Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-19
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

Marion, Va. Aug. 10.-Thomas Mar
tins home was burned last night. Mar
tin and his three children. aged s, IL
| and IS years. persisted.
Jackson. La. Aug 10.-Parents lock-
ed up their five negro children on Nc
Kewan's plantation last night and
went to church. The house caught fire
and all were killed.
Pulaski, Va, Aug. 9.-Noah Finley.
the negro who robbed and attempted to
kill Major Darst at Dublin q few days
ago. was sentenced yesterday to be
hanged Sept II. The jury was out ID
| hours.
Oliver Springs. Tenn, Aug. 12.-Miss
Belle Galbraith, daughter OF James
Galbraith. was walking near her home
when some one shot her in the right
lung, the ball passing through her en-
tire body. coming out at the right
| breast.
Edgefeld. S. c., Aug. e.-Mrs. Lucy
Holcombe Pickens, relict Of the late W..
F. Pickens. minister to St. Petersburg
under President Buchanan, and who
was elected governor of South Carolina
before he had reached the state from
Russia, died at her home near here yes
terday, aged 65 years.
Glen, Ca. Aug. 12.-Will Mcclure.
negro, aged IS years. was lynched
few miles from here yesterday by
party of citizens The negro went TO
the house of George Moore. farmer
of Carroll county, and attempted to as
sault Mrs. Moore She screamed, and
assistance coming the rapist was de-
feated in his purpose and captured
Frankfort. KY, Aug. 14.-SiXty-nine
counties in Kentucky held anti-Gobel
conventions Saturday and appointed
delegates TO the anti-Gobel state con-
vention at Lexington next Wednesday.
About % counties will appoint dele
gates today The attendance at these
county conventions WAS small and was
composed mostly OF silver Democrats.
Jasper, Fla, Aug 10.-Tuesday night
an unknown negro entered the house
of Mrs Bush, white woman. and de-
manded food and money. The woman
told him she had neither at hand. He
caught hold of her, and she screamed
for help. Her husband, who was near
by. ran to her rescue and tied the
negro. A posse started to Jail with
him. A few minutes later a mob over
took the posse, carried the negro away
and lynched him.
Alexandria, Va, Aug. 9.-Benjamin
Thomas, 20 years of age. was lynch
ed here last night for attempting an
assault upon Lillian Clarke, 8 years
old. The Jail door was broken in and
during the scuffle which ensued Chief
of Police Webster was hurt. The pris-
oner was dragged out and strung up to
an electric light pole. The prisoner
was roughly handled on the way to
the place of hanging, his clothes being
cut almost to shreds. Mayor Simpson
made vain plea for justice.
Atlanta. Aug. 15.-Mayor James G..
Woodward, against whom impeach-
ment proceedings had been contem-
plated for some time by the city coun-
Gil and whose resignation had been
asked for by that body, made solemn
uromise to the councilmen and alder
men at a meeting yesterday that he
would not take another drink during
his term of office He further stated
! that he would cease his indiscretions.
! Acting upon these avowals. the city
! council dismissed the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the mayors con-
duct.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. IA mob
of sympathizers with the locked out
union employees of the Electric Street
railway last night at secluded point
II IN,
ing number of passengers with rocks.
Windows in the car were broken and
the motorman was struck. One wo-
man in jumping from the car was
struck by big stone and seriously
hurt. The motorman drew revolver
and fired into the mob. A posse Of
policemen were sent TO the scene and
dispersed the mob.
Raleigh, n c., Aug 10.--A convict,
Lee Summers, was under sentence for
! life in the penitentiary Governor
Carr committed this sentence to i'm
prisonment for Is years. The prison
er has served 13 years, and the claim
is made that if from the beginning OF
his service time" had been allowed
him for good conduct, his term would
expire Aug. 90. But the penitentiary
board rules that time" for good con-
Suct cannot be allowed life term con-
vict, and that Summers allowance be-
gan only when Governor Carr COM
muted his sentence. Yesterday coun-
sci demanded the release of his client
and demanded the release of his client
Aug. %. This was refused by Super
intendent Day, and now the lawyer
gives notice that the day after the
goth of August he will institute ha-
beas corpus proceedings. He declares
that the time" allowance Is an act OF
grace. and that the courts will put
very liberal construction upon 1t.