Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

ASOuioNlllCp ny has dOdAQOuco SuoHOoiU "a
time, and all the.city clocks have been set
forward eighteen minutes.
Howard & Stewart, merchants Of Day
ton, Tenn, were robbed few nights ago
of $4,000 by burglars.
Miss Jane Ooten, aged twenty years,
while in an epileptic fit at Chattanooga,
Tenn, few days ago, fell into the fire.
Her clothing ignited shd she was burned
to death before being discovered.
The steam Touring mill of Hamilton &
Son at Paris, Tex, was destroyed by fire
few days since, togethert with several
dwellings and a large quantity of lumber.
Loss, 1000; Insurance, $2,S00.
The Confederate Veterans Be levolent
Association was organized at Shreveport,
La, few nights ago >with the following
officers: President, Captain Jas. F. Utz;
Vice, Presidents, Dr. j. G. Egan, Judge
John W. Jones, l.. K. SIM lmons, Arthur
Newman, VIM. Kinny; Sec Ietary, Jas. v.
Nolan; Financial Secretary, Thomas B.
Case; Treasurer, w. c. PERRIN; Executive
Committee, Colonel J. B. GSllmore, Judge
John c. Moncure, H. G. w. Eendall- DR.. R.
A. Gray and V. Grosjean. The organiza-
tion starts off with fattering prospects.
The assessment of Travis County, Tex,
shows an increase of $3.50, 40 over last
year.
w. ]. Williams & Son, saw-mill and
lumber, near jefferson. Tex, lost $4,000
recently by fire.
Paul Morphy, the once famous chess
player, died few days ago at New Or
leans.
AT Sutton Station, Tex, a few days
ago, Warren Mass shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Alex. Ward.
George L. Smith, formerly collector of
the port of New Orleans, is dead.
Walter B. Boren shot and instantly
killed J. S. Mitchell, at Caldwell, Tex,
few days ago. Boren is young man.
Mitchell was about fifty.
few days since, near Point au Loup
Springs, La, DR.. Frank Condor stabbed
to death man named John Lindon. Con-
don escaped.
The Baltimore Manufacturing Record
publishes semi-annual statement of the
progress South, showing that during the
last six months nearly $40, 900 has been
invested in new industrial enterprises
and in enlarging those already established.
Manual Lopez, while returning from a
dance at Panoramis, Kennert County, Tex,
few nights ago, was Maylaid and shot
five times. The killing is supposed to have
been done by horse-thieves, whom he pre-
vented from stealing stick from ranches.
The track of the Vic [sburg, Shreveport
& Pacific Railway, conbecting Vicksburg
with Shreveport, is all 1aid.
Judge Paul, of the United States District
Court, at Danville, Va. charged the
Grand Jury recently on specific crimes
against the elective franchise. but said the
inqu ries must be confined to Federal eAc-
tions.
DR.. c. W. Pierce, of Dallas, Tex, was
arrested and lodged in jaila few nights
ago on charge of implication. in the extern
sive frauds recently perpetrated by the
forgery of titles to public lands of Texas.
State Attorney Clint notified Attorney
General Templeton and the Sheriff took
the prisoner to Austin.
One of the train -wreckers who have
made several attempts to throw the cars
of the Illinois Central Railroad from the
track near Duck Hill, Miss, was arrested
few days since by detectives, on the in
formation Of woman he was about to
marry, who says he confessed to her that
he belonged to the party. 1t is probable
the balance Of the gang will be captured.
Joe Kuntz, of Denison, Tex, shot his di-
vorced wife few days ago in the yard in
front of a Catholic priests residence,
where the woman was employed as a
housekeeper. The cause is unknown.
Kuntz, after shooting his wife, walked
several blocks to his room, and entering
killed himself. His wife will recover.
The case Of Judge Jones vs. Judge Hicks
was decided by the Supreme Court at
Opelousas, La, in favor of the latter. 1t
will be remembered that Hicks was elected
Judge of that district at the last election,
and Jones claimed that he was an in
truder, as his term of office did not expire
for two years yet. Jones was elected two
years ago, under an act of the Legislature
creating an additional Judge for that dis
trict. The decision sets at rest vexatious
judicial muddle.
Charles Billings met with a horrible
death at Knoxville, Tenn, a few daya ago,
while attempting to couple cars. He fell be-
tween them and was crushed to death by
the wheels. He was struck by the wheels
near the hips, and two cars passing over
him ground and dragged him thirty yards
or more. The manged body was literally
cut in twain and presented a sickening
mass. From above the knees to the hips
the body was crushed to a jelly, and the
lower limbs distorted completely out of
shape. His cries for help reached the ears
Of those on the engine, but they were pow
erless to relieve him. George Lusk, the
head coupler, rushed to the scene, and
others followed. Scattered along the track
were shreds of clothing and pieces of bleed
ing flesh mixed with the coal and dirt.
Strange to say above the waist the body
was not disfgured, and Billings mind was
entirely clear. When he saw Lusk ap
| preaching, he said, "George, fell between
the cars and tried my best to get out of the
wav, but could not do it. | have been
working with you a long time, but will
never help you couple any more" His
agonizing groans were piteous to hear. He
| begged them to move his feet, and said he
could cot m If thew would helm him. He