The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-28
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Ny, IeW ulRHts hROs IHe ulLuCuill grew out of the settlement of partnership in raising tobacco.
 The President will attenf the com mencement exercises of the University of Virginia on June P.
 A woman named Johnson, at PadG, Ky, attempted to chastise her eleven year-old son, few days since. The lad fled from her, ran along the Ohio river bank, jumped into the water and was drowned before his mother's eyes.
 MT. Henry Schuler one of the few old citizens of Vicksburg, Miss, died recent ly, in the seventy eighth year of his age.
 The fine Touring mill and gin at Male sus, five miles south of Jackson, Tenn., owned by J. G. Butler, was totally de- stroyed by fire a few nights ago. There is great excitement in Bun- combe County, N. C., over a plague of mad dogs In Hominy township alone there are thought to be twenty of the mad brutes at large. Hundreds of cows, sheep and hogs have been bitten, and the in- haoitants are afraid to venture out doors, even in daylight.
 Jas. Copeland, 0 well-to-do farmer, died at Flint, Ala, recently, at the age of eighty eight When the South seeded in 1861 Copeland took an oath that he would never shave again until the South- ern Confectionery established it's inde- pendence. He kept hls oath, and his beard at the time of his death was nearly seven feet in length.
 Two monuments commemorative of the late war were dedicated near Richmond, Va, a few days ago, one at Emmanuel Church cemetery, over the remains of seventy-six Confeder ate dead, and the other on the spot where the Confederate cavalry leader, General j. K. B. Stuart, fell.
 Twenty-four thousand acres of land in Kentucky are planted in hemp this year.
 A party of Mormon missionaries left Memphis, Tenn, a few days ago, with two hundred converts for Salt Lake.
 Rufus k. Lester, mayor of Savannah, Ga., was nominated for Representative in Congress from the First Congressional district in Georgia
 The trial of Banks at Nashville, Tenn, for killing Littleiohn, some months ago, which created a great sensation at tho time, resulted in a hung jury--seven for conviction, five for acquittal. This prac- tically ends the case.
 Charles Goring, an engineer, was over- come by heat while at work at Louisville, Ky., a few days since. He was taken home and treatment restored him to conscious- ness. He had s close call, however.
 The General Association of Kentucky Baptists held it's fifty first session at Eminence last week. Many of the most prominent members of the association in the State delivered addresses. The presi- dent in his opening address reviewed tho work of the association since it's organ ization and predicted that as the yeas pass by it's influence will be more widely felt,
 The celebrated libel suit of Frederict Howard against Prof. Jamison ct al. wal called in the Circuit Court at Jackson Tenn, last week, and the point as [, whether Howard should disclose the resi- dences of certain Of his London witnesses was argued st length by Howard and BulIoch Howard claimed that he had al- ready made the necessary disclosur es, and continued the case until the Septem- Der term. Howard will be required to give & minute description of his witnesses and their locations, so that the defend- ants can examine them.
 The Southern Plaid Manufacturers As- sociation held harmonious meeting at Atlanta, Ga, few days ago, and ro- affirmed the old schedule of prices. The association includes about all the cotton plaid mills in the South, and its member ship represents 5000 looms, employing Il, ,250 wage workers and supplying 36,00 people who are dependent on the mills for meat and bread. The capital invested in the mills is s9,000,000, and the total ca- pacity of the mills ll,700 bales, worth about S700,000, per month.
 On the first day of July Tennessee will be called upon to pay S2l9,000 semi annual interest on the State debt. Of this amount Sl3i,ooO is in the treasury, leaving a balance of Ss5, 900 to be secured Gov ernor Taylor has had conferences with bank officials in Memphis and Chatta- nooga concerning a loan, but out of S75,- GOO asked from Me mphis only S35,0o0 was obtained Chattanooga failed to loan the 5000 asked of that city. It is thought there will be no difficulty in securing tLe requisite amount in New York, and State officials have gone to that city and entered into negotiations looking to that end. It is now regarded as settled fact that the July interest on the bonds will be paid.
 The commencement exercises at Van derbilt University, Nashville, Tenn, oc- cured last week. Medals were awarded as follows: Owen prize medals, academ- ic department, Lucius $. Merriam, of Tennessee; biblical department Q. E. Brown of Missouri. Founder's medals, academic department, Edmund l. Crock cit, of Kansas; biblical department, Neill NJ Watson, of North Carolina; law de- partment, F.. E. Barthell, of Tennessee. The Elliott +. shepard prize in the bibli- cal department was awarded to Lang horne Leitch, of Virginia. The Crawford scholarship in the academic department was awarded to Lucius s. Merriam. The board of trustees elected E. ". Bemis, who has for some months filled the chair of history and political economy, to fill | that chair during the next scholastic half | year,
 William Stokes, colored, in the employ 1 of J. NJ Abernathy, of Dinwiddie County, | Va, was arrested recently charged with | criminal assault. The constable locked 1 the prisoner up in log crib on his place, | intending to keep him there until he could ! carry him to the county jail. The next | morning the constable found the crib door | open and the prisoner gone. His impress ] sion was that Stokes had made his escape | during the night and had fed from tho | neighborhood. Later, however, he was in- | formed that the dead body of negro was | lying in the road short distance away. ! Upon examination the body was recog- | nized as that of Stokes, who had been shot l to death.
 | New Orleans gets the next S@ngerfest. | A man, calling himself John Norton, was arrested at Dayton, Tenn, few days ! ago, and on his person large amount of counterfeit money was found. He is sup | posed to belong to gang that has been working in Tennessee recently.
 A coach bearing delegates from Yen nessee to the Chicago convention was de- raiIed and capsized near Louisville, Ky, few days since. Several persons were badly bruised, but nobody was seriously injured.
 The colored teachers of Arkansas re- gently held an interesting weeks series Of meetings at Helena. Next years meet ing will be held at Hot Springs.