Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-26
GENERAL. SOUTHERN NEWS.

GENERAL. SOUTHERN NEWS.
HAMPTON. Fla. Aug. 22.-Town Mar
shall Richardson shot and killed N. e.
Roberts. Z prominent farmer. in self
defense at Lake Boutler yesterday.
Roberts friends swear vengeance and
guards are now protecting Richardson.
Yorllyilie. S. c., Aug. 1.-THE net
earnings of the cotton mill at Glover.
York county. for the year ending July
so WAS S3G.9l0. Il per cent on a capital
stock of $780, 600 The original capacity
of the mill will be trebled next oc-
toher.
Cane Henry. Va. Aug 17.-Keaper
Pugh. of Gull shoal life saving stat
ton. North Carolina. reports the
schooner AARON Reppard wrecked three
miles south OF that station. The crew
consisted Of eight persons OF whom
three were saved and five lost.
Paris. TEX. Aug. l9-lnformatlon
has been received from Lebanon |. L..
OF q pitched battle below that place
between a posse headed by Deputy
Marshal c. a. Burns and a supposed
gang OF horse thieves, in which Burns
shot ana killed negro member OF the
gang and was himself fatally wounded
in the stomach.
Bainbridgc. Ga. Aug. Is. john
Clark and William Love, two promi-
nelt white farmers near here, were as
saulted by 4 negro while searching for
their hogs in Il swamp. Clark was
dubbed TO death and Love will hardly
recover.. but he was able TO give the
nesro's name as Noah McRae. The
negro is being pursued.
Greenwood. S c.. Aug. 19.-The tales
told yesterday to an investigating COM
mittec looking into the whipping OF
innocent negroes in this county were
narrowing Especially is this true or
aged Jake Richardson. He said they
dragged HIM from y sick bed, beat
him. aud then ravished his wife. He
woa.d not divulge the names of his as
sailants.
Gadsdeu. Ma. Aug. ga family
quarrel occurred at Seaborn. Ala. yes
terday, in which Joe Ward. an eX-con-
vict. Drained his Sister with a two gal
lon churn The girl had found employ
ment with IL neighbour to which her
brother objected. Another brother
armed himself and went in search OF
the murderer. They met in the road
and a duel ensued in which the crimi-
nal was badly wounded.
London. Ky, Aug. 16.-As matters
now stand in Clay county four feuds
are looked for there instead of two as
1T present The Benges and Stapletons.
OF New Beneetown. are preparing for
war. One Of The Stapletons was killed
few months ago by a Benge and feel
| ING has been growing until an out
break is looked Tor at any moment.
On Red Bird creek trouble has started
between the Sizores and Ashers and
both factions are carrying WinchesterS.
Norfolk. Va. Aug 1s.-Tne steamer
Essex of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation company. arrived here
| last evening after a severe fight of over
90 hours with seas which rolled noun
tain high and winds which reached
hurricane velocity She left Savannah
! Monday noon bound for Baltimore and
net the fury OF the gale off Tybee
Is:.rc. She shipped considerable water
| and her cargo Of general merchandise
is damaged Her 20 passengers suffered
severely.
Chattanooga. Aug 1.-two Mormon
elders were arrested in Taylor county.
Georgia. for refusing TO pay poll taxes.
The elders claimed they were preach
ers. and exempt, but the judge Of the
suDerior court refused to recognize
then as such, and assessed fine. The
elders had no money. and were started
off TO Jail. but succeeded in getting the
taller TO accept their watches as Sc
curity until they could send for money
to pay their :ines. President Rich, OF
the Southern Mormon society. says he
will proceed in the courts against the
/ Taylor ccl.nty Judge.
Charleston. W. Va, Aug. 10
CrumD .Arbogasr WAS shot and killed
! and Robert Reidy was shot through the
body ny Sheriff: Stephenson and Depu-
tics at Eldorado. Clay county, yester-
dav L is charged thar all had been
robbing. }urning stores and commit
ting depredaticns in Clay and adjoin-
ing counties They had taken refuge il
mousse j Ue IuSSe sun iOuhuSU tiiS
house and opeaed fire. The survivors
surrendered and are in Clay county
Jail. The particular crime for which
they were wanted was burning the
depot on the Cleveland, Canton and
Southern railway.
Birmingham. Ala, Aug ia spe-
cial to The Age-Herald from Admission.
Ala, says By 4 vote OF 80 per cent
of the registered voters Hudson City
Yesterday decided to be the most
unique city in the United States, in
that ii will he the only exclusively
negro town in the country. Iester-
DAYS election was by order of the pro-
bate court to decide whether or not the
town should be Incorporated. Incor-
poraticn was carried unanimously, not
single vote being cast against The
town is located three miles from An
niston, and has 400 population. al
negroes. and contains 100 houses,
three churches, d school house, sew
eral stores and no saloons.
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