Richmond planet., 1898-02-19
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

Banks, near the Bar, yesterday killed
the largest whale captured here II
many years. measuring go feet long
The whale will make 65 barrels Of oil
and IS estimated to be worth 1880.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1.-THE stat
senate, bv a vote of 20. sufficient t
pass bin over a veto. yesterday pass
ed the Goebel elections, or force" bill
and sent II to the house, where II 1,
nearly sure to 20 through in time &c
get a veto from the governor back and
passed upon before adjournment. The
Republicans admit that IL the bill be.
comes law they can never carry the
state or an important election therein
again.
Macon. Ca, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Mobiles. convicted of the murder OF he,
husband, was taken to Twiggs county
Saturday afternoon. and in the court
house at Jeffersonville Saturday night
was sentenced by Judge Smith for the
fifth time to be hanged Mrs. Mobiles Is
in feeble health and IL apparently In
different as 70 her fate. except that she
has dread Of the galEows. Every ef-
fort possible has been made through the
courts-to save her life. Her only hops
now is executive clemency-
Montgomery, Ala, Feb. IA dis
astrous headend collision occurred on
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
yesterday near Kirkland, killing En-
gineer VIII User. Fireman Ed Davis
and three white tramps. Henry Da-
wilson, engineer, and VIII Lee, fire.
man, were seriously injured. Charles
Harrison, brakeman, had both legs cut
or, and brakeman Hughes was badly
hurt Both will die. Engineer Da-
wilson forgot to stop at Kirkland.
and meet No. H. Cars and engines were
demolished.
Valley View. Ky, Feb. 15-Dora Clay.
the child wife OF General Cassius M.
Clay, and William Bryant, a young
man Of the neighborhood, met in the
woods near White Hall Sunday. Roy
FeathergiN, a guard from the Clay
mansion. fired off his revolver to fright
en- Bryant out OF the woods. Bryant
drew his revolver. and was about to
shoot Feathergill when Dora Clay
knocked the weapon up and begged
Bryant not to shoot. Bryant SAYS he
would have killed Featherglll had II
not been for Dora.
VAnceburg. Ky, Feb. 12.-At Escula-
pia, this county. ConstabIes Cropper
and ThacIxor attempted to arrest n
woman named Crow. who was at her
home with several grown up daughters.
Suddenly one OF the girls attacked
them with knife. dangerously wound
ing both officers. Mrs. Crow and an
other daughter drew revolvers and the
officers realized It was a fight for life.
The battle ragged for a few moments.
and after the smoke had cleared away
IT was founR. that Mrs. Crow and one
daughter had been killed. The other
participants are In a dangerous condi-
tion.
Galveston. Tex. Feb. 14.-Judge Da-
vid r. Bryant. OF the United States
court, has issued an order restraining
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. In
tsrnational and Great Northern and
Missouri Kansas and Texas railways
from putting into effect the notices they
served on the Lone Star line as a re-
suit OF the New York conference that
they would after Feb. is cancel all di-
visions with the Lone Star line and ac-
cept no freight from it without the
prepayment Of all charges 1t is as
sumed that this win put a stop to the
boycott, at least until the Injunction IS
finally passed upon. and either made
permanent or dissolved.
Lexington, Va. Feb. I1.-Professor
L
ton and Lee university, received today
from Mrs. Lucretia Garfield. widow OF
the late President Garfield, a letter
containing a check for $500 as q dona-
ton from her and her family to the
John Randolph Tucker memorial to be
erected at Washington and Lee uni
vsrsity. Mrs. Garfield first regretted
their inability to do more and used
these words: General Garfield's love
and friendship fer your father, the
aftectionate gratitude OF the children
fer his interest in them, and my own
admiration and high regard for him,
AL combine to give US the desire to
make q contribution to the memorial
fund worthy of him"
Richmond, Feb 11.-Hereafter all ex-
ecutions In Virginia may be required
to take place in the penitentiary. This
question has been discussed for some
time during the session. The house
committee for courts OF justice this
morning resumed consideration OF the
matter. Mr.. Mann, Of Nottoway on
behalf OF q subcommittee appointed
for that purpose, presented three COM
panion bills, one of which provides
that the guards OF the penitentiary
shall bo sent after those who have
been sentenced to death. The second
ill sets forth that the superintendent
OF the penitentiary shall be the officer
who has to execute the death penalty,
and the third bill provides that a place
shall be fixed for the hanging within
the grounds OF the penitentiary and
who shall be present at the hanging.
Newport News, Va, Feb. 1.-THE bin
recommended to congress by Secretary
Gage looking to the consolidation OF
the customs ports OF Newport News,
Old Point, Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Caps Charles, with the first named as
the port of entry and seat of the re-
organized district, has stirred up q
hornets nest in Norfolk and Ports
mouth, and the press has opened UP a
crusade Of bitter denunciation against
this port, claiming that It has no for
eign trade and is simply used as a
wharf by western cities. AS a matter
OF fact, the exports from Newport
News were $27 .000. 900 in 1897, which was
over $10.00O.000 greater than those from
Norfolk, and from the present outlook
this port Will boast Of $40, 900, 900 at the
close Of 1898. The Chesapeake and Ohio
is now considering a large reduction in
the grain rate from Chicago to meet
the proposed cut Of the Norfolk and
Western. In- the event of this change
local shipping men claim grain will
literally pour into Newport News, and
this win be the greatest grain port on
the Atlantic coast.