The Hickman courier., 1874-01-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GONTH

w. 8. 2tokes of Aberdeen, Miss, COM
mitted su<lide on the 5th inst, by shooting
himself through the head
John Fl. Reagan, who was the postmas-
ter-general of the southern confederacy, is a
candidate for the United States senate from
Texas.
The little steamer Frank Forrest,
from osceols for Memphis, it is reported,
struch snag a. the head of island 40and,
sunk, No lives were lost.
In Laurel county, KY, a few days
since, VIM. Elswich and Peter Marcum quar-
relied over dog fight, when Elswich drew a
pistol snd shot Marcum through the head,
killing him instantly. Elswich with great diff
feuIty was rescued from an excited crowd and
lodged in Jail.
The real estate of the late Gov.
Pickens, of South Carolina, has been sold at
auction, Mrs. Pickens being the purchaser.
The Edgewood or homestead tract, 8, 900 acres
was bid of at S5 600; the grove tract, !, 800
acres, at So 600, d the Say annah river tract
2,1Oo acres, at s1s, 100,
George W. Smith, ex-collector of in
ternal revenue for the northern district of
Mississippi indicted on the charge OF embez-
arrest, and will be taken in day or two to
Mississippi.
A grand j1ry in Houston county, Ga.
has indicted circus for unloading and putting
up its canvas on Sunday. They also found
true bill" against Col. Virgil Powers, superin-
tendent OF the Southwestern railroad, for
bringing The show to town on that day.
In Davis county, KY, last week, two
negroes and a white man killed Jonathan Gos-
.sett one of the negroes walking up to Cos
sett, placed pistol against his body and
fired, killing him instantly The three then
dragged the body to ditch, where it was
fos1s4 ncxt daJ- Tho murderers were arrested
srzka6dged in 5ail-
- In Princeton, Ky, some DAYS since,
George Petit. while drunk, fired pis oil into a
crowd of little boys, almost instantly killing
Charlie Scott. aged 10. Petit was arrested
and at the trial pleaded that he was entirely
ignorant Of what he was doing at the time of
the killing He was held in SIS, 600 bail to
answer the charge OF involuntary ranslaugh-
ter
Dudley White, colored, charged with
the murder Of John Gazzett under very brutal
circumstances, in Muhlenburg county. XIV. a
few days since, was taken ont OF the county
jail at Greenyille, by a body of armed men.
with their faces covered, and hanged to tree
near by. The jailor attempted to resist. but
several men presented guns at his breast and
ordered him to deliver mp the KEYS. which he
did, At the examining trial of White. the
day before, the prisoner was guarded by a
large sheTiff's posse, and such was the disorder
IN the courtroom that il was finally postponed
1t is said that the names of some of the par
hcipants in the hanging are known. and pro-
ceedings WI Ee taken to brisg them 10 JUS
tice.
An old minister named Reynolds,
living in Muhlenburg county, Ky. is charged /
with brutally beating with cowhide his /
daughter, aged Is, because she refused to ac- 4
cept young man, III the neighborhood for her
husband. It is stated the whippings were fire.
Iuently repeated until at last she consented to
.he marriage. The evening before the we'd
ling was to take place the girl escaped from
nome. ThI ough the Intervention of neigh
'ors, she was brought before the county court
md gentleman of high standing in the town
II Greenville appointed her gu rdian. Rev
holds was heretofore highly esteemed and tho
'astor of flourish church. There is
much feeling against him but no legal nro-
seedlings.
A terrible tragedy was enacted last
'+e& On the plantatation of Ed. Mullins. in
ia-slSon county Tennessee Matt Cil.,l-yon z
en- AM, went to the house suffering from an
ttack OF maniapotu, quarreliDg with hie !
ife, and struck her over the head with - gun.
liicting prof ably fatal wound He then q
ruek his little giri, aged nine, over the head t
lth the same weapon, inhicting a serious
oliEad- Then he crow, lsssffe nj
> would cut their throats. The little girl
ed to the woods. Meeting Mr.. Gibson, who
as hunting, she informed him OF the state Cf
fairs at home. On Gibson approaching tn
ouse, he was discovered by GledNell, who adj
aneed on him with knife. Gibson retreat
d some distance, but finally was forced to fire
pon him, the contents of the shotgun bring
,g him to the ground with severe wound in
he left shoulder and side. On recovering bis
Gledwen regretted that Glib
on did not kill him on the spot. A surgeon
Tho was called in think& that Gledweu and his
tie daughter viii recover.