Huntsville gazette., 1884-03-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

III the street in Galveston, Tex, recently
and defended himself, stabbing John Kel-
ly, one ofhis assailants, to death.
The presidents of cotton factories in
the neignborhood of Augusta, Ca, invite
the cotton mill owners of the South and
west to meet in Augusta April to consid-
er plan to decrease the production of cot
ton goods.
4 cutting serape occurred on the
steamer Headlight near Vicksburg, Miss,
few days ago. George Martin cut Ferge
McFall in the left side and back. Both
men are negroes. McFall was cared for on
the boat and Martin was turned over TO the
authorities on the arrival of the boat at
Vicksburg.
A few days ago Antonio Valdez went
to the house Of Tregono Palacios at Browns
vile, Tex, and shot him through the body,
infiicting a fatal wound.
George Ball, the well-known Calves
ton banker who recently gave $4,000 to
build public high school in Galveston,
died in that city a few days ago from the
effect of paralytic stroke.
Ii. H. Kayanaugh, senior Bishop of
the Methodist Church South died few
days ago at Columbus, Miss, aged eighty
two years.
The Southern Press Association win
hold its annual meeting at Atlanta, Ga,
April 10.
Columbus Lambert was drowned at
Newport, Tenn, few days ago, in the
French Broad River, while attempting to
cross the stream in wagon.
Z. II. Baker. cx-Pcstmaster at Vic
toria, Tex, was sentenced to three years in
the Pententiary and to pay a fine of 800
for embezzlng Government money.
A mass meeting of citizens was held
in Louisville, KY, a few nights ago, to boom
the Southern Exposition of 1884. The Leg
islature went from Frankfort in a body,
and with Governor Knott attended the
meeting.
An awarding committee at Lampasas,
Tex, adopted the plana and specifications of
c. w. Thompson, of Springfield, Mo-, for
the Centennial College at that place, and
gave him the 500 prize offered for the most
satisfactory plan.
Colonel Mansfield, United States En-
gineer in charge of Galveston Harbor, SAYS
there is no doubt that the plan of Captain
Eads for deepening the harbor would prove
successful, and intirnates that he could do
the work himself for much less than the
sum asked.
Investigation at Atlanta, Ga into the
cause OF the recent absence of youth
named Harrison, and his exhausted condi-
ton when discovered, has shown the exist
ence Of an opium joint in that city conduct
ed by three Cinnamon.
The death took place in Louisville,
KY, a few days ago, of l.. l.. Warner, the
oldest merchant of prominence in the city.
He was native Of Massachusetts, and sew
enty-six years of age. The largest church
in the place was named in his honor, be-
cause of his upright life and many acts of
charity
A vigilant night watchman frightened
off gang Of burglars few nights ago just
as they were about to secure $4,000 worth
of diamonds from Louisville (Ky.) jew
elry store. The thieves LETT their tools and
booty behind them.
Civil Service Commissioner Thoman
viii leave Washington about April 10, to
superintend the examinations to be held in
Texas and Arkansas. These will be the
first examinations held in that section of
country. Examinations will be held at
Galveston, April 15; Austin, April IS; Dali
las, April %, and Little Rock, April %.
BY mistake four children Of rs 1uire
G. D. Alsop, living near Louisville, KY,
were given opium for powdered rhubarb
few days ago by the mother. Two Of the
children have died, and the others were not
expected to live.
The police arrested q man few davs
ago at Danville, Va, who, while drunk on
a Midland train, confessed that he had
killed two colored men, named Sam and
Henry Clark, and wounded United States
Bailiff Lee Jones.
Maria johnson, colored an inmate
Of the Eastern Kentucky Lunatc Asylum
at Louisville, committed suicide at the Asy-
lum few nights ago by hanging herself
to an iron window bar, with a rope made
of her clothing, while standing on the bed.
She then stepped off the bed and chol1ed
herself to death. She was admitted to the
Asylum in 1888
AT recent sale Of bloode | stock at
Louisville, KY, the black mare Cathedral
sold for $1,000 to John Cline e Sons, of
Rensselaer,, Mo-: bay colt Jim Rather, for
$500, to 5. B. Black, Lexington; Pioneer
Boy, three years, for 81, 800, to N. B. Bowles,
Saline County, Mo-; the yearling colt Brig.
noli Wilkes, for $500, to A. C. Remy, In.
dianapolis; thoroughbred stallion Strath.
more, to l.. Duvall, Richmond, Mo.
Near Briensburg, Marshall County
KY, few days ago, J. E. McWaters,
while telling a tree, was struck by part of
the tree and so badly injured about the
head, the side of his head and skull being
crushed, that he can hardly recover. The
injured man is forty-fve years old, man
of family and an excellent and popular cit.
iZen.
A passenger train On the Missouri
Pacific from Tyler TO Palestine. Tex, tel
escoped few days a5owith freight train,
smashing badly the front part of tho en-.
gines and cars. Minnie Hauk and company
escaped with some bruises.
A severe wind and rain storm passed
over the City of New Orleans few even.
ings since. The roof Of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad depot was blown of
and con iderabIa damare do,,a 10 far,e-