Huntsville gazette., 1886-01-16
SOUTHERN GlEANlNGS.

The lawyers of Mississippi have formed
State Bar Association, and have adopted
memorial to Congress praying for new
Federal Court district for the southern part
of the Stat-.
John McGill has been reelected Mayor
of Jackson, Miss, an Office he has held for
number of years.
John MrDermott died at Holly Springs,
Miss, few days ago from the effects Of
hard drinking
LouisviSe, KY, raises enough money
from the dog tax to pay the salaries Of the
Mayor and City Attorney.
Imports at New Orleans Ast year
amounted to Ss,7oO,OOO, of which 81 ,2oO, 900
was for fruit.
Representative Louis st. Martin, of Lou
isiana, was member Of Congress thirty
five years ago.
For fourteen years South Carolina has
had a law exempting manufacturing es-
Establishments from taxation. During that
time manufactures have nearly quadru-
pied in value. The law has just been re-
pealed.
The citizens committee of Austin, Tex,
offer 81 900 reward for the arrest and 81 900
for the conviction of the murderers of Mrs.
Hancock and Mrs. Phillips
W. A. B. Hill, formerly a wholesale
liquor dealer of Knoxville, Tenn, fell from
a bridge at Coal Creek few nights ago, a
distance of twelve feet, and was drowned
in two feet of water.
IT is reported that Hon. Frank w. Pal
mer, late Postmaster at Chicago, ILL.,, has
purchased the Knoxville (Tenn.) Daily
Chronicle, and will take charge about the
18th inst.
Miss Emma Church, eighteen years Of
age, was terribly burned at Cleburne, Tex,
a few days ago, by the explosion of coal
Oil lamp. Her life was despaired of.
J. L. Power, State Printer of Mississippi,
recently refunded to the State 81 ,125, which
he had overcharged by not printing as
much matter to the page of the acts of 1882
as the law required.
| The exports of corn from New Orleans
during the month of December were 1884, 1872
bushels, against A ,528 for the correspond
ing month in 1884. Of this amount S35 ,15O
bushels went to Liverpool.
Chas. McAllister fatally stabbed Chas.
Martin at a prayer-meeting at Indian
Run, KY, few nights ago.
Burglars robbed the safe Of the Post.
office at Danville, KY, few nights ago.
Governor Ireland Of Texas recommends
lands.
A convention of Southwest lumbermen
will be held at Texarkana, Ark, January
25th.
A report comes from Owensboro, KY,
that the present crop of tobacco is the
worst ever delivered there.
| Police headquarters in Montgomery,
Ala, are guarded by cannon which was
used against the Indians 200 years ago.
| H. c. Adams, prominent citizen of Ash
land City, Tenn, was robbed and mur-
dered few nights ago by companion
while on spree.
| Another large party of negroes, number
ing several hundred, passed through
Chattanooga, Tenn, few days ago en-
route from the Carolinas to Arkansas.
| The people of Atlanta, Ca, sunk $4,000
in an artesian well 1000 feet deep, only to
learn, from Profes sor of the State Uni
versity, that the city stood on granite rock
the bedrock of the continent.
| A panther which for six weeks had
alarmed the citizens of Clayton, Ca, at
tackled and overcame George Greenleaf,
who was walking up hill with his wife
The latter cut the beasts throat.
The Democratic caucus recently held at
Jackson, Miss, nominated Messrs. Walt
ham and George for reelection as United
! States Senators.
II. P. Adams, residing near Ashland
| CITY, Tenn, was found dead on the turn
| pike, between that place and Clarks-
vile, a few days ago, his throat having
been cut from ear to ear. He had evil
IDENTIFY been murdered for his money.
| At the annual meeting of the South
western Texas Live Stock Association
/ few days since ten delegates were ap-
pointed to the International Range Con-
vention at Denver, Col, on the 2Sth inst
| President John T. Lyttle heads the delega-
ton.
Houston o. Reynolds, boy aged six
teen, living two miles north of Knoxville,
! Tenn, assaulted two children of VIM.
Gardner, with a pocket knife, few days
ago, stabbing one, it is thought, fatally.
He cut the left arm of the youngest child,
aged four, almost entirely off. The chill
/ dren were only teasing him.
| The property of the late Earl Of Ayles-
ford, in Howard County, Texas, was sold
at auction recently. The greater portion
of the property was bought in by the
Earl's younger brother, who will assume
all the Indebtedness of the estate and man
age the property hereafter.
The colored people in the western pe'sssn
of Phillips County, Arkansas, are evffcifg
| much discomfort over their poor crops Tor
the last two years, and general exodus Is
! feared.
The Houston (Tex.) Light Guard have de.
! cided to make an exhibition drill tour OF
the State of Texas during the spring
months The proceeds of the trip Will Dc
added to the fund to build new armory.
recent event of great Importance at
| Nashville, Tenn, was the opening OF tne
Webster Industrial Training School,, a ne"
department of the Central Tennessee Col
lege (colored), established for training
girls in cooking, laundry work, care OF the
sick and sanitary housekeeping. Rev. Az
ticus G. Haygood delivered an eloquent
address on industrial training and uhe