Huntsville gazette., 1883-04-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| TOUR masked men the other night, who, being
refused $500 that Porter had hidden in the
house, set the building on fire and it was
consumed. Its value was 81 600.
Philip Samuel Fleming, a twelve-year
old boy, was sentenced by the United States
Court at Shreveport, La, recently, to five
years in the boys House of Refuge in St.
Louis, for extracting mail matter from the
post-office box of III. F. Doll.
f. At Louisville, Ky, Maggie Welch, a
child aged two years and six months, left
alone in room by her parents, who went
to work, ignited her clothes from the stove
the other morning and received burns
which resulted in her death.
Charles 0. Lamotte, of the Savannah
(Ga.l Morning Ne,us editorial staff, was
drownded in the river below that city the
other day by the swamping of boat.
Captain George w. Levi, one of the
parties of the alleged Louisville (Ky.) City
Hall conspiracy, in whose case the jury
failed to agree, has been admitted to bail in
the sum of $500.
Charles w. Wills, brother-in-law of
Senator Kellogg, died suddenly at his
He was captain in the 103d Illinois during
the war.
A fire at Memphis, Tenn, the other
night destroyed the Yates Mill, on Wash
ington street, causing loss of SONG $1,000;
insurance, $4,000.
A most daring robbery occurred at
Houston, Tex, the other afternoon. George
Pell, a.section boss on the Central Railway,
drew $3.50, and a confidence man, claiming
old acquaintanceship, persuaded him into
saloon, where he met confederate. Pell
was asked to loan one dollar, and taking
his money envelope from his pocket the
stranger snatched it and ran. The confed-
crate held Pell until the stranger made
good his escape, when he also ran, Pell and
the barkeeper going after the thief with the
money. Both escaped.
Rev. Mr. Hicks, of Washington, ID.
c., Guiteaus spiritual adviser, has entered
suit against the Baltimore (Md.) Amertcdn
for $35, 900 damages for the publication as
serting that Hicks disposed of Guiteau's
bones for money consideration.
Petitions were being circulated at
Louisville, KY, the other day praying the
Governor to pardon David Ferguson, SEN
fenced to five years. imprisonment for City
Hall frauds, and were receiving large
number of signatures.
A Jail delivery occurred at Decatur,
Wise County, Tex, the other night. j. T.
West, John Flanerty and Cut Hodges es-
capped by cutting through the bottom of an
iron cell and tunnelling under the walls.
West and Flanerty were recaptured five
miles from Decatur, but Hodges was still at
large. Officers at all points were notified
and were on the lookout for the fugitives,
for whom q posse was also securing the
country. The three who got out were rep
resented as the worst il the Decatur jail.
The Post-office Department has issued
an order establishing free mail delivery
service at Austin, Tex, on and after May 1.
E. C. Bacon, charged with the muir
der of John Piggott, some time ago, in Kin
ney County, Tex, has been released on
$4,000 bond.
Tie Board Of Bishops Of the A. M. E.
Zion Church Of the United States began
semi-annual session few days ago at Pc
tersburg, Va. A. Cartwright, missionary
from Africa, was present.
Bob Combs, an alleged cattle-thief,
was captured at Dallas, Tex, recently. He
was accused Of having done heavy bust
ness in the stock-stealing line throughout
Northern Texas.
Alonzo L. Thomsen's Chemical
Works at Baltimore, Md, were almost en-
tirely swept away by fire the other morn
ing. being damaged to the extent of $4,000
to 100000. Fully insured
An inquiry into the recent fatal pois-
oning of six lunatics in the asylum at
Staunton, Va, has been made, but who put
the poison into the medicine was not dis
covered
Cope Snapp, late clerk of Back-tax
Collector Ferguson, of Louisville, KY, has
been acquitted of the charge of appropriate
ing money belonging to the city to his own
purposes.
Jason Williams, colored, on trial at
Ellicott City, Md, recently for killing
William Dansey, colored, was convicted OF
murder in the first degree. The trial occu-
pied only few hours.
George Walker, a companion of Iom
VarneH in the land tragedy at Hubbard
CITY few weeks ago, and jointly indicted
with him for murder, surrendered to tie
authorities of Hill County few days ago,
saving that Varnell would also surrender
soon.
A fire at Gatesville, Tex, the other
day destroyed buildings and stocks valued
at S3S, 900, on which there were only Sl2,o0o
insurance.
It was rumored at Laredo, Tex, a few
DAYS ago that party of five Americans
who left for the interior Of Mexico to buy
stock were murdered in camp near Saltlllo.
The Attorney-General of Texas has
informed the State Treasurer that he had
no right to receive money for schools uni
versity or asylum lands where part OF the
purchase money had not been paid before
the passage of the act of February 3, 1883,
withdrawing such lands from the market.
The Attorney-General held that no vested
rights were acquired by applicants for
these lands until part of the purchase
money had been paid into the State Treas
ury.
The Legislature of Arkansas has en-
acted a law that invites competition from