The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-06
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.


 nooga, Tenn, valued at S30,0)0, were de- ,troyed by fire Q few days since.
 John Matthias killed his brother-in law in row at political meeting in Bledsoe County, Tenn, a few days ago.
 Black measles have broken out among the negroes on he Santee river, in South Carolina. aud fl ty deaths have occurred.
 Joseph Mckinney who resides near Gillem's Slatioh Tenn, was arrested at Nashville, few days ago, and taken to Dickson County for trial on the charge ot abducling Miss Minta Reed, daughter oi Isaac Reed, prominent farmer.
 Alfred Cant, chief engineer of the Met calfe Manufacturing Company, of Hop- kinsville, Ky, was found dead in the engine roo n of the establishment at an early hour few mornings since by an employe of the company. His body was still warm when discovered The cor oner's jury said heart di7ease
 At Stevenson, Ala. ou the Nashville x Chattanooga railroad, a few days since, . train struck buggy containing J. r. Moulton, wife and child. Moulton was instantly killed and the child fatally in' jured gs
 A case of inhuman cruelty came to light in Montgomery, Ala, a few days hgo. bnlicS lulitrt a U NltN AA'R' asA NtN country five miles from Montgomery. was lodged in jail on a charge of beating and stamping his wife. He made the mur- derous assault in fit of jealous rage, and tho woman was reported in dying con dition. There was another woman in the case
 In Blount County. Tenn. a few days ago, two Hardin boys, soas of wealthy farmer, were drowned while bathing in the Little Tennessee river.
 The tug boat Charlie W ood belonging to Wood, Schneider & O., of Pittsburgh, Pa, sank @ few days since nine miles be- low Donaldsonville, Ia. The boat is val ued at $10,0
 At the Louisiana Retreat, an asylum for the insane in tho upper suburbs of New Orleans, Meyer Guggenheim was stabbed and killed few days ago by Hugh Barley. Both men were patients 1T the institution.
 A large cotton press at Charlotte N. o. owned by the Charlotte Compress Com- pany was burned s few nights ago. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Loss $5o,o0o; insurance, s2o,o0o, on building and machinery.
 At meeting of stockholders of the Selma & Alabama railroad, at Selma, few days since it was resolved to authorize the issue of s 000,0 900 bonds. Work will commence on the road immediately. The road will penetrate the richest min- eral fields of Alabama and extend from Selma to Birmingham.
 Master Melbourne Grubb, who lives near wytheyille. Va, is claimed by his parents to be the largest boy in America. He measures 4T inches around the waist A around the chest, "A around the thigh and l3 around the muscle of the arm. He is feet inches high, weighs 210 pounds, and was ten years old on July g.
 George Wills, the twelvs-year- son of Mrs. Sarah Wills, of Pembroke, Ky, died recently from the effect of blow received on tho head while playing base- ball. He was standing near a player whose bat flew out of his hands and struck him on the forehead cutting deep gash. His agony was terrible to witness.
 Ike Duncan, colored, an ex-conyict, was taken into the Criminal Court room at Birmingham, Ala, a few days since, to be tried on a charge of assault with in- tent to murder His case had just been called and he was standing facing the jury whom h. suddenly uttered a groan and fell to the floor dead Heart disease was the cause. He was healthy, strong looking negro, about thirty years old.
 Peter II. Head wealthy farmer of Washington County, Ky, was shot and killed few days ago by bis son-in-law Sam Milton. They had hal a quarrel and threats of violence had passed. Meeting each other in the road they drew reyolY- CTS and began firing. Head was instant- ly killed. The killing grew out of an af- fray in which two men lost their lives few weeks ago.
 t, McAlpin's sportsmen's goods establish ment, at Savannah, Ga, shot and killed Henry DeVonsz, alias Mickey, notorious colored thief, few days ago. DeVontz had stolen a revolver from the showcase, and was being held by McAlpin until the arrival of the police. Wescott thought Devontz had stabbed his employer and shot him dead.
 The parties who wrecked the passenger tralu on the Charlotte, Columbia & Au gusta road, Sunday, August 5, have been caught and are now in jail at Yorkville. N. c. There are three of them, all col ored. Tony Hutchison, Bob Springs and Eli White,
 At Day's Gap, Ala, a few days ago, Marshal Williamson and Deputy Lee Williams went to the house of James Gurgins to arrest him. Gurgins resisted, ana several SncIS WbTt JpNh Adam, highly respected citizen. entered the yard while the shooting was in prog ress, and fell dead with bullet through his heart Williamson and Williams are now in jail.
 An unknown man, who hnd lain down on the track of the Newport News X Mis- sissippi Valley railroad at point west of Princeton, Ky, while under the in fiuence of liquor. few evenings since, was run over by the cars and instantly killed He was so near O curve that the men on the train did not see him until too late to save him. His body was cut to pieces and his face crushed beyond recog- nition.
 A party of thirteen men went on bear hunt recently in Sautee Swamp, Claren- don County, s. o., among them being Buell. Dukes and Berry Taylor. After the hunters had struck bruins trail, sev- erai of them were stationed at particular stands with instructions to stay there. For some reason, however, Taylor loft his stand aud incautiously approached the place where Dukes was stationed. Dukes being on the lookout for the boar, and seeing the tall cane brakes moving, with out waiting for closer inspection, fired at the supposed bear. The entire load of buckshot lodged in Taylor's shoulders, killing him instantly.
 The Bagging Trust must go.
 Thos Leach, a switchman in the Jeffer- sonville, Madison x Indianapolis rail road yards at Louisville, Ky, was killed few evenings since under peculiar cir cumstances. His foot caught iu frog, and he waved to an approaching loco motive to stop. The engineer reversed his engine, but too late. The man was cut in two.
 John Williams, of Somerset Ky, who has just merged from his teens into man. hoods estate, celebrated that event few days ago by sending a bullet crashing through Thomas Nunnelly, well-known II .Ia.A fA