The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-13
OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.

| Tho Denlson and Pacific Railroad Ia 10 be
extended my mies west from Gainesville.
| great deai of meat Inns boon spoiled IN
| Oglethorpe county Ga. Ibis season.
Ti,n Tenueasoe Stock I'resdsrs Association
| VIII be held In Nashville on tho tenth Of Feb
| ruarY.
| Silver ore In qunrta bna been discovered ot
land belonging ~ Glen. Baylor. arventg-ilve
| miles from San Antonio. There III wood nIit
water In tho nslghborhuod.
| 1usknlpnsn. Ain Ifmra. bud Freeman wns
killed ut New Lexington, In this county by I
| shot from u pistol In the hands Of Ornonf
| Sparks on Monday of last week.
| Charley Willis. "a Young man about iwent,
yenrs Of ago. foil from a wagon near Cochran
| fia., on Saturday Lust, md, u wheel striking
| him, broke his neck md killed him instantly
Tho fall clip Of wool ~ Nneces county
Tex, amounted tn 10 900 pounds, upon which
twenty cents per pound was fcnlIzed. There
| arc moro sheep In this county thnn any othst
In the Stnts
The DeKab ON Nelba reports that Ander-
son Jones, - little negro uine yenia old. In
trying to cock n loaded pistol last week, dis
charged the contents Into his bowels. He had
the miiHHls 81 the pistol against his stomach
and waH pushing tho hammer bnck with his
hand when II slipped and fired the pistol
On Wednesday last MI d. m, while an olee-
tIon WINS being held In Chnio district of FLOYD
county. Ga, Eallif Alexander Smith became
Involved In u difficulty with ono jasper
spence which ended In tho latter being ghof
and killed by tho former. Smith then made
his eacape, but IL Is snid he enn be readily
identified, as he has ono black and ono gray
eye.
Quite serious accident occurred on tho
Alabama lrent Southern RAirond near
Sprlngvllle Ala, some days since. Three
women were crossing high treatle. They
seemed unconscious Of their danger. until
two 81 them, hearing tho approaching train.
jumped to the ground, and suffered little or
no injury. Tho other WAS run over and killed
almost Instantly.
The Tuscaloosa tAla) Times gives the fol.
lowing account Of % most horrible accident.
and accident occurred neross Slpsey river
lust week. Mr.. StrlcAlnnd's lltts pon WINS
cutting u tree down with his hatchet, his
little sister being present and Watching the
operation. AZ the tree was about to fall, the
children started to run, and the little boy
stumbled, and, In falling, sent the edge Of tho
Ratchet through his little SISTERS brains,
The parties we're both under ten years OF age
The Marietta tGa.) .iownal reports that Mr..
John w. HUMPHREYS, . we'll known citlzsn Of
douglas county, on Thursday before Christ
mas, went to q shooting match, and on bis
way home that night desired aomethIng TO
drink. On making application To u liquor
dealer he was informed that the rum that he
had been drinking that day was exhausted
md that he would have to take wine, which
no did, and the mixture produced intoxica-
ton. II was bitterly cold night, and being
unable TO reach home, he was found next
morning frozen To death.
terrible accident recently occurred near
Sandy Church, In the southern part of irwin
county. Ga. According to the Irwinton South
e1nr and Appeai, Mr. Frank Goodman called
at the house Of Mr.. Mitchell Payne and
while talking to Miss Mary, the sister Of Mr.
Payne, he began examining q small Smith X
Wesson pistol. Suddenly the weapon was ac-
cidentally discharged and the ball entered
the young lady's brain, killing her instantly.
M Goodman was arrested and held for MUIR
DER but PRELIMINARY investigation proved
that the tragedy was purely accidental and
he was discharged.