Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-27
SOUTHERN GL.EANiNGS.

average at twenty three bushels to the
acre.
george Billiard, of Columbia, Tenn, at.
tempted suicide few days ago by cut
slng himself in number of places about
me body and head. The cause was
whisky. Bullard is dangerously hurt
A colored man in Anderson County,
South Carolina named Berry Armstrong,
mas almost completely changed color in
the past year. IA is sixty-one years Of
age, and was formerly slave. He says
that in June last white spots commenced
coming first on his legs and then on h s
body, neck and face, until now he IS,
except a few spots around his nos >,
mea.h, eyes. and the rims of his ears, as
white as most white mon. His eyes hav
also changed and correspond with his
color. His hair and beard still have the
appearance of the negro, but are getting
very gray.
The Savannah (Ga.) authorities prohibit
bill-boards and wall Advertising, and tn g
ne" "spapers warmly support their action
on the ground that bill boards mar the
beauty of the landscape.
Corn worms are destroying the plant in
Texas.
William Martin, a New York drummer,
ws-s drowned in the Tennessee RIVER at
FLORENCE, Ala, few days ago.
Miss Mary Lemard cowhided James
Myers at Nashville, Tenn, few days
since for circulating damaging reports
about her.
The total State school fund of Georgia
in 1884 was sos, ,454.
While swimming a river to escape from
officers of the law, George Edwards, COL
ored, notorious Georgia burglar, was
fatally shot by his pursuers.
Max I. Weiser, clerk in the San An
tonic Post-office, has been arrested for
stealing re istered letters.
Henry and Elijah Pickard, residing near
Chestnut Mound, Tenn, were shot and
dangerously wounded by Frank Evans.
The affair was the result of an old feud.
El ijah was shot in the left side and Henry
in, the neck.
The boiler in the saw.mill of j. N. Doal,
Aear w akefeld Station, Tenn, explodeda
few days ago, killing John Tucker and in
juring three other men, one Of whom can
not recover.
A difficulty occurred q few evenings
since in New Orleans between John H
Charlton and Robert Keoghey. room
mates, during which the former shot th
latter in the right side and neck. He the,
shot himself in the head, from the effects
of which he died in short time. Keoehey
will recover.
Judge r. A. Hill, at Oxford, Miss, re-
Gently decided the case of the Memphis
a1a q oh pot
VS.. Green, Hamilton & Co. in favor of th
latter. The road OWES the firm $191, 100,
which constitutes the greater part of the
assets of Green's bank at jackson, whic
failed last yaar.
Rittenhouse Moore, the extensive har-
bor-work contractor of Mobile, Ala,
arranging to dredge and cut the propose
Atlantic Coast Tunnel, which work WI
give continuous water route along tb
eastern coast of Florida by way of India
River.
Mike Pressley, a worthless, impecun'
GUS Irishman, living in Yazoo City, Miss
who, eighteen months ago, inherite
through the death of an uncle in Minnest
to-, fortune of 1900 900, is now missin
1t is stated that Presley has sold hi
claim for S402. The theory now is tn
the purchaser fearing that the contra
would not hold good on account of Mike
intoxicated condition, planned his takins
off.
waterspout burst in the vicinity
Dyersburg, Tenn, a few days ago, dom
great damage. Fences and bridges wer
washed away, lands badly washed, an
crops much injured. A portion Of til
Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwes tern Rail
road track, at Henning Station, wa
washed away.
Two first cotton blooms were received {
Memphis. Tenn, few days ago. ore
from j. II. Bisco's farm at Bolivar Land
ing, Miss, and the other from Dame
Mum of Tunica County, Mississippi
These blooms were thirteen days in ae-
vance of the appearance last year, bu
about an average of date as to their gen
eral appearance.
William Freeman, aged eighteen, few
laws since, on Chincoteaque Island, Va.
shot imothy Hills, his wi 9 and daugh.
ter, and then killed himself He had
courted the daughter of Hills. and she
it is supposed, at the instance of her
mother, declined his suit. II was feared
that all three would die Mr. Hills is one
of the most prominent citizens OF th'
island.
Richard Stillwell, the grandfather
the largest family in the vicinity of Jack
son. Ga, was found hanging few days
a %. He was eighty seven years OF age
His bed stood in the middle of the room
and a rope, with a moose, hung from
rafter above to aid him in rising. VIII |.
the family were at prayer meeting the old
man put his head in the moose and ended
his life.
Frank W. Gregory, reporter on the
Louisville (Ky.) Commercial. was arrested
a few days ago on a charge OF embezzle.
ment com mitted at Terrs Haute, Ind, his
former residence. Gregory has been en-
ploved on various newspapers at Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette and Craw-
fords Vile, Ind. He is about twenty -eight |
years old, and respectfully connected in
Indiana.
In Galloway County, Kentucky, recently
a man named Harris slapped his wife's
face. Her father, James Hart, ano
brother Tom Hart, demonstrated, and N |