Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-14
SOUTHERN aGLEANINGS.

Judge Shuferd, of Asheville, N. c., fined
the editors of the Citizen, of that place,
$500 for contempt of court. al sA.s. s.
Georgia law allows the owner of COW
which has been shot on land not inclosed
by lawful fence to recover three times
its value. In Robertsville cows value is
determined by the number of quarts of
milk she gives at a milking, at the rate of
five dollars for each quart. Mrs. Aaron's
COW, which gave twelve quarts at 'milk-
ing, was recently shot, and the jury in the
suit that followed gave her $3.50.
The change of gauge of the St. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas road, the most import
ant narrow gauge in the United States, is
being rapidly accomplished, and in few
months the entire line, seven hundred
miles in length, will be turned into
standard gauge. The road runs through
the best corn and cotton producing coun-
try in the South.
A number of persons were descending
Lookout noun tain from Mentone Springs
q few days ago, when the team attached
to the hack ran away down the steep in
cline. The vehicle was overturned and all
were thrown out. Samuel Schwartz, shoe
merchant, was caught under the wagon
and severely bruised. His wife clung to
her infant babe, and neither was injured.
Miss Annie Bachman had q cash cut in
herneck and head. A colored nurse was
dangerously injured, one of her legs being
broken. tt .H.
John R. Pugh, of the Montgomery (Ala.)
police, was shot and seriously wounded
by an unknown negro a few nights ago.
A warrant had been issued for Ames
Howard, and Officers Pugh and Laprade
went to execute it. They found a negro
who answered the description and under
took to arrest him. He ran, Pugh fol-
lowed, when the negro suddenly turned
and fired on Pugh with a revolver. The
shot took effect in Pugh's abdomen.
A Southern breeder of game chickens
always sets his hens on nests made of to-
bacco stems. They are never troubled BY
insects.
An Alabama man recently cut down
bee tree and no, >nly got one hundre'
pounds of honey, but also saved the bees.
Junius Heilborn, a veteran Of Napoleon's
campaign against Russia, has just cele-
brated his ninety birthday at Cuth-
bert, Ga.
Texas towns are notified of matri-
monial agency in London that will sen,
them good wives on satisfactory refer
ences.
The Democrats of South Carolina have
nominated for Governor John p. Richard
son, the present State Treasurer, in oppo-
sition to the farmers combination.
Simon Goldner, merchant at Rome.
Tenn, suicided a few evenings since By
drowning in the Cumberland river. III
was financially embarrassed.
William Whalen, bartender, formerl,
of Louisville, KY, died of sunstroke
Austin, Tex, few days ago, makin:
three deaths from that cause within
week. The weather has been intensely
hot and very dry. -.---.- ........
The sixth annual session of the Louis
lana Press Association convened last weei
at Monroe. Twenty three papers wert
represented. The members of the associa
ton left on Saturday on an excursion t,
Chicago.
In a remote corner of Montgomery
County, Ca, masked and armed men car
ried away the safe of a miser names
Wisely few nights ago, from which the
took 5000 in currency and like amour
of negotiable notes. Four of the robbers
are in custody
The United States Grand Jury at Fort
Smith, Ark, ignored the following mur
der cases: John Maberry, Richar'
Cowan. Watt Saunders, D. L. r. Ross, j
H. Marshall, George Malur, E. B. Ker
and John Kerr, his son. The two latte
have been in Jail several weeks. Tn
others were out on bond.
The citizens of Georgia will, in October
vote upon a constitutional amendment t
supply artificial limbs to Confederate sol
diers and make suitable provision for sue
men as were permanently injured in the
field.
report is current in railroad circles t.
the effect that Springs, Tennessee sum
mer resort, has been purchased by th'
Virginia, Tennessee & Georgia Railroad
COMPANY. This resort is extensively pa
tronized by the Southern people.
Mrs VIM. Massey, wife of a well-knowr
citizen Of Somerset, KY, gave birth t
three children few nights ago. Two
the babies were connected by strong lIg-
ament exactly similar to the bonds uniting
the Siamese twins. The ligament was two
and half inches long. All were dead
when born.
Bene Moore, wanted in Van Handt
County, Tex, for horse stealing, was ar
rested at Fort Smith, Ark, few days
ago, at the instance of Deputy Marshal
II. Hackney, of Denison. After prelIm-
mary examination, he was committed to
Jail, and will be taken TO Texas as soon as
papers can be secured for his removal
He was attending the United States court
as witness. Hackney thinks be is also
wanted for murder, and that there IS s-s'
reward for him.
While a gang of negroes on eonstruu
ton train on the Mississippi valley ran
road was repairing the track about t"o
miles south Of Shelby Station, Miss, lew
days ago, panther emerged from sne
woods and attacked a negro lapoier'
springing upon his shoulder Inc negro
Immediately grabbed the panther m nls
arms and gave him an old-fashioned pear
hug, not forgetting at the same time 70
yell for his life. The panther evldenliy
became more frightened than the negro
changed his tactics and tried to escape