Huntsville gazette., 1883-11-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

cally decorated.
The salary of the Maysville, KY.
Postmaster is precisely what it was fifty
years ago. Nicholas D. Coleman was post
master in 1888, andreceived for his services
$1,000 year.
The Governor of Georgia has appoint
ed delegation to attend the Cotton Con-
vention in Vicksburg next month.
Tis Georgia Penitentiary lessees have
obtained temporary injunction, restrain
ing the further delivery of convicts to the
Marietta & Northern Georgia Railroad.
The Grand Jury at Houston, Tex,
has instituted an inquiry into the construc-
tion of the new Court House at that place.
1t is alleged that the county has lost $685.
000
Charles A. Eusor, of Baltimore, Md,
while trespassing, was shot by Mrs. Mary
j. Hundertmark. Mrs. Hundertmark was
arrested.
The Governor of Texas, who regards
separate railway coaches for the negroes as
essential to the peace of society, is dis
pleased with the refusal of the manager of
the Gould roads to give the colored people
special cars for travel.
Governor Knott, of Kentucky, went
to Washington recently to urge the claims
of his State for military supplies furnished
during the war.
A mile of Goodrich and Clarkson's
pasture fence in Falls County, Texas, has
been cut by ''nesters." This county has
been heretofore exempt from such raids.
A young man who said his name was
Alonzo Homes, asked to stay all night at
the residence of Colonel J. G. Butler, near
Marshall, Tex, recently, and next morning
was found dead in his bed.
Prof. Searles, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
ascend Roane Mountain, Tenn, in hand
car, recently. All were thrown out and all
were seriously injured.
Since March 3, the Southern cities
have sent to the Sub Treasurer at New
York $11 100000 in gold, to obtain silver
certificates.
Thomas Leighton, of San Antonio,
Tex, was fined $50 recently for applauding
a lawyer making a speech in court.
Jas. Wilson has been taken from Fort
Smith, Ark, to Dallas, Tex, on requisi-
tion for killing Ed Lively, a Deputy Sheriff,
in 1875. Wilsonswas arrested by the Fed
eral authorities in the Indian Territory.
An appeal, which acted as a stay of
execution, was taken in the case of Dan
Gould, sentenced to hang at Raleigh,
N. G., on the Goth, for the murder Of VIM.
Carpenter
w. Montague Bliss, of Paducah, KY,
agent of the Chess, Corley & Co., Oil
Works, of Louisville, is missing. His en-
ployers were making an examination of his
books.
A whale seventy feet long was re-
ported aground at lannon's Reef, on the
Texas coast, few days ago.
So much water collected on the roof
of the dry-goods house Of Leon & H. Blum,
of Galveston, Tex, during storm a few
nights ago, that the roof gave way, flooding
the place and causing much damage.
Hiram White and Ephraim Winkler
were out hunting near Winchester, Tenn,
recently, when White attempted to fix the
lock of his gun. The piece went off and
Winkler was shot.
Ben Moseley, negro felon, attempt
ing to escape from Officer Hartell, at Shell
IL
and fatally wounded.
A committee of railroad men recently
called on the Governor of Texas with the
view of soliciting legislation to protect
railroad lands in the State from excessive
taxation.
October "a was Indiana Day at the
louisville Exposition, and the attendance
was exceptionally large. Hon. j. E. Nc
Donald made an address.
H. N. Allen, of Eutaw, Ala, claims
to have invented machinery which will re-
duce seed-cotton to yarn at half the pres
ent cost.
The official accounts of Post-office In
spector Foster, Of Austin, Tex, were under
investigation. 1t is said that he may be re-
moved.
A little girl aged seven years, the
|. daughter of John Easterwood, living near
|! Corsichester, Tenn, recently attempted to
| cock an old pistol. NThe hammer slipped
|. through herifngers and the shot instantly
killed a little six-year-old brother.
Henry Henderson was feeding a corn
mill near London, Tenn, few days since,
when his head was caught by the lever of
the machine and severed from his body.
Burglars recently entered q residence
at Chattanooga, Tenn, and saturated the
pillow of a Mrs. Farnsworth with chloro-
form. She awoke and her screams alarmed
the household and scared away the thieves.
p Carter Walker, impeached and re-
moved from office as Collector of Harris
County, Tex, on charge of embezzlement,
was tried by jury at Houston and acquit-
ted. Several libel suits are likely to
follow.
Seven store-houses at Edward, Miss,
burned few nights ago. Loss $4,000; par
TALLY insured. The sufferers are John II.
O6oneal, B. Griswold, John Barker, Cook
& Gaddis.
Miss Annie Craft, of Nashville, Tenn,
unintentionally took an overdose of NOR
phine few days ago. from the effects Of
which she died in short time. Deceased
b ad been suffering for some time from heart
disease, and by the advice of her physician
took morphine to alleviate the pain.
A carload of cotton. consisting OF
Ia1a 6,-of be