Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-03-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

Iretty roughly, ana In selI-ueIense ne pulieu
/ reyolved and fired, the ball missing his as 7
,ailants and striking Patrick DAILY, prison
n who was taking no part in the fight, in the (
killing him instantly. The attack
ing prisoners escaped unhurt.
Hon. Robert l.. Montague died suddenly :
at his home in Middlesex County, Va, on
the 3D., aged sixty-three years. He was Lieu
tenant Governor of the State with Gov.
Letcher during the early part of the late
war, and was subsequently elected men,
Der of the Confederate Congress,
The annual camp-meeting at Biloxi,
Miss, will begin June IL and continue ten
days.
-Covington, KY, has been agitated
good deal over the enforcement of the Sun
day law, particularly against saloon keep
ers, and the latter, as a method of retalia-
ton, agreed to close all their places Of bust
ness on Sunday, the 18th, and devote their
time to obtaining information against every |
body who performed common labor ON the
Lords day. The result was large number |
of arrests, principally Of carriage-drivers
who brought people to church. Every place
Of business was closed, except drug-stores,
and they sold nothing except medicines ON
written prescriptions.
Charles Cox, who, in company with
Monroe Spradley, murdered apeddler named
McAnnally, in Pamela County, Tex, in the
spring of 1875, has, after repeated delays,
been brought to trial at Carthage, and sem
fenced to ninety-nine years in the Peniten-
tary. Spradley broke Jail some years ago,
and is said to be in Mexico.
Judge w. II. Hayes, of the United States
Court, died suddenly of heart disease, at his
home in Louisville, KY, on the It'll. He was
so years of age. Judge Ballard, whom he
succeeded, also died suddenly and OF the
same disease.
-Wess Tolls, of Smithfeld, KY, who last
summer shot and killed negro named Bry-
ant for being too intimate with his wife,
and who was cleared, returned to Smlthfeld
, from Colorado the other day, and, meeting
his wife, cut her throat from ear to ear, kill
, ing her instantly.
"A horrible double murder occurred in
, Grayson County, KY, on the night OF the
9Th, the victims being John and William
tyWNn anu IUt uluIuClCl ihipSt 'ASA'
: brother. in-law. Both were killed with al
Ak, while in bed at Kites house, where the!
y = had come at the solicitation Of Mrs. Kite, Il
: take her and her children away, on accoun
. of her husbands shameless liaison with he
own sister, which had been continued TO
l. months in her house. Kite fled
l. -Isham Cups, negro, has been sen
fenced to death by the District Court at Fol
" Worth, Tex, his offense being the crimlna
10 assault of white lady.
u Abe Shwarts, Jr., boy only seventee
years old, is the largest cotton buyer
s. Dallas, Tex. He recently purchased, on
telegram order direct from Liverpool fC
immediate shipment, 900 bales, for which
paid $55, 200.
to The safe of Johnston, Rogers & Co.,
es Mariana, Lee County, Ark, was rned
re- burglars on the night of the Sth of $4,000
to currency, and State and county warrants.
lie w. NJ. Embry, of Richmond, Ky
or Clerk of'the Madison Circuit Court, con
se mitted suicide on the night of the 9th. /
ut was forty two years Of age and unmarrie
de Long continued ill-health is supposed
Ter have been the cause.
". The Legislature of Virginia adopted
re resolution relative to the recent decisions
ny the United States Supreme Court, declari
re- that the rulings threaten the very eXisten
en- of State Governments, and place the 1u(
ks ciary of the State completely under cont
ties of Congress. virginas Senators and Repl
he sentatives in Congress are urged to work
re, the repeal of all laws which tend to the e
MT ercise Of powers not delegated to the Unit
lie; States by the States. The Legislature q
~ iourned sine die, on the 9th, without passi
the the appropriation bill.
my "A great quantity Of mining machine
!, in has arrived recently at San Antonio, Tel
inc for wagon transportation to Mexico. L
ga tensive mining operations will be inaugur
ike ed as soon as the necessary machinery 4
IN, be sent forward.
lin Judge John F. Wheeler, editor OF
Fort Smith ARK Independent, died on
inc 18th, aged ~ years. He was connected W
in the Fort Smith press for over thirty yes
and served a term of four years each
County Judge and State Senator.
The Texas Court of Appeals, in
ing cision affirming the Constitutionaity of
Ows bell-punch law, says: Inc TAX III gu
the ton is tax upon the business of re
The dealer in spirituous, yinous or malt iiqu
raw, and not tax upon the property occur
men in such business.
d of Deputy Sheriff W. L. Brown, OF Ca
this County, KY, while attempting to ar
n is James Coffey on a warrant, for carrying {
rect cealed weapons, was shot by him wit
lout misket, four bullets taxing eHect anu
that flicting mortal wounds.
Lhey "A quarrel occurred on the Sth betv
zedo two lads, Newton Shannon, aged fourt
and Joseph McCreight, aged sixteen,
ployed in two adjacent business house
the Shelbyville, KY, in which the latter was
by the former and died few days al
ward from his wound. 1t was proven be
the Jury that McCreight had first dra'
$50. knife upon Shannon, and the shooting
a as in declared to have been justiiable.
lians Henry Simons, a farmer, living in
nr Of Cracker County, KY, on the 9th shot
case killed Alt. Hudson, who had just retu
par par from the Penitentiary, having been pard
Is. by Gov. Blackburn after serving thrt
nited fifteen years for incest. The difficulty
ction about a land title.
uan. AT Valley Station, twelve miles
my my, Louisville, KY, on the EllzabethtOwT
t the Paducah Railroad, on the 18th, sho,
settle affray occurred between George M.
,Tic 20 and Robert L. Kennedy, in which the
go to was fatally wounded. Alsop was arrest
lison,
re mp up Press.C Censorship in Russia.