Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-15
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Little Rock, Oct. 10.-Report5 from
various portions of Arkansas indicate
great damage to the cotton crop by ex-
cessive rains. in the bottom lands the
cotton Is reported as sprouting in the
bolls and the bolls are rotting rapidly.
In some localities the crop Is almost
entirely ruined.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. Sd. Phillips. of
Savannah, a private in the Second
Georgia regiment, was locked up drunk
yesterday afternoon by provost guard
and was not searched. Phillips had on
his person a revolver, and as soon as
left alone amused himself by shooting
at other prisoners walking in the cor
ridor outside He shot Claude Love,
another white prisoner, through the
head. He made a desperate fight when
the officers went to disarm him. Love
is in the hospital in a serious condition,
but may live.
Martinsburg. w. Va, Oct 10.-The
eastbound Chicago express No. g. on
the B. and o. railroad. struck helper
engine at Opequon, target station
two miles east of this city, causing a
express, was completely demolished,
and the helper, No. $50, was greatly
damaged. Engineer John C. Senseny.
of the $50, was killed instantly. En-
gineer Lockhart and Fireman Cutshaw,
of the passenger train. were thrown
from their engine. but escaped with
slight injuries.
Harrodsburg, KY. Oct. 5.-Dr. L. c.
Morgan, while on his way home Mon
day night from visiting patient in
this county, was decoyed into house
by three negroes. who claimed that
woman was Ill. They tried to rob him as
soon as he entered. and when he drew
revolver the contents of a double
barreled shotgun were empted into his
abdomen. He was found some time
afterward, and managed to tell the
story before death relieved him. Bob
Winn and Lon Williams were arrested.
charged with the crime.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct 7.-Hon. Allen D.
Chambers majority for governor over
]. r. Hogan, Populist, is $4,000. This
figures about 10000 above the Demo-
cratic majority for governor two years
ago. Several counties which returned
Populist majorities at that time show
a complete reversal in favor of the
Democrats. The return of a solid DEM
ocratic delegation to congress is as
sured The city of Atlanta decided In
favor Of municipal ownership of the
electric light plant. The Populists have
less than dozen members in the legis-
lature.
Pine Bluff Ark. Oct. I'm Saline
county. Joe Mckinney, young farmer,
accompanied by his brother and a
friend, eloped with the daughter Of
Charles Taylor, another farmer. The
wedding party took wagon and start
ed for Redfied. When within five miles
of there Taylor overlook the party ard
opened fire with a gun. firing both
barrels into the wagon without effect
McKinny returned the fire with re-
volver, killing Taylor. The body was
left lying in the road while the party
drove on to Redfield, where the clippers
were married. After the cermony the
four surrendered themselves to the po-
lice. Mckinny rented a farm from
Taylor.
Savannah. Ca, Oct. 5.-A dispatch
by the tug II. NJ. c. Smith states that
two children were drowned at Fer
nandina, Fla. Water flooded big por-
ton of the city and sent many vessels
high and dry on the beach. Telegraph
systems are Frustrated and railroads
have suspended operations. A family
Of mother. father and three children
were in their house when the tide car
ried it away. One of the boys under
took to save his baby brother, but was
unable to reach shore, being forced to
drop the child The father was rescued
from a tree and the mother drifted
ashore. The crew at the quarantine
station were rescued from a life raft,
the station being entirely destroyed.
Owensboro, Ky, Oct. 1O.-Howard
Clark, who was wanted in Louisville
for murder and burglary, and his girl,
Hattie Mahoney, were both killed While
resisting arrest on the Indiana side Of
the river near here yesterday. Clark
was wanted for the murder of Officer
Hefferman at Louisville last August,
and was attempting TO escape by row.
ing down the Ohio river in skiff. Of
icers from Owensboro were In pursuit.
when Clark tied up his skiff on the
Indiana side and took to the woods.
When the officers came upon him
Clark and the girl both opened fire in
ithe most desperate resistance. Both
were we'll armed. They were riddled
with bullets in the fight that ensued,
and the escape of the officers was most
miraculous.