Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-21
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


Tenn, while returning from a turkey
hunt few days ago, dismounted from his
horse to let down fence. In remounting
his gun was discharged, filling his breast
with buckshot. His children, hearing the
report, ran to the spot, and found their
father lying at the gap, dead.
Lewis Mccormick and Brown Scratchins
met at the store of B. Bell, Hawkinsville
Ca, few nights ago. when former diff
f1culty was renewed. Knives were drawn,
when fierce duel took place, ending in
Mccormick receiving fatal thrusts in the
neck and chest, from which he died in
few minutes. Scratchins is in Jail.
Ground was broken few days since on
the Deptford plantation, near Savannah,
Ca, for the Savannah & Tybee railroad.
The first spadeful of dirt was thrown out
by Master Tommie Purse, the young son
of Captain D. G.. Purse, president of the
company. 1t will be the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the breaking of ground for the
Central railroad, when the first shovelful
of dirt was thrown up by the late Hon.
Thos. Purse, grandfather Of this young
ster.
AhC III loooh EAC6ISiOi, SdpbdlU
Whitford, which was intercepted by
revenue cutter few days ago on her way
from Colon to Mobile, when about to enter
Mobile Bay, and ordered to Ship Island
quarantine station, arrived there with nine
men sick, including the captain, out of a
crew of sixteen. 1t has not yet been as
certained whether the disease is yellow
fever.
At Houston, Tex, a few days ago, light
ming killed ST Taylor, colored, and infict-
ed fatal injuries on James Lyles.
At Hot Springs, Ark, a staging fell
with two house painters few days ago.
One of them. Sam Murphy, was fatally in
jured.
The people of Georgia in the October
elections will be called upon to vote upon
a constitutional amendment authorizing
the Legislature to pension Confederate
soldiers.
George Mann stabbed his mistress in
the abdomen at Louisville, KY, a few
days ago, and then compelled her to walk
block to her home. She will recover.
Dublin, Ca, is the scene of a first class
strike. Eight or ten negroes were at work
upon the streets at wages of one dollar
day. The Town Council reduced the eprice
to seventy five cents, and all hands struck.
The strikers are energetic in their efforts
to keep others from working.
The Polk street bridge across Cypress
bayou, at jefferson, Tex, fell through a
few evenings since, while George Figures,
negro, was crossing with a two-mule
wagon. One of the mules was killed and
Figures, it was thought, could not live.
Henry Code, carpenter at work on
new building in the central part of Louis
vile, XIV, few days ago lost his balance
and fell to the ground twenty five feet.
fracturing his skull and breaking his neck.
He leaves a family.
Mr.. Reuben Ford a surveyor at Austin.
Tex, reports finding some very rich gold
bearing quartz thirty miles south of Bur-
nett, in the mountains. He thinks the find
will prove rich one.
A little girl named Maud Wolf, seven
wears old, daughter of w. w. Wolf,
Louisville (Ky.) cigar manufacturer, was
badly crushed by tobacco press few
davs ago. The machine was propped up
some distance from the floor. The little
girl in playing near 1t loosened one of the
props and the huge machine fell over Ger,
almost crushing her fat as board. She
died from her injuries.
Nathan Lieber, popular young mer-
chant of K knoxville, Tenn, was drowned
in the Tennessee river a few days ago
while bathing. A. M. RIddell one of his
Jerks. was almost drowned in attempting
to rescue him. Lieber formerly resided at
Helena, Ark.
An Illicit dis tillery was recently found
in operation in the county jail in Atlanta,
ia. which had been worked successfully
for several mouths. An attempted es-
cape led to the investigation which devel.
oped the existence of the still.
The ward engine of TIE Louisville &
Nashville railroad at Lexington, KY, ex.
ploded her boiler few days ago, wreck.
ing the engine. The engineer, William
SuckIes, of Louisville, had a leg blown off
and die few moments after being taken
to the hospital. Pete Dair, the fireman,
was probably fatally injured.
Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed was con-
secrated bishop of Florida by the council
Of Protestant Episcopal bishops at Jack
sonviI,e few days ago. Bishop Quin-
tard, of Ten nessee, presided. Bishop Ell
lott, of Western Texas, preached the SER
mon. The attendance was very large.
Six bishops were present.
Thomas w GODDARD, well-known sport
If Cynthiana, KY, attempted suicide
nights ago by cutting himself in the
region of the heart with knife. This was
the second attempt. The other time he
tried to end his life by shooting himself.
No cause is known for the deed
State troops have for months been STA
toned at Morehead, KY, to preserve the
neace between the Tolliver and Humphrey
factions. These leaders have recently
stoned agreements to leave Rowan County
forever. States Attorney Caruth agrees
to compromise by dismissing the prosecu'
sion.
A terrible triple tragedy occurred at
Graysville, Tenn, ON the inc OF the Cin'
cinnati Southern railway, few nights
ago. The Rev. S. NJ. Bandy and John
Davis, the latter prominent farmer had
a difficulty over the attentions OF DAVIS &c
Bandy's daughter. The young iady,s
brother attempted to whip Davis ana .ne
latter beat him to death, crushing nis
skull with stone. At this juncture the
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