Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-04
SOUTHERN GLELNINGS.

mentary works on agriculture in the public
schools; also resolution declaring that the
Patrons OF Husbandry make war on no le-
gitimate business. but are endeavoring to
better the condition of the farmers, thereby
making them more self-sustaining. 'We
wiz, however, make, at all times and in all
places, war against monopolies of nature
that affect our interests or the interests OF
the people generally"
A man registering as VIM. Runyan,
of New Orleans, was found dead in his
room at the Stanton House, Chattanooga,
Terh., the other night, pistol in his hand
and bullet in his brain.
Thomas F. Hudson, dry goods mer-
chant OF Fort Worth, Tex, who was report
ed as having failed few days ago, has COM
menced suit against Willis & Bro, of Gal
weston, for 500, 900 damages for seizure Of
stock, thereby suspending his business.
A. M. Sullivan, M. P, spoke to
large audience in New Orleans the other
evening He intends to visit some of the
larger sugar plantations.
A demand of $1,500,000 in gold GER
tificates, in twenties, ffties, and one hum
dreds, has been made by the ub-treasury at
New Orleans.
DR.. G. w. Rice, a well-known physi-
clan OF Louisville, KY, has been arrested
for malpractice.
Benjamin F. Kelly, the Government
Superintendent at Hot Springs, Ark, has
been removed on account of age and Sam
uel Hamblin has been appointed his sue
ceSsor,
The Governor of Texas has received
telegram from New York offering seventy
cents per acre for one million acres Of State
lands.
Indian trust funds to the amount of
$153, 900 were in 1860 invested in coupon
bonds Of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis road. The government seized the
| line during the war, and the company re-
| fused to pay interest due, but now offers to
compromise on $125, 600.
E. Evans, young physician, was
shot and killed at Nicholasvile, Ky, the
other night by George Letcher, lawyer.
The difficulty was over fee which Evans
| owed Letcher. Letcher surrendered him
self to the authorities and is in Jail. Evans
had been married exactly one month at the
time of his death.
The McAllister gun, invented and
! patented by DIR. A. II. McAllister, Of Union
County, Mississippi, has twenty four rifle
barrels and discharges five hundred car
| tridges a minute, greatly exceeding the
Calling gun in execution and reliability.
The entire work of construction was done at
the blacksmith shop on his plantation by
No icta md m oh hipiS Sf nj q
borhood.
The commissioners appointed to Sc
lect site in Louisville, KY, for public
building agreed upon the Exposition prop
erty, corner Of Fourth avenue and Chestnut
street.
Rev. DR.. T. T. Eaton, of Louisville,
Ky., refused to allow his pulpit to be occu-
pied by any member Of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union in session in that
city. .-.... ..t..
St. Matthew's Cathedral, in Dallas,
Texas, was entered the other night and the
mite boxes, containing between $75 and $1O0,
robbed. The money was the contribution
OF children for year past. They were try
ing to raise enough by nickel contributions
to build an iron fence around the yard. The
thief was evidently child, as the window
at which he entered would not admit
grown person.
The gold-mining fever has broken out
anew in Georgia, and almost every paper in
the State has something to say about the
yellow metal.
Pearce County, Georgia, is seeking
legislation that will increase the cost Of Ii
cense to sell liquor in that county to $40, 900
per annum.
A party of English noblemen arrived
in Houston, Texas, the other day, accom-
panied by DIR. John E. Ennis, Of Chicago,
Passenger Agent of Gould's Southwestern
system. The party consists Of the Earl Of
Ayesford, Lord Douglas Gordon and John
Hargraves, with retinue of servants.
They 60 out on the Texas & Pacific Rail-
way, to look at the lands, and con emplate
purchasing 100000 acres for colonization
purposes.
The Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows at Winchester, KY, elected the follow
ing officers: A. M. J. Cochran, Maysville.
Grand Patriarch; VIM. Kaye, Louisville,
Grand High Priest; r. NJ. Anderson, Hop
kinsville, Grand Senior Warden; j. c.
Hartshanger, Owenton, Grand Junior War
den; William White, Louisville, Grand
Scribe; W. Morris, Louisville, Grand
Treasurer; A. III. Ransom, Covington,
Grand Representative; G.. w. F. Dorch,
Louisville, Grand Marshal. John E. Will
hanson, Paducah, Grand Sentinel; John b
Hinkle, Louisville, Grand Herald.
A freight train on the Kentucky Cen
ira, was deraied near Maysville the other
day, by obstructions placed on the track.
The engine and three cars were demol-
isbed. Loss about $4,000. negro boy is
suspected and has been arrested.
Nearly two hundred bales of cotton
were burned up in the Chicago & St. Louis
Railway yards at New Orleans the other
| day.
Geological examination of the delta OF
the Mississippi now shows that for dis
tance of about three hundred miles there
are buried forests of large trees, one over
the other, with interspaces Of sand.
| A resident of Florida complains that
the postmaster at his town withheld from
| him a postal-card containing propo-