Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-25
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

"o small sons Of Mr. las Boarden were
drowned few days ago while bathing in
Mobiles mill pond, seven miles ON Doug
lassville Ga. The smaller boy became
strangled, and both were drowned while
the Larger boy was endeavoring to save
his brother.
HARRISON Brown, well-known colored
hackman, was murdered in Macon, Ca, a
few nights ago and his body placed on a
railroad track in the suburbs of the city
where 1t was found, horribly mangled.
Three negroes have been arrested on sus-
picion.
AS result of religious excitement pre-
valent at GAINESVILLE, Ga, j. T. N. Han
cock has been seized with queer lunacy.
He imagines that he is John the Baptist,
just beheaded by Herod. and is clamoring
for the return of his head. He has been
ordered to the lunatic asylum.
AS substitute for the lash in subduin e
refractory convicts in South Carolina
they now fasten pair of shackles to the
culprit's ankles, lay him on his back and
hoist his feet up about three feet. It is
said to be very effective; it certainly is
inhuman.
The fate of United States Deputy Mar
shal W. L. Miller, who was on an expedi-
tion among the Tennessee moonshiners.
and who has not been heard from, is ex-
citing grave apprehension in Nashville.
James Hughes, pioneer in the Cum
berland River steamboat trade died in
Nashville, Tenn, a few days ago. Heran
about twenty steamers for thirty years
and leaves great deal of valuable prop.
erty.
Illicit distilling is on the increase in
Tennessee and the immense corn crop is
expected to raise the number of moon
sh ne distilleries there to about a thou
sand.
Young bloods of the town of WHIPS
Point, Tex, recently made an Italian
shoemaker and his wife believe they were
to be murdered. The fright Of the two
people was very amusing to the jokers
until, to escape the threatened fate, both
man and woman drowned themselves in
a cistern.
A few nights ago Mr.. Waring, of Kings
ton Ga, found negro burglar, Dennis
Johnson, in his room rifling his pockets.
Selling the burglar, Mr. Waring attempt :
a revolver, shooting Waring fatally,
jumped out of the window and escaped.
The murderer was subs gently arres ed.
Mr.. Benjamin Rice, of Cobb County,
orgia, has q mare, which was ridden
through the late war by Major Dodson, of
the FIRST Confederate Regiment. The
mare is now twenty eight years old, and
is doing service every day.
Texas this year apportioned 81, 900
to the school children within the ages of
eigh and sixteen.
The Virginia Republicans nominated
John S. Wise for Governor.
James Boyd and Charles Greathouse Of
Owensboro, KY, quarreled a few days
ago about dollar. They met in Mullen
burg Comfy and fought with knife and
pistol. Boyd was dangerously stabbed
several times, and Greathouse was seri-
ously shot in the right shoulder.
Edward Farris, white boy, aged nine,
and Arnold Daniel, colored, aged seven,
got into quarrel at Atlanta, Ga, few
days ago, during which the whiteiboy hit
the negro with a rock, inf citing bruise
Daniel drew from his pocket huge knife,
such as is used to prune fruit trees, and
stabbed Farris, inficting a wound that
will probably prove fatal.
Mrs. Mary Macatee, wife Of moon
sinner in Bell County, Kentucky, grew
Jealous of the attention her husband paid
to neighbor, Mrs Alice Noe. The two
uuarreled, and the Macatee woman
seized an axe and hacked her rival to
pieces.
Mrs. George Anderson was found few
days ago lying senseless in an alley near
her home in Atlanta, Ca, with ter :
rible cash in her forehead, herskull fract-
ured. and a wound under her left eye
which nearly cut the ball fir ON its socket.
The wounds were inflicted by the wom-
ans husband, who has fled.
A man named Woods, who had been
convicted of horse stealing by wealthy
farmer named Samuel Williams, living
about two miles from Chattanooga Tenn,
fred his barn few nights ago out of re-
venge, and two horses, three wagons and
$500 worth of hay were consumed. Woods
stole fine horse from the barn and es.
capped. He also stole pony from q
neighboring farm and placed lit in the
stable and it was burned to death.
Aman named Francis was found in Ber-
tie County, N. c., few days ago with
his throat cut clean across. A razor was
found under his body. At first it was sup
posed he had committed suicide. A col
ored eye witness, however, reported that
the crime was committed by Newman, a
white man, who had accused Francis OF
circulating false reports about him.
James G. Wintersmith, Doorkeeper OF
the National House of Representatives,
died at the residence of his parents in
Louisville, KY, few days ago, after
painful illness, aged thirty-six years.
Mr.. Wintersmith was native OF Ken
lucky, though elected from Texas, and
was one Of the most popular officers IN the
Capitol.
At meeting held in Birmingham, Ala,
a few days ago, of delegates from various
bodies of miners near Birmingham, an Or
ganized movement was inaugurated
against convict labor A State organ "a
tion is to be effected
Hon. Emory Speer, for several years
one of the Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity of Georgia of which he was
graduate, was dropped from the roll at
recent maetinp of the alumni, and the