Huntsville gazette., 1885-04-04
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

The Southern spoke and handle factory
at Henderson, KY, was destroyed by fire
recently; loss. 5000
Three men were fatally injured few
lays ago in a cutting affray at Louisville,
KY.
The Grand Central Hotel at Fort Smith,
Ark, burned few days ago; loss about
$4,000.
The town of Henderson, N. c., was re-
Gently visited by a fire which destroyed
f75, 600 worth of property.
c. j. Wise, a wealthy cotton buyer of
Jefferson, Tex, was thrown from his
Jilky few nights ago, and his hors TAX
ing fright, dragged him a distance, injur-
ing him severely.
Mrs. Margaret Griggs, while standing
at the dinner table at Columbus, Ca,
few days ago. suddenly fell to the floor,
and before assistancs could reach her she
was dead. 1t was case of heart disease.
A very sad drowning occurred in Walker
County, Ga, near Chattanooga, Tenn,
few days ago. A farmer named James
Bond and his son attempted TO ford creek
which was considerably swollen. The
swift current swept them from their horses
and they were drowned.
Quite a sensation was created few
nights ago ut the First Presbyterian
Church at Chattanooga, Tenn, one of the
most popular in the city, by the pastor,
Rev. j. w. Bachman, condemning progress
sive euchre as modified form of gam
bling.
Frank Bickle, switchman employed in
the yard of the Texas & Pacific at Bair d,
Tex, got fastened in the track while
coupling cars few days ago. and had an
arm and leg badly mashed.
The Tennessee Senate adopted resolu-
tion rendering the United States the use
of the Hermitage, President Andrew Jack
sons old residence, as home for veter-
ans of the Mexican war and the war IF 1872.
The funeral of the late E. d. Clarke, ap-
pointed Assistant Secre tary of the Interior,
took place at Holly Springs, Miss, with
impressive ceremonies.
Jordan Taylor colored, pleaded guilty
at Hopkinsville KY, to having murdered
Sallie Sanders, and was sentenced tc
death.
Ed. Digman, deckhand on the steamer
OOhh w OOA, AOii iutO dh CihPoy OAi a.
Lawrenceburg, KY, a few days ago, and
was killed. He lived in Pittsburgh, Pa.
c. Armstrong 6 Co.'s furniture houae at
Memphis, Tenn, burned few nights ago.
The building was owned by ]. D. Lake,
| and was valued at $4,000; insured for
! $6,000
The Texas Legislature passed bill to
compel railroad companies to keep their
principal offices in the State, under pen
atty of 81 900 fine for each month of neg
lect.
On the ground that the gospel is free,
the Superior Court of Georgia threw out a
suit brought by Rev. J. A. Smith against
the Marietta Railway for preaching to the
convict gang in its employ.
John Pearce, residing near Chattanooga,
Tenn, procured license to marry Miss
Alice Perry. She objected to having the
ceremony performed on Sunday, and he at
once shot himself through the heart.
|, Trainmaster Virgins, of Jackson, Tenn.
after a successful trail has captured three
of gang of thieves which has been rob-
bing freight trains on the Illinois Central
Road while taking water near Abbevile,
Miss, and has given the road much an
noyance lately. 1t is thought that the ar
rests will break up the gang.
A tragedy occurred few nights ago in
the nor Invest part of Johnson County,
Tex, in which a wealthy cattleman named
Hall, late druggist at Fort Worth, was
killed by leading citizen named Vincent
Wicher.
Burglars rfed the safe of Griffith &
Conover, lumber dealers, of Dallas, Tex,
a few nights ago, securing cash and secu-
rites to the amount of about $500. The
notion store of H. B. Burr was also bur-
glarized of nearly $500 worth of goods, and
all the samples of D. L. Malone, drum
mer for a Cincinnati house. No clue to the
burglars.
Section No. 2 of freight train on the
Illinois Central Railroad ran into the rear
end of section No. near Grand Junction,
Tenn, a few days ago. Brakeman Turner,
of Mcconnell, Tenn, was killed and Con-
ductor Turner, a brother, probably fatally
hurt The caboose Of one train and the en-
CINE of the other were wrecked.
Not to be outdone by other cities, an or
panized movement is being made at Shreve-
port, La, to suppress gambling, which
merchants of the city claim has been OPEN
ly carried on, detrimental to commercial
interests. Money has been subscribed to
employ the best attorneys of the city to
enforce the laws against gambling, in or
der to have them fully carried out. The
city authorities will also be invoked to
carry out the ordinances.
Charles Cooke, defaulter from Jack
sonville, Fla, was captured in Western
Texas few daye since. Young Cooke
was employed in the office of the Florida
Railway & Navigation Company. In
February he stole a package of money
amounting to $1,000 and fled. The dectec-
tives followed him 5000 miles before he
was captured. Young Cooke belongs ito
one of the best families in Florida.
On the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
near Tilton, Tenn, few days ago, as the
north bound express train thundered
around curve near the station, Engineer
McNabb saw a two-year-old girl toddling
up the track. He did all in human power
to stop the train. When the locomotive
whistle sounded the little girl turned, and
seeing the train threw her hands to her
face and knelt down on the track, whers