Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-12-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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Mcdonald, who was killed in the big rail-
way accident near Marietta, Ca, has been
awarded $1,000 by jury in suit against
the Western & Atlantic Railroad Com
pany.
Two assemblies of Knights of Labor.
white and colored, have been organized at
Shreveport, La, by NJ. J. Nolan, of Fort
Worth, Tex. The membership is large.
Several cases of fraud on the Relief Com.
mittee at Galveston have been detected,
and the perpetrators will be punished.
Lille Clark, courtesan nineteen years
of age, took the mVphine route at Mem
phis, Tenn, few days ago and ended her
life of shame.
One hundred Mormon converts left Chat
tanooga, Tenn, a few days ago for Utah.
They were from Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
bana. Ninety elders are now operating in
the South.
Henry A. Wiley, naval cadet from Nc.
Kinney, Tex, who was recently suspended
for hazing, has been reinstated, be having
proved that the hazing complained Of con-
sisted of knocking down the chief of a
party who had heaped insults upon him
until forbearance ceased to be virtue.
A panic was created in the City Hospital
at Louisville, KY, a few days ago, by a
stove exploding and setting fire to the
building. The patients were all safely re.
moved and the fire extinguished without
having done much damage.
Captain Eads has under consideration a
plan for building ship railway across the
Florida peninsula, beginning at the mouth
of McGirt's Creek, twelve miles southeast
of Jacksonville and hitting the Gulf Of
Mexico at Deadman's Bay, total distance
of 120 miles.
The personal property valuation of Nash.
vile, Tenn, has increased during the past
ten years S2,S50,0O0.
Prof. r. H. Kinney, late principal of the
Texas State Deaf and Dumb Institute, died
suddenly few days since of heart disease
For years he was connected with the Deal
and Dumb Institute of Ohio, then that OF
Iowa, from which State he went to Texas
He leaves wife and three children.
John Harrison was recently convicted at
Sherman, Tex, of the murder of Jack
Goodwin and sentenced to the Peniten
tiary for life. His defense was that he
killed Goodwin to shield and protect the
honor Of his wife, on whom he claimed
Goodwin was making fiendish assault
but the prosecution proved this feature to
be conspiracy to secure pretext to kill
Goodwin and then furnish plea for ac-
quittal.
The cotton receipts at Corsicana, Tex.
this season, up to the 10Th inst, were ,00(
bales, against II 900 bales up to same time
last year.
Charles Vogel, German, was killed
near Owensboro, KY, a few days ago by
the earth of well he was engaged in dig
ging caving in upon him and breaking his
neck.
The subscriptions to the relief fund fol
the Galveston sufferers amounts to owe
100000. Thomas M. Joseph, r. l.. Sher
rard and j. c. Levy are the members o
the Odd Fellows committee to receive con
tributions from sister lodges.
Stephen E. Jones, assignee of the Louis
vile Savings Bank, has filed petition il
chancery for the settlement of his trust.
Every person connected with the execu
tive department of Georgia, from the Gov
ernor down, is Prohibitionist.
A planter named Hammersly of Camp
bell County, Virginia, was murdered ant
robbed few days ago by negro.
A milk white alligator was discovered il
pond at Escambia, Ala, and also on
that is parti -colored.
The Colored Orphans Home at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, was destroyed by fire
few days since.
A jury at Sparta, Ga, sustained the vii
of David Dickson, leaving 100000 to hi
colored mistress and child, and disinherit
ing his heirs.
A sign which reads as follows hangs Of
the wall of Tampa (Fla.) restaurant
"Waters are not allowed to lafe and tor
with the men in cichen dewring mele over
OF vile waiting on gests."
Birmingham, Ala, has thief name
Sturgess, who makes speciality of wed
ding presents. He was regular attendan
at church, and never missed wedding
His house was found full of beautiful arti
cles stolen from various wedding feasts.
Mrs. Rhoda Howard, supposed to be tn
oldest person in Kentucky, died few day
ago near Owingsville. She was born i
North Carolina ia years ago. Her thir
husband, who died in 1916, was Revolu
tionary soldier and she had drawn pen
sion up to the time of her death. She ha
four children living, one being over ninet
years old. She had lived in Kentuck
ninety one years and smoked pipe con
tinuously. She had never been sick da
ard refused to take medicine up to the da
she died.
A foul murder was committed at Wad
ley's saloon at jackson, Tenn, O fe'
nights ago. Will Madison, young raj
road man, struck Dan Shampel, cigar
maker, over the head with gun, crushin
his skull, from which he died. Mayo
Robinson has offered reward of 800 ft
the arrest of the murderer.
The total subscriptions for the Galvesto
fire-sufferers at last accounts reached SIG
600, of which $s2, 900 had been received an
about $4,000 distributed. Mayor Moor
of Kansas City, remitted an additions
subscription of $l,l35, making total
1885 from that city. From Memphis, 81
l6S was sent; from the city of Corp,
Christi, $500; and many smaller sums fro
Texas, Missouri and the East.
The Vanderbilt University at Nashvill
Tenn, which was erected ten years ag
through the liberality Commodore Vaude
bilt, of New York, who had previousl
contributed large sums to aid in the col
struction of new buildings. The late
gift, the amount of which is not know
viii, it is understood, be used in addir
several thousand volumes to the library.
New Orleans is full of visitors.
The decomposed remains of John Brow
colored, son of Willis Brown, were -four
q few days ago near Milan, Tenn. tt
| hands and feet were tied. and il was ev