Huntsville gazette., 1884-05-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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District Grand Lodge, No. 7, of the Inde
pendent Order of B'nai Birth, held its an.
nual session in New Orleans recently.
Large delegations from Alabama, Arks-n-
sas, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee and
Louisiana were present. After the reading
of the message OF the President, Seigmund
Haas, of Mobile, the election of officers
took place, resulting as follows: Lea n.
Levy, Galveston, President; Jos. Hirsch,
Vicksburg, FIRST Vice President; j. A.
Levy, Victsria, Second Vice President; NJ
Uliman, Memphis, Secretary; Fl. Earen-
berg, Little Rock, Treasurer; e. Wolf,
Nashville, Sergeant-at- Arms.
A few days ago a fire starting in the Var
mum House at Gainesville, Fla, spread
thence across the entire square west of the
Courthouse, destroying every building in
its way. 1t then swept across Liberty
street, burning the Arlington House, an
elegant winter hotel, with the building in
the rear Estimated value of the buildings
consumed, mostly wood, $4,000; value of
stocks and contents not learned. There
was rumor that child burned to death
in one of the buildings. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by tramp put
out of the Varnum House the night be-
fore.
A few nights ago twenty masked men
went and demanded the key Of the jailer
in Burlington, the county seat of Boone
County, KY. The jailer refused to surren.
der them. They then went and broke open
the Jail, took out Charles Dickerson, the
ybo oct
burglary, and escaped, but was again ar
rested a week ago in the act Of committing
another burglary. The mob took him two
miles from Burlington and lynched him by
hanging. Dickerson pleaded that he was
young in this business, and had been led
into it by drunkenness.
York Grisham, colored, who died a few
days ago at WHIPS Wood, in Cherokee
County, Ga, was in his 115th year, and
the oldest person in Georgia.
The Georgetown (Ky.) National Bank
loses heavily by forgeries committed by
J. r. Wolf, Of that place, who has been ar
rested.
The Kentucky Democrats in State Con-
vention at Frankfort selected delegates to
the National Convention and recommend
ed Hon. John G. Carlisle for nomination
for President.
The jury in the case of Ike Loeb, at Dal-
las, Tex, charged with the murder of
Emanuel McClarty, colored, brought in
verdict of not guilty. Loeb was warmly
CONGRATULATED.
Charles Cs~~--->s 'sHoU ana killed Ie"
days since by Lawrence Smith on the plan
tation of Mr.. o. B. Stevens, near Dawson.
Ga.
In a difficulty between Mr.. VIM. Courts
and Mr.. Thaddeus Bum, at Cochran, Ca,
the latter was shot three times in the body,
from VIII ch he died. The murderer has
not been captured.
Henry Sevarn, who murdered Mrs. Har-
rison Reed at Winston, N. c., was taken
from jail few nights ago by several hum
dred citizens and lynched.
A Texas youth of sixteen recently turned
hiehwayman, stole two of his fathers
horses, and, armed with shotgun, went
on the road. At the first store he attempt
ed to rob the proprietor fred five shots at
him and the boy hasn't been seen since.
Two houses were blown into the river
during storm at st. Joseph, La, few
nights ago.
The cotton crop report for the Memphis
district shows decreased acreage
planted.
Louisville attorney named Lewis Z.
Garrigus has sued A. Frazier of that city
for $1,000 damages for shooting him at
Russellville, KY, last year.
The heirs of Thomas A. Scott sued the
city of Shreveport, La, for $50, 900 with ac.
Int o,.l-
man rendered decision against them.
James Murray shot and killed D. Hardin,
ex-Sheriff of Crittenden County, Tenn, a
few days ago in quarrel growing out of a
lawsuit. Murray was shot in return and
died soon afterward.
An attempt was made few days ago by
Sheriff's posse Of forty men to capture
w. B. Cash, the Chesterfield Is. c. out
law The Cash mansion, Cash's depot, was
surrounded and thorough search of the
premises made, but the murderer could not
be found.
j. r. Wolf, of Georgetown, KY, was ar
rested at Lexington few nights ago on
the charge of forgery. He had forged the
name of T. J. Burgess, Cashier of the
Georgetown National Bank, to checks tc
the amount of several thousand dollars
The bank will lose heavily by it.
Austin Bull, raftsman from Pennsyl
vania, was found murdered under pile Of
straw in the eastern part of the city OF
Louisville, KY, few days ago. He had
been struck in the head, then choked tx
death with towel and his body hid under
the straw. There was no clew to the mur
derer Or cause of the crime.
John Ashley, farmer, while at work or
his farm, half mile east of Denison, Tex.
was shot in the face by some unknown
party, the ball lodging near the ear, but il
is thought not to be serious. Iti supposed
to have been stray shot from some on,
out hunting.
The trial of School Superintendent
Carter NJ. Lauthan, of Richmond, Va, fol
engaging in politics in violation of Law
resulted in a verdict of guilty. He wa
| fined fifty dollars in addition to forfeiture
Of his Office. Lauthan will appeal.
One of the lit tie girls of Mr.. Geo
Reeves, of Waynesboro, Ga, went ou
into the yard, a few days ago, carrying
| one of the smaller children in her arms
There were two large pots of boiling
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