Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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A remarkable case of youthful
depravity, ending in the murder Of Cora
Whltefield, an orphan girl, aged six years,
by William Cox, youth of IA. is reported
IRON Brogden Township, Wayne Co., n. c.
Ihe two children had been left alone during
the day, and the boys ungovernable pas
sion rose and he attacked the defenseless
girl. This much is inferred from the con-
fused accounts which the young murderer
gave Of the death Of the child. When the
parents returned they found little Cora
dead. and the boy mumbed out something
TO the effect that she had fallen from a
stump.
In Greensborough, N. c., peaches are
selling at so cents per bushel.
Sugar-cane in some portions of Hills
borough County, Florida, is six feet high,
and well jointed.
Five railways centering at Dallas,
Tex, are to build union freight depot.
There is rose-bush at Limonia, Fla,
which has 10 buds on one stalk.
At the present rate of semi-tropical
fruit culture, Florida will in a few years
rival the Bahama Islands. In recent ship
ment Of pineapples to New York from Be-
lair Grove, one barrel, containing II, 1,weighed
113 pounds; the largest weighing IL pounds
4 and IA ounces. Three other barrels con-
tanned 80, weighing 270 pounds. These pine
apples are the Trinidad, and weigh, when
the plant is matured, from 20 to 25 pounds
each. They have been very carefully cared
for and fertilized. They were imported BY
anfp p,-6 <l
exceed anything of the kind in the State.
A distressing accident occurred at
Society Hill, s.. c., few days ago. A son
of Mr.. Winters, who was cadet at the
Charlotte Military Institute, was playing
with bayonet, when it flew up and en-
tered his left eye. The wound brought on
brain fever, and he died.
Ice frozen by machinery is now used
almost exclusively in the South. 1t is
cheaper than that brought from northern
points.
One hundred acres of potatoes
brought Summer County, Tennessee, far
mer $4,000 He has planted second
crop.
Jacksonville, Fla, is exhibiting a
coffee plant, covered with leaves and ber-
ries, which was grown near that place.
The prospects of the Louisiana rice
crop were never better.
Memphis is endeavoring to get up
silk -culturists' convention, to be held some
time this fall.
A Texas elopement party was made
up of three couples, ranging in age from 10
to 20 years.
Another valuable gold bearing quartz
vein has been found near Dahlonega, Ga.
Key West CANDLES $12, 900 away each
month on lotteries operated in that city.
A Chilli squash raised as an expert
ment by Monticello, Fla, farmer, weighs
nearly two hundred pounds.
The wife of Ex-Governor Jenkins, of
Georgia, who died few days ago, was the
only surviving sister of ex-Surgeon- General
Barnes.
In Virginia vine growing has become
a promising industry. 1t was commenced in
1869 by two Germans, on favorably- located
hillsides of the Blue Ridge range, and the
crops were disposed of in New York. BY
1877 these pioneers were producing nearly
5000 gallons of wine annually. Last year
they had thirty-seven acres under cultiva-
tion, and turned out $500 gallons. This
year they expect to make out of their own
grape crop, combined with those OF neigh
boring vineyardists, from $500 to 10000
gallons. The counties of Nelson and Abe
marie at present produce together from 50,-
600 to 60, 900 gallons annually.
The Oldest inhabitants of Arkansas
unite in pronouncing last Fourth Of July the
coldest one they ever experienced.
| Some of the finest walnut trees in the
mountains Of North Carolina have been sold
at $40 each just as they stand in the woods,
the purchaser reserving the privilege to
take them away within a certain Dumber of
years.
Texas prohibits newsdealers from
selling indecent publications by imposing a
tax Of $500.
Confederate $1,000 bills have lately
been selling in Atlanta, Ga, for 81, and
800 bills for 25 cents.
A little colored child was smothered
by its brother in Camden, Ala, recently.
The latter playfully turned dry goods box
over the child and was then too weak to re-
move it..
Mrs. E. Woods, nee Culp, who will be
remembered by thousands present at the
late Kings Mountain centennial celebration
as the young lady who unveiled the monu-
ment, died recently at Marion, S. C. Her
grandfather was distinguished actor in the
great drama Of Kings Mountain, over hun
dred years back. and the duty of unveiling
the monument in 1880 was most appropri-
ately assigned to Miss Culp.
Two Louisville (Ky.) editors, Colonel
C. E. Sears and John B. Gaines, exchanged
shots few days ago. the former receiving a
slight wound.
M. G. Reynolds and wife have filed
bill in chancery at Chattanooga to recover
the greater portion of the Fifth WARD, which
Is valued at nearly $1,O0O,OOO.
Charles Gordon, of Shelby, Ala,
proudly shows a certificate of his own birth,
dated seventy EIGHT years ago, and a cradle
full of twins born to him within few
months.
A war upon rates of freight and
nasSape has been inauOlratad hetwean the