American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

business was entirely suspended q
! Athens, Ga, on the I'd, i'm consequence c
the feneral of the late Senator Houston
Public buildings and stores were heayiI
draped in mourning and the Court house be
aufiled. \ number of United States Sena
tors and Representatives and many othe
, prominent men attended the funeral Al
immense crowd marched to the grave, wher
religious services were conducted by Rev
DIR. Price of Huntsville, who made a genera
review of the life, virtues and services O
Senator Houston. The procession EXTENDED
half mile, and was composed of all classes
AT Charlotte, n. c., on the I'd, the wifi
Of VIM. Jones filling lighted kerosen,
lamp, which exploded, burning her to death
-Delano Walcutt, boy II years old, sol
OF Capt. John Walcutt of Franklin County
KY, on New Years Day shot and killed Ed
| Burns, colored, his fathers carriage driver
| The boy did not know the gun was loaded
| Miss Lizzie Cook Of Dallas, Texas, wa.
sitting i'll front of the Fireplace and fell
asleep. A spark from the fire fell upon heI
| dEess, setting it on fire. She awakened in
| great alarm and ran out of doors, thus fan
ming the flame into greater fury. Before aid
! could reach her she was fatally burned and
died In short time.
Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky, in his an
nual message to the Legislature, recon-
mends an appropriation for the erection of
monument at Hickman, to the memory of
the eight physicians who gave up their lives
there during the prevalence of yellow fever
in 1873.
Bishop McCloskey of the Louisville
Diocese has issued decree prescribing that
Catcholic parochial schools be established
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parents, under pain of refusal of dissolution,
to send their children or wards, under 0
years of age, to such schools. The edict
causes considerable commotion in Louis
vile, as some 1000 Catholic children there
attend the public schools.
Miss Florence +. Davis Of Waco, Tex,
beautiful girl of II years, on the Sd shot
herself through the heart while carelessly
handling a small pistol, which she supposed
was unloaded. Death was instantaneous.
The young lady was the accomplished
daughter of Hon. j. 4. Davis, a prominent
lawyer.
AT the town of Burnet, West Texas, a
boiler in the steam-mill of John Smarte ex-
ploded, and the building was torn to pieces
Brice Smarte was instantly killed, being lit
orally blown to shreds. The engineer and a
young man named Blackburn were fatally
injured aud have since died.
An electric light stock company has been
organized at Memphis with a capital of S5O,-
900, with the privilege of increasing to $780,
200. The company comprises leading cap
itaists.
Mr.. Sampler, wholesale clothier. Men,
phis, has made an assignment. Liabilities
about $4,000, mostly to New York parties
The first number of the Ledger, the new
ma in nrIa ic
sued on the 4th.
Mrs. G. +. Lewis, widow, committed |
suicide at Memphis, on the Sd, in fit OF
mental depression.
Two Deputy Sheriffs near Garden VAL |
ley, Smith County, Texas, on the 4th arrest
ed three alleged hOrse-thieves and were con-
veyinS them to Tyler. The party was met |
by stranger who through assumed pity
gave one of the thieves a cloak to shield him
from the rain. The cloak contained a pistol,
with which he killed one of the officers,
when all three Of the prisoners escaped.
President d. T. Porter of the Memphis
Taxing District Government on the 9TH ten
iered his resignation to the Governor i'm con-
sequence of radical differences with the ma
ority of the Legislative Council on sanitary
measures. The immediate cause of his ac-
ion was the passage Of an amendment prac-
ically repeating the ordinance requiring the
Of earth closets by April 1.
Wash Williams, colored, notorious
iesperado, who served two terms in the
Tennessee Penitentiary, was killed on the
It'll at Brownsville, while resisting arrest
m charge of burglary. Williams fired
hree times at the officers before they shot
lin.
There has been largely increased de-
elopment in the gold fields of Georgia dur
ng the past year. From a bullion yield OF
My 100000 four years ago the product this
ear promises to exceed 100000, and is
apidly increasing.
An investigation into the accounts of n
:. Taliaferro, retiring General Agent and
torekeeper of the Virginia Penitentiary,
rought to light shortage Of from $15, 900 to
20 900. Taliaferro acknowledges the short
ge, but says it will be made good by his Sc
urities.
Charles Rowland, a highly respected Cit
zen Of Greenup County, KY, shot and killed
is brother in-law, Alfred NJ. Roberts, the
Their night, under circumstances peculiarly
istressing. Young Roberts went to How ,
nd's house about o'clock, and Rowland,
cling in a nervous state, caused by the re-
ent burning of his barns, demanded to :
bow who was there, saying that he would {
boot unless the party spoke. For some rea- '
0n not known Roberts kept still or else How ,
md did not hear or recognize him, and the
later fired with his gun, killing Roberts al .
most instantly.
"A horrible story is told by the Huntsville
Ass.) Independent. Two colored men. f
Orhers, Robert and Dennis Patrick, were
snnged in killing hogs on the premises OF ,
ML Scion Kelley near that place. The
Drahers got into dispute about he division g
d ast years crop, which led to a personal &
'neamter, during which Dennis
'atynt Robert around the body !
ihdp Messed him backward into q large ket- ,
lie dboiing water which had been pre-
pared for scalding the hogs. As Robert !;
Venih he clasped Patrick tightly around @
ne ody, pulling him in also, and both were a
20 bady scalded before being rescued that =
he heh literally dropped from their bodies :
n shres. Both died within hours.
"A hunting party composed of five col
red Persons were drowned in the bay at "
! ivsaon, Tex, on the Sd, by the upsettine t
II theh boat. 1t is supposed the boat was II
tructby squat. :,
TO SPICE A ROUND OF CORNED
3EEP-Take a strong Irvine string and :,
lie Tightly around the ronnd, to keep :,
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