Huntsville gazette., 1885-05-23
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGo,


truck by an engine and completely de-
nolished. The only passenger in the car
- the time was lady, who jumped and
escaped uninjured.
Inc Crittenden trial at raylorville KY,
'esuited In hung jury, ten being for ac-
luittal and two for imprisonment. Tom
jrlttenden, the grandson of the celebrated
John J. Crittenden, is charged with mur-
ierlng Rose Moseby, a colored man, at
anchorage, about two years ago.
MISS Martha Debask, an attra ctive y oung
ady living with her parents near Rose
= Va, had quarrel with her lover. A
lew nights ago, about midni-ht, she tied
ieavy stone about her neck, jumped in
ciinch River and was drowned. Her body
was recovered the next day
In the woods near Dixie Station, on the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Rail-
way, the body of Scipio Atchison, colored
was found a few days ago riddled with
buckshot. Recently Atchis on's son, James
outraged white woman near the same
place. James was pursued by white men,
who failed to find him. Scpio was terri
oily enraged at the white men and threat
sned to kiln them. He went to the houses of
some white people and said: This is
your day, but tomorrow is mine. l will
get your scalps." These threats are be-
lieved to have been the cause of his death.
His son will be lynched, if caught.
Eustis, Fla, boasts of a fve-year old
century plant which is about to bloom.
Though the melon crop in South Georgia
is late, it is none the less promising. The
acreage is not as great as last year.
A happy colored youth of Georgia char
acterzed picnic as chicken fixin's an
flour doin's"
Elias Josephus" aud "Marine Aida
Diana" were the names two colored in
fants received recently at. a baptism in
Georgia.
''Daisy Simmons" the daughter of a
proud and wealthy North Carolina FAM
lily, killed herself in bagnio iii Savannah,
Ga, few days ago.
George James and Theodore Bantz were
killed and several others injured few
days since by boiler explosion at Gray
son, KY.
Twenty-Five years ago a gentleman in
Upson County, Ca, buried 5000 half-dol
lars in silver, where it remained until
few days ago, when it was exhumod and
put into circulation.
Two citizens of Quitman, Ca, while on
Il fishing tour in the lower part of the
county, were twice arrested for tramps.
Corn planting has been completed in the
southwestern counties Of Virginia. The
acreage is much larger than usual.
A Titusville Ella man has an orange
growing On an orange bud that was set
only eight weeks ago.
An enterprising Creole writer Of New
Orleans is said to have had three hundred
articles rejected before one,was published.
Alabama physicians say that pneumonia
is worse now in that State than ever be-
fore in their experiences period of thirty
or forty years.
John Hall, engaged in bee culture at
Resaca, Ga, was stung to death few
days ago by an angry swarm of bees
which he was trying to hive.
J. w. Cartright was sent to New Orleans
to make some collections for the Austin
(Tex.) Statesman. He got the money but
nobody seems to know where he is now.
Some excitement exists at Graysville,
Ca, over the discovery of silver deposits
In Catoosa County. Some rich specimens
are on exhibition.
James Mcdaniel and l.. a. Potter were
sent to the Texas Penitentiary / or life for
robb'ng stage.
Six members of the Riddle family, of
Rockingham N. c. were poisoned recent.
ly by eating lady peas. They we're thrown
into violent spasms and soon became de-
lirious. Fortunately a physician was at
hand, and saved their lives.
A new Post Office in Swaine County,
North Carolina, has been named Maiden's
Bosom.
Mount Clark and Miss Stratton were
eloping recently in Pike County, Ken
lucky, when the brother of the lady in
terfered, and both men were fatally
wounded.
On the plantation of Slade Morgan, near
Vienna, Ga, a few days ago, tenant
named Jones left two children locked up
in the house while father and mother were
at work. The cabin burned down and
only the chared skeletons of the childran
were found.
Look out Mountain has been leased to the
lverymen of Chattanooga, Tenn. After
a dozen years of Niagara hack fares, the
people will want to make the mountain
National Park.
Henry Etheridge, convicted in Jones
County, Ga, Of the murder of Tom Glenn
mons, has been sentenced to hang June
10Th. Clemmons was on the way to marry
Etheridge's former sweetheart when he
was shot dead.
In Jones County, Ga, few days since,
Henry Allen, who returned from prayer
meeting one night and set fire to his en-
ployer's house on the way, lust to see
the white folks Dance" was sent to Peni-
tentary for life.
Wild turkeys are very plentiful In por'
ticns of Texas, and the Medina County
Ne1cs, in speaking on the subject, re-
marks: Gas there is no law against kill
ing them, we say to the nj mrods blaze
away, and if you kill an extra one or two,
remember that we like turkey, too.
There is a family of negroes living on
Judge Gwynn's place, about ten miles
east of Tallahassee, Fla, who subsist
almost entirely on rabbits. A boy and
dog are kept busy hunting, while the
remainder of the family works the crop
to furnish the bread and clothes.
The New Orleans PicGyame,of May 1st