Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-01
SOUTHERN GLEANjNoS.

DER few days ago at Fort Bracket, Tex.
Inc Southern melon patch will be larger
tnan usual this year, and Uncle Remus Is
counting on the "good time comin'o
William and Dan Kent met Miss Soards,
respectable young lady, on the street at
Wasson, Tenn, few days ago, and in
suited her. She told her brother Lewis,
aged seventeen, about the affair. He
seized a shotgun and went in pursuit of
the Kents. When he came upon them he
emptied a barrel into each of them. Dan
was -mortally wounded, while the other
will have to suffer the amputation of his
left arm. The boy was placed in jail.
A curious case of a judge. turning wit
ness occurred recently in Echols County
! Ca There was suit pending involving
land title. Both parties were innocent
| purchasers. Both chains of titles ran
back to a common deed made nearly fifty
years ago. When Judge Hanscll exam
ined both sets of titles closely he said,
holding up one chain: Gentlemen, here
are the genuine deeds to this land. Twas
young lawyer in those days, and drew
this title myself for the grantor. This
other title purporting to have been made
by him is a forgery"
Washington County, one of the largest
in Georgia, recently voted the dry ticket
by majority of 242.
The recent local option election in Fred.
ericksburg, Va, resulted in favor of grant.
ing licenses by 210 majority.
A carpenter named Joe Wofferd fell
thirty-fve feet from the stack Of the Will
Hanson furnace at Birmingham, Ala, a
few days ago, crushing his head badly and
sustaining fatal injuries.
Pat Connolly, Louisville g. Nashville
switchman, was crushed between cars that
he was coupling in the ard at Blooming
ton, Ala, a few nights ago.
Two citizens of Gibson, Ca, went to law
about the ownership of red rooster, val
ued at twenty-five cents. The case was
tried in Justices court, and it has now
been taken to the Superior Court. The Gus.
todian of the rooster presented it to min
lister, who killed and ate it.
The jury in the case of Melvin Butler, at
Louisville. KY, returned a verdict of muir
der and fixed life-sentence. Butler was
charged with numbering John B. Macoy,
wellknown gambler, who was found dead
in front of his house, with bullet-hole in
his head, several months ago.
A Georgia gentleman, who makes a liv
ing poisoning rats and tanning dogs
hides, advertses for wife. He frankly
describes his charms as consisting prin-
cially of bald head and a cork leg. As
be has an income of only from three to
five dollars week, he must be a student
of Edward Atk inson's system of domestic
, economies.
Indictments have been found in Henry
County, KY, against thirty two parties
who attended the Warren Barnes prize
fight from Louisville. The names of some
of the most prominent young men of the
city are in the list. The Louisville &
Nashville railroad agents were also in
dicted for furnishing the train which car
ried the crowd.
The factory of the North Front Street Ice
Company, at Nashville, Tenn, was dam
aged Sl5, 900 by fire few nights ago. The
building was fired near the top by an in
cendiary, and owing to the great difficult
experienced in throwing water between
the pipes, the f1remen could do but little to
STAY the flames. The insurance is $4,000
The company was preparing for the sprinf
opening.
Epps Pettus. colored farmer, livin
near Vicks burg, Miss, was attacked son
days ago by mad dog, and, in attemp
ing to kill the animal, was seriously bite
in many places, his wounds being so e1
tensfve as to confne him to his bed. SUI
seauently symptoms of hydrophobia al
peared and his attendants were forced 4
chain him. After suffering horrible agon
for two days, he died.
Charles Mitchell was arrested at Mem
phis, Tenn, on telegram, charged wit
passing counterfeit fifty dollar bill on
lady named Mrs. Bond, living in Lexin
ton, Miss He admits passing the bill
but SAYS he did not know it was bad bill
He saws he got the bill in st. Louis abo
a year ago from man who gave it to hi
in payment for silver watch and plate
chain.
A remarkably bold robbery took plac
near Eddyville, KY, a few days ag'
Isaac Gray, a farmer, drew from bank 81
900, and taking it home placed it in a trun
in his bedroom. While the family was
supper that night noise was heard fror
the bedroom, and rushing in the famil
were paralyzed to find the trunk as we
as contents missing. An alarm we
sounded, and search revealed the trun
about two hundred yards from the hous
broken open and the money gone, with
clew to the robber.
VIM. Rust, Dakota stockman in Texas
has been arrested on suspicion OF horse
stealing.
1t is charged that F. S. Harris, who re
signed the office of Warden OF the NAL
Tennessee prison, has been receiving
salary of one hundred dollars per mont
from the co-lessees Of prison labor, In 40
dition to various other gratuities IN the wa
of supplies, provisions, etc., for his FANNY
in violation of the law and his oath
office.
A train-wrecker placed cross-tle on 10
East Tennessee track, near Silver cree
Ca, few nights ago, and then steppin
back into the dark tched an approach
ing freight train strike it, roll down Ten
foot bank, killing one man instantly an
fatally injuring the other. The man wn
was killed was Thomas Shenan, who WE