The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-01
SOUTHERN GLEANINos.


some strange articles came from it, con-
sisting of Jumps of coal, fish scales and
bone, clear amber colored rosin and bits
of soft wood.
The jury in the Sallie Boyd murder case
at Montgomery, Ala, returned a verdict
Of mot guilty" The verdict was some
thing of a surprise to the public.
Deputy Sheriff Shipe was shot and killed
by Hicks Martin, a negro whom he was
attempting to arrest, twenty miles north
of Knoxville, Tenn, few days ago. The
negro was wanted in Alabama for MUIR
der. He made his escape and citizens
were securing the country for him.
A workman named Henry Desoches was
crushed to death at Standing Rock, KY,
while helping to unload from the cars an
immense iron girder to be used in build
ing the new railroad bridge at that point.
Johnnie Appleby. at Pendergrass, Ga,
a few days ago, saw a cat-b bird dart down
on something, futter violently, and fall
apparently lifeIess. The boy found the
bird nearly dead. 1t was poisoned by a
black spider. The bird died in five min
utes from the spider bite.
Hicks Carmichael, the negro who mur-
dered Deputy Sheriff Shipe, at Knoxville,
Tenn, was arrested near Rankin's Depot,
Cook County.
Joseph Schuh, a cigar dealer, ffty-seven
years old, blew his brains out at his home
in Louisville, KY, a few days ago. The
cause was business embarrassment.
Mrs. Fannie Friend, an aged lady, re-
siding in Hopk1nsville, KY, died at her
home a few nights ago from the effects of
being severely burned by her clothes
catching on fire some days previous. Her
sufferings were very great.
William Patterson, who was to have
been hanged May 25, at Louisville KY,
under expiration Of the Governors ninety
day respite, has received a second re-
prieve till June q.
The two houses of the Louisiana Legis-
lature met in joint session a few days
since and declared Randall L. Gibson
elected senior United States Senator.
James w. Schooler, colored, of Mich
olasyille, KY, has been admitted to prac-
tice before the Court of Appeals. He is
the first colored man to attain this dis
An interesting Indian. relic was re-
Gently turned up by the plow, about a
mile from Mikesville, Fla. It was a
double barreled pistol of ancient make
and forgotten pattern. The. wood work
of the handle was gone, but all the rest
was intact and in good state of preser-
vation.
The Governor of Tennessee. has par
doned Dan Hennessey of ''gold. brick''
fame, who was sentenced to d fiYe-yeaI
term for swindling o. F. Noel, Of Nash
vile, out of $4,000 under a pretence Of
! giving him value received in the shape OF
| a bogus gold brick. Hennessey has served
something over year of his term. He
| has been pardOned upon the statement Of
| the prison physician that he can not live
more than afew days.
B. S. Roberts, a merchant of Blacl
Ford, KY, committed suicide few nights
! ago by taking laudanum. He had lately
met with business reverses and was com
| peeled to make an assignment He the1
went to Evansville to seek employment
but failing in this he returned to his hOm'
| so discouraged that he killed himself H
| left letter to cousin explaining all
The furnaces of the Eureka Iron Com
pany, at OxmOor, Ala, employing 50t
men, have been shut down, being unable
to secure a supply of coke. These fur
uaces were supplied with coke by tn
Pratt coal mines and the recent strike. o
| the miners is the cause of the shut down
There is no prospect of an early settle
ment of the trouble with the coal miner
ana it is feared the strike will becom
| general.
| The immigration convention which re
Gently assembled at Jacks on, Miss, wa
the largest ever held in the State, SO
delegates being present, representing
sixty-six counties. Speeches were mad
by Governor Lowry, Captain W. H. Hardy
General Miles and other prominent men
showing the resources of the State. Ap
propriate resolutions were adopted to in
duce immigration.
The seventeen-year- son of Johl
Page, of Washington, N. O., was told re
Gently not to visit among the neighbOr
until he was entirely recovered from
cutaneous disease. The boy disobeyed
and, when Mr.. Page scoIded him, gave hlI
an impudent answer. At this the fatbe
struck the boy, who instantly sprang upo
his father, cut a severe cash in his throat
threw him down, and was in a fair way t
kill him, when his mother and sister save
the fathers life.
| AS corporal Davis, of Company A, of tn
colored regiment at the Jefferson Bar
racks, st. Louis, was making his rounds
few days ago, a recruit, lately receive
from Georgia, called his attention to
member of Company D. named Means
saying that Means very much resembled
man who was wanted for the murder c
VIM. Walters, colored, over a game c
craps, in Macon, Ga. Corporal Davi
taxed Means with being murderer a
large, and Means owned up, and was dul
| placed under arrest and held for th
Georgia authorities.
CLARK Moore, Fred Latham and Georg
WooIsey, charged with selling whisky i
violation of the internal revenue lawi
were arrested in Muhlenberg County, KY
by Deputy United States Marshal W.
Wickliffe, and taken before Commissions
Roark at GreenviIle, who bound them owe
for trial at the October term of the Federt
Court at Louisville.
George CLARK, a noted character of Null
lenberg County, KY, was arrested re
Gently, charged with kukluxing, and at h
examining trial before Commissions
Roark he was held for trial in the Unite
States Court.
James Latham, charged with moor
shining, is in Jail at Hopkinsville, KY
awaiting trial Clark is on crutche
having been dangerously wounded by IL
officers in arresting him.
The Nashville drill was a success.
DIR. Hugh Kennedy, well known as th
plaintiff against the Breckenridge Con
pany, limited, London corporation in
suit over coal mines at Gloverport KY
died at Louisville, a few days since,
paralysis. He was seventY-seven yeal
, old. His interest in the mines is repute
worth $500, 900.
A Texas man claims to have p, 600 full
b1ooded or grade Angora goats.
! / states that they are more profitable tha
/ sheep, being more hardy and requiriI
less harvested food. Till lately he h
! derived nothing from them except fro
the sale of their heeces, but he is no
selling the kids for food
Kentucky has an eleven -year-old schO'
| marin.
Charles Gutig, a weIl-to-do youn
, | blacksmith, shot himself dead at b
| fathers house at Louisville, KY, a fe
| davs since. He had been at ball du
] | ing the night, and went to his room, sal
ing he would change his clothes. A m'
| ment later shot was heard, and he WI
, ! found dying.
A hunter in the swamp near Alban'
Ga, few days, discovered white Ol
, | iect, which he approached and shot