Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-09
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

ra.Nershurg. w. Va, Sept. 1.-Whlle
| euHc;,N orirm to rescue his wife from
! injury by u kettle of grease boiling
over iron her aear here last night
] Rcp,amiu Calder. aged G5 years, was
burned in Il horrible manner, his long
beard ignitin& and burning from his
faco. together With his hair.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. News has
been received here OF tragedy at
l.atta. Marion county. where the g.
year-old daughter of DR.. r. y. Bass
accidentally shot and killed her little
brother. months old, with parlor
rife. While the child was handling
the gun it was accidentally discharged,
the ball striking the infant in the fore
head and coming out at the bact Of the
head.
Brunswick. Ga. Sept. 5.-sunday
night band of negro men called out
and logged il negro woman who had
been living with a Chinaman. The
woman was warned that she must not
return to the Chinaman'S house. Sew
eral other negro women have been
warned that their relations with China
men must cease. The black regula-
tors have determined to draw the color
line on the Orientals.
Columbia. S. c., Sept AZ. D. Free.
who was appointed treasurer OF Barn
well county on the death of his father,
the former treasurer. reports to the
governor that he finds a shortage in
his fathers accounts of $500. The
shortage was over $4,000. but there
were funds to his fathers credit to re-
duce it. The son tells the governor
that his father lett him property
enough to wipe out the shortage. which
will be done
Columbia. S. c.. Sept 1.-Senator
'rillman has gone to Rhode Island to
open the campaign there. He will
speak before the Bryan Bimetallic
League. lie says he is in accord with
the plans arranged at the July meet
ing of the national Democratic eXecu-
tive committee. They wish to have the
Rhode Island delegation in the ma
;onal convention solid for free silver.
Sstersyiie, W. Va. Sept. Late
last night news reached here OF abrutal
murder OF peddler named Simon XII
waSka at Stringtown. 20 miles in the
interior. He was on his way to String
! town and was assassinated by two
men. After robbing the peddler each
shot him. killing him instantly Tray
elers discovered the body by the road
side. The supposed robbers secured
about $500
Newport News. Va. Sept With
the exception OF the final mounting
OF the two aft eight inch guns. the bat
tleship Kearsarge is ready for her trial
trip All the main battery but there
two eight inch rifles are now finally
in place and they will probably be fin
ished up tomorrow. Ii ammunition
were on board the Kearsarge could to-
day fight a battle With her forward
turrets.
Tampa. Fla. Aug. S1.-George E.
Durham. Bart Smith, John Webb,
Gary Smith. Horace Topper. Harry
Horse and Madison Barber. who were
arrested Saturday night on warrants
Icharging them with whitecapping Post
master Crum. of Peck Fla, yesterday
were released on bond ranging from
81 600 to $4,000. Preliminary hearing
will be held at Peck next Monday.
Postmaster Crum. who was so badly
beaten, is improving.
Durham. n. c., Aug. S0.-A large
crowd surrounded the Jail here all day
and at 10 o'clock last night demanded
that negro named Parker. who is al
legged TO have committed a crime
against an S-year-old white girl Mon
day evening. he delivered to them. The
taller told them he was not there. but
the crowd would not leave until COM
mittee of five went through the Jail
and found that the negro had been
secretly taken away early in the night
Large bodies of men then entered sur
rounding woods in search of the negro.
Darien. Ca. Sept 2.-The jury in the
case against Ben Durham. James Wyl-
", Marshal Dorsey. Louis a. Under
wood and Maria Curry. charged with
rioting, returned verdict of guilty
yesterday afternoon. The jury was out
only about 10 minutes. None of the
rioters will be sentenced until the end
OF the session. Five other cases were
called as soon as the jury retired to
IlldhS lilclk WI III zig OltICI StloC.
Riot under the Georgia law is mis-
demeanor. The maximum punishment
is y months Imprisonment or 81 900
fine, or both.
Charleston, Sept. "A terrible tale
of the sea, the story Of survivors draw
ing lots to die and be hacked up for
food, was told Saturday by two of the
men OF the wrecked Norwegian bark
Drot. They had sucked the blood from
their companions body to keep alive.
One Of the seven men is raving ma
MAC. His name is Maurice Anderson,
aged 90 The other ones name is
Goodmund Thomson. aged II. He is
sane but wasted away. They were
picked up on Thursday by the British
steamer Woodruff, Captain Milburn,
$50 miles south of Charleston. But
one other man of the crew was saved.
He was landed at Philadelphia on Aug.
% by the German steamer Titana.
Brunswick, Ca, Aug. 30-W. A. Air
heart, Southern Express agent at this
place, disappeared Sunday and Super
intendent Mark O'Brien came here at
once to investigate, finding shortage
of $1,000. In the safe Mr.. O'Brien
found note from Airheart, in which
he said: "To the gentleman opening
this safe: This is my last chance. l
could not stand the temptations of this
town D. Brunswick My only re-
greet is on account of my friend, Mark
j. O'Brien. Yours for other parts, W.
A Airheart." Airheart. who was for
merly an express messenger. succeed
ed ?. H. Mabry a little over year
ago, after Mabry had skipped out with
$4,000. Mabry was caught and the
money secured.
Baltimore. Sept 5.-Mrs. Mary San
soni died at the Johns Hopkins hospi-
tai yesterday of leprosy. The woman
came to this city from Allegheny City,
Pa. in the winter of 1869, shortly
thereafter applying for treatment at a
dispensary When the health officers
determined that the woman was af-
fiicted with the incurable disease they
opened correspondence with the au-
thorities in Allegheny. with a view
to having her returned to that CITY,