Raleigh, N. C., -Tune 17.—(Special.)—A
few months ago David Avera, a prominent
business man of Johnston county, cauie
livre and committed suicide by cutting his
throat in 'he principal hotel. Yesterday
the manager of a farm lately owned by
Yvera also committed suicide. His name
was Daniel Smith. He told his wife he
would go into his grain field and shoot a
bird for her. As he did not appear last
ni"lit, search was made and his body wafi
found lying °n the floor of an unoccupied
house. A coat was found neatly folded
■tml laid under bis head. A gun was clasped
in Ids hands. Both barrels had been tired,
bi-; head being nearly torn off. Smitb. had.
Inst before lying down, taken two ounces of
laudanum.
Must not be confounded with common cathar
tic or purgative pills. Carter’s Little Liver
Fills are entirely unlike them itt every respect.
On trial will prove their superiority.
Frankfort Remain s the Capital.
Louisville. Ky., June 15.—Tlie house settled
the statehouse rginoval fight this evening by
deciding in favor of FrauD.?'rt, the present
scat of government., . . P . 4
SOUTHERN NEWS NOTES.
An Alabama woman, one hundred and six
years old, only recently was compelled to
use spectacles.
A Louisiana girl offers tb walk from New
Orleans to Chicago, and will undertake the
trip if she can get any one to compete with
uer. -
A Galveston woman has undertaken to
walk from that city to Chicago iu seventy
six days.
A number of farmers near Okolona, Ark.,
have entered a hog raising match, to see
who can raise the biggest porkers.
• Miss Leona Corley, of Bentonville, Ark.,
was bitten by a spider last Sunday and hw
been iu a daugerviw cezidituon ever since.
