Huntsville gazette., 1885-10-24
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Cubans and Bohemians are 1ocking to
Key West, Fla, again. About four hun.
1red per month land there.
The canning of oysters and shrimps In
Louisiana and Mis- ssissippi is rapidly-de-
Veloping industry.
A negro man in Coosa County, Alabama,
native of Africa, died few days ago
aged ITO years.
-year-old boy named Evans was
ourned to death at Taylor, Tex, a few
days ago, by his clothing catching fire.
There are 45O places for the sale Of liquor
in Galveston, Tex, but one Of which is
operating under paid up license.
slne best grave digger in Virginia is
name Mcnamara and he is eighty three
years old. He has buried over 1000 per
sons. He gathers them in.
A proposed amendment to the railroad
commission law of Georgia, granting ra
way companies the right to MAZE their
own rates, subject to revision only on
complaint, has been defeated in the AS.
sembly at Atlanta.
Ely Hood, Of Ozark, Ala, loved Mrs.
Blackman's daughter. The mother refused
her consent to the MARI age, whereupon
Hood fred her out by burning her house.
He has been fined $1,000 and given sig
months at hard labor.
In trAcas on the Hamilton plantation,
near Shreveport, La, few days ago,
Freeman Blum shot and fatally wounded
Jack Stewart. The difficulty was caused
oy dispute about fif y cents.
A singular story of brutality comes from
Mount Plea asant, in Monroe County, Ala
bama. Bill Ogburn, a noted desperado
while drunk, dsemboweled a negro
named Tom Spencer. A physi
cian was called to care for the murdered
man. but Ogl urn, knife in hand, forced
the doctor to leave, and the negro died
from neglect. Ogburn stabbed the negro
and shot off his nose while the latter was
under the influence of chloroform.
Nashville, Tenn, ell c1ed a Republican
Mayor by 800 majority.
1t is said that Camden County, North
Carolina, will raise enough corn to feed
the State.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company
will erect new shops at Houston, Tex.
Atlanta, Ga, has sunk an artesian well
80 the depth of two til housand feet without
finding water.
The Georgia Legislature has requested
the Congressman from that State to vote
for the repeal of the internal revenue law.
A man who has never had teeth is living
in Sumner County, Georgia. He is sixty
ni6e years old.
John s. Wise has been in twenty six
toc !, mi
be poor place in which to recruit a regi
ment of sharpshooters.
A negro in Jackson County, Georgia, is
reported to have but ed steer to death,
The owner having promised him the car
cass on that condition.
The rooms of the Memphis Cotton Ex
change and the Memphis Merchants Ex.
change have been formally opened.
During the month of August not sim
gle white person died in Selma, Ala.
A fire at Courtland, Miss, few nights
ago destroyed four business houses. Loss,
$1,000; insurance, $4,000.
Mis- Sarah Freeman Clarke, sister OF
Rev. james Freeman Clarke, has a fine
studio at Marietta, Ga, the walls being
adorned by her own paintings.
Colonel William Reese, Of Marshall
Vile, Ca, is at Macon seri ously sick with
fever. The impression prevails that it is
a'case Of genuine yellow fever.
The large cotton seed oil mills at Hemp
stead, Tex, owned by the Ahrenheckel
Company, were totally destroyed fy fir
few evenings since. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
The State of North Carolina derives
revenue of 800, 900 from tax on drum
mers. A provision of the law gives res
ldent drummer a rebate, the effect OF
which has just been pronounced an un
lust discrimination against non-residents.
and the law is, therefore, declared un
constitutional.
The Georgia Legislature has adjourned
after summer session of 100 days. The
most important bill passed was genera
option law, under which many temper
ance elections will be held in various
counties.
C. d. Potter, a travelling agent, engaged
in selling metal backed photograph al
buns, took half an ounce of laudanum al
Austin, T ex., the other night for the sup.
posed pur pose of committing suicide. He
will recover.
Prof. Atkins. with number OF artists
are making the trip down the Mississippi
River, making sketches for illustrations
to appear in Harper's Magazine.
The illicit distillers of Franklin County.
Georgia, have begun war upon law.
abiding citizens whom they suspect OF
aaving informed upon them. young
man who testified for the Gov ernment IN
several cases has been assassi mated, and
many persons have been ordered to leave
the county or take the consequences.
Mrs. E. F. Dunn, of Prescott, Ark, whlle
out driving at Texarkana, few days ago.
net with very serious, if not fatal acci
dent. The horse she was driving became
frightened at a passing engine and ran
away, overturning the vehicle and throw
ing her out with great force, the buggy
passing over her head and body. one
sustained internal injuries, and ner
friends entertain fears that she Will NOT
recover.
Francis Braun suicided at Louisville a
few nights ago by shoe ing himself IN tne
head in front of the Custom House.