Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-01
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Henry Ballum, twelve years old, fell
from Texas Pacific train at Longview,
Tex, and was torn to pieces.
There were 1918 deaths in New Orleans
durl ng the week ended the 18th.
1t is said that the house in which WASH
ington resided when he VISITED Charles
ton, 3. c., after the Revolution, is to be
converted into bakers shop.
Frank Boyle entered the storehouse of
Scott d May, near B )livar, Tenn, few
days ago, intending to rob it. Having
been previously suspected the employees
OF the firm were on the lookout. Boyle
entered by back window AMI they ar
rested him. He attempted to escape, and
was fatally shot in the back.
Charles A. Rahad, of New Orleans,
whose illness was reported on July 9th to
be a sporadic case of yellow fever, is dead.
He had recovered from the fever, but dur
ing his convalescence there developed ma
lignant infamma tion of the parotd
glands. which finally resulted in his
deatt.
peculiar disease is killing hogs very
freely on the range in portions of Texas.
They are sick but a short time, and the
only indication 0 trouble is the effusion Of
clotted blood about the kidneys noticed in
the post mortems. This is he only draw
back to an otherwise phenomenal crop
year.
The first bale of cotton of the season ar
rived at Houston, Tex, few days ago.
Commercial travellers who refuse or fail
to show her licenses in Austin, Tex,
hereafter, will be arrested.
Dav Campbell, OF Bowling Green KY,
few days since shot and fatally wound
ed tramp who thre eatened his life.
John R. Motley, moonshiner was
killed few days since by j. H. johnson,
in Cannon County, Tenn.
Hon. Thomas c. McRae was nominated
for CONGRESS in the Convention at Texark-
ana Ark.
Another shortage has been discovered
in the Dallas (Tex Post office, VIII ch the
late Republican Postmaster has made
good
John H. NJ K ight, Of HopkinsviIle, Ky.
while searching for a physician for his
sick child few nights ago was shot and
instantly lied by unknown parties.
Bell Todd was convicted at NJ ledge
vile. Ga, of the murder Of negro known
as Free joe" Tn. murder resu ted from
quarrel over a woman. 'Free Joe'' was
noted as the original "Uncle Remus" in
Joel Harris works.
Frank Peacock, coal black negro, and
white woman named Mary P-acock,
were arrested Tor miscegenation at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, few days ago.
While Mrs. Mary Cooper, sixty-six
years old, was trying to cross the Gwinett
Railroad crossing, at Savannah, Ga,
few days since, some one behind pushed
her SO as to hurry across. She fell, was
run over and cut in twain.
Miss Lille Mclaughlin, of South Union,
Kv., a brilliant and beautiful girl of eigh-
teen years, who was visiting relatives at
Nashville, T nn., recently, took an over
dose of lau anum, for headache, and died
from the effects.
John Pollard, one of the Oldest white
citizens of NJ oble, Ala, died few nights
ago aged eighty two years. native of
Washington County, Ca, he was en-
ployed by Battlede in 1910 in issuing the
first cory of tn Reoister, and in 1882 pub
llshed the dduertiser. In the Creek war
he was Colonel o. the Forty eighth Ala
bama Regiment
Charles jackson, who lives in the noun
tans of West Augusta, Va, in fre lzy OF
temper few days since, dragged his child
from it's cradle and struck it violently
against the bed, killing it instantly. He
then felled his wife with a blow, and,
th mixing her dead, fed. The wife will re-
cover. Jackson had not been caught.
Jas. Darden, an old and highly espect-
ed farmer of Harr son County, Tex, met
with a serious accident few evenings
since. about a mile east of the Court
house. A crazy negress ran into the road
with an open umbrella and fri ghtened the
horse he was driving. The old man was
thrown from the buggy and badly in
jured
The amended contract for the Texas
Capitos las been signed and the Governor
has notified the Suner in endent OF the
Penitentiary to prepare for transferring
the necessary convicts to Colonel Taylor,
who will at once commence the extension
cf the railroad from Burnet to the granite
ouarries, a distance Of twelve miles. He
expects to get to work on the building by
about the 205h prox.
Colonel w. A. Pledger ls an lntellgenb
and well-educated colored man, who has
for several years held the position OF
Collector of Customs for Atlanta, Ga.
The other day his resignation was re-
quested, and he celebrated his exit from
office by giving the colored people of the
CITY a grand excursion to Macon. SIX
carloads went via the East Tennessee
Air Line. Pledger will write book on
Southern Poll les and lect ure in the North
ern States during the fall and winter.
The first encampment of State troops
held in the South since the war was
held recently at Asheville N. c. Nine-
teen companies of the North Carolina
State Guard were in CAM. When the
train with the soldiers arrived within
ten miles Of Ashevlle a coach, bearing the
Goldsboro Rifles, turned over and four
teen men were wounded, four OF them
seriously. Train-loads of visitors went
to Asheville from Tennessee, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Car 1lina ana Vir
ginia. The whole city was decoFa1ed
with National and State colors
Search for the body of Deputy U nited