Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,


The safe of w. n. Barton, at Overton.
Tex, was burglarized and robbed of about
$50 few nights ago. Several other busi-
ness houses were attempted to be opened,
but without success. The burglars had
marked number of doors i'll order to be
able to bore through and strike the locks.
Dave Hutchcraft shot and killed Wade
Rue near Nicholasville, KY, few days
ago. Hutchcraft was witness in a case
against Rue and the two met at the polls.
Upon Hutchcraft's glancing at Rue the
latter remarked that no man could ''eye"
him like that and drew a revolver, but was
snSt and killed before he could pull the
trigger.
Angeline Deveaux, fired by jealousy, as.
oaulted Ida Showers with knife at Ever
green. S. c., few days ago, and inflicted
a frightful wound across the abdomen,
from which she died shortly afterward.
The murderess was arrested, and after
preliminary examination, was committed
to jail.
N. e. Cravens, nephew Of ex-Congress
man Cravens, Of Arkansas, died suddenly
under somewhat suspicious circumstances
at Hot Springs, Ark, few nights ago.
The Coroner was investigating.
Jake Brenner, a prisoner in jail at Cor.
sicana, Tex, tried to commit suicide few
days ago with Rough on Rats.
Mary Reedy, from whom sutor named
Trout had transferred his affections to her
sister Jane, watched her opportunity while
the two were sitting together in the house
of the Reedy's at Sanders Crossing, N. c.,
and filed them both full of lead from a
shotgun. Mary then mounted horse and
rode away.
Nelson Stewart and Anderson Davis,
colored, convicted of burglary, were
hanged at Charlotte, N. c., few days
ago.
Governor Ireland of Texas says the
whole power of the State will be invoked
to bring fence-cutters to justice.
Bob Webb killed Bob Nixon at Wichita
Falls, Tex, a few days ago, and was in
turn killed by brothers of his victim.
A negro was mobbed few days since at
Kenton, Tenn, for arson and burglary.
A fire in Avery's plow factory at Louis
vile, KY, few days ago, did $4,000 dam
age.
William McNoble, aged twelve years,
was recently bound over to the Marion
County (Tenn.) Circuit Court for trial on
the charge of numbering his cousin, James
Brown, by striking him with a base ball
bat
A syndicate of Nashville (Tenn.) cap
italists have recently purchased the entire
street railway systems of Memphis, Tenn,
Columbus, Ga, and Birming ham, Ala, and
ra YaO0ti n tiDo for thnca of several othnr.
Southern cities.
Captain Whitehead who was recently
published as an insurance swindler at
Nashville, Tenn, has turned up all right.
S. B. Henry, agent of the Georgia Pacific
Railroad at Chattahooche, Ga, has been
arrested for embezzlement.
Developments in the case of the sudden
death of N. H. Cravens at Hot Springs,
Ark, are Indicative of foul play.
Atlanta, Ga, is engaged in legal con-
test with the East Tennessee. Virginia &
Georgia Railroad over the water supply.
December 22d will be New England Day
at the New Orleans Exposition.
H. T. Wilson and his two daughters were
run over and killed by the cars few days
since at Bryan, Tex.
w u. helleUu, v OHlCcQ Dopuby
Marshal of the Northern District Of Geor
gia, was waylaid on Lookout Mountain,
thirty miles from Chattanooga, few days
ago, by five moonshiners, and murdered.
While picking cotton on farm near
Tallapoosa, Ga, a few days since, daugh
ter of John Minsure went to a fire that had
been built in the center Of the field to warm
herself. gust of wind blew her dress in
the flames, and in an instant it was on fire.
Before the field hands could come to her
assistance she was burned to death.
Mobile, Ala, and vicinity was visited by
a thirty mile gale few nights ago, which
was distinguished by sudden squalls Of
great intensity. Many duck hunters and
fishermen were caught out in the bay and
barely escaped with their lives. Four were
drowned two of whom were well-known
young gentlemen of Mobile, Sylvan
Marques and Willie Mcdonald. The other
two were professional hunters. One man.
Emil Crownan, was drowned in the river.
Samuel Holmes, prominent citizen of
Snellville, Ga, has been arrested for as
sault to kill a negro boy six years old,
whom he beat almost to jelly with a fire
threw him into the fireplace, where hot
fire was burning.
T. NJ. Humphreys, agent at Hope, Ark,
Of the Southern Express Company, has
confessed that he took the 5000 from
company's safe at that place Unssl
within few days he claimed it to haze |
been stolen by burglars. He returned the |
money to the company, and was afterward |
arrested. Humphrey was In trouble |
once before, while Postmaster at Hope, |
but in some way settled up the matter.
A few nights ago negro bagnio near
the State Office at Texarkana, Ark, was
discovered on fire. A large crowd, IN
Guiding the fire department, was soon on
the grounds, but were unable to stop the
flames until all adjacent buildings to
that first on fire were reduced to ashes.
The most important loss is that OF the
FELTON, foundry, valued at $500, with IN
surance of $500. equally divided between
the Imperial of London and Peilcan OF
New Orleans. The fire was evidently the
work of an incendiary.
Five negroes, three men and two women,
returning home from froiic ON u. j.