Huntsville gazette., 1885-10-10
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

Staub's new theater at Knoxville Tenn,
caught fire few evenings since from q
bucket OF turpentine and bees wax being
heated to fix the floor for the coronation
BALL Architect Gum, of Nashville, was
seriously and perhaps fatally burned on
the hands and legs. Loss to house light,
Tror. Johnson, Of the United States
| bureau or Geology, has for some time
been making an examination OF the hill
| parishes of Louisiana for coal and iron.
He reports that he has found valuable de.
posts of iron ore, bat no coal.
The East Tennessee aud the Brunswick
and Western Railroad tracks have been SO
heavily washed in the vicinity of Bruns-
wick, Ga, by recent rains, that travel
has been seriously impeded
During flty-four hours recently there
was rainfall In the region Of Jacksonville,
Fla., aggregating over ten inches There
we're bad washouts on all the railroads and
great damage was done.
A very fine vein of silver ore has been
found on the farm of William Morton near
Nashville, Tenn. The vein for some dis
tance has been traced and is quite rich. A
stock company has been formed and the
mine will be developed shortly. An ana.
ysis Of the ore showed eighty per cent OF
silver.
Mrs. j. H. Lane of Lebanon, Tenn, who
was assaulted by robbar and her skull
crushed with stone, died from the Q fleets
of her injuries. The case of Jim Baxter,
colored, who is ch arged with the crime,
and who was identified by Mrs. Lane as
q 10 hain inv taI bxx y,
Grand Jury. There is doubt as to Blx-
ter's guilt.
The Odd Fellows of Texas have pur-
chased 100 acres of land two miles from
Corsicana upon which the Widows and
Orphans Home of the l. O O. f. will be
erected. Consideration, 81. 600.
In the Southern rate war tickets from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to Atlanta, Ca,
have been reduced from 81 20 to forty
five cents. All the leading lines are be-
coming involved.
Two cases of smallpox have been re-
ported at Huntington, Tenn. Both pa
tients were quarantined and no spread Of
che disease is anticipated.
In a street affray at Abingdon Va, a
few days ago Jrdge George W. Ward
editor Of Democratic news paper, was
fatally shot by DR.. w. M. White, indie.
pendent candidate for State Senator, and
two of his relatives, all of whom were ar
rested and adm tied to bail. The first
] shot was fred by Dr. White, who had
been lying in wait for Judge Ward.
The livery stable of Day & Allen, at
Gallatin, Tenn, with twenty five horses,
was burned by an incendiary few nights
ago. Colonel Day was severely burned
while attempting to rescue the animals.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, 5000.
The Vicksburg Rifles and Volunteer
Southrons of Vicksburg Miss, have sig.
nfied their nten tion of entering the COM
petitive drill at Aberdeen in October. The
| Southrons have selected Miss Corinne
Sykes, beautiful young lady Of Aber-
| deem, as their sponsor.
! A very important arrest was made in
| Chattanooga, Tenn, a few days ago by
| the Sheriff of Roane County, in the per-
son of Jack Crow, a notorious criminal,
for robin Major Willis, of Rock wood, OF
| $1,000. Willis had sold piece of prop
|, srty and put the money in his c)at- pock-
| ct. Crow slipped into his room, appro-
| priated the money and fed.
James Daniels, colored, died near Adair-
|, vile, Tenn, few days sincs from hydro
| phol ia his sufferings being of the most
horrible chara cter. He had to be tied with
| ropes, which he broke with ease. While
hauling dead animals that had been Bit
ten by mad dog some virus got into a
sore in his foot.
Mrs VIM. Kountz, residing on Reyton's
Cy
from ear to ear few days ago and died.
She leaves seven child en-, the youngest
three weeks DID, 1t is thought she was
temporarily insane.
The passage of a general local option
bill by the present Legislature of Georgia
has revived the temperance crusade in
Atlanta to wonderful degree. While
The bill was before the Legislature the
Pr ohibitionists gave out that they would
be content with high license in the large
cities. Since the bill has passed into law,
however, they have changed front, and
Allan ia is just now the scene of violent
citation. Mayor Hillyer, the City Coun-
Gil, the newspapers and other prominent
influences ara at work for the prohibition
of the liquor traffic. There are S., 000 coo
in vested in the liquor business in Atlanta
by half dozen wholesale houses, 80
licensed saloons and real estate owners.
Gus Logan, a colored gambler convict
ed of murder recently at Shreveport, La,
has let down terribly. He is said to spend
most of his tims in prayer.
-Four colored murderers julius North
.ut, Willlam!Meyers, George Winston and
Gus Logan, have been convicted at
Shreveport, La. The first three 60 to the
Pententiary for life, and Logan will suf-
fer the death penalty. iH3u 'o tli 9'le
Buck Brown, who killed Officer Arnold
Of the Nashv lle (Senn. Pol ce force last
spring, shot and fatally wounded ". b
Easley, of Centerville, an important wit
ness against him, at Graham Station,
few days ago. He made his escape, but
has since given himself up.
Sensational disclosure have been made
regarding the sudden death of Doc Kirby
at Scottsboro, Ala, few days ago. Kirby
was one of the best known drummers lu
he South He dinJ yarv cuddanlv while