The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| last February and carried the bullet about
in his head for many weeks, dropped dead
| in the street recently.
]. A. Jackson and Owen Allen, disagree.
| ing over the candidates for the probate
| judgeship In Tallapoosa County, Ala, the
| other day, clio sed In upon each other with
knifes. For five minutes a bloody slash
ing progressed, when Allen dropped dead
| from a thrust in the abdomen. Jackson
has FIVE serious wounds, from which he
may die.
| Marshal Mathews returned to Jackson
vile, Ala, a few days since from the chase
Of the murderer, Jerry Hudson, after hav-
ing had several bullet holes made in his
hat. Jerry Hudson and Isaiah WHY, both
married, were at ball of hard characters,
when quarrel arose over the favors of one
OF the inmates. Hudson drew a knife, and
with one long, quick cut, completely dis
emboweled Wyly. In the confusion the
murderer escaped to the mountains, where
he now deties arrest.
| Mrs. Francis Gould, who lived at San
! Antonio, Tex, for some time in menial
employment in different households, has
inherited Sl5A0OO She Is the widow of
Charles Gould, only son of Carlos Gould,
of Cincinnati. Old Carlos, now dead, was
relative of Jay Gould and a multimil-
lonaire. He disapproved his sons mar
riage and held but little communication
with him after. His grandson and only
heir, young Hal, has lived with him since
he was fourteen years Of age. Thus Mrs.
Gould, through her young son, comes into
hands ONE fortune.
Henry Newberry vas recently convict
ell of a gold brick swindle at San Antonio,
Tex.
J.. f. Curtis, a jeweler, committed sui
eide a few days ago at Dallas, Tex.
John King, colOred, and his grandson
were burned to death while asleep In
cabin loft in Jefferson County, Ky, few
| days ago Six or seven other occupants
escaped without injury.
John Mcfarland was convicted at Leb-
anon, Tenn, few days since, and award
ed ten years imprisonment for the abduc'
ton of Miss Rebecca Lyons for immoral
purposes. Mcfarland is thirty years old
and Miss Lyons is thirteen.
! The deCompOsed remains of an infant
were found floating in the canal at Louis
thle, Ky, few days ago. The child had
| evidently been strangled, rs piece OF
| twine was twisted tightly about its neck.
| Some time ago the leg of woman was
fished out of the canal, and it is thought
that there may be some connection be-
| tween theSe two discoveries.
The house of fsaec Kncaid, at Fellow
ship, Marion County, Fla, burned a few
| davs ago. Three children, aged six -four
aGd twa years respectively, perished in
the fianrfs. kincaid is under arrest for
criminal negligence.
AFrankfort (Ky.) man was befOrr the
| Court Of Claims the other day who has re-
ceived an annt,al appropriation as pau
| per for about fifteen YEARS; and wanted 1t
| continued next year because he hac "o''ght
| some more land and needed the money to
pay for 1t.
A resident of ElmwoOd, n. c., has anew
| ly-foaled colt that has nc name and its
tail resembles a rats; its body Is covered
with wool like sheep. The owner sheared
| it a few days since and obtained number
of pounds of wool, which is as good as any
sleeps wool.
The Virginia organized militia contains
thirty four white companies nineteen col
ored companies. three batteries of artillery
and three troops of cavalry.
III Is eSIlIldttu JHdJ IuIlS P''bNoo',''' VI
North ern and English capital was invest
ed in new undertakings in the South in the
first three months of the current year.
Captain John Miller, of Jimtown, Chick
asaw Nation, Is now defendant in a mur-
der trial at Fort Smith, Ark. This typical
hero of the cowboy kind Is now seventy
Years old and Is said to have killed thirty
men in his long and glorious career.
A little girl at Elmwood, N. c., Is said
to be able to spell any column of SPELL
iug=book after the first word of the line
has been given her, and to recite any les
son in the first reader from memory.
Four men were tried for larceny in
Dooly County, Georgia, recently. One
was convicted, and the other three, who
were cleared by a technicality, were
notified by the citizens to leave town
forthwith. One of them fingered too lon G
and was taken into the swamp and fiogged
numerically.
| A thief in Fort Valley, Ca, recently
hired little negro to go down the chin.
ney of certain store and open the back
door, promising fifty cents and half of
what he could carry away. The boy went
down several feet and then stuck fast and
he could go neither way. He yelled for a
long time before he was heard, and
seemed very glad to go from the chimney
to the lookup
Ben Millen, of Elkton, KY, young man
of good connections, and well known in
social circles, was found dead in his room
at the Pepper House, Nashville, Tenn, a
few days ago. A bottle of chloroform and
pocket were discovered at
his side showing that death had resulted
from an overdose. Whether intentional
or not can not be learned.
| Advices from Pablo Beach, a summer
suburb of Jacksonville, Fla, on the coast
state that General T. f. Spinner, ex- United
States Treasurer, is i'll in his tent on the
beach, and threatened with pneumonia.
Owing to his advanced age, upwards OF
eighty years, it is feared that he may not
recover. General Spinner has spent sew
eral months on the beach, devoting his
time TO fishing and idling.
Twenty five hundred people attended
the recent commencement exercises of the
Tennessee Normal College. Diplomas
were awarded forty six graduates, repre-
senting every Southern State. The class
valedictory was delivered by Miss Jessie
Phandora Simson, of Virginia, and the
general valedictory by Miss Amanda Lou
Stoltzfus, of Tennessee.
jeff Davis is still indisposed.
The horses attached to a vehicle contain
ing Fred Weise and his three daughters al
Louisville, KY, few days since, became