Huntsville gazette., 1884-02-02
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

wheat and oats he made S50, 600 more, MAX
ing total of 100000. He uses convict Ia
bor
Savannah, Ga, which recently adopt
ed standard time, has returned to the old
system.
Returns to the Department of Agri-
culture show the damal to winter oats by
the recent freeze sixty her cent and wheat
thirty per cent. in Georlia.
Seven saembers of Henry Kendall's
family, living near Louisville, KY, were
poisoned with "Rough on Rats" which by
mistake was put in the biscuits. 1t was
thought Kendall and a son would die.
Rev. Edward Fontaine, residing near
Pocahontas Station, La, died recently. He
was contributor to the science of hydraulic
engineering and first suggested jetties for
the mouth of the Mississippi.
Governor Crittenden of Missouri, re-
Gently made requlsition ON Governor Ire
land of Texas for criminal convicted in
the latter State, he being wanted in Mis-
fouri for trial upon a graver charge, and
the prisoner was accordingly turned over
to duly accredited officer and taken to
Missouri. He proved to be the wrong man,
however, and the Governor of Missouri
coolly informs the Governor of Texas of the
fact instead of returning the prisoner and
thus rectiiying the mistake, and Governor
Ireland is correspondingly indignant.
The steamer Sam Fowler sank few
days ago near Nashville, Tenn.
At a meeting of the Louisville Expo
sition Directory few days since, $4,000
rIea,
Colonel Bennett H. Young was elected
President
In Lancaster County, n. c., recently.
Armstrong Funderbonk was killed at
Tradersville by a man named Gregory
and at Tafahaw Billy Copeland was muir
dered by the three Gregory brothers.
Louisville, Ky, is indignant that
Cincinnati has quarantined against that
city on account Of smallpox, and retalia-
tory measures were proposed, but de-
feated, in the Louisville Council.
Denison, Tex, is to have street
railway. Ground was broken recently
and, under the contract, one mile Of the
road must be completed within thirty
days.
Harry Moss, journalist of some note
in Mississippi, died recently at Jackson, in
that State.
Miss Gibson. sick colored woman at
Bray's Bayou, Tex, evaded her nurse a
few nights ago and could not be found.
She was supposed to be lost in the woods.
Harrison Williams, negro, was con-
victed of murder at Corsicana, Tex, and
sentenced to hang March 7.
Burglars at Terrell, Tex, crawled
under a sidewalk and tunneled through
three different brick walls until they
reached the foundations of the bank vault
of Childress & Harris a few days ago.
They blew off the outer door of the safe,
but failed to destroy six-inch steel door
and its time-lock. The dense smoke caused
an alarm, and the papers in the outer vault
were found by the officers to be on fire.
The safe contained S150, 900 in money, which
the robbers failed to obtain.
The Virginia Senate adopted the res
olution requesting Senator Malone to re-
sign. The resolution was then sent to the
House of Delegates.
j. J. Douglas, Manager of the Henry
County (Ky.) lottery has been are ted
and held for trial for sending lottery circu-
lars through the mails.
The fence-cutters of Montague Coun-
ty, Texas, have organized an offensive
and defensive alliance, and threaten to kill
any county attorney who attempts to pros
cute them for felony under the new leg
istative enactments.
The clothing of Mrs. Margaret For
tune, of South Pittsburg, Tenn, caught fire
a few days ago in the absence of other
members of the family, and she was burned
to death.
A number Of Italian emigrants re-
Gently landed at New Orleans from the
ship Prinz George lodged complaint against
the Captain. alleging starvation and bru-
tai treatment during the voyage, and have
also libeled the vessel and owners for dam
ages aggregating $3O, 900. The Captain was
held for trial.
Nine raftsmen were drowned a few
days ago in Cumberland River near Garth.
age, Tenn, their raft being drawn into a
whirlpool.
Burglars raided the depot at Edwards
on the Vicksburg & MempLi, Railroad a
few nights ago, blew open the safe and got
awav with $500.
The Harrison County (Tex.) Fair As
sociation has dissolved on account of losses
sustain =. The grounds are for SALE
The Mississippi Legislature has pass
ed an agricultural lien law, to take effect in
January, 1885.
Henry Bronson and George Hardison
killed each other in the street at Auburn,
KY, a few days ago. 1t was the outcome
of family feud dating back sixteen years.
More trouble is feared
Ascalon, valuable stallion, died at
the farm of I. j. Megibbel at Lex ng5on,
KY, few nights ago. He was entered in
all the best three-year-old stakes.
Cato j. jerks, white man, deserted
his sick wife at Apex, N c., a few days
ago and eloped with thirteen-year-old
girl, daughter of his clerk. They are
thought to have gone to Illinois.
The Harbor Committee at Vicksburg,
Miss, have selected the following gentle
men to represent the. city at the Mississippi
River Improvement Convention in Wash
ington, February s.; E. G. Carroll. Chair