American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-18
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| The Southern cotton mills are more
prosperous this year than ever before. TIL.
total consumption of cotton in the South
was 1SG ,4S9 bales during the year 1S7S-'79
against 147,147 bales In the preceding year
gain of 90 per cent. Georgia is the first
cotton manufacturing State in the South
having 100000 spindles, North Carolina
standing second, and South Carolina third
| Texas manufactures the least cotton. The
North gained only , per cent. in cotton man.
ufactures last year, while the Southern gain
was 20 per cent.
"A man named J. $. Reed was murdered
and robbed in Dallas, Texas, on the night OF
| the Sd. Reed was a stranger in Dallas. He had
been at work >hearing sheep in Basque and
Tarrant Counties, and is supposed to have
| been on his way to st. Louis. While passing
through Dallas he fell into companionship
with some bad characters, was taken to a
house of ill-repute, and in the morning his
dead body was found lying in field. lie
was killed by blows upon the head. A man
named james Conlec was one of his compan-
ions on the previous night, and he is under
arrest charged with his murder. Robbery
was probably the cause, as the stranger was
known to have quite large sum of money
upon his person.
Joel Hancock, a farmer living near Ar
lington, Texas, went out the other night with
his son to shoot n vicious bull, which was
depredating on his farm. They separated,
and the father installing his son for the ami
NAL, shot and killed him.
The Mississippi State University at Ok
ford has this year $40 students.
"A boiler i'll the cotton-gi of Il. White
at Mddleburg, n. c., exploded on the 4th,
killing two negroes.
-COunterfeiting operations have been
successfully carried on for some time I'm the
Kentucky State Prison at Frankfort, and the
neighborhood has been Hooded with coun-
terfeit silver coins and nickles from that
source. Diligent investigation by the prison
authorities developed the astounding fact
that it was the work of some of the prison
ers, and in of the cells was
found complete apparatus for
counterfciting, beside a large quantity of
the spurious coin. 1t is supposed that these
counterfeit coins were given to the trustees,
who are allowed to 90 the streets, and
they did the business of either showing it on
the merchants or giving it to confederates
who did the same thing.
"A boiler in Spoilers saw-mill at Willis,
Texas, exploded on the 9th, killing James
Henry, MORALLY wounding Nep Powell and
John Clare, and seriously wounding and
scalding five others.
AT the meeting of the Old Baptists' AS
socation, held near Pennington, KY, on the
9Th, Ia persons We're poisoned. The bread
they ate was accidentally made up with ar
scnic instead of soda. II is not stated that
the results We're fatal.
Josiah a. Hyatt, aged 63, a prominent
citizen of Rowan County, KY. WAS recently
shot and killed by an unknown assassin,
while on his way to his home from Moor
head, distance of about six miles. He died
without being able to give any account of the
affair. Mr.. Hyatt had recently been arrested
upon charge of assault, preferred by his
son-in-law, but was discharged upon his
OWN rccognzance, and it was upon his re-
turn home from the county-scat that he was
killed. The deceased was avery prominent
man in his Congressional district and once
made Il race for Congress against the Hon.
John NJ. Mason.
The Board of Trade of the town OF
Monroe, in Ouachita Parish, La, propose
issuing an address urging the necessity of a
line of railroad to cover the gap which lies
between Pine Bluff, in Arkansas, and Mon
roe. The distance between these two points
is POO miles, lying through Il country rich in
the undevelopcd resources of its soil.
Up to the 18th inst. the ComptrOller's
books show that 800 alcoholic and l. 100 malt
liquor bell-punch registers had been dis
posed of throughout Texas, yielding u reve-
nue. to the State of 100000. Application for
400 more bcll-punchcs We're in hand to be
filled. The law went into effect on the LIST
day of October.
Jack Corners and Granville Dishman
two young men, had quarrel at Bowling
Green, Ky, on the night OF the 9TH, which
terminated in Corners shooting Dishman
through the heart, killing him instantly.
The murderer was arrested.
"A man named Booth, who was charged
with committing an indecent assault upon
a young lady near WcLherford, Texas, was
recently shot and killed by the lady's father,
a Mr.. Campbell. The latter was arrested.
The eX-Mayor of Harrisonburg. Va,
james T.. Hyde, was shot on the public
street of The town on the night of the eth, by
eXChicf of Police james IL. Kelly. He re-
ceived Two wounds, neither probably fatal.
The shooting was the result of an old
grudge.
The Tooth anniversary of the siege of
Savannah and death of Sergeant Jasper, was
commemorated in that citv, on the 9th, in an
imposing manner, in :he presence OF $1,000
or 10000 people. Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed. The volunteer soldiery of Charles
ton, S. c., Georgia and Florida were repre-
sented by over 20 companies of infantry,
cavalry and artillery. The entire city was
handsomely decorated. After the process
sion the cornerstone of the Jasper monu-
ment was laid with appropriate ceremonies.
The Memphis cotton crop report for Sep
TENDER embraces II responses from West
Tennessee, North Mississippi and North Al
ALBANIA. The weather is generally reported
favorable; cotton fruiting well, but some
damage by rot and rust. The yield in Ten
nessee and Mississippi is reported somewhat
better than that of last year, but in Alabama
not quite SO good.
City Marshal John Norris of Sulphur
Springs, Texas, was shot through the head
and instantly killed on the night of the 9Th.
The assassin is supposed to be friend of
man shot by-Norris while resisting the Mar
shal's arrest.
The Texas State Normal School at Hunts
vile was inauguratcd OH the 4th with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Gov. Roberts, Con-
gresham Mills, President Mallon and others
made addresses.
QUEEN VICTORIA has had nine chill
dren, eight of whom are living, namely:
Princess Victoria, the wife of Prince