Huntsville gazette., 1883-10-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

county, TO Cheney.
A negro higamist escaped from Gus
tody few days ago at Marshall, Tex, and
got away from a pack of hounds put on his
trail, as the ground was too dry to hold the
scent.
Congressman Reagan. of Texas, was
presented at banquet recently with a
jeweled Masonic badge by the Palestine
Comnandery.
james Williams, a colored man, was
killed by flying block Of wood in bucket
factory at Nashville, Tenn, few days
since.
There is promise Of a large attend
ance at the coming Convention of Cotton
Planters at Vicksburg, Miss Invitations
have been sent throughout all the cotton
growing States.
Intense excitement prevailed among
Catholics at Washington, Ca, because Of
malicious injury and defilement of the
Catholic Church edfice at that place.
The County Attorney Of Dallas, Tex,
has announced his intention to put a stop to
gambling in that city.
The New Orleans City Council has
Professionally appropriated $4,000 in aid
of a Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centen-
NAL Exposition.
Con Mahoney, excavating in sand
bank at Dallas, Tex, few days ago, was
crushed to death.
In Austin, Tex, recently Henry
Pfaunkerphon, German Alderman, and a
French brickmason named Jette concluded
an ancient grudge by shooting each other
fatally.
The new retail dry-goods establish
ment of B. Lowenstein & Brother, in Mem
phis, Tenn, was totally destroyed by fire
few days ago. Loss S150,000; only par
TALLY covered by insurance.
It is stated that the drought in the
cotton States is more severe than since 1851,
no rain of any consequence having fallen
for three months.
A state of war exists in Lines tone
County, Tex, where cattle-raisers have lost
$50 400 worth of wire fences through the
efforts of malicious persons.
Mrs. j. M. Hannig, the only survivor
Of the fall of the Alamo, died recently at
Austin, Tex.
A fire in New Orleans recently con-
Carondelet and Second streets, valued at
$4,000.
The recent confagration at Dallas,
Texas, disclosed the existence Of an Illicit
still in the cellar of store, within half
block of the residence of deputy revenue
collector.
Shaw's cotton gin, near Marshall,
Tex, burned few days ago.
The switching engine of the Central
Railroad at Augusta, Ga, exploded few
days since, Starr, the engineer, and Wat
l1ins, the fireman, each receiving supposa-
bly, fatal injuries.
A negro woman living in Lowndes
County, Ala, lately gave birth to child
on Thursday, and on the following Satur-
day gave birth to two more.
Sheriff Tucker, Of Williamson County,
Tex, accidentally shot himself while on the
cars near Austin recently, the bullet pass
ing through his body.
The region east of Vicksburg, Miss,
is reported suffering from a protracted
drought. Cattle were dying from thirst.
John Dixon was arrested a few days
ago at Weatherford, Tex, for stealing a
horse at Dallas.
w. j. Barlow, of Live Oak, Fla, is
102 years old. His father lived to the age
Of 106, and his grandfather, it is said, was
1876 years old when ne died.
An alleged hardware drummer from
st. Louis has been successfully playing
confidence games near Marshall, Tex.
The Tallahassee & st. Marks Rail
road, i'll Florida, was recently sold to John
A. Henderson for $4,000.
Owing to over reproduction the rice
mills Of New Orleans are to be run on half
time
John A. Ferguson, tried for the mur-
der Of Policeman Parks, at Danville, Va,
has been declared not guilty. The jury
acted on the instructions Of the Court, that
a man has right to defend himself, even
to killing, if an officer endeavors to arrest
him without a warrant.
The prisoners in the jail at Dallas,
Tex, few nights ago overpowered the
Jailer while he was giving them supper and
half the number escaped. The whole town
turned out and succeeded in rearresting
three Of the fugitives. Henry Trigg, no.
torious horse-thief, and John Maston,
charged with forging school vouchers,
were the names of those who escaped. In
the flight Trigg overlook a boy on horse
back. Hastily pulling the boy off, he took
his place in the saddle, and waving his hat
at his pursuers was soon out of sight.
Five noted murderers made desper-
ate attempt to escape from the Pententiary
at Frankfort, KY, few days ago. -Four
got over the walls. One escaped entirely.
one was killed 200yards from the wall, and
two were badly crippled. The attempt was
made just previous to returning the con-
victs to their cells.
Henry Lipscomb and John Dyke, OF
Grapevine Prairie, Tex, while returning
home in their wagons from Dallas a few
days since with the proceeds of two loads
of cotton in their pockets, were halted by
two mounted and masked men and made to
disgorge. The robbers got something over
500, and turning into the timber were soon
lost to view.
George Malin Davis, an old and we'll
known citizen of Natchez, Miss, promi-
nent lawyer aud very wealthy, died few