Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1886 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

Three brothers named Morgan were drowned while bathing in the river near Chattanooga. The youngest was seized with cramps, and the others were lost in their attempt to save his life. Charleston and Summerville, S. C., were again shaken by earthquake! on the morning of Sept. 21, the vibrations being accompanied by heavy detonations, similar to the report of great cannon. Arresures’ family asks SIOO,OOO indemnity of the Mexican Government for his murder. The Relief Committee at Charleston, S. C. reports itself ab e to furnish food and shelter to the needy, but calls attention to the fact that many houses must be repaired, if at all, by public aid. Government engineers report a damage of #2,000,000 sustained by the six hundred buildings already inspected. The prediction made,by Wiggins has done much to unnerve the pdbiic. P. S. Humphries was hanged at

Milledgeville, Go., for the murder of his niece and sister-in-law. At Baltimore Mrs. C. H. Rudolph, aged 23, who had been married but a few weeks, shot herself four times and expired in a short time. The orange crop of Louisiana is said to be a complete failure, on account of last winter's freeze. Nine years of propitious weather will be required to fully restore the bearing capacity of the trees. At a prayer-meeting in Washington, Georgia, two young men quarreled about their right to escort home a female worshiper, the result being a murder. Louisiana’s orange crop is said to be almost a failure Ibis year, owing to last wintsr’s severe frerzi. , ' Reports from several counties in the cotton belt of Texas tell of the disastrous results to open cotton by the late heavy continuous rains, also of serious damage resulting from the cotton-worm. A feud at Ash Flat, Arkansas, arising out of a divorce case, led to the poisoning of a well, by which twelve persons were prostrated. One of the wealthiest farmers in the county has been arrested for the crime.