The leader., 1898-03-16


eeore,as Fru,. Crop.
Col John Cunningham. the most ex-
tensive fruit grower and shipper in
tseorgia, says II believe that we will
ship not less than 1000 carloads of
peaches and zoo cars Of grapes. As to
melons and other fruits IL is esti-
mated that 5000 cars of melons will
be shipped. Estimating the net sales
of the peaches at only $500 per car, the
crop should bring 81 200, 900. The grapes
not less than $4,000, and the melons
at 500 per car, 5000, 900, a total for these
three main kinds of fruit Of 81, 100000.
II the value of the pears, apples and
large quantities of straw berries and
small fruits could be ascertained and
added TO the above, Tbclieve that 1t
would make a grand total of not less
than 81 100000.
| Prehistoric Relics An Tennessee.
Workmen engaged In making exca-
vations for water company on the
| Tennessee river. near Chattanooga.
Tenn, dug into what appears to be an
Indian mound. Explorations have not
gone far enough to tell the exact value
| If the find, but already arrow heads,
| pottery of peculiar kind and in a
wonderful state of preservation, to-
gether with implements of warfare,
| skeletons, etc, have been found. Lo-
cal psychologists are taking great in
terest in any excavation, and all that
is valuable they will keep for the
Smithsonian Institdtion. They say
that several of the pieces found are en-
| tirely different from anything ever
discovered before in the vicinity.
| Gen. Dockery's Funeral.
The remains of the late Gen. T. P.
| Dockery. who died suddenly in New
York city recently, were inferred in
the city cemetery at Natchez, Miss,
several distinguished ex-confcderate
soldiers acting as pall-bearers. The
deceased was a confederate brigadier,.
serving with distinction in Browns
command at Vicksburg, Corinth and
elsewhere. During the political riots
| in Arkansas in reconstruction days, he
| commanded the state military when
Baxter was replaced in the guberna-
terial chair. ..,-
Double Suicide.
Mrs. John l.. Driscol was found dead
in her room at the Chamber Of Com
merce building, Nashville, Tenn. while
her husband, in dying condition, was
seated in a chair near her. The dis
| covery was made by a physician who
received a note from bristol asking
him to call at his room, stating that his
wife was dead and he would be dead
when found. Morphine had been taken.
probably on account of ill-health, Dris-
col was shorthand teacher.
Tenders Loan of $1,000.
Francis Emerson, president of the
First national bank of Mckinney, Tex,
SO years old, has forwarded to Presi-
dent Mckinley 81 900 for use at his
own discretion in behalf Of the ma
tional defense. This money is to be
loan on the same terms as those offered
by Francis C. Moore, of New York:
without interest, to be paid at the
governments convenience or not at
all"
Voted to Seat Patterson.
House committee on. elections No. 8
has agreed by a strict party vote to
make report in favor of seating ex-
Representative Josiah Patterson, who
contested the seat of Mr.. Carmaclx,
from the Tenth Tennessee district.
Mr.. Patterson, who represented the dis
trict in the last congress as a democrat,
ran against Mr.. Carmack, the demo-
cratic candidate, as gold candidate.
Large Furnace to Resume.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road Co. is repairing No. furnace at
South Pittsbur5, Tenn, preparatory to
putting it in blast. This furnace has
been Idle for several years, an 1 is one
of the largest and best equipped owned
by the company. 1t has capacity of
$50 tons a day. Several hundred men
will be employed. l- ea'
Rev. David Morton.
Rev. David Morton, ID. D., secretary
of the board of church extension of the
Methodist Episcopal church south, died
at his residence in Louisville, of blood
poisoning, at the age of 6s. For the
past Is years DIR. Morton had been one
of the most conspicuous figures in the
Methodist church. He leaves widow
anu lou' oohS.
Judge John N. Hendren. Hf j
Judge John n. Hendren, the last
treasurer of the confederacy died at
at stanton, Va, recently, aged 70. He
was a graduate of the University of
Virginia, and practiced law for some
years. He leaves widow and one son.
| living in Baltimore.
Says Women Must shovel Dirt.
Mayor w. p Small of Owensboro,
| KY, has ordered that when women are
confined in the workhouse and there
is no work for them to do, they must
take their places with the street hands
and shovel dirt with the chain-gang.
Steamer City of Savannah Burned.
The steamer City of Savannah, owned
by the Memphis & Vicksburg Packet
Co., burned to the waters edge at Mem
phis, Tenn. The loss will aggregate
$780, 600; insurance, $l4, 500. e,s...Tt.
Old Stage Drivers Death.
Isham r. Merryman, who drove
line of stage coaches between Versailles
and Lexington, KY, may years before
Versailles had a railroad, died re-
Gently.
| Charged With Train-wrecking.
| Josh Taylor, John, Jesse, Eli and
| Nolan Cotton, Sharkey Logan and Lee
Hardin, all colored are charged at
Greenville, Miss, with train-wrecking
From Mobile to Japan.
The British steamship Oak Branch
cleared from Mobile, Ala, recently, for
Japan with a largo amount of struc-
tuYal iron and 700 bales of cotton. 81
| Prosperous Merchant Gone.
| Sol Kohn, for many years IA pros
porous merchant of Selma, Ala, died
| after long illness. He was for IS
years treasurer of the city. &@
Death of Prof. Ashley ID. Hurst.