The gale., 1888-02-25
DIxIE'S DOINGS.
SOUTHERN PARAGRAPHS O IN
TEREST TO OUR READERS.

TRREST TO OUR READERS.
The Events ofn Week in Our Own Countr,
New Enterprises, &c., &c.
Albert Little, sheriff of Gonzales coun-
ty, Texas, was killed recently by negro
desperado named jackson. A posse over
took Jackson and riddled him with bull
lets.
On account of proceedings before
Judge Gustin at Macon, Ca, praying for
a new trial for Tom Voolfolk, the mur-
derer, his execution did not occur Feb
ruary 10th.
The steam launch Irene, at New Or
leans, La, blew out f1ue head recently
resulting in the drowning of William
Meade, engineer, and the fatal scalding
Of two boys.
The Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Company has cut freight rates on grocer
les and provisions to Sheffield, Ala,
nearly 40 per cent, in order to meet
ompetition by the Tennessee River route.
Seven Indian Territory murderers were
entenced by Judge Parker in the United
States Court at Fort Smith, Ark, to be
hanged Friday, April 81. Five are ne
yroes, one is Cherokee Indian, and one
white.
Henry Marshall deliberately killed
William Mason, at Soddy, Tenn, by
shooting him with gun. Marshall was
placed on trial for murder in the first de-
gree, and the jury found him guilty as
Indicted.
Rev. VIM. G. Stacy, who for years has
been pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Jonesboro, N. c., has received call to
Lawinburg church, the pastorate of which
is vacant by reason of the death of Rev.
]. H. Cable.
The United States government has now
t8 new buildings ready for occupancy at
the new military reservation near Atlanta,
Ga, and five companies will occupy them
in June. 1t has caused quite an advance
in real estate in the neighborhood of the
post.
David Webb, well known citizen of
Portsmouth, Va, was arrested with his
wife, son and daughter, for counterfeit
ing ten and five cent pieces, and circu-
lating them among shops in their neigh
dies for molding small silver coin were
found.
The legislative committee, which has
been Investigating the condition of Ken
tucky's famous Rowan county war. re-
turned to Frankfort reporting very de-
plorable state of affairs, and it is proba-
Bile that the county will either be abol-
ished or transferred to another judicial
district.
The Mississippi Senate passed by two
thirds vote resolution on its first read
ing, looking to submitting to a vote Of the
people constitutional amendment re-
stricting the tenure Of the governor to
one term of four years. Also, making
the judiciary elective by the people, in
stead of being appointed by the governor,
ss.ss aow provided.
Capt. Fletcher Barnes, of Mount Pleas
ant, Maury county, Tenn, fell dead in
The baggage car on the accommodation
train on the Florence railroad. He took
passage on that train with the intention
If going to Nashville. He ran some dis
ance to catch the train, but when he got
N seemed perfectly we'll and unusually
oily. He walked through the passenger
oach into the baggage car, where he
alked pleasantly to the baggage master
nd postal agent for few minutes.
rhsss swo officials were busy with their
work but suddenly they heard something
fall, and looking around saw him lying
on the floor dead. Capt. Barnes served I
through the Confederate War as captain
in Biffie's regiment and Forests com
mand, and was gallant soldier.
There was uhcarthcd recently the great
est combination of burglarizing ever
known to have been perpetuated by one
single family of negroes In Eufaula, Ala.
They have been robbing different citi-
zens' houses for the last five years, and
have just been caught up with through
the shrcwdness of fiddler who was stop
ping in wagon-yard near that city few
weeks ago, and who had his wagon rob
red of about seventy dozen eggs. He
came up and served out warrant for the
negroes arrest, and as there had recently
been great many burglaries committed,
the officers thought, as an experiment,
that they would arm themselves with a
search warrant. Upon searching the
building, they found many things that
had been stolen from different residences
as far back as five years ago. jeff Ham
mock, and his wife, daughter and a
son were the alleged burglars.