Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1888 — THE SOUTHERN STATES. [ARTICLE]

THE SOUTHERN STATES.

John J. Littlejohn, the Nashvile editor, who was shot Dec. 24 by Joseph It Banks, died Thursday. He was Secretary and Treasurer of the Republican State Executive Committee, and Vice President from Tennessee of tho National Republican Club. At Benton, Ky., the wife of Wesley Ray gave birth to four children, two boys and two girls, all of whom are doing well. A special from St Francis, Ark., says: “William Herrig, a wealthy planter, had for some time past been jealous of the attentions paid to his wife by William Matthewson, and ho forbade him to come to his house. This was disregarded by Matthewson, and on Tuesday last he called and invited Mrs. Herrig to take a drive with him. While the woman was getting ready, Herrig shot and killed Matthewson, and then forced his wife to drive to Matthewson’s house with the dead body. On her return she found her home in flames, and was shot and killed by her husband. Herrig then fled. Mrs. Herrig was formerly an actress in Pauline Markham’s company, and later was in W. H Lytle’s combination. ” At Jonesville, Va., Daniel Newton, colored, was fatally burned in trying to rescue his children from his burning house. Tho stairs leading to the attic whore hia three children wero sleeping were burned. He reached the room by means of a ladder, and found the bod enveloped in flames. He made a desperate attempt to save the children, but they wore burned to death.