Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-13
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Keeper, was robbed and fatally injured by
kighwaymen on the street of that city
few nights ago.
John Graham, colored, a mag istrate, re.
| siding fifteen miles southeast of Memphis,
Tenn, was assassinated few nights ago.
He was shot down by unknown persons
as he stood in the door of his dwelling.
| The revival of the race issues at Rich
mond by the Knights of Labor lod to
| difficulty which it was thought would end
| III duel between ex-Mayor Lamb of Nor.
| felix and Representative George D. Wise,
| Of Richmond.
| - extensive fire aG Ennis, Tex, de-
4srayed buildings and stocks valued al
| $4,000; insurance, $4,000. One man, S.
| Goldburg, was fatally burned while es.
Gaping from the building.
| During the past few weeks there have
been ninety three gin-houses fred ir
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama,
| two-thirds of which were of incendary
origin, several were caused by careless
smokers, and one was caused by box of
matches in the pocket of a workman. The
money loss i'll price Of cotton and gin
plant is not less than $250,000
The trial of the case against Jack
Hendricks, colorei, at Macon, Ga, who
killed his wife with billet of wood in
Henry County. has been Leen postponed
until April. This has deeply incensed the
negro women of the county, who declqre
their purpose of lynching Kendrick rather
than let him be taken TO another Jail
hey say that the leniency toward
KAndrick will put the lives Of every blacb
wife in the county in danger.
Two unknown men, evidently tramps,
were run over and killed a few days ago
on the Louisville & Nashville Short Line,
i1y an east-bound freight The men were
riding on the dead irons, when the train
broke in two. Left OF the front section,
hey attempted to jump off, and were run
over by the rear section and were in
stanHy killed
Gin saws have deprived one hundred
persons OF their hands and arms in Ala
bama this year.
Thick ice was reported in many places
n Alabama a few days ago as the result of
I heavy frost.
One nail factory at Briefeld, Ala, is
shipping five hundred kegs of nails daily.
In Somerville, Ala, live eight persons
whose ages aggregate 66S years.
Beef brings only two AMI three cents
pound in several Georgia towns.
In six years the number of miles of rail-
way in Florida has increased from six
hundred to two thousand.
cuafowsi parish, mississippi, has tv.c
colored teachers, the only ones who were
able to pass the required examination.
The police of Petersburg, Va, recently
arrested several prominent persons of that
city on charge Of poler-p playing.
A citizen of Key West, Fla, has feet that
measure sixteen inches long and six and
4 half inches wide. His name is Tom
Acrefoot.
Mexican lion killed recently near
Meridian, Miss, measured nine and half
feet in length and nine inches between the
eyes.
A fifteen year old led in Fayette Ctun-
ty, Ala, is said to have recently picked
IN average of 225 pounds of Gotten for six
consecutive days.
Deputy Sheriff Qlar!es, of jefferson
County, Tenn, was fatally stabbed few
days since in attempt ng to arrest George
II cManus. a somewhat tough character.
James Clark, wealthy farmer ofCocke
County, Tenn, commit:el suicide a few
days ago Ly cutting his throat with 8
razor. Financial trouble is said to have
been the cause.
F. II. Jones was stabbed AMI instantly
killed at voting place in Muhlenburg
County, Ken lucky, by J. r. Randolph
The killing is said to have been unpro-
yoked. Randolph was drunk.
An Alabama moonshiner, recently ar
raigned ON charge of Illicit distilling,
said: "Well, it is mighty quare, yer can
make peaches in g pie, stew 'en or pickle
'em, hut lest let a man bile 'em, and he is
clapped in jail or made to pay the Gov
ernment more'n his years wages And il
does seem unreasonable"
The Georgia Legislature is again in ses-
sion. Hon. }. S. Davidson was elected
president of the Senate and Hon. W. a.
Little Speaker of the House. Governor
Gordon was inaugurated OF the b.
Sam Lindsey, deputy sheriff of Raines
County, Tex, was killed few days age
bv a negro named Stand. Stan1 and his
pal were accused of horse-theft, and Lind
sew, with posse, was attempting their
capture when Stand shot Lindsey, killing
him instantly Stand was killed by the
posse Ct oitz rs.
Several deputy marshals from the In.
dian country arrived in Fort Smith, Ark,
a few days ago, and among the prisoners
lodged in jail by them were Zeno John
son, charged with murder; N. l.. Martin
John Weaver, Charles Robinson, John
Fields, assault with intent to kill, and Lee
Hu ins, larceny. In December, 1885,
during a very dark night, general
dlunken row occurred at Eu auli, in
which Pilot Grayson and man named
Wolf were killed. Zeno Johnson, who
was member OF the Indian police force
at the time. stands charged with the muir
der of Wolf.
Walter Myers, a mere child, stabbed
and killed burly eyro at Augusta, Ga,
few days ago, using small pen-knife,
which ordinarily would not produce death.
The wound was Inflicted in the breast, and
it is supposed the knife penetrated the
lungs. -Four or FIVE little ones were play
ing near the toll-gate, and az gang OF
workmen We're returning from labor one