Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Miss Sallie McGrath, one Of the hand.
somest young ladies in Kentucky, was
burned to death at Lexington few days
ago by her clothing catching fire from q
CRATE.
A train on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, having on board United States
troops and Apache Indians, was ditched
near Rigoleto, La, few days ago. 1t is
reported that no one was hurt.
Charles Henderson, the well-known
sPa ing man, was arrested at Louisville,
hy., a few nights ago, charged with beat
ing Munson Heddon, farmer, near
Shelbyville, KY, out of S3,400 at three
card monte. 1t is charged that Henderson
wore disguise at the time. He was spot
ted by two countrymen, who held him up
1T revolvers' points as he was taking a
drink in a saloon, and accused him of the
swindle. The police captured the whole
party. Henderson got straw bail and
skipped.
There was a singula coincidence in the
marriages of William G.. and George r.
Phillips at Boyce Station, Ca, few days
ago. Both brothers were paying their
addresses, without the knowledge of the
other, to Miss NJ. D. Haney and Miss M.
A. Logan, respectively. 1t was not until
they met simultaneously in the ordinary's
office to secure the required license that
they discover ed each others secret.
A contract has been let for building the
first twenty -seven miles Of the Georgia
Central railroad extension from Good :
water, Ala, to Birmingham. The compile
ton of this gap with the Memphis &
Birmingham road now building and
known as the Kansas City route, which
the engineers say will be finished by the
first OF July next, will give the Northwest
a direct short line railway connection
with the southeastern Gulf coast.
A son of Charles Sarrell, living near
Owingsville, KY, accidentally discharged
a rifle few days ago and shot his six
teen-year-old sister through the head, in
ficting a mortal wound.
Thomas L. Miller, of Stephensport, KY,
was found dead in his bed at Bosler's Ho-
tel, Louisville, a few days since, the result
of wounds inf icted by thugs.
A Virginian visited the White House at
Washington recently with two blooded
puppies, which he desired to present to
President Cleveland. When the animals
fell to fighting they, with their owner,
were driven out.
Henry H. Meyer, of Memphis, Tenn,
was acquitted of the murder of w. B.
| Dunavant. the debaucher Of his wife.
Meyer will return to Germany with his
| children.
| Calvin Harris, colored man in Wilkes
County, Ca, was rummaging in the draw
er of a table in his house, the other day,
when he accidentally fired pistol which
| happe ned to be there. The ball struck his
| hand and lodged in the joint Of his fore
finger. 1t wedged itself in so tightly that
it was with considerable difficulty that it
was extracted by the physician.l
| In Greensborough, Ala, has been or
| ganized society of seventeen young and
pretty ladies, the principal feature being
to do away with the odious habit of
speaking i'll of any one. Meetings are held
every week, and each member who has
been guilty of violating the society's laws
is fined one cent. The society was organ
lied one month ago, and up to the present
writing five dollars in fines have been
| taken by the treasurer.
| Will H. Fair, clerk and master of Sui
livan County, Tennessee, has been re-
| uuested to resign. He is said to be several
| thousand dollars short in his accounts,
| and is unable to return the money. Fair
is a leading citizen in that section, and the
discovery of the supposed shortage has
created a big sensation.
| 1t appears that Alfred Taylor, the Re-
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nessee, is also running for State Senator.
His brother Robert is also an aspirant to
the Upited States Senatorship, should he
fail to be elected Governor. 1t is probable
that Robert can capture both places, and
that Alfred may be chosen president of
the State Senate and be elected Governor
to fill the vacancy.
Jacob Gawney, a totally blind noun
taineer, was recently sentenced at Nash
vile, Tenn, to Imprisonment in the AL
bany IN. W penitentiarY for one year,
having been convicted by the United
States Circuit Court for selling moonshine
whisky. Gawney has been tried several
times for the same offense, but on account
of his affliction was always acquitted.
An Arkansas man recently whitfield a
DulleU OUT OIL u pug Ol tODdCCO anu SuOb II
through the body of a wild cat.
Near Eufaula, Ala, recently there was
taken from a river bank by workmen a
large white oak tree that was in an almost
perfect state of petrifcation.
From October /, 1885, to September 80,
this year, sos, ,425 10 worth of stamps were
sold by the Post office at Atlanta, Ca, and
the net profit was SS1, 900.
The leading bank in Birmingham. Ala,
has recently increas ed it's capital from
100000 to S500,O00.
A hawk was killed near Hartwell, Ga,
few days ago, that measured five feet
from tip to tip of wings.
A hunter near Buena Vista, Ga, the
other day, shot at one partridge and
killed eight.
number OF Norfolk (Va.) merchants
have established peanut combination"
One hundred adult negroes, besides
large number of children, recently started
from North Carolina on pilgrimage to
Liberia. For some time Rev. K. A. Mas
sey, plausible colored preacher, has been