American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-09-20
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,


passed through the jcttieS drawing % feet {
inches of water. Her cargo, the largest ever
! carried from New Orleans, consisted of 81,
$50 bushels wheat in bulk, 16,361 bushels OF
corn in bulk, and 100 sacks corn; total 10I,
Ga bushels. The steamship Hallam>hire
now loading with grain, will it is said draw
% feet, the largest drau"ht ever carried ont
the Mississippi. If she gets out all right il
will effectually determine the success of the
jetties.
Thomas Riley, an old and respected citi-
zen of Mountain Township, Garland County
Ark, was feeding his stock on the evening OF
/ the 9th, when, without warning, and appar-
emily without provocation, Graves, his step
son and son-fn-law, slipped up behind him
and discharged both barrels of a double bar
relied shotgun, no less than sixteen buck
shot taking effect. The old man fell to the
| ground, and almost Immediately breathed
his last. The murderer is under arrest.
Elite, the siX-year-old daughter of
| Chas. w. Tudor of Cynthiana, KY, few
days since was taken very ill. Her body
began to swell until it was about twice the
natural size, then turned 10 IA deep red
color. and in course of day two became
| almost black, and covered with several hive
/ like sores. DR.. Henry Mcdowell, attending
| physician, gives it as his opinion that she
was stung by large spider, and that
/ the poison has penetrated her whole sys-
| TEN.
| Mrs. Minnie Farley, wife of Harry Far
| ley, and daughter of Il. j. Lewis of Hot
/ Springs, Ark, committed suicide on the 9th
by shooting herself with pistol. She had
| been married only three vearS and IL i, h.
lieyed domestic trouhIes were tho c,use of
the rash act.
Miss Emma Io,,,rd boout;,,,, ,,o,,,,,,
Girl of Waco Tex,s died ro.ontIv fro,, ,ho
effects of dose of strvcbnipe t,tan bx, mis-
fake for o,,inine Uefe last words freferripe,
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Lee HlhS, Il Chihese laundry man, was
married In houston recently TO 4 negro wo-
man named ANNE SaveiiIta.
-DiNon's large stables at Calvert, Texas
were burned on the 4th, and Il horses per-
ished in the flames.
-Hillsborough County has the largest
orange tree in South Florida. 1t measures
five feet and one inch in circumference, forks
three feet eleven inches from the ground,
each fork branches into four large limbs, and
it Is b feet nigh and 10 feet from limb to
limb. This free bears 10000 oranges. Will
liam ii. Holden of Orange County also has
very large orange tree that measures four feet
nine inches in circumference.
Alexander Bryce, = well known citizen
of Oconee County, 5. c., was shot and killed
recently by some party unknown Bryce was
at time quite an active Republican poll
tIcian. The cause of the assassination is
variously attributed TO personal and politi-
cal malevoience
"A strange and fatal disease of the mala-
rial fever type Is creating CONSERVATION
among the people in three or four counties
III the western part OF Georgia. Out OF Of
persons attacked "lthih thc past three weeks
Only three nave recovered. Inc disease mas
some OF the characteristics of typhoid fever,
but is more rapid and fatal. The tongue
swells until the mouth can not be closed; the
victim chokes and the blood breaks from the
ears, eyes, and nOstrils. The body is covered
with large b ack spots AS death approaches.
The disease is spreading without appearing
to be contagious, and there seems to be nc
way to check it. No local cause can be as
signed for it. The people are panic-stricken.
Physicians from Atlanta have gone to in
ve>tigate the matter
John Cline, farmer, living seven miles
from Kentucky Town, Grayson County,
Texas, was aroused by his wife lii the night
and told that thieves were depredating ON
his vineyard. Cline and two hired men
rushed out with guns and i'll the darkness be-
came separated. They met under an arbor
and the hired men, mistaking Cline for the
thief, fired and instantly killed him. His
breast was pierced with load of buckshot.
After three weeks investigation of the
official conduct of J. W. Rcnfroc, Treasurer
of the State of Georgia, the Special Commit
tee of the House of Representatives has re-
ported 4 resolution that he he inpeached of
high crimes and miSdemeanors. 1t is claimed
Renfroc has been drawing and pockcting in
terest on the States money. The resolutions
were postponed one week.
DIR. Griffith, physician Of Fort Worth,