Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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dogs n the yard, but the woman was not
hurt.
One-seventh Of the population of Ken
/ lucky is colored.
At the reunion of the Fifth Georgia
regiment, at Macon, Ga, few days ago
L. c. Young, of the Fiftysixth New
York, presented in a touching speech
the flag which the latter captured from
the former in 1864. Many old veterans
who opposed each other were present.
Thomas Clark, an old river man, who has
been watchman on several of the boats
running to Vicksburg, was drowned at
4 East Vicksburg g few days ago. From
the circumstances surrounding the act 1T
could not pe determined whether it was an
accident or suicide.
| Greenville, Tex, is rapidly recovering
/ from the effects of the recent disastrous
fire. The work of removing the debris is
actively progressing. and rebuilding will
begin at once. Merchants declare that the
new structures will be larger and more
substantial. The Greenville Herald will
resume September l5.
A large pine tree in the yard of Mrs. G.
| V. Moody, in Port Gibson, Miss, now pre-.
| sents very singular appearance. 1t is
entirely covered with wisteria vine, and
when viewed from little distance the top
| presents an almost perfect profile of fe-
male head. Last year the tree, from a
different point of view, presented a per.
feet picture of a spaniel dogs head.
AS compared with the corresponding
period last year, Galveston was, on the
Goth inst, 257 ,427 bales of cotton short in
her receipts, the figures being, to date last
year, $4,000 bales; receipts this year,
| 592,272 bales. The decrease this year in
receipts at all United States ports is l.
| 146,3 ,39l bales; receipts to date last year,
5,955,9T bales; this year, 4,SO9 5S6 bales.
Governor Bate, of Tennessee, was called
on by the Mormon Elder Roberts a few
days ago, who made a statement as TO the
murders of Gibbs and Berry in Lewis Coun-
| ty. The Governor has offered a reward
for the arrest of the murderers. Roberts
denied every ching alleged against the de-
| ceased.
E. Fairfax Gray died at Houston, Tex,
| few nights ago. He was connected with
| the Texas Navy, and served on the ''Aus-
! tino with Commodore Moore, participat.
| ing in all the battles with NJ axican vessels
| off Vera Cruz. Alter annexation he en-
| tered the Federal Navy and did noble
vice i'll the japan expedition. He served
in the Confederate Army. since which he
| has lived In Mexico, and enginoared mn.
ing enterprises in Nevada anu U Ugah.
| The Board of Managers OF the New
Orleans Worlds Exposition has decided
TO finish the Government building, and
conseq -ntly bids for work by outsiders
were rejected. The management offers to
dispose of the privilege of furnishing and
running machine repair shop at the Ex-
position and desires proposals for furnish.
ing ali steam pipes, valves, steam fittings,
| ETC., for the main building.
At Winchester, Tenn, few days ago,
fire destroyed the building and stock
owned by Elliott & Williams, grocers.
| The dry goods stock Of Harvey Wilson
was also burned. Only by hard work was
the fire checked and the entire loss of the
north side of the public square prevented.
Elliott & Williams lose So, 800; insurance,
$2.3 0. Wilson loses $1,000: insurance,
81 900.
Crops in Tennessee are reported to be
unusually good. There has been no Sc
we're drought to injure peanuts and pota
| toes.
] Amanda Hall, in fit Of jealousy, fatal
ly stabbed Hannah Stewart at Houston,
Tex.
At Dallas, Tex, a small cyclone recently
carried dog eighty teet i'll the air, and
! the animal was killed.
Thos. Huling, living near Nashville,
Tenn, .stook his nine-year-old daughter
for a robber a few nights ago, and killed
her with a shotgun.
A train stopped at drawbridge on the
Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad a few
nights ago, finding no signals to move for.
ward. The conductor investigated and
found the watchman murdered. He had
twenty three balls in his body, which was
on the track.
At an election primary at New Haven,
KY, a few days ago, James johnson shot
and killed John Bartley and seriously
wounded his son, Joseph Bartly. The
shooting grew out Of an old feud. Bartly
is farmer. johnson is a nephew of ex.
Governor Johnson.
Geo. Howard and Hawkins Galloway
got into fight few days ago at Lexing-
ton, Ga, in which George inflicted wound
with his knife in the head of Hawkins.
The blade was driven into the top Of the
head about two and a half inches and
| broken off even with the skull. All efforts
to extract the piece of blade from the
skull proved futile, and the victim died.
A few days ago, as the north-bound
freight was approaching Colbert Station,
seven miles north from Dennison, Tex,
| George A. Calhoun, formerly from Bloom.
ington, H., fell from the roof of freight
car and was run over by the whole train
and killed. His body was horribly
mangled.
A few days ago at W. H. Ludovich's
farm on Black Creek, near Devine, Tex,
G. w. Horton started to inspect 1l0-foot
well When ten feet from the top the rope
broke and he was dashed to the bottom.
When brought up he was horribly
mutilated, and was heard to groan once as
he neared the top. He died Immediately
after reaching the surface.
The main building for the Worlds Ex-
position at New Orleans is completed ex-
cept part of the sheathing of the roof and
some flooring. Exhibits will be received