Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

River County, Ark, was destroyed by fire
the other day. The fire was thought to be
The work of an incendiary, and it was only
after long struggle that the business por-
tion OF the town was saved. About half
the county records were removed.
Alfred G. Thomas, of Beaufort, S. c.,
committed suicide few days ago by hang
ing. No cause was assigned for the deed.
lie held two or more public offices, and was
editor OF the Weekly Sea Island Neaos.
John Bennett and Mike billiard,
brothersin law, had difficulty near Oolte-
wah. Tenn, a few days ago, in settling
which it was said billiard was stabbed six
times by Bennett, and would probably die.
After the row, as Bennett was returning to
Ooltewah, he attempted to cross the rail-
road in front of train when he was run
over and instantly killed.
A man named Thomas Davis, living
near Kingston, Ca, committed suicide a
few days ago by shooting himself. He was
twenty three years old, and had been mar
ried only two months.
A difficulty between John Mccoy and
Robert Haywood was settled at Savannah,
Ga, few days ago by Mccoy stabbing Hay
wood in the throat. Haywood died two
hours afterward and the Coroner's jury re-
| turned a verdict of murder against Mccoy,
/ but he had fled.
1t was reported at Columbus, Ca,
the other day that young man named Ike
Starne had victimized number Of Northern
! firms by ordering goods for parties without
instructions, then notify the house that the
| goods were thrown on his hands, when they
would instruct him to sell for their account,
which he would do, pocketing the proceeds.
He was said to have gone West.
T. j. Jarratt, Readjuster, who was
elected Mayor of Petersburg, Va, by the
City Council, accompanied by the Com
monwealth Attorney, made formal de-
mand Of t. III. Archer, Democratic Mayor.
the other day for the office, which Archer
refused to surrender. BY mutual agreement
neither would hold court until the Supreme
Court of Appeals Of Virginia passed on the
cases. The duties of the Mayor in the mean
time would be discharged by one Of the
magistrates.
A fire at Corsicana, Tex, the other
night destroyed livery stable and eleven
a
up. The stable attendants were asleep, and
barely escaped with their lives.
The Courthouse at Lafayette, Walker
County, Ga, was destroyed by fire the other
morning, said to have been the work Of an
incendiary. Everything in the building was
totally destroyed, including many valuable
| records.
John r. Smith, merchant of Bir-
mingham. Ala, and William Donohue
quarreled over game OF cards at Mobile
the other day, and agreed to fight it out
with pistols Smith was killed.
A construction train on the G. & 0.
Railway ran into hand-car near Lexing-
ton. KY, the other evening, killing one man
and seriously wounding four others.
In the case of r. S. Montgomery, of
SheIbyYille, Tenn, on trial at st. Louis,
Mo-, few days ago on charge Of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, verdict
! of acquittal was rendered under instruc-
tons OF the court.
In duel between cowboys, near San
Antonio. Tex, the other day, Justice
named Williams, who was writing in his
| office at the time, was accidentally shot and
/ u.
| hurt.
Track-laying on the Vicksburg &
Memphis Railroad was begun at Anthony's
Ferry, on the north side of the Yazoo River
| a few days ago.
The Texas Live Stock Association
permanently organized at Austin the other
day by the election Of the following officers:
J. NJ Miller, Gonzales, President; William
North, Austin; C. l.. Carter, Palo PintS;
Henry Jones, Corsicana, Vice Presidents;
Geo. Loving, Fort Worth, Secretary; J. NJ.
| Day, Austin, Treasurer A constitution and
bylaws were adopted fixing Austin as the
domicile Of the association, and the time of
meeting the first Tuesday in January Of
| each year.
Two men named Laubert and Simp-
son, who were suspected Of being the same
parties who robbed the Birmingham, Ala,
| Post office recently, were arrested in Nash
VILE, Tenn, the other day. They had a
complete set OF burglars tools in their pos
! session.
A ffteen-year-old boy named Hawkes.,
mail carrier in Wythe County, Va, was
arrested a few days ago on charge Of steal
ing letters.
An explosion in Andrew Smiths res
taurant at Norfolk, Va, few days ago,
killed the cook, injured several persons and
damaged the property considerably.
Governor Bate stated few days ago
that the Treasury Of Tennessee was COM
paratively empty, and recommended that
the contingent debt be settled at fifty cents
on the dollar, to bear three per cent. in
| terest.
William Dooley, Marshal at Hartwell,
Ga, was shot and killed the other night,
while standing in a bar-room, by some one
outside. The murderer was suspected.
James johnson and Andrew jenkins
were killed by the deraiment Of material
train near Petersburg, Va, a few days ago.
A physician who had kept register
of the doctors who have died in Texas dur
ing the year 1882, as furnished by newspa-
pers, reported thirty-one deaths. OF this
| number three were assassinated, five sui
cided, while the remainder died OF common
complaints.
A young man in Logan County, KY,