The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

store at Hopkinsville, Ky, were destroyed
and the city bank badly damaged by fire
few nights ago. The losses will aggregate
$500; insurance. $1,000.
A man named Linck. seventv-six years
of age, at Castroville, Tex. few DAYS age
descended fifty foot well for a bucket at
the bottom. On again reaching the top
he was in such an exhausted condition
that he fell back. going to the bottom. He
was taken out dead the next day.
A horrible doui j. murder was committed
at Tyro Shops, Iav .ison County. y. c.,
a few nights ago. While \. J. Mcbride
and his wife were eating supper they were
murdered in their seats and the house
robbed and burned. together with their
bodies.
Much excitement prevails in the neigh
torhood of Hunters Chapel, near Ram-
berg, S. c.. over thu recent cowhiding Of
Mr.. John Stuiley by Me,srs. W. T. Con-
nelly and A L. OFT 1t seems that stud
ley had been circulating false and damag-
ing reports concerning Connelly's sister.
In order 10 obtain full salts action for the
offense, Messrs. Connolly and OFT pur-
chased whaleboue whip, waited upon
Mr.. Studlev and administered thirty
lashes. wearing the whip completely out.
An Oconee tGa.) man, aged eighty-si1
years, recently split 20 large rails in one
dav.
a farmer at Newferrv. Tenn. has a hen
that takes care Of 10 young chickens and
one turkey.
A female in New Orleans recently caused
the arrest Of a policeman for calling her
a woman. The judge decided that she
was a woman and discharged the p lice
man.
Colonel Luther J. Glenn, grand secre-
tary of the Old Fellows of the United
States. and formerly memt er Of the Com
federate Congress. died recently at At.
lanta, Ga, aged eighty-fve years.
Nicksburg. VI is. now has the laSe ball
fever, and the Memphis and Shreveport
clubs are 70 be invited to a series Of games
at the former place at an early day.
The New Orleans Times Democrat ex-
horts the Louisiana legislature to first
bring the expenses of the State govern
ment within its revenues, and then devote
itself to a comprehensive and liberal svs.
tenn II levee protection.
Captain Hughes and posse. of the Inter.
nal Revenue service, report the capture
and destruction Of two large Illicit distil-
leries near Waterloo. Overton County,
Tenn, with 1000 gallons Of beer and
twenty two tubs The proprietors escaped.
but an eIap,ove was arrested.
Quite a sensation was caused in Nicks-
burg. Miss. few nights ago by rahii
dog rushing into the parlor Of DR.. James
VI. Hunt, a prominent physician Of that
city. The family were assembled in the
parlor, but the do. was killed before II
had an opportunity 70 bite any Of them.
Elias Oppenheimer has the distinction
of being the first one prosecuted under the
recent act making gamllng in Kentucky
a felony. He was detected through the
Law and Order Club in the operation Of
quiet little game of poker and was indict-
ed az the last sitting Of the grand jury.
jeff CAM. an emplove of the sun et
yard Mt San Antonio, Tex, some time ago
collected >-O0 for the benefit of Engineer
Ben Shaw. who was i'll Cane msappro-
priated the funds, and when asked for it
recently, promised to pay, but skipped for
FL Paso. He was arrested at Cvall- and
taken back and is nov in jail awaiting
Indictment by the grand jury for emhez-
Element.
The wife Of John Honesty. living OF
Cedar Greek eight miles from Bolton.
Tex. was found dead in her bed a few DAYS
ago by her husband upon his return from
work in the field 10 dinner. She had been
entirely alone during the morning. and
there is no possible explanation Of her
death.
oil
arrested at Nashville. Tenn, a few days
ago by detectives hv authority Of letters
received from off ial~ at Winchester. Ind
and Washington Court House. o., where
he had figured extensively selling Be-
hemian oat seed. from which he cuaran-
teed wonderful results. He is said to have
succeeded in duping many farmers.
Hon. j. T. Hendei son, Commissioners Of
Agriculture, gives the general condition
of the growing crops in Georgia during
June as much below the average for the
season, the only crop above being Irish
potatoes. Crops are ten TO twenty DAYS
behind in growth. Corn is 81; oats. Il;
wheat, -; cotton stand, 81: plant. s.; rice,
%; Irish potatoes, 20: sweet potatoes, O.;
ground peas, 81: melons, s.: peaches, -;
apples, "A; grapes, s.; wool clip, ~.
Ben Freeman, aged about twenty five,
married man and farmer, living about five
miles from Versailles, Ky. cut his throat
from ear to ear with suicidal intent The
cause of the act is a mystery. A physi-
clan was hastily summoned, who sewed
up the CHASTITY wound, and says the
chances are about equal between recovery
and death. Freeman is a brother of George
Freeman, the Versailles policeman who
was killed three years ago this month.
At Fort Gaines, Ga. Willis Hudson was
sentenced to be hanged on the 10th of July,
and his accomplice, Mrs Isabella Ronev,
as sentenced to the pententiary for life.
Miss Ronev. who was also an accomplice
in the murder, died in Jail few weeks
ago.
Edwin, the sixteen year old son of Jacob
Sherman, was blowing with a mule near
Gainesville, Ga, the other dav when a
storm came up. The animal became I'M
ruly and threw the lad, who became en-
tangled in the plow line. The mule then
commenced running as hard as it could,
drag cling the unfortunate boy behind it.
As the animal jumped fence the boys
head was dashed against the rails, burst
ing out his brains.
Vicksburg is figuring on water works.
A fire at Ca-lettsburg, XIV, few days
ago destroyed the saw-mills of Smith,
Mitchell & Co., valued at so 900
Lynchars Stephen Allen, VIM. Brown,
Thomas DilIard and Edwin Weber were
acquitted at Chattanooga, Tenn. They
were said to have hung Charles Williams
in that city.
Drayton an! Arthur Williams, the first