Huntsville gazette., 1886-03-20
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

the finest ever seen there. Governor En-
glish and wife Of Connecticut, eighty citi-
Eens of Portland, Me-, 1900 Texans and
many Thousand persons from other States
were present. a Ni i.tMtH astWam p
AT Queen City. Tex, a few days ago,
Mike Clements killed his brother-in-law,
Sam SummerAefd. f# 8..
gang of robbers which congregated at
Dayton, Tenn, on the line of the Cincin-
nati Southern railway recently attempted
to burglarize the large jewelry store OF
Obil & Co. and the Cincinnati Southern
depot at Chattanooga. Their plot had
been revealed to the sheriff, and dozen
officers were in each building. When
the thieves broke in and commenced to
drill holes in the safe, officers demanded
their surrender The burglars opened fire
on the sherff's posse, and, by means of
the darkness, escaped without securing
any booty. Lte saV
A bill passed the Mississippi House Of
representatives authorizing the Treasurer
to issue $500, 900 in bonds redeemable in
twenty years, and bearing six per cent
interest. This bill gives him authority to
borrow money to meet present needs at
eight per cent--indebtedness rot to extend
longer than ten months, and to be re-
deemed with money secured from sale of
bonds. Unless authority of this kind had
been given the State could not meet its in
debtedness on account of the common
school fund.
The Sheriff of Gillespie County, Texas
and his posse have been indicted for kill
ing convict. a e
| Robert S. Fowler, Of Morganfield, KY,
who murdered his niece, is to be executed
| April %.
The steamer Ike Bonham exploded her
boiler near Vicksburg, Miss, a few days
! ago, killing six men and injuring several
! others. atl ta4 t4att
| Twenty five masked men took Handy
| Woodward, colored, from jail at Russell
vile, KY, few nights ago and lynched
him.
Charley Jones, eight years old, died at
| San Antonio, Tex, few days ago from
morphine used in a prescription by mis-
take instead of quinine.
James Bird shot and fatally wounded
Tom Martin at dance IN Anderson Coun-
ty, KY, a few nights ago. An old grudge
was the cause. Both are farmers.
The free miners at Greenwood, KY.
spend the nights in firing shots at the
convict camp, preventing the militia
guard from getting any sleep.
BY decision of the Supreme Court OF
| Georgia, George 7. Jackson will spend
six years in the penitentiary for en-
bezzling Sl17,00) of the funds of the En-
terprise Cotton Company of Augusta.
| tnl, Acbl
that it can be conclusively proven that
Neal, Craft and Ellis were innocent of the
murder of three children, for which they
were executed, and that the real perpe-
traitors are known and about to be ar
rested. asl.r.-. 1i3 aaas aHa H
The convention of the Cattle Raisers'
Association Of Northwest Texas wound up
in a grand complimentary ball at Weather
ford, Tex. en- the 1lth. 1t was grand
success and was largely attended
According to reports from large num-
Der of the most extensive sheep raisers in
Texas, sheep are in fine condition, gener-
ally free from disease, except few cases
Of scab Mostly healthy and very promis-
ing for the future.
Constable Lee Jenkins, Of Waco, Tex,
|
suspicion of being one of three men who
robbed the safe OF VIM. Cameron & Co.. at
Brownwood. Young Henry says he can
easily prove an alibi and asserts that he
was in Waco on the occasion of the
robbery at Brownwood.
jaw Gould and family made a visit to
Kew West, Fla, the past week on the
yacht Atalanta.
The people of Mississippi are elated over
The action Of the House of Representatives
in refusing to pass the Senate bill, submit
ting to the people the question of a consti-
tutional convention. 1t saves the State
$4,000
The District Executive Committee of the
Knights Of Labor, after a full inve stiga-
ton OF the boycott against the Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution, has declared the boy
colt off.
John Judson, a locomotive engineer at
Fort Worth, Tex, recently died from in
haling the fumes of a sulphur match while
lighting cigar. lg
James LaFontaine, dissipated carpen-
ter, was found dead at Lorenzo, McLennan
County, Tex, few days ago. He hailed
from Vermont.
A. L. McCauley, Galveston, (Iex-) po'
iceman is held in custody on the charge o.
kicking Clarence Clarke, of McCombe, Ill.
in the abdomen until he died. Clarke was
drunk and provoked a quarrel with the
officer who was off duty.
The trial at Galiatin, Tenn, OF " III
Moss and $ on, charged with the murder OF
Arch Harper, of Bethpage, resulted IN the
acquittal of the father and the convictlon
of the son. The latter was sentenced ~
imprisonment in jail for four hours. Inc
killing was caused by the circulation oy
Harper of report rejecting on the char
acter of Miss Moss.
Mrs. Efie Hankins, of Chicago, the "lie
of noted gambler, was robbed at tne ~
Charles Hotel in New Orleans few nigh.
ago by masked burglars, of Jeweiry var
ued at $4,000. j. J. Carroll, VINO was =
the'room with her at the time, was reileSe'
of 500 and a gold watch and chain. ine'e
are some who hint at put-up Joo.
At College Hill, Madison County, NY.
q negro boy named jeff Grider bousn. .
half dollars worth of trough on rats .