American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-04
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

$40 TchOupitOulas Street, New Orleans, on the
18th, exploded with a deafening crash. The
machinery was in full blast at the time, and
the building was full of workmen. The
boiler room was completely wrecked, and
pieces rs large as three feet in length were
hurled through the roof, and were found
several hundred yards distant. Fortunately
the explosion took upward course, for
had it gone sideways the loss Of life would
have been fearful. An old woman who was
in the brewery yard was badly hurt, but no
other casualties occurred. The brewery is
owned by George Aver, and the damage Is
estimated at $1,000.
Two citizens of Leona, Texas, William
Evans, Jr., and J. A. Walker, had disagree
ment about a cow belonging to Evans, which
Walker had shot to keep out of his field.
Evans went to Walkers house for an eXpla-
nation, when Walker drew knife and fol-
lowed Evans to the fence. The latter had
not time to cross, and so pulled his pistol and
shot Walker dead.
The growth in the gold mining interests
of Georgia has been remarkable in the past
few years, and the yield Of bullion now is
over 81 900 900 per annum, and is rapidly in
creasing.
Georgia farmers organize themselves into
stock associations for the purpose of protect
ing their stock against thieves and malicious
persons.
An English Sparrow Company has been
formed in West Point, Miss, for the purpose
of importing these worm and insect de-
stroyers Thirty dollars will purchase 100
pair of them.
Near Dardanelle, Ark, on the 21st, Virgil
James, an industrious and worthy citizen,
was fatally shot and then robbed of about
ni,rI,I
hood, who joined James rs he was going
down into the bottoms to pick cotton. James
was found by the roadside and taken home in
a dying condition. About 800 men joined in
the pursuit of the unknown murderer, and
it is to be hoped he was captured.
j. j. Dargan and Joseph II. Earl of
Sumter, S. c., went to Augusta, Ga, to fight
a duel. Dargan was arrested and gave a
bond. Earl eluded the officers. 1t is believed
the parties subsequently went to North Car
DINA to carry out their intention. Both are
lawyers and members of the South Carolina
Legislature.
AT Bayou Chico, La, on the 20th, during
the election, there was shooting ARRAY be-
tween Fort and Dossman, i'm which neither
of the principals was hurt, but two bystand-
ers were shot, Edward w. Grimm being in
stantly killed, and Richard Nash dangerous
ly wounded.
"A dreadful murder was committed re-
Gently on Pearl River, Texas, in the Pan
handle country. Geo. Taylor, Captain of a
gang of murderers and desperadoes, went to
the ranch of Stephen Workman and w. ID.
johnson to kill the latter. Riding up to the
ranch the desperate fired at johnson, but
missed. johnson ran to get his gun, when
Taylor deliberately fired at Samuel Kershaw,
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head and killing him instantly. The des-
perado then rode away, pursued by two men
from the ranch, several shots being eX-
changed. Kershaw was from Chandlerville,
Illinois, and quiet, inoffensive man.
George and Andrew Brown, brothers
have been sentenced i'm the District Court AT
| Denton, Texas, to be hanged November 81
| for the murder of Doc McLain, in Montague
County, in 1876. The Jury requested thai
the prisoners be sentenced to Imprisonment
for life, but Judge Carroll refused. George
Brown made a short speech at the close Of
the sentence, declaring his innocence of the
charge.
| Information has been received at Dallas
Texas, that George A. Herndon, one of the
| Bass gang of robbers sentenced for life last
summer for robbing the United States mail
in attempting to escape from the guards al
the Albany On. W Penitentiary, killed the
guard, and was himself killed. Herndor
formerly lived near Dallas, and was respect
ably connected.
| The Judiciary Committee Of the Georges
Legislature reported six articles of impeach
ment against Treasurer Renfroe. The bur.
den of the charge is that he took money
from the banks in which the State fund.
were deposited. The trial will proceed a
once.
| "A canal is to be cut I'm St. Mary Parish
La, connecting Grand Lake with Bayou
Teche. The way will be cut about at Charen
ton. The cost will be 900. Eighty mile
of dangerous navigation will thus be saved
and valuable timber lands made accessible
| The planters have subscribed $1,000.
The Georgia Senate has repealed the bill
making it optional with the Jury whethe
murder shall be punished by hanging or b,
the penitentiary.
| Fourteen prisoners in Jail at Browns
vile, Texas, knocked the Jailer, an old man
down, and escaped, on the Goth. Ten wer'
convicts awaiting transportation to the Pen
Tertiary. A Deputy Sheriff pursued ant
recaptured one and fatally shot another
while swimming the Rio Grande for Mata
moras. The balance are all thought to be il
Mexico.
john Spotswood and Joseph Davis wer
recently arrested in Denton County, Texas
charged with issuing counterfeit money
They are said to have been operating exten
sively and have flooded that section and tn
cattle ranges with bills, all excellently exc
cuted. A perfect system, reaching from
Texas to New York, has been detected, an,
other arrests were expected to follow sool
from developments already made and beini
worked up.
Gus Burke Of Louisville, Ky, died Oh
the 23d from eating toad-stools by mistak
for mushrooms. Two of his brothers, VIII
also ate Of them, were not likely to recover
DIR. B. C. Wren, an old and respectable
physician of McDade, Texas, committed
suicide on the 25th. He was addicted t.
| drink.
| Benjamin Williams shot and instantly
killed his step-mother, Mrs. Osborne viii
liams, near Shelby, N. c., on the 26th. III
had had difficulty with his father about
horse, and committed the murder out o
spite.
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