The Brookhaven leader., 1886-05-27
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

a yardmas ster of the Queen & Crescent
system, the latter was seriously stabbed
In the region Of the heart by the former
and fatally wounded. The difficulty grew
out of the strike.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, is canvass
ing the cities of North Carolina in favor of
prohibition, appealing especially to the
colored people. The election will be held
early in June, and the campaign grows in
warmth daily.
Colonel Bart jenkins, sergeant at-arms
of the Kentucky Senate, was recently re-
ported to have been killed by his son Will
liam. The two qua rreled at hotel din
ner in Frankfort. The father threw
glass at his son who, pulled his revolver
and shot at his parent. Neither Of the two
was hurt.
John Miller and wife of Butler County,
Kentucky, while returning from visit to
Indiana, recently stopped over night in an
clubhouse in Breckenridge County. Ed
Ramsey, John McGriffin and Mike Ramsey
ord cred them out of the place, and as
Miller came out of the door Nike Ramsey
deliberately shot him through the head,
killing him almost instantly.
Genera John l.. Lewis, one of the most
noted citizens of New Orleans, died few
days a 60, in his eighty-six year. He
served a a courier for General Jackson in
the battle with the British forces. He was
three times sheriff of the parish and once
mayor of the city. He was Major General
| Of the forces of Louisiana in the Confeder-
ate army when sixty -one years of age.
Nearly one hundred moonshine whisky
A. l.;
| ington, Ky.
Mrs. Jones, an aged lady, was run over
by transfer train at Nashville, Tenn, a
few days ago, and was instantly killed.
Says the Grenada {Miss.) Sentinel: An
other Legislature like our last would build
a wall around the State of Mississippi so
high that even old Sol himself would find
it difficult to look in.
The so-called peanut factories Of Nor
| folk Va, handle and put on the market
81 900 worth of peanuts each year.
The factory is simply cleaning, polish
ing and sorting establishment, and the
work is all Gone by machinery.
The law and Order League of Louisville,
Ky, succeeded in having held to the grand
jury pool seller named Emile Boulier.
Rev. James F. Evans, one of the oldest
preachers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, died in Thomson, Ca, a
few DAYS ago, while on his knees. He was
presiding elder of the Augusta district.
He was seventy six years of age, and had
preached fifty years.
Returns from the election in the Second
congressional district of Louisiana to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Rep
resentative Hahn, indicate the election of
Wallace, Democrat, over Martin, Republi-
can, by about 1000 plurality.
The Supreme Court of Miss issippi has
decided the constitutionalitv of what is
known as the amnesty act, passed by the
Legislature, which measure gave relief to
merchants who had not paid the privilege
tax in full by extending the time for such
payment to June Is, thereby restoring
them to their full legal rights under the
| laws of the State.
James Furey, wife and child and Miss
| Alice Mitchell, all of Philadelphia, who
arrived in Nashville, Tenn, a few days
ago, ate some bologna sausage and be-
came quite sick The child, who was in
| delicate health, died in great agony from
congestion. The others were doing WELL
An examination was ordered by the health
| authorities.
Christ Church. Frederic, Ga, on the site
where John Wesley preached, has had the
| biggest contributions of any churc h in the
| South the past year. This was caused by
| a bequest of Sill 900 by the wife of Rev.
| Mr.. Dodge, who died in India on her we'd
| ding tour. Her husband has just turned
| it into the church treasury. OF that sum
900 has been put in trust as an endow>
ment for missionary work.
The prohibition contest in Oconee Coun-
| ty, Ga, has demoralized colored church
circles. Rev. Mr.. johnson quarreled with
| three deacons who refused to become dry
| and had them expelled. The expelled dea-
| cons, with their adherents, went into the
church forcibly, kicked the preacher out,
and now hold the keys. The preacher is
invoking the law to get the building.
Andrew Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn.
and Captain H. A. Penrose, of Memphis,
shot a match, at 100 live pigeons each, at
| Spring park a few days ago, for $500.
Meaders won, killing ninety three birds.
Penrose killed eighty-thr
Jackson Carter and one Roe, farmers,
went to a circus at Mt. Sterling, KY, a
few evenings since, quarreled and started
| home on the train. AS Roe, with his broth
er, was leaving the crowded car Carter
suddenly pulled his pistol and shot him
dead. Carter attempted to escape, but as
he jumped from the car Roe's brother shot
HIM and left him for dead. He was picked
up, however, by the next train dangerous
ly wounded and given over to the Mt. Ster'
ling authorities.
Three young ladies of Newman, Ga, Miss
Salle Hinson, Miss Annie Dent and Miss
Laura Petty, started out in buggy few
days ago to visit friend in the country.
AS the horse stepped on the railroad track
he baked; no crack of the whip could
move him. The train was approaching at
the rate of forty miles an hour; it struck
the horse. crushing him under its wheels
and wrenched the shafts from the buggy,
left the buggy unhurt, the ladies keeping
their seats in perfect safety.
Governor Lowry of Mississippi has ap
pointed Captain Charles J. Searles, of the
Volunteer Southrons, Brigadier- General
of the Third district, vice E. 7. Butts, re-
| signed. Captain Searles is not only on
of the youngest commissioned officers in
the State, but is one of the best drilled.
North Carolina has no savings Banks.
A desperate fight occurred at Martins
vile, Va, few nights ago, between D. P
Spencer and the Terry brothers. y. Z
Terry was killed, and his brothers an
Colonel Spencer, Tarleton Brown, Hug
Dyer, Robert Gregory and two negroe
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