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TERRIBLE VENGEANCE.
Negro Brute Who Burned a Woman and
Babe Mnde Short Work of.

Negro Brute VINO Burned woman ana
Babe Made short Work of.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 17.-Thurs-
day Maj. Terrell. a negro, assaulted
Mrs Martin Thomas, a white woman,
living in the country five miles from
Elba, Ala. She was alone in the
house with her six-months-old baby.
After the assault the woman was
struck on the head and thrown on the
bed beside her sleeping infant. Fagots
of pine wood were then placed upon
her by the brute and set on fire. The
flames attracted some passers-by and
they rescued the woman in time to get
her dying statement. The baby was
roasted Terrell was arrested and
was being given a preliminary trial,
when a mob broke up the court and
took him out and hanged him.
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Marquette statue Unveiled.

MARQUETTE, Mich, July FEATHER
Marquette's namesalle city held a great
celebration yesterday in honor of the
unwilling of a bronze statue of the ex-
plorer and priest whose name the city
bears. A feature of the parade was a
band of 30 Indians on horse back, dressed
in feathers and war paint The band
was augmented by as many more men
and boys painted to represent Indians.
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At last we know exactly how old the
earth is, for Lord Kelvin, the eminent
British savant, has, after the calcula-
tion of years, reached the detininte con-
clusion that this terrestrial sphere has
been such for 100000 years. This is
not the chimerical assertion of the
orist, but the result of long and labori-
Gus study by perhaps the man best quail
flied of all to make an authoritative
statement TO humanity.
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The appeal made by the remnants of
the once powerful and warlike Sioux
tribe for permission to erect battle
monument over the graves of the war
riors who fell at Wounded Knee seven
years ago Is not only pathetic, but gives
evidence OF the turning of these Indians
from the paths OF sayagery. The cree
lion OF monuments has never been a
characteristic Of nomadic races, and the
appeal shows desire upon the part of
the Indians 10 settle down TO the pur-
suits REHABILITATION. But "storied urn
Or Estimated Dust" erected 70 the mem
csy ~ red men II certainly something
NO = mertnsy ART.
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Telephone wires seem to have an i'm
portant influence in preventing light
ming from striking, according to the in
vestigations of the German telephone
department. Three hundred and forty
towns with telephone systems and 500
towns without them were under doser-
walton. In the former the lightning
struck three times for every hour of
the storm; in the later five times. More
over the violence Of the lightning was
much less in the former case.
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Three Young Men Drowned.

MANCHESTER, N. H., July l7.-Five
young men ventured out on the Pts
cataquog river in an old scow, without
oars, depending for the guidance of
the boat upon board. The men were
unable to control the old hulk, and in
short time it was over the dam and
three of the occupants were drowned.
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Weekly CrOp Bulletin.

Vicksburg, July 15.-For the week
ended July 18th tho temperature was
above tho normal and tho rainfall was
about tho average in the central portion
OF the State. Generous showers the
latter part Of the week benefited all
crops over tho greater portion of the
State but too late in some sections to
improve corn and gardens Cotton is
fruiting we'll and an average crop will
be made in many sections with a lato
frost
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Jesse Grant Routed by Cann.ba,s.

HERMosILLo, Mex, July lit is re-
ported that Jesse Grants exploring
expedition, which recently landed on
Tiburon island in the Gulf of Cali
fornia. has been driven away by Seri
Indians, said to be cannibals, and that
it will go to Guaymas to be reinforced
and then continue the exploration.
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In the last year 70 persons credited as
New Workers disappeared, dropped out
of sight more completely than if the
ocean had swallowed them up; and this
72 does not include the real number of
people swallowed up by the sea Of mys-
terry. Only the humble seek police aid
20 search for lost ones. The dwellers
behind the brownstone, as a rule, swal-
low their grief in silence, and seldom
seek the aid of the police.
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Carved His Father,

A serious cutting ARRAY occurred last
week near berty Church, in Smith
county, in which J. M. Jones, a promi-
nent and well-known citizen and mcr-
chant, was stabbed by his son, L. M.
Jones. The dispute, it seems, came up
over horse race, and bad feeling was
engendered. The difference could not
be reconciled and large pocket knife
was brought into use and used with
telling effect
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An Old Pilot Dea,l.

