Huntsville gazette., 1884-01-19
SOUTHERN GIEANINGS.

is now assured. A large number of manu-
facturers, embracing every industry, have
applied, through CommissionerGeneral
Morehead, for 10000 square feet of space.
which may be enlarged to 10000. This
space will be taken in one body and be
known as the City of Richmond exhibit.
Burglars have been doing their work
in vestern portions of Oktibbeha County,
Miss, and at Chester, in Choctaw County,
by breaking into stores, etc. At Chester
the safe in which the Sheriff keeps his
funds was blown open, but fortunately
they obtained but little money, the Sheriff
having settled with the Treasurer few
days before.
Tom Marshal shot Joe Neroe through
the brain at Marshal, Tex, few days ago,
on account of scandulous remarks by Ne
roe about Marshall's wife. Beth are ne
groes.
THE Texas Land Board recently sold
225,O 900 acres at y per acre, and leased 177,-
600 acres for term of years. Bids yet to
be opened cover about 100000 acres.
The temper of the Texas Legislators
just assembled at Austin seems to favor
the enactment of rigorous laws against
tence-cutters; but there is great diversity
of opinion as to how the end is to be
reached. The cattle men are on the ground
in force to represent their interests.
Two persons were poisoned recently
in Texarkans, Tex, by eating wild turkey.
Miss Florence Howard a young lady
well known in the society of Galveston,
Tex, died suddenly a few days ago, sup
posedly from heart disease.
Mrs. Lucretia Patterson, wife of ex-
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina,
died in Washington few days since.
DIR. William M. Turner, for many
years Superintendent of the Charity Hos
pital at Shreveport, La, died few days
ago.
Mrs. w. P. Anderson, of Dallas, Tex,
was so seriously burned few days ago in
lighting a fire with coal-oil that she died
from the effects.
Cornelius Ryan, shot by VIM. Haus-
burg at jackson, Miss, died few days
ago. A Coronor's Jury decided the shoot
ing justifable.
Captain B. F. Dent, well known on
the Mississippi, and lately in command of
the steamer DeSmet, died at Vicksburg, re-
Gently.
General Hancock visited Galveston,
Tex, recently and reviewed the troops
there.
A bill has been introduced in the Tex
as Legislature calling for the removal of
all gates and Instructions across roads.
A Georgia statistician has discovered
that the annual average of babies born in
that State is $500, or 1913 per day, in
Guiding Sundays.
Sam Wheeler, of Gilmore, Tex, sen.
fenced to be hung on the 11th, was respited
for thirty days, having, it is alleged, be-
come lunatic.
The j. j. Powers Oil-mills at Vicks-
burg, Miss, have been sold to stock COM
pany, and will hereafter be known as the
Warren Cotton-mills.
A young girl named Felipa Lescania,
living at Brownsville, Tex, was so badly
burned few days ago that her life was de-
SPARED Of
The young women of Blountville,
Tenn, have organized with a motto: ''To-
tai Abstinence or No Husbands"
Thirty-six square miles of school lands
lying in one body are advertised for sale in
Clay and Archer Counties, Tex. They are
at present inclosed by the Wichita Land
and Cattle Company.
Ed Atchison, incarcerated for stab
bing Sidney Ruckman, was taken from the
Monroe (Va.) Jail by a mob few nights
ago and hanged. The body was then rid
died with bullets.
Wesley Posey, negro rapist, sentenced
to be hanged at Birmingham, Ala, ON the
18th, has been respited for thirty days.
Edwards Opera-house at Selma, Ala,
burned a few nights ago. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, 5000. Two firemen were injured
by falling walls.
In Gordon County, Ga, recently, at
social party, John Heath was ON the floor
awaiting to commence quadrille He sud-
denly reeled and fell to the floor, and in
stantly expired
Henry Hunter, of Oglethorpe, Ca,
had ch Id burned to death few days ago.
The mother went on visit, and left sew
eral small children in the house around
the fire. When she returned she found
one burned so badly that all its skin peeled
off,
A State Convention of stock men was
held last week in Austin, Tex, at which
representatives Of all the stock-raising sec
tions were present and their interests thor
oughly discussed. The officers of the Con-
vention were: Hon. j. D. Sayers, of Bas-
trop, President; John M. Simpson, of Dali
las, first Vice-President; W. F. North, of
Austin, second ce-President; Seth Ma.
bry, of Kansas City, third President;
Colonel Milt Lambert and d. G. Bentley,
Secretaries; Doc Day, of Austin, Treasurer;
w. II. Crane, Sergeant-at-A Arms. Execu-
tive Committee, Doc Day, Austin, Chair
man; A. III. Britton, Tarrant County; J.
NJ. Mathis, Victoria County; w. F. Lewis,
Mitchell County; E. D. Lott, Goliad; H. B.
Stoddard, Brazos; ID. +. Moore, Galveston;
j. M. Brown, San Antonio; B. B. Groomes,
Pan; J. Kard, Clay County. A resolution
was adopted asking the passage of a law
making fence-cutting felony, and strong
sentiment was manifested in opposition to
the passage of herd law by the Legisla-
ture, and it is said that a powerful lobby
will remain in Austin during the session of