Huntsville gazette., 1885-05-09
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,


barkeeper who shot and killed Henry
Clay, was given two years in the Peni-
tentiary.
Ex-Governor w. D. BIoxham of Flor.
ida. has concluded to decline the Bolivian
mission, and has SO notified Secretary
Bayard.
Edward Gwinn, Nashville (Tem.)
/ printer, nineteen years old, shot himself
through the brain few nights ago with
suicidal intent
The next Mississippi Legislature will
choose two United States Senators, and
Messrs. Barksdale and Singleton are said
to have aspirations for the places now
filed by Messrs. George and WalthalL
The people of Vicksburg, to the number
of two thousand, followed to the cemetery
the remains of thirty-two victims of the
recent fire.
There were two very distinct shocks OF
earthquake felt at Knoxville, Tenn, few
days ago. The window panes ratified and
dishes tumbled to the floor in many houses,
while the houses themselves shook.
James Scott and Charles Lowry were
convicted Of murder in the first degree at
Spencer, Tenn, for killing Crock En-
gland. No appeal was taken, the prose-
cutlon agreeing to ask the Governor to
commute the sentence to Imprisonment for
life
A white man named Mickey, sub-agent
OF Colonel Richardson's Hollywood plan
tation, near Greenville, Miss, got into a
difficulty a few days ago with one OF the
farm hands about some plantation work
and shot the negro twice, killing him al
most instantly. Mickey has left for parts
unknown.
The stand Of corn and cotton in the sec
tion contiguous to Austin, Tex, is not
good.
W. A. Oliphant, formerly prominent
merchant of Galveston, died at Hunts
vile, Tex, few days ago.
Alabama physicians say that pneumonia
is now worse in that State than ever be-
fore within thirty or forty years.
1t was found recently when officers
went to arrest John l. Stovall, at Au-
gusta, Ga, who defaulted for 900 of
his uncle's money, that he had skipped
the country.
A terrible shooting affair occurred on
Captain Smiths place, near Oxford, Ala.
a few days ago in which Mr.. J. G. Hut
son inflicted probably fatal wound on
Charley Price, negro.
w. r. Smith, charged with stealing
$24, 800 while clerk in the Auditors
Office, at Richmond, Va, was found
guilty, and sentenced to two years in
the Penitentiarv.
The gold mines in the vicinity of WASH
ington, Ga, are beginning to show fruits
again. Fifteen hundred dollars worth Of
gold bullion has just been shipped from
the Sale mine to the mints, and much more
will shortly follow.
At Woodward's horse sale, in Lexing-
ton, KY, recently, ST. 00o was paid for a
chestnut saddle gelding, $500 for bay
gelding, and $40 for Magic mare.
A three days. trial of Fred White, a
printer, for the murder of Eugene Robin
son, popular society man of Atlanta,
Ca, ended in verdict of acquittal.
A man named Jamison at Aniston, Ala,
locked up his house with two children in
side. On returning home he found the
house destroyed by fire and the children
burned to death.
Mrs. Morrison, who lives at Millsap,
Tex, accidentally turned pot of boiling
coffee on her seven year old daughter and
a baby aged five months few days ago.
The girl was not dangerously hurt, but the
baby received fatal scalding.
DR.. Yeager, of Mineral Wells, Tex, was
fatally injured few nights ago while re-
turning from a social gathering. His
horse became frightened, reared and fell
backward, crushing the pommel of the
saddle into the DOCTORS stomach.
The two sons of B. F. Carder, while
plowing on their place near Jonesboro,
Ca, turned up quantity of root that re-
sembled parsnip, of which they ate. 1t
proved to be red angelica, deadly poi
son. When they were discovered one was
dead and the other dying.
A large body of mineral, pronounced by
old miners to be silver bearing quartz,
was discovered recently one mile east of
Abilene, Tex, by parties digging a well.
The vein was struck at depth OF forty
five feet. Examination has revealed
large body of ore. Specimens have been
sent to New Orleans for assay.
Jim Bryan, colored, a notorious dis
turber of the peace, while in Arcola, Miss,
few days ago, fourishing a pistol and
discharging the same, but fortunately
not doing any harm, was arrested by q
Constable and carried toward the jail. Al
the crossing of the railroad, while train
was passing by, Jim attempted to escape
by running across the track. The train
stru ok him and killed him instantly.
The Federal Court, in session at Jack
son, Tenn, sentenced Frank McCaskill to
three years hard work in the Chester Ill.)
Penitentiary, for robbing the United States
mails a few weeks ago. on the Star-roilte
between Troy and Rives, Tenn. McCaskill
was the mail rider, and watching coed
opportunity, cut open the bags and stods
about 81, 200. Most Of it was recovered.
A few days since when the south bound
Louisville & Nashville passenger train
was about FIVE miles north of Birmingham,
Ala, passenger, who, from papers IN his
possession. proved to be Elijah J. Pierce.
Of Johnson's Creek, N. Y, committed sui
eide byIshooting himself through the head.
The remains were put off at Birmingham
where they were embalmed and shipped
back to New York.
Andrew Gottlieb, German farmer Hv-
;rr poar Dallas TaY committed suicide a