American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-03-27
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


prictor of the Planter and Farmer Mdgdzin'
of Richmond, Va, has fled from his home
on account of the recent discovery of for
geries committed by him, principally of in
dorsements, aggregating $4,000 or more
and extending over several years. Hi
left note, confessing his forgeries
which he said were committed in the vair
hope of extricating himself from his pecuni
airy embarrassments, and that he would de.
vote the balance of his life to the payment
of his Indebtedness. Rev. A. Z. Dickson
has come forward and conveyed all his rea
and personal property in trust for the benefit
of sufferers by his brothers. wrong doing.
AT Oxford, N. c., three sons of Mr..
Samuel Williams were fooling with loaded
revolver, which went off, killing one of then
instantly.
"A man named Samuel Redd attempted
on the 18th to assassinate Mayor Baxter, OF
Louisville, KY, by shooting at him with q
pistol when not over three feet distant. For.
tunately he missed his aim, even at that short
range, and before he could fire q second time
he was overpowered by bystander. Reid
had formerly been employed as boss of q
gang of street-cleaners, but was discharged
by the Mayor for drunkenness.
"A Paris (Tex.) dispatch says that W. j.
Anderson, while travelling near Red River,
was overtaken by darkness. He lay down
and went to sleep in a dry creek bed. Before
day a sudden flood came down the creek and
Anderson was drowned. He leaves large
family.
Three colored laborers on the Big Sandy
Railroad, at Owensville, KY, were killed the
other night by the falling in Of the mud roof
Of shanty in which they were sleeping.
The steamer Silver City was snagged At
Long Branch, thirty-ive miles below
Shreveport, La, on the 18th. A hole was
knocked into her bottom, and she was only
saved from sinking by throwing overheard
800 bales of cotton.
Lewis Taylor, a colored drayman Of Mem
phis, was shot and killed on the 18th by
John @. Wyckoff, second clerk of the steamer
Hard Cash, in a difficulty originating in the
hauling of some cotton. Taylor was an in
dustrious man and owned some property.
Wyckof was arrested.
Two negroes, named Wilson and HUI
bert, were stealing corn from the crib of a
German farmer named Marck, at Wesley,
ten miles from Brennan, Tex. The farmer
discovered them in the act and set his dog
upon them, when one of the negroes shot
Marck, killing him. Both are under ar
rest. Wilson charges the shooting upon HUI
bert.
The town of BranchvilIe, Orangeburgh
County, s. c., suffered from an incendiary
fire on the morning of the 18th. A number
of valuable buildings, including the Post-of-
flee, were burned.
City Marshal George Lane, of Sanatobia,
Miss, one night recently shot and severely
wounded Calvin Briggs, colofed man,
whom he caught In the act of placing OBJ
structions on the track Of the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad. Fully dozen at
tempts have been made within the past three
years, by unknown persons, to wreck the
trains of the railroad at or near the point
An insect plague is prevailing in the par
ishes Of Ouachita, Richland and Caldwell,
La. The insect is similar to the buffalo -gpat,
which has visited these parishes in swarms
during the daytime. They do not attack hal
man beings, but assail horses, mules and cat
tie. The effect on the horses and mules has
been to give them collie and gravel, appa.
rently poisoning the entire system, causing
Heath in about six hours from the time they
ire attacked. The animals walk about ap.
Cattle are affected in . similar manner, only
he effect is not SO severe, but frequently
causing the animals to rush into the streams
md drown themselves.
Albert Toland, a planter, living two miles
rom Chapel Hill, in Washington County,
Tex, had been sick, and went out and up
braided hired negro man for negiecting
he stock. The negro picked up asingletree,
packed Toland against the side of the house
md began choking him. Toland's wife then
.ushed out of the house with q drawn revolt
yer in her hand, and told the negro to turn
Ter husband loose. He refused, when she
ook deliberate aim and shot the negro in
he head. The wound was serious, but not
necessarily mortal.
ID. r. Futen, the foreman Of the Grand
Jury of Dodge County, Ga, was foully muir
Tered, the other day, being shot from his
lorse while riding to Baxley to Court. A
nan named Leggart has been arrested on
uspicion Of committing the deed. He had |
'een indicted by the Grand Jury for stealing
pig from widow woman, and previously |
lad threatened that he would kill Futen If |
lie was indicted.
One hundred and fifty negroes, men,
women and children, were passengers on the |
teamer Golden Rule, on a recent trip to |
;incinnati. They are the advance lot of a |
arge number to follow from the vicinity of |
Helena, Ark, and are en- route to Liberia. |
The party were under charge of Richard |
Newton, agent Of the Liberian Colonization |
ociety. They sail from New York, April |
0, in the steamer Monrovia.
WIN. F. Taylor, late Auditor of Public
accounts of the State of Virginia, was, the |
ther morning, found dead in bed, of heart |
isease. His age was sixty seven.
"A fire in the block fronting on Camp and |
.amar Streets, Dallas, Tex, on the 18th,
aused a damage to buildings of $4,000 and
D stocks Of about $4,000. Insured.
AT Memphis, on the night of the 18th,
Vm. Shuttleworth, painter. shot a burglar
'hom he discovered prowling about his
Dom. The fellow fled, but turned up in the
ospital the following morning, with bullet
ole through his lungs. His name is Joe Co.'S
clio, from Bowling Green, Ky. 1t was
bought he would die.
The tobacco factories Of Wood & Co.,
lood & Smith and Hancock & Norman, at
ynchburg, Va, burned on the 18th. Loss
rom $4,000 to $40, 200. Insurance about
ne-half.
WHEN a building is to be finished in
hurry the electric light comes in handy.
t is to every builders advantage to
ave his contracts pushed forward with
he greatest speed possible, as building
Material is advancing so rapidly just
ow that it keeps a man working night
nd day to keep up with the advance,
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