American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-09-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Among the recent victims of the yellow
fever at Memphis was Mrs. Fannie Moores,
daughter of the late Senator Scion Borland
of Arkansas. Ten years ago Miss Borlanl
was reigning belle OF Little Rock, and en-
joyed a considerable celebrity as a poetess.
t'The Dead Confederacy,' rep,iblished in
the London Cosmopolitan and highly COM
plimented by that journal, was one of the best
of her productions. ''Dilsey at the North, -
80 Born, - :. Dead, - - The Baby of Lille''
and many more of her published pieces were
of quite a high order of merit. Among the
last of her poetical contributions was trib-
ute TO the memory of Lieut.. Walter Harvey,
member of the Bluff City Grays. who died
of yellow fever last year. She leaves one
child, son.
"A. Z. Carter. alias L. B. Jones, who
shot and killed W. X. Spaulding recently
near Dodge, Walker County, Texas, has
been captured and lodged in Jail at Sherman.
Spaulding had some slight trouble with a
neighbor, named Dean, and the latter, to
Carter to kill Spaulding. 1t was a most cold
blooded murder. Dean had not yet been
arrested.
Eugene Gardcre. colored, formerly
member of the Louisiana Legislature, and
for some years past clerk in the New Or
leans Post-office, has been arrested charged
with embezzling valuable letters, one firm
alone claiming to have lost 800 letters con-
tanning remittances.
Rev. Elijah Anterior, aged 20, a well
known Baptist minister, was killed in Carey
County, KY, by falling out backward from
a wagon and striking OH his head.
On the night of the 23d the mail and
passenger train Of the Western and North
Carolina Road, with an excursion attached,
was wrecked at Nine-cut by a landslide.
The coach containing the eXcursionists was
completely buried. Strange to say, no one
was seriously injured.
Acting Governor Witt of Louisiana has
appointed Messrs. Charles q. johnson John
Phelps and A. II. May, to represent the
State OH the Board of Commissioners to in
guire into the improvement and navigation
of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Orange, Texas, was struck by d cyclone
on the I'D, doing great amount of damage.
The steamboat Flora was sunk and other
steamboats, badly injured. Many buildings
were unroOfed, trees uprooted or broken
off, and ears standing OIL the track were
blown Of: I.
On the night of the 18th, Claibe Peter
son, 4 negro. about 30 years Of age, was
killed at Ben Lomond, Miss. while on his
way home from, church. His assaiant Is
supposed to be Jack Mills, another negro;
who was jealous of Peterson's attentions to
his wife. Mills denies the shooting.
Robert Hollis has been sentenced by the
District Court at Stephensville. Texas, to 40
years in the Penitentiary, for the murder Of
George Montgomery in Erath County In
March, 1878. sr-'- s--.-
AT Goliad, Texas, the little child of
photographer, named Louis Rice, drank a
quantity of cyanide Of potash and died in
half an hour.
AT Gainesville, Texas, n few days since,
two well known business men, Ed. BOniar
and W. +. Fletcher, had an alteration with
shot guns, in which Fletcher was shot dead:
1t was an old feud, broken out afresh.
Fletcher leaves a wife and four children.
Patrick Bannon, well known citizen
Of Williamstown, KY, OH the 25th was
knocked down and robbed of over $4,000,
the proceeds of a sale of wheat. The rob-
urry was erected by stranger who had
overtaken him on his way home.
During the late storm in Southeastern
Texas and along the coast, the steamer
vicksburg and schooners Try Again and Ar
temisia were totally wrecked, and the
steamer Laura driven ashore.
The Memphis Appeal of the 9th pub
fishes this account of a recent affair at Aus
tin, Tunica County, Miss: Last Sunday,
while the citizens of Austin were at church,
a crowd of nine masked men rode into
town and quietly proceeded to the jail,
where u. d. Cowan was confined, charged
with numbering man by the name of Pike
some months ago. The party was armed with
shot-gums and navy revolvers. Six
were stationed outside, and three,
with sledge- hammers and crowbars,
soon beat down the front door
and went upstairs to the cell in which
Cowan was confined, forced the bars, and
set him at liberty, mounting Cowan on an
extra horse brought for the purpose. The
whole party started to leave the town, but,
their proceedings having been discovered,
the citizens hastily armed themselves and at
tempted to recapture the prisoner. Anum-
Der of shots were exchanged, one of the
masked men, named Collins, who lived near
Senatobia, being killed. The marauders
then fled, closely pursued, and after a chase
of 10 miles they abandoned their horses and
took to the cane, thus eluding capture.
A curious story comes from Ebert
a wealthy and very attractive widow, was
spirited away by party Of men claiming to
be revenue officers. She was taken from her
bed in the dark, her daughter, who shared
her couch, being untouched. The most
thorough search has failed to show any trace
of her. Mrs. Pullian was lady Of ire
proachable character, and the whole affair is
yelled in impcnetrable mystery.
Eft is rumored that the Illinois Central
Railroad will Immediately proceed with the
building of the New Orleans Pacific Railway.
The project of the Illinois Central Railroad
embraces the connecting of Baton Rouge
with Pontchatoula, on the line of the Jack
son Road.
River improvements are going on in
South Georgia at n high rate, and the Oc-
mulgee River is being cleaned and will be
made navigable US far up as Macon.
Owing, as is believed, to the Eads jetties,
the customs receipts at New Orleans are
showing decided increase.
"A. F.. Matthews Of Lewisburg, w. Va,
has bought the White Sulphur Springs CIV.
Va. health resort, for S SOC, 900.
A Woman's Bravery.
A dispatch from GAINESVILLE, Wis,
Saws. Abraham Chrisfman aped 70