In The Hoilows," I'm Patrick |
county, and then killed her. Reports
reached Stuart last evening that Walls
had been captured by enraged citi-
gems and iynched.
Paducah, KY, Sept. 2-Thirteen
members OF the family and people liv-
ing on the farm OF Henry Mill, near
Metropolis, MS. were poisoned yester-
day, and three are dead. It is thought
at least eight OF them win die. A hired
girl. who is insane. threw a package OF
trough on rats" in the wen. She has
been arrested and admits her crime.
Columbus, Miss. Sept. IA negro
woman named Anna Hugh. suspected
Of having contracted smallpox. escaped
from custody and attended a church
greSation. She was run out Of the
church. and nothing more was heard
of her until she was found dead, with
her skull crushed. In field.
Richmond. Va. Sept. AT a meet
ing of the Lamb faction OF Virginia Re-
publicans. held in this city last night.
Colonel Lamb. who was deposed from
the craftsmanship at the Lynchburg
meeting OF the state committee, issued
call for a Republican state conven-
ton to be held in Lynchburg on Oct.
next, to nominate a state ticket.
| Colonel Lamb says he has been re-
Questsd by Republicans from all over
the state to take this action.
| Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 2.-The min
ers' strike In the Jellico district is
| practically at an end. The operators
| gave notice to the striking miners that
unless they returned to work at the
scale offered they would have to va
cate the company houses. AS this
threatened homelessness, in addition to
starvation. the strikers have returned
to work I'm large numbers. and the oper-
ators expect to have all the mines in
full operation within a week.
Tappahannock, Va, Sept. 2. - The
prospects for a fine exhibit and large
attendance at the agricultural fair to
be held here next week are excellent.
Wednesday, Sept. q, has been set apart
by the managers of the fair as Oonfed-
crate day and the Wright-Latane
camp of veterans, of which Judge T. r.
b. Wright is commander. has invited
the camps from the surrounding coun-
ties to participate in a grand love-
feast and revival Of old memories on
this occasion
A
ing industry, which has been excitine
the whole country. is spreading all over
this end of the state The st. Francis
river, from the mouth of the river tC
Jeffersonville, is lined with white peo
pie and negroes, all engaged in un-
earthing and prying open the richly
laden mussel shells. One planter tolS
q press correspondent that he expect
ed TO have difficulty in securing hands
to pick his cotton on account of tn,
pearl hunting.
Savannah, Ca, Sept. 6.-The thre
masted schooner Agnes !. Grace. o
Bangor. Me-. capsized and sunk yes
Iterday 20 miles east OF Tybee. He
crew came ashore in a boat, landing q
Warsaw Island. The schooner saile'
from New York Aug. rs with a carg
of salt for Savannah and four 10 to-
! guns for the Tybee fortifications. Thes
became loosened, and plunging abou
: the decks compelled the sailors to TAX
20 the rigging. Finally all four plunge
to leeward at once. and the vessel tor
pied over and sunk
New Orleans, Sept. 7.-Raoul Gelp
IS years old, who had been spending tn
summer at Ocean Springs, was brougf
: to this city Thursday. and died yestel
day in this city. DR.. Waimslee. actin
president OF the board Of health. afts
s an autopsy. announced that Gelpi ia
= died OF yellow fever. The board
health has taken charge OF the hous
k which VIII be thoroughly fumigate
e and disinfected and will take all steI
IS to prevent the spread of the diseas
II The deceased was buried last evening
II No one was allowed to attend the II
neral.
Charlottesville, Va, Sept. 2.-Fit;
;. hugh Fry a member of the Charlotte
i willie bar, was arrested today by Offics
Stratton on a warrant charging hi
Is with the incorporation OF none
n The warrant was sworn out by A
= Diehl, secretary and treasurer of IL
II Edgewood Distilling company. OF Gil
! cinnati. Mr.. Diehl charges that FIR
= acting for the Edgewood Distillng con
: pany, had collected a certain accoul
II for that company, aggregating mo
Il. than 500, and had failed to remit. 7
lie prevented certain receipts which.
~ alleges. had been given by the attorn'
L. in attestation of the payment of tho
accounts.
X Parkersburg, W. Va, Sept. s.-One
= the largest transactions OF years
Is West Virginia land has just been cor
~ pleted by the sale OF the Greater VIII
erness to a New York syndicate. &C
nslius Vanderbilt, DR.. ]. Seward We
g. and n. Mckay Twombly are the pri
n cIpal buyers. This syndicate has pu
"a chased from John T. McGraw, a mel
IS; Der of the Democratic national col
r. mittee from West Virginia, a tract
" about 100000 acres for $500, 900. Mr.. M
cs Graw retains a fractional interest. T
ct tract Is about 80 miles long, and ave
n ages ten miles in width. IT Is &
II. mensely rich In timber, coal, mari
y; and iron.
N Jacksonville. Fla, Sept. 3.-Edwa
ID. Register, a young farmer, living ne
this city, was shot and killed by
&c 14-year-old adopted son, Robert. 7
&c boy and a man named Henry M. T,
OF were arrested. and the lad confess
~ that he committed the murder. 1t
~ veloped that Tyre and Mrs. Regis
G.: had been clandestinely meeting. I
on husband caught them together on 81
O9 eral occasions. and Tyre and the v
ITS man offered the boy IS to put his fatl
"a out OF the way. The boy slipped
sS behind Register and emptied a Ii
"a Of birdshot into his head. Then Ty
w. according to the boys statement, I
e. ished the Job by knocking Register
he haaH Of an are In Jail