Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-13
SOUTHERN GLEAN.NGs.

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for'ceman ter son was shot and killed
while on duty in La Villa, Fla, a few
lays ago. t 80 1aat ~ "a y,
A spoohfish, weighing nearly twenty
pounds and measuring four fest in length |.
was captured one day lately in DooIy
county, Georgia. The fish is rarely found
n the streams Of that vicinity and was
sold for So. III Aiet2s
| At Gadsden, Ala, a few days ago, Sarah
Murphy, colored, who was regarded as a
RIach, was drneE~i from her house by
people OF her own race and terribly teat-
IN. Eleven negroes have been arrested
ind some of them identified by the woman.
The Tennessee Legislature rejected q
resolution to have a monument erected on
'he Capitol grounds to the memory of
John Sewer. He was first Governor of
Tennessee, and died in 1915, while acting
IS United States Commi ssioner to treat
with the Creek Ma tion.
| s. I. Cox has been arrested at Nash
vile, Tenn, on the charge of murderine
Micajah Bennett, merchant in Lebanon.
two years ago. Bennett was found dead
on the street with his pockets empty, hav-
| ing been struck on the head and robbed
after leaving his store. Barnes Richard
son, colored, who was convicted at
Lebanon to-day of arson. it is said, gave
Information that led to Cox's arrest.
Mrs. James w. w inn, a widow, and
three of her children and Mrs. Tony
Stefano, the wife Of an italian musician
Of this city, were drowned off Zeke's Is
land, about twenty five miles below
Wilmington, N. c., few days ago. The
children were wading in the water, and
getting beyond their depth, Mrs. Winn
and Mrs Stefano went to their rescue
when all were drowned.
A pair of half chickens, half 2guineas-a
strange natural wonder, were exhibited in
Jackson, Tenn, few days ago. They
are about year DID, and were raised in
Mississippi, but have been purchased by
gentleman of this county. They are about
as large as turkey hen and make a noise
similar to guinea They are nearly the
color of a partridge.
War is again imminent between cattle-
men in the Texas Pan handle.
Geo. Forester committed suicide few
lays ago at Louisville, KY.
David j. Fairly, charged with the mur-
der of M. L. Mckay, was taken from Jail
IN Green County, Louisiana, and lynched.
John Dearing, an inmate of the lunatic
asylum at Anchorage, KY, met with a
horrible death a few days SINCE He
jumped into scalding bath and died al
most instantly.
Tobe Evans, living near Sparta, Ca,
hao h,,n
turning he found his tw children, whom
ne had locked in the house, burned to
Heath.
Governor McEnery has commuted the
sentence of John Baptiste { olored) to i'm
prisonment for life. He was to have been
hanged for rape on the 9th inst
j. w. Coles, late proprietor of the John.
son House, at Nashville, Tenn, commit
ted suicide few days ago, blowing out
his brains with Smith & Wesson re-
volver
. While the ladies were preparing for an
Ice cream festival at Brownwood, Tex, a
few evenings since, Mrs. Grady fell from
the second story of the Opera house and
sustained fatal internal injury.
William Taylor, while running trout
line on Etoway River, near Rome, Ga,
few days ago, fell out of the boat and was
drowned. When drawn out, though life
was extinct, he still held the line with
ronvulsive clutch.
The boiler in Lin stedt's Phosphate Works
at Johns Island Ferry, Charleston, S. c.,
exploded a few days ago, killing two ne
groes, dangerously wounding third and
wrecking the works. The supposed cause
was unequal exhaustion of steam in the
BOILER.
Near Russellville, Ga, few days ago,
Emma Murphy was found stabbed to
death. Investigation showed that Ben
Watkins, two weeks out of the Peniten-
tary, was the murderer, and that he COM
mitted the deed with small pocket.
knife. s@
Quite a sensation has been created at
Greenville, Tex, by City Marshal M. Par
ker filing papers against Mayor d. B. Mar
Tin, charging him with buying city scrip,
the same being malfeasance in office. If
guilty, the Council will doubtless impeacb
him.
James M. Taylor, of Alfaretta County,
Ga, committed suicide few days ago by
hanging himself with plow line. He had
been in bad health and his mind had been
giving way gradually for the last six
months.
Judge Gillian, Ordinary of Oglethorpe,
Ca, recently issued a marriage license
which authorized his mother, Mrs. VIM.
Gilham, to become the wife of Mr.. Lindsay
Jacks. This is believed to be the first in
stance on record where a son was called
upon to do such service for his mother. 4
While crowd were standing at street
corner at Atlanta, Ca, a few evenings
since, W. A. Moore, we'll known painter,
stepped up, and putting bottle OF laud-
anum to his mouth, drank it, throwing the
bottle away and saying, "That will do the
work, guess" He died later. There is
no known cause for the act. -
party Of iron men from Birmingham,
Ala, who have been prospecting for iron
ore between Arcadia and Minden, La, on
the ", L. & p Road, report finding
ore of superior quality, but the
ilities for getting it out are not the
best, there being no limestone or coal in
the neighborhood. These gentlemen had
examined specimens of the ore atthe Ex-
position, hence their investigation.
Colonel w. Fl. Gray, distinguished elt-