Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-27
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

CldIN.
The average cost per scholar of tn, text.
books in the South Carolina schools is
1916 a year.
There are two counties in Speaker Car
lisle's district in Kentucky that never had
arailroad or telegraph station.
Nathan Hobbs. Of Penfield, Ga, who is
ninety six years old, works every day and
reads without spectacles.
Iroquois, the only American horse that
ever won the English Derby, is being
wintered on farm near Nashville, Tenn.
A farmer named Moore, of Chatham, N.
a, was sent to the chain gang recently
swapping off his wife.
IT. E. Knox, of Daisy, Tenn, died
.sr.y,s ssssss,aea few aaye ago at Hot Springs,
eide.
Ten thousand acres of undeveloped land
in Mississippi will be put in cultivation by
Northern capital ne xt year.
Several Alabama papers wa mt the State
Legislature to pass a law requiring every
man to produce tax receipt before vot-
ing.
1Ae n tidHtug 0dsS tuSIS udS UctH IOluucu
an association Of young ladies who are
sworn to do everything in their power to
abolish the ''parlor- beau" fashion.
George Long shot and accidentally killed
John Fl. Braswell at Cedar Hill, Robert
son County, Tenn, few days ago. The
charge Of shot entered Braswell's mouth,
causing instant d cath.
While Henry Esterwin was chopping
wood in Bethany, Va, one day recently,
his four-year- old daughter ran up play
fully and put her little foot upon the log,
and the next instant it was severed by
the descending axe, the father not seeing
his child in time to stay the blow.
John Mclaughlin, on the third trial at
Fort Smith, Ark, for murder, was ac-
quilted.
Vicksburg, Miss, has made contract
for the construction of system of water
works.
The business quarter of Durham, y. c.,
was damaged by fire few days ago to
the amount of 100000.
A. E. Peterson, late chief of police Of
Pine Bluff, was recently convicted in the
Circuit Court Of highway robbery and
was awarded two years in the peniten-
tiary.
Nearly every citizen in Perry County,
KY, has armed himself for a share in the
vendetta between French and Rversol, RI
vals in business, who control the trade of
several mountain counties.
The Mississippi penitentiary and one
thon sand convicts have been transfar rred
for six years to the Gulf Ship Island Rail-
road Company, for $40, 900 per annum and
expenses.
Attachments to the amount Of $3.50 900
have been run on c. NJ. Neel, president of
the First National Bank of Pine Bluff,
Ark.
Isaac Shelby, Sr., the only son of Ken
tucky's first Governor. died few days
ago in the ninety second year Of his age
at the home of his son, John w. Shelby,
near Danville. Deceased had no disease,
and seems to have died of old age.
George D. Wise, member of Congress
from Virginia, was arrested in Richmond
a few davs since and held in 81 900 to keep
the peace toward Colonel William Lamb,
of Norfolk, whom he bitterly aSsailed in a
published card.
lNSF oOIuOH oohCSs Il tOiOiOo iSoCi
and who is somewhat of a noted local pol
itician, was sent to jail at Memphis, Tenn,
a few days ago in default of $4,000 bond.
Jones has been systematic lily swindling
colore peopiethere for the past six months
by representing himself as president OF
the "Sons and Daughters of Jacob"
benevolent society. with headquarters al
Rome, Ga.
Major S. W. Wood, an old and highly.
respected citizen Of Canton, Miss, died
few nights ago. He removed from Mis-
souri, in 1864 where he has many friends
and kindred. He was at one time sheriff
of Franklin County, in that State.
A passenger train on the Newport New.
& Mississippi Valley road partly ran off
tres.le few days ago near Triplett Tun-
mel, Ky, caused by broken wheel. A
sleeper was thrown entirely off an
eighteen-foot 'trestle. Chief Engineer
Lum, the Pullman conductor and several
passengers were ini ured slightly.
The trial of Mcdonald and Poppom al
Aberdeen, Miss, for ths killing of Henry
Roberts in September last, was concluded
a few days since, the jury rendering
verdict of not guilty.
Nor Brown, stepdaughter Of Mr.. Jack
Cull, of Owensboro, KY, while suffering
with fever few days ago, created quite
a stir in the family circle by suddenly ex-
claiming that she saw an angel and the
messenger said to her in clear tones.
"Thou shall live another year." and fur.
ther said she felt its hands on her knees
She was not given to exaggeration, ane
it was Ger tainly strange message.
Something was found to be wrong with
the kiln -drier of the Henderson Hominy
Mills, at Henderson, KY, few days ago
The engineer saw it was necessary to ge
the accumulated dust out of the kiln, II
order TO prevent an explosion, and began
to take off a nut. The steam burs
through the aperture and badly scaldec
Joe Brant, who will lose his eyes il not hu
life. John Jones and George Gaines were
also badly scalded, but not seriously.
The semi i-annual exodus of NJ Or mon con.
verts from the Southern States to Utah
took place few days since. Chattanooga
Tenn, being the Southern headquarters o
the Church, the hundred converts as
cembled there. Thew ,roro from, East Ten