Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1899 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

At Rippon, W. Va., William Dunn and George Ashby fought a duel with knives. Ashby inflicted two wounds on Dunn, causing bis death. At Frnukfort, Ky„ the Governor’s mansion was destroyed by tire. An early tire was extinguished, but it broke out again. Most of Gov. Bradley’s valuable personalty was saved. A triple lynching took'filace near Leesburg, Ua. The three victims are George Fort, George Bivins and Bill Holt, who were accused of attacking a woman. Cupid Redding, the principal in the crime, is in hiding somewhere, guarded by officers. The east and west wings of the Texas State penitentiary at Huntsville, containing prison cells and officers’ quarters, burned. There were no casualties, the inmates being quartered in shops and other buildings. The burned buildings cost originally} $97,000. In a shooting affray at Anniston. Ala., Colonel David G. Colson, Congressman from the Eleventh Kentucky district, was wounded by Lieutenant E. I). Scott, a proininent young attorney of Lexington, Ivy, .Colson had trouble with Lieutenant Rlakcmnn and pulled the latter's ear. Scott took up the quarrel in behalf of Blake-man aud the sliooting resulted. The steamer P. D. Staggs, Copt. Douglass Jones, was badly wrecked at the bridge over the Tennessee river at Johnsonville, Tenn. Iu attempting to go under the drawbridge the boat “sheered” and struck tho bridge, knocking the pilot house and smokestacks off. The boat then drifted helplessly down tlie stream and burned, Eight roustabouts lost their lives. The boat was valued at SIO,OOO.