Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-22
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Savannah, Ca, Oct 12.-General Fitz-
hugh Lee and son, Lieutenant Fitzhugh
Lee; Jr, left Savannah shortly after
midnight for Richmond, Va. where
they have been called on account Of
the serious illness of Mrs. Lee, news
of which came last evening.
Norfolk, Va, Oct 13-Judge c. W.
Murdaugh, prominent member of the
Portsmouth bar, died at his home, at
London and Crawford streets. In 1850,
when only 90 years old, he was elected
to the state legislature. He was elected
Judge of the hustings' court in 1881,
serving six years.
Atlanta. Ca, Oct. 17.-Dr. Donald A.
Taylor, acting assistant surgeon in the
general hospital at Fort Mcpherson,
is dead of pertonitis. DR.. Taylor's ILL
ness was due to hard work In the hos
pital, he having contracted malaria
while attending to the wants of the
sick men brought to Mcpherson. He
was the son of Major Blair ID. Taylor,
surgeon in charge at Fort Mcpherson,
and q graduate Of the University OF
Virginia.
Winchester, Va, Oct. 13.-Isaac Rit-
ter, resident of Frederick county, was
lodged in Jail In this city last night,
charged with the theft of q wagon load
of wheat from Mr.. William Eddy, some
miles from town. The theft occurred on
Sunday night, when, it is charged, Rit-
ter and an accomplice named Martin
Nolan drove TO the residence of Mr..
Eddy and proceeded to help themselves
from his grain bin. The wheat was
brought to this city and disposed Of.
Louisville, KY, Oct. T.-At benefit
rendered to the Louisville League play
ers yesterday Hans Wagner, the colo
nel's first baseman, beat the long dis
lance throwing record made by John
Hatfield in 1872 by yard and one-half
inch. Wagner threw the ball 1874 yards,
| foot and S inches. Precisely &c years
ago Hatfield, then member Of the
Mutuals, made worlds record of 13a
yards. l foot and T1a inches at the
Union grounds, Brooklyn.
Charleston, S. c., Oct. 15.-W. II
Robertson, colonel Of the First regi'
ment. National Guards of South Caro-.
lima. was suspended by an order from
Adiutant General Watts yesterday. 1t
was reported some days ago that Rob-
ertson had pawned seven Springfield
rifles belonging to one of the local COM
panies in the regiment, and when the
matter was investigated the guns were
found in a Charleston pawnshop. This
.l1.o ,cin n
National Guard is colored organiza-
ton.
Charleston, Oct. Ex-senator B. R.
Tillman has sent Mayor Smythe copy
of letter from General Corbin, in
which the latter says. among other
things: Savannah, Ca. has been
chosen as one of the ports at which
we shall embark troops. The secretary
of war desires me to inform you that he
will give instruction that Charleston
also be used for this purpose. In other
words, he desires to arrange that ship
ping be as nearly as possible divided
between the two ports of Charleston
and Savannah"
Huntsville, Ala, Oct 12-The Tenth
cavalry (colored) arrived from Mon
tauk yesterday. and had not been off
the train an hour before some of its
members became involved in a diff
Guilty with the provost guard. One man
was killed and five wounded, two ia
tally. Killed: Corporal Mclaughlin.
Company L, Sixth infantry. Fatally
wounded: Private James Cleeton,
Troop VI, Tenth cavalry; trooper of
the Tenth cavalry, name unknown.
Three others were slightly wounded.
One of the cavalrymen went to house
frequented by white men and attempt
ed to clean out the place.
Shepherdstown, W. Va, Oct. IA
shocking accident occurred near Shep-
herdstown at o'clock this afternoon,
by which Joseph Welshans, youth
about 10 years of age, was instantly
killed. He and two other boys, Law
renee Brown and Paul Davis, his cou-
sin, were hunting rabbits on Quarry
Hill, near the cement hill, a mile below
town. The boys were sitting in a
group and the gun carried by Brown
was being examined by them. While
some means the gun was accidentally
discharged The whole load entered the
right side of Welshans' neck, and, as
he was only foot or two away from
the muzzle a frightful wound was in
flicted, causing instant death.
Lexington, KY. Oct. 12.-The Twelfth
New York regiment failed to carry out
their threat Monday night to take AL
vim Kitchen from the county Jail and
lynch him because he killed their COM
rade, Private Edward Nygren. The
One Hundred and SiXtieth Indiana was
sent into town at late hour and got
together 400 soldiers, who were in town
on passes and without. and marched
them back to camp. The Jail was
heavily guarded. and 1000 men could
not have carried it. Kitchen will be
tried before County Judge Bullock to-
day, and the court room will be guard
ed to keep the Twelfth New York men
out. General Breckenridge will order
out the entire division, he says, if it is
necessary to preserve peace. Few peo-
pie slept Monday night The city was
in a reipr Of Terror but there is q feel