Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-01-27
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

the deputy clerk of Henrico county,
was arTelted Thursday night on the
charge Of enbe2zling delinquent taxes.
His ALLEGED shortage is about 81, 900.
Lynch5rrg, Jan. 1.-the Randolph
Macon woMan's college, which is the
largest institution of the kind in the
south, has just been completed, accord
ing to the iginal designs, and on Feb
will be formally dedicated with ap-
propriate exercises.
Ocala. Fla, Jan. POE. w. Agnew.
, former president of the National bank
OF Ocala, who was convicted in the
spring of 1897 for misappropriating the
funds of the bank and sentenced to five
years in the United States penitentiary
at Columbus, O., has had his sentence
committed by the president and will be
set at liberty on March next.
Richmond. Va, Jan. 2O.-The ami
versary of General Robert f. Lees
birthday, which is state holiday, was
observed here yesterday by the clos
ing of the banks and exchanges and
the state and municipal offices, the sus-
pension of the session of the general
assembly and the firing of a salute by
the Richmond howitzers. Last night
Pickett and Lee camps Of Confederate
Veterans held a joint campfire.
Charleston, Jan. 19-The first i'm
portant shipment of Egyptian cotton
for South Carolina cotton mill was
received at Glover, in York county,
last Tuesday from Alexandria via Bos-
ton. The new cotton mill at Glover
will use Egyptian cotton exclusively,
its managers claiming that the Sea
Island staple has not the strength and
sickness" necessary for the superior
yarn they are to make"
Raleigh, ~ c., Jan. 19-The tobacco
growers Of North Carolina, in state
convention yesterday. adopted con-
tract whereby they are not to sell the
American Tobacco company pound OF
their leaf tobacco for the next five
years An effort is being made to
arrange a Joint convention Of North
Carolina and Virginia tobacco men
with a view of securing the co-opera-
tion of all tobacco growers in the two
states. The growers have geen finan-
cial backing.
Bristol, Va, Jan. 19-The Virginia
Iron, Coal and Coke company cOntin-
ues to add to its possessions in Bris-
toll. One of the latest purchases is a
110 acre tract of land near the Vir-
ginia and Southwestern railroad shops. !
The price paid was S13.S23. 1t is un-
derstood that the company has in pros
pect some very important enterprises
here, the details of which will soon be |
cSSde known Bristol is growing at |
moiSsG- rapid rate than at any time
within its RrSStoTy'
Dallas, Tex, JAM E.-For several
avs reports nave been~>ln circulation
tating that Congressman J.N~N BAILEY,
Tho is a candidate against Nnlted
tates Senator Horace Chiffon, hadNde-
ided to quit the senatorial race anS
I'm again for congress. Mr.. Bailey
'as advised by wire Of these reports.
nd in answer last night he telegraph '
d: 1.-The statement that | will aban- 6
on the senatorial race to run for con-
ress in the Fifth district is too alb c
urd to deserve a contradiction" +
Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 2l.-Alonzo l
;aum. so years of age, who died on
'riday near here, was known all over I
his section as the "cat eyed" man. He I
ould see clearly in the darkest night.
,uring the day, however, the light |
him and he could see scarce S
' anything. The pupils of Baum's {
yes were eliptical and had all the
Their physical characteristics of the {
yes of a cat. He did everything pos S
Ible to conceal from strangers the Gu |
Ious condition of his eyes and hated I
he notoriety it brought him. c
Norfolk. Jan. A8.-Lorenzo Brown, :
)lored. under sentence of death. with .
le execution set for the 26th inst, es-
aped from Jail at Greenville, N. c.,
uesuay night. He was assisted by :
Their prisoners and by colored man l
by the sheriff as waiting boy
bout the court house and jail The
Id prisoners secreted Brown and fixed :
dummy in the cell, so that in count n
IL up the jailor thought all were |
resent. After night the waiting boy q
God guard outside, and is believed to
Richmond, Jan. 19.-The body of W. r
7 Watts. of Roanoke, who was lynch
/ at Newport News a few days ago
n criminal assault upon a married
oman, was taken from the dissecting T
Lble today and will be given a decent
lrial. The body had been claimed by
lie state anatomical board, and was e,
30 he Of n |
this city day Or two after the /,
The third year class had v
agun dissecting it, but a representa- n
We of Watts father who lives in A
ynchburg. today asked the surrender p
the body. This was granted and h
ndertakers took charge of the re- VI
aims, which were sent to Lynchburg ~
r burial. e
Berryville Jan. 19.-The committee c.
aving in charge the erection Of a
onument here to the Confederate II
,ad has awarded the contract to t
essrs. Campbell & Burns, OF Peters, &
lrg. Va. The DESIGN chosen is one o
1own as "AppOmattox," representing p
Confederate soldier when there 81
lwns upon him a realization that all b
r which he has fought for four long B
'ars is irretrievably lost. The monu- Ii
ent is to he on a plat Of ground in h
e Court Green. Suitable inscrirtions Il
Ill be put on the pedestal. which will D
so have upon it the names of all the "
)nfederate soldiers from Clarke cOun-
who were killed in battle or who
ed as the result Of wounds.
Norfolk, Jan 19-Norfolk's real es- y
te men have taken the initiatory y
cps toward the abolition OF toll roads II
Id bridges with which Norfolk and Is
'incess Anne counties are infested a.
le charters of the companies CONTROL. "
g these interests expire this year, 81
ID the present legislature will have q
fore it bill or bills to renew these L
anchises. The legislative committee 81
the Business Mems association has II
ken the mater in hand. The sena- b.
r and representatives from this dis tt
l.. Izaz n