Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-05
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

Lexington, Va, Jan. 31.-The Tucker
memorial fund OF the Washington and
Lee university has received an addition
to IT in the shape OF q $500 check from
Mr.. Frank p. Howard. or New Orleans.
who is an alumnus OF the universityy.
Lynchburg, Va. Jan. 31.-Mr. w. c.
Underwood, a member OF the senior
class OF the Union Theological semina-
ry at Hampden-Sidney. has accepted a
call extended to him by the congrega-
ton OF Bethesda Presbyterian church,
OF this city.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 29-The feature
in the general assembly yesterday was
the defeat OF the NcCune anti-hirting
bill. The bill provided punishment for
persons who attempted, by flirting, to
make the acquaintance OF women. and
was especially severe as to firtations
with school girls.
GrayBon, KY, Feb. 1-''Virginia Bill"
Friley, an old citizen OF Elliott county,
aged so years, and his wife. about 20
years old, were murdered last night at
their home in Elliott county. KY, and
robbed OF from SS0e to 81. 200. There Is
no clew to the murderers. A maui was
the instrument used.
Mayneld, KY, Jan. S1.-People have
bean focking here by every possible
mode OF conveyance in expectation that
tha negro Bob Blanks would be brought
in Last night a mob started to take
the negro wife murderer, VIII Tut.
from jail and lynch him, but they were
persuaded to desists. II Blanks is
brought in he win surely be lynched.
Norfolk, Va. Feb. 2.-Shortly after {
| o'clock last evening there was a whole
| sale delivery from the Norfolk county
| Jail, nine men effecting their escape by
| saving through the bars Of the rear
basement windows. The first intimatior
| OF their escape was given by an out
slider in time to prevent all ths prison.
ers In jail from escaping. Nothing ha.
been heard OF the nine who got out.
Richmond, Jan. 21.-Rev. DR.. Nose,
d. Hoge, for more than half a centur,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
! church, yesterday announced the en-
| gagement of Rev. Donald Gutherie, o
Canada, as his assistant The arrange
| ment is for three months, but DR.. Hog
looks to it's being made permanent, /
agreeable to all interested. DR.. Hoge'
special reasons for wanting an assist
ant are that there are many demand
upon his time, and he proposes t
write and publish two or three books
One OF these will be his "reminiscences.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 28.-Wednesda.
night the bodies Of Mrs. Jane Corbet
and Stephen Bennett, which were take
by grave robbers from the cemetery a
Eagleville, 80 miles south Of this city
about two weeks ago. were returne
from Burlington. VT. The man In thi
city who shipped them, finding the puI
suit was being vigorously made, tele
Eraphed to Burlington. and the bodie
were sent back, the prices original
paid for them. $110. being made goo'
DR.. Heimack has been arrested. an
others are expected to follow.
Birmingham, Ala. Feb. IA de;
perate encounter occurred on the stree
OF OpeIika yesterday between w.
Siddell. clerk OF the circuit court. ar
. d. r. Garden. a prominent busine
man OF that place. The contest ov
. the Opelilca postoface led up to the di
flculty. Sidden attacked Garden Wi
a pocket knife. wounding him badly
the hand. Garden then drew a revc
: yer and fired four shots. one OF whi'
penetrated Siddell's back. complete
70 paralyzlng him. Slddeu viii die. 30
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