Huntsville gazette., 1882-12-30
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


banking house, Baltimore (Md. brokers
were buying Confederate coupon bonds of
the face value of 81 100000, for which they
paid $3.50 to S9.1 per 81, goo.
1t was recently stated that a carp
pond in Shenandoah County. Va, had in it
thousands Of carp from six and eight
pounds down to those of last summers
Matching. The pond was stocked only two
years ago.
Hezekiah Copeland and his brother
went out on Gauley River Mountains, West
Va, few days ago, to hunt wild hogs. The
brothers separated to follow trail of hogs.
Going around the mountain, Hezekiah
came upon his brother unexpectedly, and
thinking him some wild beast, the brother
fired, the ball taking effect in the lower part
of Hezekiah's body. Death resulted imme-
mediately.
Gov. Cameron's official proclamation
shows that there were 66. .131 votes cast in
Virginia against the Constitutional Amend
ment removing the poll tax prerequisite to
voting. The vote in its favor was 107, 303.
A European syndicate headed by
Benjamin Newgas, of Liverpool, Eng, the
other day completed the purchase of a hun
dred thousand acres of cotton lands in Ar
kansas and Chicot Counties, Ark, to be
formed on the syndicate plan.
John Yelling, a man seventy-six
years Of age, met his death in rather pc
culiar manner at Cameron, w. Va, a few
afternoons ago. He rode his horse safely
across the railroad track some distance in
front OF an express train, but while ascend
ing the bank his horse fell, throwing him
against the postal ear, killing him instantly.
His head was horribly crushed and his right
arm cut off. He dealt largely in horses,
and was well known in the surrounding
country.
Grant Donohue, teamster living at
Jeffersonville, Ky., was found on the road
side frozen to death few mornings ago.
He left Mt. Sterling the evening before in
an intoxicated condition, and it is supposed
he fell from his wagon, and being unable TO
rise, froze to death.
Horse-stealing was said to be un-
checked and unpunished in Hunt County,
Tex.
Jacob Collins, boy living near Haw-
hinsville. Ga, while in a field with his
younger brother the other day set fire TO a
very large dead stump and then, in pushing
it over. the stump broke in the middle and
the uppee half fell on the boy, crushing him
to death
At T. jmasville, Ca, Lewis Sharp, a
colored blacksmith, died few days ago,
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never healed.
j. w. Holloman's safe was burglar
lied the other night at Kenton, Tenn, and
between ST, 900 and $40, 900 was taken. 1t
was done by experts, as tools were left in
the store. No clew.
A car factory in Georgia is alleged to
have paid twenty-five per cent. cash divi-
dend and passed twelve per cent. cash to
reserve fund the first year Of its operation.
1t built six hundred cars that year, and has
a capacity of over twelve hundred per an
mum. This year it is doing even better.
Robert Ould, Assistant Secretary of
War under the Confederate Government,
died few days ago in Richmond, Va.
Henry Weder. prominent young
citizen Of Refugio County, was shot and
killed yesterday at Corpus Christi, Tex,
by Richard Linn. Weder and Linn, who
are both highly connected, met on the road,
when Linn shot him twice. Bitter feeling
had existed between the two for some time.
Matrimonial fevers and marriages
were alarming the old bachelors Of Hunt
County, Tex.
A temporary court house was to be
erected at Wichita Falls, the county seat OF
Wichita County, Tex.
FL Paso, Tex, recently finished
bridge across the Rio Grande, and the
Mexican and American Mayors Of the towns
on opposite banks met on the center Of the
bridge. shook hands and declared the bridge
open for use.
A White o'possum was captured in
the Sabine Bottom, near Greenville, Tex,
few days ago.
Mary Cross (colored), forty years
old, sentenced to two years in the CoviDg-
ton (Ky.) Jail recently for shooting at Rob-
ert Hemingway, has steadily refused food
since She declared her intention to starve
to death.
Thomas Crittenden shot and killed a
man named Mosby at the depot in Anchor
age, KY, a few days ago, because the latter
had testified against him in a case in which
he was interested.
The Arkansas papers complain OF the
scarcity of butter and eggs in that State.
In McLenan County, Tex, the othre
day, Lilly Standifer, seven-year-old girl,
while returning from school, was struck by
a runaway team and instantly killed.
A brakeman named johnson, while
coupling cars near Mineola, Tex, few
days ago was caught between the bumpers
and crushed to death.
An extensive fire at Texarkana, Ark,
destroyed nine frame buildings before it
was subdued. Total loss estimated at $780,
600; insurance, one quarter.
James Williams, of Americus, Ga,
while foolishly handling a pistol the other
day shot his cousin, Annie Jones, in the
face, the ball entering the corner OF her left
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