Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-24

r;FfTERAT SOUTHERN NEWS.

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Galveston, June 19.-While party
of Ii You're folks were in bathing at
the foot of Broadway the undercurrent
! swept them out into deep water. AL!
| wee rescued hut Eta Thorn, aged Ii,
Marion Howard, IS, and Irene Lauder
/ dale, 1G, who were drowned.
London, Ky. June ia messenger
inst from Manchester says Judge Ever
sole will not go to Hyden today co
cpen court, owing to the danger OF
passing through Clay county. Sid and
Lee Baker and friends of the Whites
and Howards passed through here last
night. going back home to fight it out
| if necessary. The quiet at Manchester
is believed to precede more bloodshed.
Charlotte, N. c.. June 16.-The grand
Jury in the federal court here yester-
day returned true bill against w. j.
Cooke. state senator from Buncombe.
charging him with embezzlement and
misrepresentation of funds of the Ma
| tional bank Of Asheville, while cashier
of that institution. The amount al
legged to have been distracted is about
$4,000. Cooke was arrested in Ashe-
Vile Yesterday and gave bond In the
sum of 5000 He denies that he
owes the bank a dollar.
Roanoke. Va, June 20.-Matthew
Pratt and Joseph Raines, farmers, liv-
ing four miles west of Pulaski, Va,
became involved in a quarrel over a
sheep. One word brought on another
until finally both men drew rsvolvers
and commenced firing. Pratt was in
stantly killed and Raines died OF his
wounds soon after. The men had been
on bad terms for some time. Prattc
father was tried at Pulaski two years
ago for horse stealing, and this prob
ably led to the dispute as all parties
were interested in the trial.
Wilmington, N. c.. June 15.-Nich-
olas Polite. Greek, was convicted in
the United States district court here
yesterday on charge of counterfeiting
and was sentenced by Judge Thomas
r. Purnell to six years of hard labor
and fine of $4,000. Walter Silver.
convicted Monday of counterfeiting
nickels. was sentenced to one year and
DAYS Imprisonment at hard labor
and fined $1,000 The counterfeiting
case against A. ]. Marshall. a we'll
known attorney. was continued until
the fall term OF the district court.
Birmingham. Ala, June 16.-Near
Wedowee, in Randolph county, a negro
supposed to be Hays Phillips attempt
ed TO assault Miss Sophronia Whaley.
The young woman's screams attracted
attention, and the negro made his es-
cape Officers followed the negro to
his home. Some of his friends had
gathered. and when officers tried to
force their way in they were met by
volley. In the return fire three
negroes were wounded too badly to
get away and will probably die. Phil
lips escaped. but mob is in pursuit of
him. and lynching will follow his cap
ture.
Richmond, Va. June 14.-As the Old
Dominion line steamship Old Dominion
was outward bound last night in pass
ing the inward bound river steamer
Pocahontas she made too close in
shore and struck ledge of rock. The
big ship pulled off Immediately and
proceeded. but when mile and halt
further down the river her captain dis
covered that there was large hole il
her hull forward of the engines, and
that she was making water He then
ran her on the mud flats. where she
lies easily. with from - to II feet
of water in her forward compartment.
Tugs took off the passengers and
brought them back to this city.
Bailey, Ga, June 17.-One week ago
Yesterday Will Ables was put on trial
here for criminally assulting a wo-
man. and in one hour was convicted
and sentenced to death. Yesterday
news was received of two lynchings in
this (Appling) county. Both were
near Surrency, a small town Il miles
from here. In the first case the negro.
named Williams. attempted criminal
assault upon Mrs. Hiram Kennedy,
white. He was carried to same remote
part of the woods and there lynched.
In the second case Dave Clark, negro,
had dispute with constable who
had a tax execution against him. Clark
attempted to shoot the constable. but
was prevented by outside parties.
Thursday Clark was found in the
woods dead. with several bullet holes
in him.