Huntsville gazette., 1883-09-01
SOUTHERN. .GLEANINGS.

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Railroad, which resulted in the wounding
OF x. X. Coleman, who received shot in
the shoulder from some unknown party.
The residence occupied by James
Roberts at Chattanooga, Tenn, was de-
stroyed by fire few nights ago. There
was no insurance on the property. 1t was
known that large sum of money and a
fine gold watch were in the house, and it
was believed it had been robbed and then
set on fire. s4 as arars.3 7a
DR.. r. IL. Ryland, aia prominent
physician and planter of BayouSara, La,
| fell from his gin-house few days ago and
was killed.
A man named Fuller, an old sea
captain, died from sunstroke at San An
tonic, Tex, few days ago. -@-@ .-'-
Mary Thomas was found dead in
| Vicksburg, Miss, a few nights ago. She
had been in attendance at picnic on an
island in Louisiana, opposite the city, dur
ing the day. When found she was dead,
with wound ranging from the armpit up
toward the neck. A knife was found in the
! bottom of the basket she carried, and al
though the Coroner's jury found verdict
ofAsuicide, it has since been ascertained
that the deed was committed by an enemy
of Mary's, and an arrest was expected.
| There IS some alarm in the eastern
1 portion of Dallas County, Tex, over the
appearance in that quarter of a peculiar
worm, about an inch in length when grown,
/ and of brown color. 1t feeds ON all sorts
! of vegetation, and is said to be damaging
| the cotton especially. se.- n. ....=.e
Great injury to cotton by drought is
reported in South Carolina, and greater in
jury threatening. The upland crop is estf-
mated at three fourths; Sea Island less
John McClain and George Guinne.
were suffoeated while digging a well near
| Knoxville, Tenn, a few days ago. t, -
| w. r. Adams, ex-Judge of Faulkner
County, has been convicted by the Circuit
| Court of Van Buren, County, Ark, of steal
ing $3.50 from Sheriff Townsend, and SEN
fenced to year in the Penitentiary.
The threatened race conflict in Dallas
County, Tex, had apparently blown over
and the armednegroes dispersed.
At Abingdon, Va, a few days ago
William Bridgman, drunken white man,
made an assault on negro whom he shot
several times, and when Edwin Hawks,
the negro's half-brother demonstrated,
| Bridgman turned and killed him. The
murderer was lodged in jail.
The Earl of Aylesford and several
other English noblemen arrived at Col
orado, Tex, few days since, intending to
invest in stock ranches, which they will
supply with the best blooded cattle.
Henry Powers was fatally injured at
Cave Springs, Tenn, a few days ago by
| being caught in the machinery Of a saw
mill.
Mr.. John Rawls and negro man
were struck and instantly killed by light
ming near Columbia, S. c., recently.
The cotton crop of Eastern Arkansas
and Western Mississippi promises favora-
bly,, and the bolls were reported opening
| very rapidly.
William Stephens, son of a wealthy
farmer living nearsG sGadsden, Ala, commit
I ted suicide by drowning inthe Coosa River
a few days ago. l --r. n.
4 DR.. f: w. p. Butler, son of Senator
NJ. C. Butler, while horseback riding with
a young lady at Lancaster, S. c., few
/ days ago, was thrown from his horse, the
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and causing concussion- of the brain. No
hopes were entertained of his recovery.
| New crop cotton-tirst bales-were
beginning to arrive at Memphis, Tenn,
from sections tributary to that city.
Alabama has 2,11S factories, working
S,2S4 hands, with capital invested of S.
714,032, paying annually in wages s., ,227 ,96e
and yielding annually in products $13,040,-
| 644 Mississippi has 1,730 factories, work
ing 5,941 hands, with capital invested OF
s., 4,5O1, ia, paying annually in wages ST.,
470,42S and yielding annually in products
/ $S,154,758. South Carolina has 1884 facto
ries, working 8,141 hands, with a capita
invested of S., ,400,41S, paying annually il
wages $1,543,71 and yielding annually il
products $9,S5S, ,081. Louisiana has 2,55,
factories, working 30,071 hands, with
capital invested of $1S,313,974, paying an
nually in wages 81, ,593,47 and yielding an
nually in products S24, ,905.
Near Athens, Ala, few days ago
Mrs. Fowler, her daughter and babe tool
shelter under tree in storm. Lightning
killed tire mother and elder child, but the
babe was found clinging to the arms Of its
| uIeleSS parent
The safe of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe Railway Office at Cedar Hill, Tex, wa:
blown open few nights ago, and about $2oS
stolen. The burglars escaped.
= A lot of negro boys amused them
/ selves playing with fire under a Galveston
| (Tex.) cottage few days ago. Result, 6
S3,D 900 .confagration. ,.r m
Six prisoners escaped from the jail al
Lake Village, Chicot County, Ark, few
nights. ago. Three were murderers, two
were charged with grand larceny and the
sixth was burglar from Mississippi. False
KEYS did the business. iss24 a 4s'e-'-- '
DR.. Abrahams, proninent'ph physician
and ex- Confederate surgeon, was Shot and
probably mortally wounded by a negro
named Clark in an affray recently, al
| Houston, Tex, in which both parties free
several shots. The negro claims to have
been the VICTIM of a system of petty perse
cutions. The doctor alleged that ClarE
looked through a window at Mrs
4 Abrahams while making her toilet.
A. NJ. Sydes, a negro, shot and dan
gerously wounded his father, D. Sydes, :
few days ago. at. Portsmouth, va. dc