Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-15
SOUTHERN GlEANiNGs

with the murder or a negro, and Smith
with burglary and arson.
! The boiler OF the Perry Stove Works, al
South Pitts burgh, Tenn, exploded few
mornings since, instantly killing Chas.
Taylor, the superintendent of the works;
j. B. Mills, machinist; NJ. Donovan,
foreman of the mounting department; G..
N. Carter, a leading jeweler of the town;
VIM. Plumblee, of Winchester, Tenn,
and VIM. Watson, a molder. VIM. Gross,
a machinlst and Rock Scruggs, a amolder,
were both fatally hurt.
| In a late issue the Manufacturers Rec
ord presents statistics as to the develop
| ment of the railroad interests Of the
| South during the last eight years. In
| 1880 the South had 90, 612 miles OF railroad,
costing, with equipment $699, 800, 600,
| while at the present time it has 80, ,OO0
miles costing 81, ,450, ,000,0 90, a gain of
| is 600 miles in track and $3.50, 000, 900 in the
amount invested in railroads. The growth
| of the cotton interests has made marked
| effect in stimulating railroad cOnstruc-
| ton, and next year the South will make
| 1,S00, 900 tons Of pig iron against 397,017
tons in 1880. The traffic in coke ore and
iron development by this ,usimess will
| furnish Southern railroads In a 80 over
| l2. 900, 900 tons of freight, vhicfss equa
in volume to the entire wheat srSop OF the
country and seven times as great as the
| cotton crop.
A Georgia judge has decided that q
| wife has no right to take her husbands
letters from his pockets.
| The Mallory steamer State OF Texas put
in at Key West, Fla, badly damaged BY
| the recent storm.
| Henry w. Grady, Of Atlanta, Ga, has
been invited to speak at Dallas at the
fair, on Texas Day, upon the develop
ment Of the South.
Michael Bach, Louisville (Ky)
butcher, committed suicide few days
ago, by shooting himself through the
head. Domestic trouble was the cause.
A negro named Coleman, a few days
since, killed farmer named Grant, near
Norfolk, Va, fatally stabbed the house.
keeper, Mrs. Read, robbed the house and
| escaped.
Mrs. Sam Scanlan, who was shot by her
hus band at Louisville, KY, died of her
| wounds. Scanlan, who shot himself al
the same time, may linger few days,
but he has ball lodged in the right lobe
of the brain and can not recover.
An extensive combination has been
| VI SulCdSO, ol- oui, iteSDeaA
and New York capitalists for the purpose
Of handli ing, milling and marketing rice
with the ultimate design Of controlling
the entire rice crop Of the South.
Charles Hogan and Victor Wothen, boys
sixteen years Of age residing in Webster
County, KY, purchased quart of whisky
few evenings since and went to the
house of Wothen to spend the night. On
the way there Hogan drank freely and
was intoxicated when put to bed. Upon
going to his room the next morning he
was discovered dead, and the evidences
of narcotic poisoning were too plain to be
mistaken.
The heavy rains which have fallen re-
Gently throughout Georgia have DOM
| great damage to the cotton crop. The
State Commissioner Of Agriculture has
received reports from some parts Of the
State which say the cotton in bottom
lands has been injured fifty per cent. In
| Georgia the rivers are very high, and
| some have overhowed their banks, doing
great damage So far as known no loss
OF life has occurred. The railroads of
the State are more or less damaged by
| washouts.
The Savannah Morning Nelos recently
published a statistical statement Of the
trade and business of the city. The tradG
| of Savannah for the year was valued at
S105, ,000, 900, an increase of over So, 900, 600.
| The city still holds her own easily as the
second cotton port of the United States,
having received during the year S9o, S4
bales, an increase of over 90,0 900 bales, the
largest increase of any single port in the
| United States. Real estate incre ased in
value fully twelve per cent. The census
Of the city shows population Of $1,000.
Gabriel Sisk and Mrs. Linnie McGregor,
of Hopkins County, KY, eloped recently
and were married in Tennessee. few
davs since, when William Lantaff, who
accompanied them, returned to the home
of the BRIDES father, Daniel McGregor
at Dalton, to tell what had happened
| John McGregor, a brother3s0 ne bride,
went to his room for his gun, snd just as
Lantaff closed his narrative, he began
firing upon him, predu oing several
wounds, one in the temple that, it was
thought, would prove fatal. Young Nc
Gregor then made his escape.
There are three Mormon preachers who
have been preaching their doctrines al
different places in Madison County, Tenn,
for some time. Recently they were
notified to leave the neighborhood. They
positively refused to leave and laughed d
at the idea. A few nights ago number
Of citizens Of the Ninth district went to
the house where they were stopping, took
them from their rooms, carried them to
the woods and gave them all a severe
whipping When they were released they
were more than willing to leave.
In Chatham County, N. c., few days
ago, Martin Cowan committed suicide
after five or six attempts had failed. His
last attempt came near being failure,
for, had help arrived few moments ear.
lier, his life would have been saved. He
had for some time been Of unsound mind
and was watched day and night He was
left alone, however, for few minutes,
as he seemed to be asleep. When the
watcher returned Cowan was gone. His
sons at once began a search for him. One
happened to go behind baf = and there
hanging from limb of at apple tree
found his father. The latter MAS strug.
Cling in the very agoaies of death. The
son, with much presence OF mind, cut hin
down without a moments delay The
most earnest efforts to revive the feeble
flame Of life began. He was already
swollen In the face and his neck bore the
deep marks Of the small but strong rope