Huntsville gazette., 1886-01-09
SOUTHERN oLEANINcs.

SOUTHERN oLEANINcs.
At Gainstown, Clark County, Ala, . ne.
gro murderer, named Alexander r. Reid,
was captured few days ago, chained to .
tree and slowly burned to death by a mob
of whites and blacks.
The Governor Of Virginia has pardoned
from the Penitentiary, after serving five
years, James Young, who fatally shot
George Hinton for a distasteful allusion to
. lady.
Fire destroyed eight stores, q large guam
tity Of cotton and the depot of the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad at Collins
vile, Tenn, few days ago. The fire
originated in the Post office, and was the
work of an incendiary.
A shocking accident occurred at Rich.
mond, Va, the other day, by which a
youth, aged twelve years, was m.imed for
Dife. Three boys-Fado Spott, Farim Tay-
9or and Willie Cummins-took a flask of
powder and toy cannon and commenced
TO charge and fire the cannon. A prema-
ture explosion of the powder in the flask
tore of one of Spott's hands and injured
the other SO badly that it had to be partial
ly amputated. The boy Taylor was badly
burned, but Cummins escaped unhurt.
A seven-year- negro boy, Nelson
Mitchell, whose parents live in East Sher-
man, Tex, died very suddenly few days
ago from strange cause. He went to
neighbor's house and drank two glasses of
sgg.nog. In a short time he returned
home and took an ounce of Christmas
whisky straight, which made him drunk,
and went to bed to sleep it off. Shortly
afterward he was noticed to be breathing
heavily, and efforts to arouse him failed,
and he died in few hours.
New Orleans has never seen SO bloody .
Christmas week as that just passed. There
were two murders Christmas eve, and one
on each of the two following days.
At Charleston, s. c., few days since
an Italian named Geretti fatally shot
James p. Colburn, an insurance agent, and
shortly afterwards blew his own brains
out.
The census of Charleston, 8. c., recent
ly completed shows total population of
60,145, against 1885, in 1880, an increase of
over twenty per cent. The white popula-
tion is 27 Cos, and the colored 81, $40. The
colored surplus consists mainly of chill
dren.
Ex-senator Bailey. of Tennessee, whose
death was announced recently, died of
tumor of the stomach, with which he had
suffered severely for years. Death was
not unexpected. as he had been in a critical
condition for months, and his recovery was
known to be impossible. He endured much
during his long illness, but never COM
planned. His last hours were peaceful and
were spent with his family at his bedside.
The Kentucky Legislature elected the
following officers: Speaker, Charles Offut,
of Bourbon County; Clerk Of the House,
Green Kellar, of Nicholas County; Door
keeper, Robert Tyler, of Grads; Clerk of
the Senate, Harry Glenn, of Carlisle.
Information is received of the death, .
Beasley's Bend, Tenn, of young son of
Ephraim Beasley, from injuries accident
ally inflicted by his father. Beasley, who
is very near sighted, was cutting wood,
struck by the axe, which split his skull.
Beasley is nearly crazed with grief.
The Chicago syndicate now building the
new State-house at Austin, Tex, have
agreed to establish trail between that
city and their lands in Hockey and Lamb
Counties, if sufficient money is donated by
citizens to open and mark off the route. The
money is being raised. Colonel Taylor and
the Farwells, of Chicago, have worked a
good scheme, but to carry out their agree
ment they will have to open wells of water
and establish shelter stations at intervals
along trail $50 miles in length.
At the recent Conference of Southern
Rabbis in New Orleans, reports were
adopted relative to textbooks, rituals and
Sabbath schools. The A. F. U. and the
Hebrew College were indorsed, and each
rabbi was requested to deliver sermon on
January Sth on the life and character Of
Moses Mendelssohn.
John Peeler, living near the Mecklen-
burg County Is. CO. line, was killed at a
'cake walk" held by the colored people a
few nights ago. Peeler became involved in a
quarrel with another man, named Howser,
and some hot words passed, though moth
ing further occurred until some time later,
when Howser slipped up behind Peeler and
shot him in the back.
A complimentary banquet was given to
Senator Beck at Lexington, KY, few
nights ago by representative men of the
Blue Grass region, without regard to
party lines. General VIM. Preston pre-
sided. The responses to toasts showed
what a strong hold the Senator has upon
the esteem of his fellow citizens, and his
remarks, made with much feeling, indi-
Gated q warm appreciation n Of the honors
received at home.
A quarrel arose a few days ago between
Flop Wells, white desperado, and a col
ored man named Jim Cramer at Towns
vile, s. c., during which Wells shot at
Cramer with a derringer. The bullet
grazed Cramer's throat, passed through
the clothes of Cramer's little boy and
struck white boy and lodged in his
body, inficting fatal wound. Wells was
lodged in jail.
In Mount Airy NJ. E. Church, at Atlanta,
Ca, E. L. c. Jones is the pastor, and he
was called upon a few nights ago to lead
in some devotional exercises over a Christ
mas tree, from the branches of which hung
many useful and ornamental things.
Everything was harmonious and pleasant