Capt James Robert Easily, identified
with the Yazoo river and tributaries
trade since his boyhood, and more than
half century pilot on the streams,
died at his home in Vicksburg, aged
about 70. He was universally esteemed
by all, and flags flew at half mast in
honor of his memory.
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1t is possible to go around the world
and touch on British territory all the
way-viz.: From England to Halifax,
N. s.; across Canada to Vancouver;
across the Pacific to Hongkong; thence
TO Singapore, Penang, Mauritius, Cape
Town, St. Helena, and England; or
from Penang to Ceylon, Bombay, Alden,
Perrin, Malta, Gibraltar, and home.
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RESORT TO ARSON.
Neighborhood Church Quarrel Leads to .
Attempt to Use Kerosene.

Attempt to Use Kerosene.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, July II. "Wednesday
night the Mount Hope Methodist
church near Leary was burned. Last
night kerosene was found in the base
ment of the parsonage, occupied by
Rev. T. l.. Smith. A watch was set
and Harriet Summers, domestic in
the pastors family, caught as she
was about to set fire to the place. 1t
Is claimed that the woman was an en-
issary of enemies of the church, who
are numerous as result of an old
neighborhood quarrel, and that she
had secured service with inccndiary de-
SIGNS
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Chairman Re-Eiected President.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 1.-THE
b. Y. p. U. elected the following Off
GERS: President, John II. Chapman,
Chicago; vice presidents, Rev. Curtis
Lee Laws, Baltimore; Rev. George Il.
Vosburg, Denver, Col; Rev. j. II. Nc
Donald, Amhurst, n. s.; recording sec
rotary, Rev. IL. w. Reed, La Crosse,
Wis; treasurer, Frank Moody, Mil
waukee
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A Fatal Sleep.

AUSTIN, Tex, July 17.-This morning
at two o'clock freight train in tho In
ternational & Great Northern railroad
yards here ran over four white boys
who were sitting on the side of the
track asleep, killing three of them
instantly and badly wounding the
fOurth
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Met After Forty-Seven Years.

WELLINGTON, Kan, July 17.-Henry
Harp, of this city, yesterday met his
brother, Abraham, whom he has not
seen for AZ years. The two brothers
had been living within six miles of
one another for the past two years
without either of them knowing of the
others whereabouts
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PARIS, KY, July 17,-IIocl Mason, a
desperate negro ex-convict, was shot
and killed yesterday morning by Luke
Connolly, Louisville & Nashville
Waterman, after street duel in which
ten shots were fired. Mason was
wanted ON charge of murder and
when Connolly attempted to arrest
him he opened fire on the officer.
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Canton is to have handsome public
school building. Scaled bids were opened
last week and the contract awarded to
c. Olsen of Canton. The building is to
be two stories with pressed brick on
three sides, seven recitation rooms,
we'll ventilated and very attractive.
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Furniture Company Fails.

The Chiles-Catchings Furniture Com
pano of Jackson, which has only been
in business a few months, made an as
signment last week for the benefit OF
creditors. There are preferred creditors
for $1,000, most Of them citizens Of Jack
son. Tho assets and liabilities are not
known. The assets, however, are small,
as the firm was among the number re-
Gently burned out in West Jackson.
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Banker SpaldIng Again Acquitted.

CHICAGO, July 17.-For the second
time within two months a jury in the
criminal court found Charles W. Spald-
ing, ex-treasurer of the University of
Illinois, not guilty of embezzling the
endowment funds of that institution.
The instructions given the jury by the
court were that unless they were sure
that Spalding intended to embezzle
they must acQuit.
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ATHENS, July 17.-It is stated on re-
liable authority that the powers have
fixed the indemnity to be paid to Tur-
key by Greece at $4,000, 900, and have
accepted a compromise giving Turkey
Il more liberal line of frontier. Turkey
and Greece have been left to settle the
question of the capitulations between
themselves
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Fatal Accident on a Toll Road.

