Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-22
SOUTHERN oLEANINos.

Judge Howell e. jackson, holding hi,
nrst court at his home, Jackson, Tenn.
nao novel experience recently with iury
A damage suit for $4,000 had beer
brought against the Illinois Central rail.
way. After the evidence was heard thu
jury was peremptorily charged to find fol
the defendant. Retiring to the jury room
verdict was quickly agreed upon, giving
the plaintiff 5000. The court set aside
the verdict.
hre engine was sent up from Birming.
nam Ala., a few days ago to fight fire in
one OF the mines of the New Castle Coal &
Coke Company, on the track of the Louis.
vile q Nashville railway. Before the
names could ne stopped three hundred feet
OF the woodwork was destroyed and g
good part of the pipes connecting with
the pumping machinery. The coal caught
from the timbers, and, at last accounts
was still burning. The worst disaster will
probably be the necessary suspension Of
work.
Charles Jacobson, a colored youth OF
twelve, died at Eufaula, Ala, few DAYS
ago from injuries received by a lamp ex-
plosion. He was enieavoring to light one
lamp with another, which caused the ex-
plosion, the burning fluid saturating his
clothing. He rushed wildly into the
street, uttering heartrending screams as
he ran. When overtaken he was a living
mass of fame, which, being entinguished
left him blistered sufferer, in which con-
dition he fingered for twelve hours, and
then died in great sgony.
Franklin CASTOR a colored man, con.
victed of criminal assault upon lady, has
been sentenced at Salisbury, N. c., to be
hanged on July2.
A fire at Gainesville, Fla, few days
ago, destroyed al the buildings and con-
tents on the south side of the square. The
aggregate loss is about $4,000, with very
little insurance.
At Shelby IN. C.) court short time
ago, the case was tried If a boy who had
been fined by the mayor of the town for
climbing tree, there being town ordi-
nance forbidding the climbing of trees.
The boy appealed, and the judge reversed
the mayors decision, declaring tree-climb-
ing to be an inalienable right of boys, over
which municipal authorities have no iuris.
diction.
A resident of Eastman, Ga, has TWEEN
ty-five-cent piece which has just returned
to him after an absence of seven years.
| j. j. Haywood, the collector of Marion
County, Tex. in the commissioners court
room at Jefferson, a few days ago, shot
Captain John 7. Roots, killing him in
stantly. An inquest was held and Mr..
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tion. was released on Sc, 600 bond.
While Rev. VIM. Moore (colored) was
delivering a sermon at Cole Ridge, Tenn,
recently, an enemy attempted to assassin
ate him. Moore received bullet in the
thigh, the shot co&hing through a window.
While experimenting blasting opera
tions in a sandstone quarry near Lam
pasas, Tex, few days ago. Antonio VAL
dez was crushed to death by mass Of
loose rock and dirt which slid down upon
him.
Robert Ray, eighteen years of age, was
killed in Walton County, Ca, few days
ago, by Sanf ord Manning. The latter
claims the killing to have been accidental
but his story seemed to have a somewhat
piscatorial flavor.
County, Georgia, is twenty five years old
and up to three years ago laid eggs a
regular as the day came around. Sine,
then her laying propensities have faile,
her. Occasionally she will build nes
and set on it for three or four weeks and
then come off as proudly as If she hao
raised brood Of goslins.
A reign of terror is reported as existing
at Osceola, Ark, arising from recent de
velopments and alterations caused by tht
alleged defalcation of Sheriff Haskins
The town was reported as practically in
state of siege, the members of each faction
being ready to fight on the slightest pro-
vocation.
Mr.. Engelke, of Lula, Ga, is an ardent
naturalist, being particularly partial to
snakes. In the fall he buries his snakes in
the ground and unearths them in the
spring. The other day he dug up fine
large rattlesnake, which recovered from
It's torpor quickly and then struck Mr.. En-
gelke on the head. The fangs went through
the mans fur cap and gashed the top OF
his head. Liberal doses of corn whisky
saved the snake fancier's life.
An unknown white man was found mur-
dered at point near Redwood station.
Miss, few days ago. He was filed with
buckshot. He had in his possession an
expr ess receipt, dated New Orleans, for
package sent to Julia Warren, of st.
Louis. No clew as to his identity or that
of the murderer. He was plainly dressed
In dark clothes, had mustache and light
whiskers, and was apparently thirty five
years of age.
Uncle Billy Day, of London, KY, who is
over eighty-on years old, the father OF
thirteen children, and who has seventy
six grandchildren and 1S2 great.grand-
children living, is noted in his neighbor-
hood for the ability to read by "frelight"
without spectacles, and to jump up and
crack his heels together twice before COM
ing down.
The Governor Of Louisiana, In his an
nual message to the legislature, suggests
that criminals be executed by some means
more humane than by hanging.
Jefferson Da Wis is i'll at Beauvoir, MISS,
with fever and neuralgia of the head, from
which he suffers severely.
Mr.. Bud johnson was shot and killed py
Iamoa Cor<r,-;cb% of w ood henry. Ca. q