Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1899 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

A barn belonging to a white farmer named Green, near Banks, Ala., was burned. Suspicion was directed toward Marshall McGregor, a negro in Mr. Green’s employ. Next day his body was found hanging to a tree near where the barn had stood. Several months ago Judge Tarvin of Covington, Ky., sent several eouncilmen to jail for contempt of court in disobeying an order of court to furnish supplies. Now the five eouncilmen imprisoned have sued 3[udge Tarvin collectively for SIO,OOO for fjflse imprisonment. Baron Edgar de Bara and his wife, the alleged Chicago postal swindlers, who were arrested at St. Augustine, Fla., have been released on bonds in the sums of $5,000 and $2,500 respectively for their appearance in the .United States Court at Chicago at the May term for trial. Four men dead, two injured, one of these perhaps fatally, and the loss of property of the Southern Railway to the amount of about SIOO,OOO is the result of a wreck which took place on the Knoxville and Ohio branch of the Knoxville division of the Southern Railway, one and one-half miles west of Elk Valley, Tenn. The Exploration Company of the Amnson has been organised under the laws of the State of Virginia, with an authorized capital of $10,000,000, witfi the power to purchase rubber lands and concessions in foreign countries. It is understood a number of leading rubber manufacturers are interested, with the idea of obtaining their crude product from their own lands.