The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-09-13
SOUTHERN oLEANINos.

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mornings since, instantly killing Chas.
Taylor. the superintendent Of the works;
J. B' Mills, Il machinIst; NJ. Donovan,
foreman Of the mounting department.; @.
N. Carter, a Leading jeweler OF the town;
VIM. Plumblec, OF Winche ter, Tenn,
and " m. Watson. a mOidcr. VIM. Gross,
machinlst, anl Rock Scrugss, It molder,
were both fatally hurt
In late issue the MpWfrctarers' Rec
ord presents statistics Is to the develop
ment of the railroad interests of the
South during the last eight years. In
1880 the South had - Gl2 miles OF railroad
costing, with equipment, Sj99,Sn 600
while at the present time it has 5000
mics costing 81 900 90, gain Of
Is 900 miles in track AMI 800 OOO,O) IN the
amount invested in railroads. The growth
Of the Cottdn interests has mad marked
effect in stimulating railroad construc-
tion, and next year the South will make
1,S0O, coo tons Of pig iron against %I,0l'
tons in 1850. The traffic in coke ore and
iron development by this business will
furnish Southern railroads in 1857 over
12 0O0, 900 tons Of freight, which is cqua
in volume to the entire wheat crop OF the
country and seven times as great as the
cotton rroT.
A Georgia judge has decided that
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, ia, has
been United 10 speak at Dallas at the
fair, on Texas Day, upon the develop
ment of the Sou h.
Michael Bach, Louisville (ky)
butcher, committed suicide a few days
ago, by shooting himself through the
head. Dome stic trouble was the Cause.
A negro named Coleman, q few days
since Killed a farmer named Grant, near
Norfolk, Na, fatally stabbed the house
keeper Mrs. Read, robb d the house aad
escaped.
Mrs. Sam Seaman, who was shot by h"r
hu3 band at Louisville, Ky, died Of her
wounds. Seaman, who shot himself a
the same time, NAV lingcr few days
but he has a ball lodgel IN the right lob
of the brain and can not recover.
An extensive combination has been
formed of Chicago, st. Pa9l, Pittsburgh
and New York capitalists for the purpose
of handling, milling and marketing rice
with the Ultimate design of controlling
the entire rice crop of the South.
Charles Hogan and E.ctor \ citizen, boys
sixteen years of age, residing in Webster
County, Ky, purchased a quart Of WHISKY
a few evenings since and went to tAc
house of Wothen TO spend the nigh. o.
the way thert Hogan drank freely and
was intoxicated when pat to bed Uron
going to his room the next morning he
was discovered dead, ard the evidence
of narcotic poisoning were too PLAIN to b.
mistaken.
The heavy rains which have fallen re-
Gently throughout Georgia hav3 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 oVerf owed their banks, doing
great damage. s. far as known no loss
of life has occurred. The railroads OF
the State are more or less damaged By
wa>houts.
The Savannah MomiaG Neles recently
| published statistical statement OF the
trade and business of the city. The trad
of Savannah for the year was valued at
sos 600, Gl0, an increase Of over T3,OO,O1(.
The CITY still holds her own eas ly as the
having received during the year sos, >35
bales. an increase OF over90 800 bales, the
largest increase of any single port in the
United a'ss. Real estate increased in
value fully twelve per cent The census
of the cijy shows population of 5000.
Cab iel Ssk and Mrs. Linnie McGreso
of Hopkins County, Ky, elopel recently
and were married in Tennessee. y few
days since, when William LaHtaff, who
accompanied them, returned TO the home
of the brides father, Daniel McGregOI,
at Dalt IN, to tell what had happeAed,
John McGregOr, brother Of the bride,
went to his room for his gun, and just as
Lantaff closed his narrative, he began
firing upon him, producing several
wounds, one in the temple that, II was
thoughr, would prove fatal. HounG 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 10 leave and lau SheI
at the idea. A few nights q 20 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 ali a severe
whipping. when they were released they
were more than willing TO leave.
In Chatham County, n. C., a few days
ago, Martin Cowaa committed suicide
after five or six attempts had faiiel. II S
last attempt came near being II failure,
for, had help arrived few moments ear
lier, his life would have been saved. lie
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 he asleep. When the
watcher returned Cowan was gone. His
sons at once began a search tor him. One
happened to go behind barn, and there,
hanging from a limb of an apple tree,
found his father. The latter was strug-
Cling in the very a3onies o3 death. The
son, with much presence OF mind, cut him
down without 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
used. His family found all their efforts
futile and he soon died.
Too much rain entirely.
c. d. Price, an aged man, who wa
placed in the State Lunatic ASYLUM nea,
Hopkinsville, KY, several months ago,
committed suicide few evenings since
by hanging himself in stable in the
rear of the asylum.
Richard Gordon was shot in the facs
and fatally wounded in John Lovells
saloon in Chattanooga, Tenn, few days
since. The murderer escaped. Those
who saw the shot fired refused TO give the