Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

Daniel Devlin accidentally shot and instantly killed hisUrother Joe at a dance near I’arkerslturg, 3V. Ya., Saturday. Both were prinking The E. L. Goodsell Company, New York, fruits and frui,t auctioneers, a West Virginia corporation, has made an assignment to Victor K. McElhaney. Jr. The company was incorporated in 1894. Monday afternoon, ou a branch line of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, near Centerville, Tenn., six men working on the road were buried by a slide of rocts.and dirt caused by heavy rains. Meu were at once put to work rescuing the buried men, and in two hours three were taken ort alive, but seriously injured. The other three are supposed to be dead. , . » Traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio and the Ohio Rive. Railroads is practically suspended, many bridges having been washed out ou both roads l>etween Wheeling, W. Va.. am' Parkersburg and Grafton. The bridge at the passenger station on the Baltimore ana Ohio in Wheeling has fallen, and the Ohio River Railroad bridge is in great danger. The steamer Three Friends passed Key West, Fla., at 9 o’clock Monday morning, pursued by the Spanish warship Alfonso NIL Both vessels were under full steam, and the Three Friends was between eight and ten miles ahead ot the warship. It has been reported by the observers that the warship tired upon the Three Friends The warship was cutting the three-mile limit very closely and trying to head off the Three Friends. It was reported that the - States warship Maine and ITnileil States cutters were now getting up stea-m, preparatory to intercepting both jrefsdels. Grcnt excitement prevailed.