Huntsville gazette., 1882-01-28
miscellaneous Items.

The statement of the National Cotton
Exchange for the four months ending De-
cember 81 shows receipts at delivery ports
of 3,346, ,S14 bales, deficit compared with
the same time last year OF 2O0,295 bales.
Overland by rail routes to mills direct, 800,
07S bales, against 257, $50 last year. North
ern spinners have taken this season 1,013,91S
bales, or an increase over last season Of
174, ,901 bales. Exports to foreign ports
show decrease OF 325,59S bales to Great
Britain, s2,7sS to France, IA, 1913 to the Con-
tinent, and 4, 1873 to Channel ports. Canada
has taken overland 1910, against II, 100
last year. The amount of the crop OF 1881
that has appeared in sight at delivery ports
and overland points Of crossing is 3,5S3,64
bales, or 152, ,S7l less than last year. The
most important feature in the statement is
an addition Of 103, ,297 bales to the Virginia
movement for the four months, over and
above the aggregate returned to the local
exchanges through their telegraph reports.
The noted Thomas G. Boyd, who was
recently killed by his nephew, Joseph Boyd,
at Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tenn, had
an eventful career. In September, 1872, he
was indicted in some eighteen cases for
frauds on the Government in making out
and collecting pension claims to the amount
Of $l50,00O. Realizing that conviction was
inevitable, he planned a novel mode Of es-
cape. The body of Samuel Bowles, negro
who had just died in Sweetwater, was disin-
tered and burned in q brush-heap, and a
report circulated that Thomas G.. Boyd had
been assassinated and his body burned. The
fraud was soon discovered, and some time
afterward Boyd was captured in Canada. On
the 31st of January, 1878, he was convicted
and sentenced to five years in the Penitenti-
ary, and fined S., ,0O0 His life at Nashville
was about as easy as that of Stokes in Sing
Sing. N. Y. When his term expired Boyd
returned to Sweetwater, became an active
business man and Sunday school worker
and was generally respected and very popu-
lar. He was Mayor of the town at the time
of his death.
A singular accident is reported from
Baxter County, Ark. Col. j. w. Burnett,
while returning from trip in the country
on horseback, discovered his coat on fire,
caused by putting lighted pipe in his
pocket. While attempting to put it out his
horse became frightened and ran away. This
famed the fire into blaze, and he was
shortly enveloped in flames, the fire stream
ing several feet behind as the maddened
horse dashed along the highway. Barnett
at last succeeded in jumping from the ami
NAL and extinguished the flames by rolling
upon the ground. He was badly burned,
If not fatally.
The cost of the Atlanta Exposition was
$3.50, 900, OF which $50, 900 in round figures
was put in buildings and improvements,
and the remainder paid out for running ex-
penses, printing, etc. The receipts were
from 500, 900 to S250,O00, Of which $115, 900
came from stock, $4,000 from privileges,
SIS, 900 from entry fees, 100000 from gate
receipts, and 5000 from miscellaneous re-
sources. The building sold for $4,000, and
will be turned into cotton factory.
The Texas Marriage Association, OF
Dallas, has fled its charter.
An enterprising merchant Of Thomas
vile, Ga, offers from s. to S3 per pound for
alligator teeth. h# w.
Pine Bluff, Ark, contemplates a
Mardi -Gras celebration which shall eclipse
all previous efforts.
The Lengle interest in the Florida
Central Railway has been sold to Sir Edward
j. Reed, English capitalist, who recently
purchased 100000 acres OF land in that
State. 1a Es
A company with S1,000,0o0 capital
has been formed at Memphis, Tenn, to buy
the Pratt Coal and Iron works at Birmiins>
baIa. Ala