OUBAY, Col, July l7.-By an acciden t
on the toll road late yesterday after
noon, Miss Myrtle Shaw, of Pittsield,
H., was fatally injured, and several
others, all members of the Y. M. C. A.
excursion, painfully hurt, among them
Maj. T.. w. Halford, private secretary
to ex-President Harrison during his
term of office
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Tents for Wilson Creek Reunion

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Congressman
Cooney, of the Seventh Missouri dis
trict, presented to the war department
a petition signed by all the Missouri
congressman asking the department to
lend 1000 tents to the survivors of the
battle of Wilson's creek. They will
hold their annual reunion August 0
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An Honor for MIR. Cleveland.

WAsuNGToN, July l7.-It is reported
that ex-President Cleveland will in
November be formally rendered the
office of president of the University of
Virginia. Heretofore the chairman of
the faculty has been at the head of the
M ivavsifu
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Warmers Assailant Captured,

Robert Milan, colored, who, some
days ago, shot John Warner, a prom.
inent Stewart county (Tenn.) planter,
from ambush, was captured in dark
ravine in Montgomery county, Tenn,
by Sheriff Collier There was a reward
of 800 for him
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Didn't Walt Long.

Rev. Early r. Redmon, well-known
young minister of the Christian church
at Lexington, KY, went to Cincinnati
the other day, where he and Mrs. Jen-
ME Hunter, young widow Of Cripple
Creek, Col, who was left about $75, 900
by her late husband, were made man
and wife. Redmon obtained a divorce
from his first wife, who was Miss Sarah
Lambreck, two days before.
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Seven years ago f. j. Baker, of
Princeton. KY, registered letter to a
party at Ezell, Ky. The other day he
received the registry receipt, the party
having Just received the letter. The
question now is, where has this letter
been all these years?
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A Youthful Eloper Shot.

Tom Hale, 10 years old, living near
Gadsden, Ala, ran away with the
daughter of York Rogers. The other
day he returned home with her. Rog-
ers slipped up on Hale and fred both
loads of a shotgun into the boy, who
died in great agony. Rogers fed to
Gadsden for safety.
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ylcksburG Fair.

The West Mississippi Fair Associa-
ton board of directors, at meeting
hold at Vicksburg last week decided to
accept proposal from tho owners Of
the fair grounds, heretofore leased by
tho association, for the sale OF the
property to the association. Tho prop
erty thus acquired contains over seven
teen acres, with excellent buildings. on
the shore of Lake Centennial and little
more than a mile from that city. Its
purchase assures the permancncy OF the
association and was ratified by acclama-
ton. Demands upon the association by
exhibitors for space are coming SO thick
and fast that an additional building for
exhibits has been decided upon.
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mime is a pitiabe case" said the man
who had reached the melancholy stage as
he leaned against the bar "What woe
it is to have wife who has habit of
locking you out of your own house" you
amt one, two, three with me-" said the
other melancholy man. milne has habit
of locking me in. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Broke All Running Records.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, July 1.-THE EN-
pire State express, on the New York
Central, broke the record of every rail-
road in the world yesterday, when it
made the distance between Syracuse
and Buffalo, 14s. 8 miles, in 1877 minutes.
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At Hares, Ala, Miss Willie Ophelia
Thornell, handsome and popular
young lady of Is, committed suicide by
taking laudanum and shooting.
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Telephope circuit in Oklahoma,

GUTHRIE, Ok, July 17.-Within the
next 80 days Guthrie, Oklahoma City
and FL Reno will be connected by long
distance telephone lines. The lines
will be extended within the near flu
ture to connect with the Kansas sys-
tenn, centering in Wichita
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Wales Wins a Big Stake.

LONDON. July 1.-THE tenth re-
newal of the Eclipse stakes for 10, 600
guineas was won at the Sandown park
second summer meeting to-day by Per-
simmon, the Derby winner of last
year, the four-year-old bay colt of the
prince of Wales.
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bicycle Tubing Cornered.

LONDON, July 17.-Therc is great ex-
element in the Birmingham stock ex-
change owing to the belief that there
is corner in bicycle tubing. There
has been heavy advance in prices and
several spectators have been badly
pinched.
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The frui: crop of Missouri this wear
is estimated in excess of $40, 900, 900.
The apple crop promises to be very
large; also peaches and grapes.
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The Colbert Iron Co., of Sheffield,
Ala, operating the Hattie Ensley
furnace, has made an assignment.
Liabilities, $50, 900; assets, not stated.
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San Antonio Sewer System.

