Huntsville gazette., 1883-03-31
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

John AdGerson, harmless fellow,
was drunk and playing with a lot OF boys at
Camp Shannahan, on the Kentucky Central
Railroad extension, recently. when Pleasant
Dennis came along and ordered him to drop
arock which he had in his hand. As the
rock was not dropped soon enough to suit
him Dennis drew his revolver and shot Ad-
kerson through the body, killing him in
stantly.
Eli Sachs was fatally shot in a store
a. Baltimore, Md, the other night by Law
renee Fieischman, from whom he was buy
ing z pistol.
A fire which originated in the brick
store occupie byJ. II. Stephens and owned
by j. Bosseau, at Shreveport, La, recently
destroyed $4,000 worth OF groceries and
produce and damaged the building down.
stairs to the extent of $4,000; all insured.
The adjoining stores and stock were Injured
to the amount of ST ,000.
The Secretary of the Interior decided
recently that the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way Company was the legal assignee OF the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge & yicksburg
Railroad Company, and therefore entitled
to the land granted by the general Govern
ment to the last named company in 1871
(known as the backbone land grant), so far
as said lands had been earned by the con-
structiOn OF roadway. The New Orleans
Pacific Road is now owned by the Texas
Pacific Company.
Jane Williamson and little daughter
were missing from Raleigh, n. c., lately,
and it was supposed they had been MUIR
dered. The husband of the woman aud the
mother of the husband were arrested.
A Deputy United States Marshal in
South Carolina was in trouble recently, be-
ing charged with arrestins dozen we'll
known citizens of Clarendon County and
locking them up for some election offense,
refusing either to make known the charge
against them or to accept bail.
Max Thompson, young train robber
who assisted in robbing train at Austin,
Tex, few weeks ago, was captured and
jailed the other day. All four of the young
rascals were in Jail. The youngest was
thirteen ani the oldest only sixteen years oil.
In difficulty at Midway. Ky, the
other night between Pres Driver and Abe
Frazier, both c,ored, the latter was seri-
ously stabbed by the former, and would
likely die. Driver escaped, but officers were
in pursuit.
The other day John Kuller, a collector
for a Bridgeport W. Va.) finn, returned
from a trip through Ohio and reported that
he bad been assaulted, robbed OF 1900 and
lelt.sor dead. While the police were search
ing for three men he described as his assai-
ants Kuller confessed he had appropriated
the money himself.
DR.. Donald Mckay, who went to the
Dallas County TEX. Poor-farm the other day
in preference to paying his fine, changed his
mind after getting a good look at convict
life, and concluded to settle with lucre in
stead Of labor.
The Commissioner Of the Southern
Exposition at Louisville at conference with
Governor Lowry and Major Wall, Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, at jackson, Miss, re-
Gently determined that Mississippi should
be fully represented. The Governor imme-
diately appointed commissioners to repre-
sent the State.
Salmon are being caught in the
Yazoo River, Mississippi.
During a panic in a theater at New
Orleans, La, recently, caused by an alarm
OF fire, two men, two women, girl and \
boy and Il colored youth were severely
crushed by being trampIed upon. One Of
the women had since died.
E. B. Stephenson has been sentenced
by the Gwinnett County (Ga.) Superior
Court to be hung May for the murder of
his aunt.
The Post-of1ice Department has issued
an order establishing a free mail delivery
service at Austin, Tex, on and after May ].
w. E. Moore and bride, of Peters
burg, Va, started on the day of their mar
riage, in January, for visit to the West.
They had not been heard from to recent
date, and their families were very mnch
concerned.
A man named Jake Ashley was mur
dered in Barnwell County, S. c., a few
nights ago. He was lying asleep in his bed
and was riddled with buckshot. Four per-
sons were supposed to have taken part in the
murder, and six shots were fired. One of
his children was in bed with him at the
time. He was acquitted last fall OF bur-
glary, and it was supposed this led to his
murder.
Fred Fink, a colored boy aged twelve
years, was accidentally drowned in pond
the other evening, on the farm Of Mr..
Woodson, three miles from Frankfort, Ky.
James G. Tracy and S. s. Ashe, of
Houston, and Joseph E. Dwyer, of San
Antonio, have been appointed commission
TO examine and report upon the property
offered as site for a new public building
at Galveston, Tex.
w. v McCracken has resigned his
position as Superintendent of the East
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad 10
become Assistant resident.
"Frenchy' johnson, noted oars
man, died the other day in Florida.
A most horrible crime was Committed
at San Antonio, Tex, about five O'Clock the
other morning. A young man named Rich
ard Cowley, slightly demented for the past
two wears, but considered harmless, forced
his way into his aged and widowed mothers
bed room and split her head open with an
old ak obtained in the yard. The young
man was at one time in the lunatic a~ylum