Huntsville gazette., 1883-01-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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tensiYe plans for enlargement have been de-
iartilned on, and they will be commensurate
with the amount Of increased stock taken.
LII was proposed to add new picker room.
10 enlarge the cloth room building. and an
auuition made to the main building. Anoth-
er hundred-horse power engine would be
needed, and about go operatives in all
would be required.
The City Council of Louisville, Ky.,
the other night formally impeached City
Audltor Phil Hinkle, Assistant Fire Chief
George W. Levi, and two OF the CITY Hall
officials are under indictment for frauds in
the Assessors and Tax Collectors offices.
The managers appointed to conduct the i'm
peachment reported articles to the Board of
Aldermen.
Diphtheria was creating some alarm
In Austin, Tex, few days ago.
1t was said a few days ago that the
cotton receipts at Greenvile, Tex, had av-
eraged two hundred bales daily for some
weeks.
Ribbon cane in Van Zandt County,
Tex, made 800 gallons Of sirup to the acre
this season, it is said, and those who raised
cane have found ready sale for the sirup at
fifty cents gallon.
j. NJ. Sturtevant, Superintendent of
the Tennessee Blind School for thirty years,
and well known as instructor of the blind,
died at Nashville, Tenn, few nights ago
from paralysis. '
A man in Warren County, Ky, re-
Gently climbed tree to shake down an
opossum that his dogs had treed. A rotten
limb caused his sudden descent, and before
the dogs learned that he was not the 'pos-
sum he was badly chewed up.
j. w. Graham, of Kemper County,
Mississippi this season raised on a little
over one acre of ground four hundred bush
els OF sweet potatoes, which, valued at fifty
cents bushel, amounted to $500.
General Henry r. jackson, President
of the Sesqui- Centennial General Committee
OF Savannah, Ga, recently issued an ad-
dress to the people Of Georgia inviting them
to join the citizens OF Savannah in celebrat-
ing the 105th anniversary of the landing of
Gen. James Oglethorpe and his English
colonists.
There is girl in Holmes County,
Mississinni- who Ia half white aud hnIf
hlook Har nnsn- ears ewes and parts of
the chin are white and the rest OF her face
black. Her hands are small and shapeIy
like those of white woman. The girl is
twelve years old, and it is said the white is
spreading. Her mother, pure negro, has
four other children, all OF whom are black.
Mr.. Trotter, of Gulf Hammock, Levy
County, Fla, recently in one week killed
five bears and Mr.. Ely panther seven and
a half feet long.
The Coleman Fulton Pasture Com
pany Of Rockport, Tex, the other day filed
in the office of the Secretary OF State a reso-
luton increasing the capital stock from
$50O,O0 to $1,50O,000. The Merino Ranch
Company, capital stock 100000, also fled a
charter; obj ct, to raise merino sheep, with
principal business office at Weatherford.
Officer LaughEn and George Port
wood had difficulty in Lawrenceburg, An
derson County, KY, the other night when
each shot the other in the breast. Laughlin
was killed outright and Portwood died a
short time afterward.
Bent Elan, a wealthy farmer, bat
lawless man, who has been in hundred
broils the past few years, and whose fines in
that time would buy good plantation, got
into an alteration at Dallas, Tex, recently
with Henry Daniels about payment for
some drinks, and stabbed him to death.
Elam escaped.
S. H. Sanders, resident of Arkansas,
was arrested in Dallas, Tex, few days ago
on suspicion Of being a train-robber. Con-
cealed about his person were found eight
pistols, two pair Of brass-knuckles, and a
large boweknife.
Longview, Tex, has a plow factory
which can turn out 100 pIows daily.
Eighteen hundred acres of land ten
miles south Of Tallahassee, Fla, belonging
to the estate Of the late John D. Branch
were sold at probate sale the other day at
- 10 per acre.
The colony of Russian refugees in
Middlesex County, Va, composed Of eighty
people, has been prosperous from its start,
several months ago, and will next year be
supporting. The colonists. who are
said to make good citizens, will soon be
Joined by another large party.
Ross R. Winans, of Baltimore, recent
ly completed the finest residence in the
Southern States. 66x75 feet, five stories
high, at a cost of 100000.
The other night some white men went
to the house of negro named Gray, living
in Hawkins County, Tenn, for the purpose
of whipping him, charging him with steal
ing hogs. They demanded admittance,
which was denied. They fired on Gray's
cabin, and the fire was returned. In the
battle Gray was mortally wounded and had
since died. His step-son had a thigh broken
by a ball. A white man, Jim Williams, was
shot in the head, and was said to be
mortally wounded. Another white man,
named Orrick, was also wounded.
w. L. Shaw, a deserter from the reg
ular army, surrendered himself to civil
officer at Charleston, the other day. Shaw
deserted from Camp Omaha. and being un-
able to obtain employment he became dis
couraged and gave himself up.
Col. Samuel Hamblin, of Hot Springs,
Ark, was the other day appointed by the
Secretary Of the Interior Superintendent OF
Hot Springs Reservation.
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