Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-01-28
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

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GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.
Richmond. Va. Jan. 24.-George Hite,
a white man. who murdered negro at
Skipwith. in Mecklenburg county. in
April last. was hanged ut Boydton yes
terday. His neck was broken by the
fall
Leesburg. Va. Jan. 20.-Miss Fannie
Rawlings. daughter of the late ]. NJ.
Rawlings. committed suicide few days
ago at her home near Unison. in this
county She was about SO years OF
age. and dependency and i'll health
were the cause of the rash act.
Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 19.-George Call
and John Shaw. both colored, and who
bore a bad reputation in the commu-
nifty. were shot and killed by unknown
persons at Lynchburg Tuesday night.
Both had served terms In the peniten-
tiary for robbery and had been whip
ped by whitecaps and run out of town.
but returned. Each was about Is years
old.
Hazlehurst, Miss. Jan. 21.-Joseph
Williams. negro. was hanged here
Yesterday for assault upon white wo-
man in August last. Nearly 1000 people
witnessed the execution. Williams as
cended the scaffold smoking cigar.
being in no way excited. and spoke sew
eral minutes acknowledging his crime
and warning his friends to profit by his
awful fate.
Miami. Fla. Jan. 24.-The richly
dressed body Of young woman. prob
ably that of one of the party lost in
the wreck OF the naphtha launch Paul
Jones. was found Sunday morning at
Boca Ratone The dress is of soft
wooden material, with narrow striped
gray. red and black: the jacket is
striped in blue and purple. The under
skirt was of red flannel, the stockings
black and the boots laced.
Norfolk, Va. Jan. 2S-The army
transport Port Victor arrived at Fort
Monroe after nightfall last evening.
She comes from Porto Rico and has
aboard 1SS sick soldiers from the army
hospitals in that island. An attempt
was made to land the sick troops, but
owing to darkness as we'll as the alb
sence of the quarantine doctor. the men
were permitted to remain aboard the
transport. Her arrival at this time was
unexpected.
Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 2O.-Three
bodies have been found in the debris
Of the burned steamer Ouachita. which
was destroyed by fire at an early hour
Yesterday morning. The bodies are
charred and burned beyond all recos-
milton, but are believed to be the re-
mains of MI and Mrs. Keck. en- route
from Columbus, O., to Greenville. Miss.
and Dr. hurry. of Vicksburg. All OF
the other passengers have been &C.
counted for.
Huntingdon. W. Va. Jan. 20.-The
Asylum for Incurables for the State.
located here. was opened for the re-
ception of inmates this morning for the
first time. Half a dozen children were
admitted during the forenoon, three OF
whom were from Wood county. two
from Richie and one from Kanawha.
The present legislature will be asked
to make another appropriation this
year with which to erect other build
ings.
Knoxville. Tenn. Jan. 19.-Joel and
Charles Necessary, William Freeman
and Samuel Duncan. of Scott county.
Va. were the victims OF shooting af-
fray Tuesday night III the mountains OF
that county The Necessary brothers
died yesterday, William Freeman is IA
tally shot and Duncan is seriously in
iured. The four victime were trying to
arrest an alleged murderer named Will
lam Flannery The latter's friends
came to his assistance and he escaped.
Flannery Is said to have killed one OF
the Hatfield gang.
Charleston, w Va. Jan. 2O.-N. B.
Scott, internal revenue commissioner
and member of the Republican national
committee, was last night nominated
for United States senator by joint
caucus, at which 46 of the 40 Repub-
lican members of the legislature were
present. Eighteen ballots were taken,
the final vote showing % for Scott,
against Is for Golf and 3 for Governor
Atkinson. While Scott has the caucus
nomination his election is not con-
sidered a certainty. owing to the close
majority of the Republicans and the
alleged determination Of John Nc
Graw, the Democratic caucus nominee,
who has Al votes. to keep one or two
Republicans out of their party ranks.
Charleston, W. Va. JAM 21-Both
houses of the legislature got down to
business yesterday for the first time,
after being in session for the second
week. The Republican senate at last
recognized the Democratic house. In
the senate the Republicans introduced
resolution for the unseating Of Kidd.
Democrat, and for the suspension of
:. shbury, Democrat, pending investi
cation into the contest for the seat.
The Democrats in the house served no
tice of contest upon Spencer, Kepubll
can The Democrats in the senate In
troduced ,esolutions declaring vacan,
the seats OF pielson and Getzendanner,
alleging that by accepting commissions
In the volunteer army they forfeited
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