American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-03-13
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Mrs. Clark, an estimabfe lady residin.
in the western part Of Cass County, Tex.
a few days since while going from her IA
theirs house to her own home was seized by
young negro, dragged from her horse an(
taken by force about a hundred yards, from
the road where she was compelled to sub
nit to the most horrible treatment at tn,
hands Of her captor, after which she wa
killed in cold blood. The negro was caught
soon afterwards, confessed his guilt, and
was hanged by an Infatuated mob, near the
place where the diabolical crime was com
mitted.
Frank Schuncke, q Memphis dairyman
set a loaded gun inside his poultry house in
hope of Furnishing some chickent thieves
and his wife, ignorant Of the fact, was killed
by it.
The n. o. Picdynne of the 2Sth ult. notes
the progress of the Louisiana Western Rail-
way: The track is laid % miles this side Of
Lake Charles, and is proceeding at the rate
of about half mile day. By the middle
of March there will remain to be laid be-
tween New Orleans and Houston only about
40 miles Of track, over the gap between YER
millionville and Lake Charles. 1t is proba-
BILE that in June the trains will run through
from New Orleans to Houston.
Geo. McFaden, living in Richmond
County, N. c., about forty miles southeast
Of Carthage, shot and fatally wounded his
wife, on account of jealousy. He also shot
twice at young man who was in company
with his wife at the time, but both shots
missed. McFaden had been married only a
few weeks, and his wife was a mere girl.
The neighbors do not believe that her hus-
band had any cause to suspect her faithful
ness. The murderer fled.
A young lady named Miss Leins, resid-
ing on Capitol Hill, Washington, ID. c., was
outraged and robbed by negro the other
Sunday night while going home from church.
Her assailant was arrested and identified,
and would have been lynched but for I'M
usual precautions taken by the police.
The extensive wagon mandatory of
James Roosa and o. Graham, at Memphis,
Tenn, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 1st. Loss about $4,000; in
surance, $1,000.
Edward c. Stockton, q nephe-rof the old
recently committed suicide in
st. Louis. He was born in South Carolina
graduated at the Naval Academy and served
in the Navy. At the breaking out of the
War he cast his fortunes with the Confeder-
acy, serving both on sea and land. After the
War he went into railroading and other
kinds Of business, but did not prosper finan-
cially, and finally took to drink, which COM
pleted his ruin. His wife, whose family
name is Mitchell, is said to be q cousin of
Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Stockton was at one
lime very wealthy, owning q fine plantation
in South Carolina and summer house at
Newport. He was member of the knights
Of Honor, and his wife will receive S 1000
from that order.
The Virginia Legislature has passed n
bill repeating the Moffett bell-punch liquor
aw, and re-establishing the license system.
The Town Of Harrisonburg, Parish OF
La, was lately the scene of a
shooting ARRAY, in which A. j. Tanton
Newton Tanton and E. d. Spann partici-
pated. The first named was killed and the
others wounded.
Gum g. Blacks Hotel at Brinckley,
Ark, was burned on the Sd. Loss about
SIC, 600; uninsured.
"A block of ten business buildings at
Sesuin, Tex, was destroyed by fire on the
ID. Loss about S. 200.
1t is stated that there is to beno consolida-
ion of the Louisville and Nashville and Nash
lille and Chattanooga Railways, but pro-
'ating agreement to run five years is to be
lrawn up between these two companies and
he Georgia Central and Western and Allan.
ic. Work on the Owensboro line is to be
topped at once, and the Louisville and Nash
lille Road to Hendersonville will be used in
tead. The policy of a trunk-line will be
ully carried out on the line from st. Louis to
savannah, and application will be made for
Omission to the trunk-line pool.
The Governor Of Virginia has vetoed the
iddleberger bill. He says the title of the
ct, "to establish the public credit" is o
nisnomer, the object being really to repudi-
tie q large part Of the State debt. He holds
hat the people, by repeated acts of the As
emily and by the Constitution adopted in
$50, have acknowledged as due the entire
Principal, more than thirteen millions of
which is now attempted to be repudiated by
his bill.
Several attempts have recently been
made to burn the town of Brennan, Tex.
Three murderers have been sentenced to
e hanged by Judge Carroll at Gainesville,
'ex., on April 18th: Ben Krebbs and James
'reston, for the murder of the En- gland
amily in Montague County, and L. NJ. Mott
niger for the murder of Cline at Dexter, in
,ooke County.
AT Chester, 8. c., Mr.. Scott Hopkins
rent into the store of j. L. Clubhouse & Co.
0 buy something, and while there met Mr..
as. Stroud to whom he owed some money.
hey began talking over the matter, and fin
lily got to cursing each other, when Hop
ins drew a pistol and shot Stroud in the
reast, from which he died within a few
ours.
The trial Of Virgil Gully for the murder
4 ex-State Senator John p. Gilmer CON-
lenced at De Kalb, Miss, on the Sth. Dis
riot Attorney Ford conducts the prosecu-
ion, assisted by Judge Ware, U. S. District
for the Southern District of Mis-
issippi.
Two children of Mr.. Abner whitening,
wing near New Berne, N. c., were playing !
nth shotgun. The boy, aged nine, play |
ully pointed the gun at his sister, aged six,
nd it was instantly discharged, the load en-
sring her brain, causing instant death.
"A ten-year-old boy recently committed |
uicide- by hanging in Lawrence County, |
~. No cause assigned.
AT Winnsboro, SC, two brothers named |
Dung had an alteration with VIM. Steven
On, in which the latter was fatally stabbed. |
he Youngs were arrested.
He Stopped the Car. /