Huntsville gazette., 1883-08-11
miscellaneous Items,

Miscellaneous Items.
A horse became fastened between the
ties of the railroad bridge near Murfrees-
boro, Tenn, recently, delaying the train sew
eral hours. He had undertaken to run
across the bridge.
Swallows took possession Of the roof
of the Central Hotel at Charlotte, S. c., in
such numbers thatit was necessary to send
a man on the roof with whip to dislodge
them.
New Orleans policemen are provided
with poisoned sausages, and have exter-
minated so many ours that the streets are
now poisoned with the odor of decaying
carcasses.
Simon Furgerson, an illiterate negro
coal-miner, residing near Charleston, W.
Va, claiming the power to cast out devils,
called at the house of sick woman re.
Gently, and declared that she was in the
hands of Satan. He \Von her confidence.
and prescribed for her a quart bottle OF
poke-root, angle-worms, grasshoppers and
grubs, well stepped in hot water wine
glassful to be taken every four hours. The
patient took the medicine until her alarm
called
Theslign alias Ernest Mayer, hailno
from ST. Louis and Cincinnati, was cap.
tured in Shreveport, La, a few days ago IL
was charged that he obtained money in
Texas by falsely representing himself as
the agent Of w. J. Lemp, of st. Louis, and
other business men.
Ben Hardy and two other men,
whose names were not known, Govern
ment pile-drivers, fell overheard and were
drowned at Maysville, KY, the other day,
near where five men were drowned by the
capsizing of skiffs few days before.
A New Orleans physician assures the
citizens who are dreading the approach of
the cholera that the safest place in the
world against the disease is the piny
woods.
A Chattanooga (Tenn.) cow commit
ted suicide the other day by holding her
head under water and standing until she
fell over drowned.
The Government tea farm at Sum-
merville, S. c., has been restocked, and
new effort to get funds to run it will be
made at the next session Of Congress.
A rattlesnake seven feet long was re-
Gently killed at Gulf Hammock, Fla. 1t
had nine rattles, showing it to be nine
years old.
A number of people in the town of
Union, S. c., were poisoned recently by
eating ice-cream favored with almond ex-
tract.
Sidney Gardner, twenty-five years
old, was run over and killed by a train OH
the c., @. & S. w. r. R., at Paducah, KY,
a few days ago.
At Bondurant's Landing, Miss, the
other day George Watson;and Clinton Hines
became involved in difficulty over game
of cards. Hines stabbed Watson several
times with a dagger, causing instant death.
The murderer escaped.
In tearing down an old house near
Warm Springs, n. G., recently the skeleton
of mail-carrier was found, with leather
mailbag containing over thirty letters
dated 1927, some containing old bank bills.
Stephen Green, of Colleton, S. @,
the other day administered sulphate Of
morphine to his wife and two children,
mistaking it for sulphate of quinine. Som
afterward one of the children died, ard
while Green was attending the funeral the
other child expired. His wife was rot
expec, ed to recover.
The Georgia Legislature is consider
ing bill to prohibit Sunday excursions.
Fred Weisser, an old citizen of Pop
lar Grove, KY, drew 500 pension money
the other day and went to drinking with
mixed party. Next morning he was found
on the roadway near his home, having been
beaten nearly to death and robbed Of his
treasure.
Half-pound peaches are advertised in
Mobile, Ala.
At Langley, Crockett County, Tex,
a few days ago, Solomon Norris, who had
recently been appointed Deputy Sheriff,
was given warrant for the arrest of A.
Lamb, who was charged with the theft OF
cattle Norris attempted to arrest Lamb,
when the latter pulled his six-shooter and
attempted to use it, whereupon the Deputy
Sheriff fired and killed him. The Coroner's
Jury rendered a verdict that Lamb was
killed while resisting arrest.
Fire the other afternoon destroyed the
pavilion at the foot of Center street in Gal
weston, Tex, and several other buildings
Robert Sprauger, snare drummer OF the
Pavilion Band, lost his.ife in the conhagra-
ton. The fire was believed to be the work
Of an incendiary. The total loss vas Slo,'
300; partially insured.