Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-08
GLEANINGS,

IL. LIZ. DaVld Nathan Lewis, OF Louis,
vile, KY, is dreadfully deformed, while
sallie johnson, Of Frankfort, is noted
beauty. A mutual friend desired to bring
them together in marriage, and, In order to
give the doctor chance to WOO successfully
IN spite Of his physical disadvantages, ar
ranged correspondence between them be-
fore they met. Lewis made by his letters
the good impression anticipated, and when
the young lady at last saw him, she was
ready to overlook his unpleasing physique.
They became engaged. Il This engagement
he broke, aad. she sued him for damages.
At the trial, the defendants counsel dwelt
at length upon the ugliness of his client
and descanted with equal fervor on the love-
illness OF the plaintiff. This was done to im-
press the jury that Miss johnson ought to be
glad Of a release from such an unsightly
lover, and that it was no damage to lose him
as husband. The verdict, however, was
for So, ,oOo. alAf l4 ss'st 1tAse. .ta A 444l Y
Mr.. Job M. Nash, of Cincinnati, re-
Gently addressed the members Of the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange on the subject of a
public library. The philanthropic gentle-
man proposed to subscribe $15,0) toward
furnishing library, provided the citizens
expend like sum in purchasing lot and
building a fire-proof structure forthe recep-.
tion Of the books. A subscription was taken
and 700 subscribed, Mr.. Nash leading of
with 1000, in which movement he had
eleven followers for a like sum. -'i #4el-
In the winter Of 1854, twenty EIGHT
years ago. DR.. w. G. Avery, Of Greensboro,
Ala., while hunting, lost gold watch,
hunting-case English lever. This watch
was returned to him recently by colored
man, who found it about one mile from the
house, in the woods. The watch is in good
condition and, considering the length Of
time it has been exposed to the weather, is
comparatively bright TWAS identified by
the initials of the owner, engraved on the
outside of the CASE, -ag.s t-ai E4 .
/ An interesting social event in Char
lotte, N. c., lately, was the marriage Of a
blind girl to a deaf mute. After the first
difficulties OF an Introduction had been sur
mounted, the courtship is said to have ad-
| vanced smoothly, and their mutual sympa-
! thy and understanding are now so deep that
when they are together each readily supplies
the others lack, and their combined senses
are equal to any emergency. t
The State Of Texas recently bought in
$f42,0 900 of its I per cent. bonds, due in 1904,
at no. 1t has within year reduced its
debt 100000 'A-@ t'R. A'7A Ill.,
Commissioner Walsh, of Texas, esti-
mates that certificates have been issued for
5,O0s, $40 acres above the public domain open
to location. iH@ a+ AH- s5
The Augusta (Ga.) Nevs tells the fol
lowing dog story: sgrhe poor old fellow has
been bowling for a week with neuralgia OF
the jaw, and when his master, who is
thoughtful and considerate' surgeon as well
as an artist, discovered the cause OF the ca
nine . grief, he set to work to extract
whole row of decayed teeth. Now this may
seem absurd to some very ignorant people,
but it is all true, and the poor dog held his
mouth open and sat perfectly quiet while
the teeth were being drawn.'4 -asE4lltt
The Commissioner-Genera of the
Texas Land office recommends that the
Panhandle and Texas Pacific reserves be
thrown open for location. This area will be
needed to satisfy certificates already is-
sued.
George Biggerstaff, Of Glasgow, Ky,
having lost an eye in an election day row in
November, 1889, sued his assaiant for S2O,-
600, and a jury has just given him $l,50)
Mississippi has changed her Lien
law. Liens on personal property for rent or
supplies are repealed. 114 aga sll
The Texas Comptroller annual re-
port OF railway companies for. 1881 shows
fortv-one railroads, with capital stock OF
So47,12 100 and 500, 279, 100 paid in stock;
total Indebtedness Of the corporations, $780,
$50. 273; expended for purchase Of land, con-
struction of road, buildings engines and cars,
SIG. .239, ,957; due the companies, $3. 792, ,3S9;
freghts, passengers and mails, $19, 390, 1856
tons carried, 4,135,597; killed by accident,
s.; injured by accident, 342. fas3a
Pamela County, Texas, is out OF debt,
and it's county tax is only ten cents on the
$10O. .~.y
In Butler County, Ala, this year there
are ten acres OF oats sown this year to every
one sown last year. Every farmer seems
determined to plant more corn than usual.
There are over 10000 men and lOO,-
600 horses and mules employed in railroad
building in Texas. There are about 1900 |
miles OF road under contract, and about 5000
more to be contracted for. ~ d III
Roasting-ears for. dinner and ripe
watermelons for desert is the present bill OF
fare in Manatee County, Fla.
n On Sunday last the thermometer in-
Charleston, S. c., reached S6 deg, degree
of heat unknown there in March for many
years.
Georgia has seventy-odd gold mills at
work. One is giving a monthly product OF
about $500. -Ai.-4i -'s saA
Il 1t is estimated that more than 200, 900
cattle will be driven north from Texas this
spring. sF Aa4h. 80
d At the outer bar of Mobile Bay there
u now % feet OF water, and the Collector OF
the Port states that the channel Is contin-
ually deepening. A 4.Us-a.I 4
y A large number-of cross-ties for Mexi-
can and South American Railroads are being
cut in Levy. Bradford, Clay and Alache
Counties, Florida. T
A "A citizen of Marion County, Georgia,
has between $1,000 and 90, 900 trees boxed
in his turpentine orchard. An
Finley McKenny, supposed to be very |