The San Antonio sewer system. a to-
tai mileage of 7O.S4 miles, the largest
single contract in the United States,
was finished the other day, at a total
cost of 1881 900.
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Arkansas Ready.


Arkansas is now prepared to receive
colonies of capitalists, builders of rail.
roads and promoters of industrial en-.
terprises. Rock Gazette.
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A Merchants' Carnival.

The trades display and merchants
carnival held at Bolton, Tex, recently,
surpassed any thing ever before seen in
that section of the state,
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Fine Rains All over the state.

Fine rains havo fallen in nearly
every portion of Mississippi. r ,in
was badly needed in most sections and
crops of all kinds are greatly improved,
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A Cylindrical Compress.

1t is understood that jerome Hill. OF
st. Louis. has completed negotiations
at Can ton, Miss, for the erection of =
cylindrical cotton compress.
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The Appropriate Place.

''You ought to be ashamed of yourself, :"
said the Judge to the gentleman who had
been caught picking pockets at funeral.
Have you no sense of decency?"
place like that are so easily touched. In,
dianapoiis journal.
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Andree on for the Pole.

TRoMsoE, Norway, July 1.-THE
steamer Svenskund, which has arrived
here from Spitzbergen, reports that
Herr Andree, the aeronaut, assembled
In his balloon Sunday afternoon at
2.30
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Appointed a Special Judge.

Hon. A. J. Russell of Meridian has
been appointed special judge by Gov.
McLaurin, to preside over the Lauder
porary illness.
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Found a Body in a Barrel,

Jacob Woten, while fishing on Mule
creek, In the upper part of Brooks
county, Ga. in company with several
friends, discovered barrel buried up.
right in the mud and containing hui
man being. 1t was that of a woman.
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American iron and steel selling in
England, American tinplate in Wales,
and now American butter in Australia!
Truly, Goals may yet be carried to New
castle and sold at a profit.
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The Laurel g Northwestern Railroad.

The papers of Jones county chronicle
the first shipment of freight over the
Laurel q North western railroad. This
is tho road projected by Eastman, Gar
diner e Co. into the interior west of
Laurel and now in process of construc-
ton. 1t will reach the towns of Tay-
lorville, Raleigh, ETC., and tap coun-
try which now produces about 10000
balos Of cotton annually, and consumes,
of course, great quantities Of various
kinds of merchandise, which will soon
be carried by rail instead Of OK teams.
Work on the road is being pushed for
ward steadily, and the progress is
watched with interest by every one in
that section.
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Queen Victoria on the occasion Of her
diamond jubilee added to her titles
those of queen of Canada, Australia,
East and West Africa, Rhodessa and the
West Indias
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Chickasaw County Dry.

Chickasaw county has gone dry, the
result OF the exertions of Rev. w. w.
Woodland, Rev. e. E. Thornton and
Hon. w. G. Orr of Columbus.
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Twelve convicts from delta planta.
lions were returned to Jackson one day
last week. Most of them were on the
sick list and were placed in the hospital
Of the penitentiary for treatment.
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Editor-"Mr. Cose, your jokes have lost all
their humor here of late. What's the
troublc!" Joe Cese-''I guess I'm not we'll
I've felt rather funny for week past -
Philadelphia North American.
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Cleveland aud Virginia Un,v.r.,..

1t isreported that ex-President Cleye-
land will, in November. be formally
rendered the Office Of president of the
University of Virginia.
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A Calais (Me.) correspondent, in writ
ing of recent slugging match pulled
off in that city, says the ring was
etched in a SECLUDED spot, near the
.enter of the CITY,"
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Gen. John Ii. Gordon, commander-in-
chief of the United Confederate vet
Grams, has issued an address accepting
the invitation recently extended the
organization by the Logan Monument
association. of Chicago, to participate
in the unwilling July 30 of the monu-
ment to Gen. John A. Logan.
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a Boston man undertakes to teach
journalism by mail, and it is not unlike
~ that the results will compare favor
ably with a journalistic course in COL
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Heirs at Law.

Law Student-What are heirs-at-law?
Lawyer-The deceased's relatives-after
the will is read.-N. Y. Journal.
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A surgeon who is specialist in dis
rases of the ear says more ear troubles
are brought about by dust in the ear
than by any other cause.
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Courted Instant Death.

On the Dawson plantation, in the
south end of Dallas county, Ala, James
Allen accused George Junior of alien
ating his wife's affections. Junior
turned to walk away, and Allen emptied
both barrels of a shotgun into his back
causing instant death. Aliens wife
had left him and was living openly
with Junior. Allen gave himself up
and was placed in Jail.
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All good advice is to the effect that
you should be good natured in hot weather
We would like to see the man who can be
good natured in hot weather.-Atchison
(,1o1a
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Too Much Heat.

Mrs. Catherine Seaman, aged ~. .
resident OF Paducah, KY. for S. years,
died the other day as result of being
overheated.
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"The tourist has hit the town again."
said Slug Seven. THAT fellow is a type,
isn't he?" "Type?" responded Slug Elev.
en-. HE is a case."-Typographical Jour
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When q man is at work, loafers stand
around and say he's working too cheap
Washington Democrat.
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The more commendable your undertaking.
the Gercer the opposition will be.-Atchison
Globe.
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1t often happens when it is predicted
that man will come to some bad end that
he comes to two or three.-Atchison Globe.
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DodginE.

Tolliyer-Can you let ne have ten dollars
for a week, old man?
puero-What weak old man?-HarIem
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Dead beats all know just what property
is exempt from execution.-Wa shington
Democrat.
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"Well, Whitley, did you find the divine
creature returned your love?" Eyes, just
as soon as offered it to her."-Detroit Free
Press
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
Time ana the Dinner.

Time flies when mans dinner is wait
ing for him. 1t only crawls when he is wait.
ing for dinner.-N. o. Picayune.
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Henry NJ. James, of Nremph,..

Henry Marion James, wealthy citi-
zen OF Memphis, Tenn. died in Toron-
to- Can, OF Bright's disease. Mr.. James
W As ~
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A cold church can only be warmed by fire
that comes from Heaven.
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Left q Fortune.

Alexander Ii. Williamson, colored. Of
Memphis, Tenn, didn't have cent on
earth that he could call his own. The
other morning he went to the probate
judge and qualified to take possession
o. a fortune valued at SIS. 900 that had
been left him under the will of the late
Mrs. Clara Mariana. This is the re-
ward the negro gets for lifetime of
devotion to duty in the service of the
family,
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SOUTHERN oLEAfliNoS.


The trial of DR.. +. r. Cook, who moro
shan three years ago killed John Brien
1t Bovina, Miss, resulted, at Vicks-
burg, in the jury bringing In verdict
of not guilty after being out an hour
and half. This was DIR. Cooks third
trial, and the most holly contested OF
them all Many friends Of DIR. Cook,
IS well as members of his family, were
present when the verdict was rendered,
and joined in the general congratula-
lions extended him. His wife. who
had been with him throughout the
trial, was also present The first trial
resulted in conviction of manslaughter
and the second in a mistrial.
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have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine-F. R. Lott, 1906
Scott St., Covington, KY, Oct. l, 1894.
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CoIorcd Amateur Actor Killed.

In play presented by colored anna
tours in Pittsburg, Ga, a suburb of At
lanta, John Singleton acted part in
which he was supposed to be shot dead
by his rival, impersonated by Gary
Brown. The scene was carried out
faithfully, and aroused loud applause,
which was turned into lamentation
when it was discovered that Singleton
was really dead. The pistol Brown
used, which was supposed to be loaded
with blank cartridges, carried real
bullet instead.
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Young Girl Murdered.

Miss Rene Williams, the 1S-year-old
sister of James Williams, telegraph
operator at West Point, Tenn, went
out to the woods to pick blackberries.
She was alone. Failing to return,
search was instituted and the dead and
mangled body of the young woman
was found in the woods about two
miles from the town, tied to bush.
There was evidence of terrible strug-
gle. Indications arc that the girl had
been assaulted and then choked and
beaten to death.
Anthony Williams, colored, was
charged with the crime. He was
caught, and infatuated men kisked and
shot him to death, and then burned
the body.