Huntsville gazette., 1888-03-31
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

| AL ChchO AoAhhy was POlcOHou HoaA
Green River, Ky., a few days ago, from
eating pork which had been poisoned to
kill wolves.
Rev. George McDuffie, colored, was sem
fenced to be hanged at Greensboro, Ga,
for the killing Of William Cheney last
fall.
Father Taafe, who has been Catholic
priest at Flemings burg, KY, two years
has apparently become temporarily de
ranged by smoking cigaret tes.
The oldest person in Chattooga County,
Ga, is Mrs. Shaw, grandmother of the
Flournoy boys. She lives above Trion .
short distance. She is in her ninetieth
year, and is quito active and able to get
about without any trouble.
j. A. Pearson, sheriff Of Leon County,
Fla, has received the reward Of $400 of.
fered by Governor Seay of Alabama for
the capture of Dink Buckalew, the noto-
rious Chambers County utlaw, who was
arrested few days ago and taken back
to the scenes of his crimes.
James Taylor and John Cheek were
taken to Chattanooga, Tenn, few days
ago, by Deputy Marshal Hill, on a charge
of violating the revenue laws in SeQuat.
chic County. Both men were before
d-States-C Commissioner Ewing. Tay.
lor was bound over to court and Cheek
will have further hearing on the 31st
Hon. 8. j.. Hutchns, member of the
Tennessee Legislature from Chattanooga,
got in to row with a man from Georgia,
in the southern part Of the city, a few
days ago, when Hutchins was badly cut
in the left leg. The Georgian was shot
through the abdomen by Hutchins.
The levees on Caldwell and Eagle Bend
plan tations, fifteen miles below Shreve-
port, La, broke few days ago and the
lower country for distance Of eight
miles was all under water.
A white man giving his name as John
B. Andrews was arrested near Birming-
ham, Ala, few days ago. His clothes
were torn to shreds and he was cat and
bruised in several places. Itwas thought
that he was insane, but he says that he
had discovered an organized band OF
highway robbers and received the wounds
while trying to escape from them. An.
drews was held in Gus tody, and posse
Of officers was searching for the highway.
men and their hiding place.
News was received at Raleigh, N. G., a
few days ago Of the death Of Rev. DR..
oldest of the Baptist Miss ionaries, having
been in China forty two years. His age
was seventy. Dr.. Yates was born in
Wake County, near Raleigh, and grad
uated at Wake Forest College. He was
looked upon by the Baptists as one OF
their leading preachers.
The regular racing season begins at New
Orl cans April 2.
The Democratic State Central commit
tee of Kentucky has decided to hold the
State convention at Lexington, May 49,
Miss Postelle Green, of Ashville, Ala,
was burned to death few days since,
while parchi ing corn before an open fire,
the sparks in some manner igniting her
clothes.
The Georgia Democratic State commits
tee has called State convention for May
9, to select delegates to st. Louis, and an
other for August s, to select candidates
for State officers.
The Bell Meade sale Of thoroughbred
yearlings will be held April %. Fifty.
four head will be disposed Of. The first
Kentucky sale will be Easton's Kentucky
Tattersall's at Lexington May Z.
Rev. J. L.Vass has closed his pastorate
Of the First Baptist Church Of Jackson,
Tenn, and has gone to Darlington, s. c.,
where he has accepted pastorate.
- Two boys, Willie and malcolm Jones,
were playing with loaded pistol in fir ont
of Arnold's store, seven miles from AL.
bany, Ga, few days since, when the
weapon went off accidentally in the
hands Of Willie, shooting his brother
Malcolm in the mouth and killing him in.
stantly. The dead boy was twelve years
| of age
The most destructive hurricane in the
history of East Tennessee passed over
portions of Loudon and Knox Counties q
few nights ago. The most serious dam
age was in the vicinity Of Loudon, the
county seat of Loudon County, and near
Lenoirs, six miles east of Loudon.
Governor Lowrey of Mississippi has ve-
toed the bill which passed the Leg gislature
amending the Local Option law.
Mr.. w. A. Howard was bound over to
| the Circuit Court at Jackson, Tenn, in
bond Of $500, charged with shooting q
negro named Jim Bird, in the left arm.
Areward of s., 600 has been offered for
the arrest of Tate, the defaulting Ken
lucky State Treasurer. His shortage is
between $3.50, 900 and $500, 000
Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, has
purchased house in Washington. He
bought the handsome property, No. 1714
Rhode Island avenue, paying Colonel
Hartwell P. Heath, of st. Paul, Mimi,
$13, 500 for it
Jasper Davis, the Columbia IS. c..
wife murderer, who was to have been
hanged last week, was respted by the
Governor until April u. 1t is believed
that the Governor will refuse to commute
the sentence.
Thomas L. Crit enden, young man
with an interesting record, died at B eat
| tysville, KY, few days ago. He was
the son of ex-United States Marshal
Thomas j. Crittenden, grandson Of j. J..
Crittenden, and nephew of Ex-Governor
| Thomas Crlttenden of Missouri.
E. Knox Herren, the counterfeiter who
was arrested and jailed in Jack son, Miss.
recently, was examined by United States
Commissioner McGhee, and In default OF
bail was remanded to Jail to await the
action of the Federal grand jury.
A State convention of all labor organi.
cations in Alabama was held last week at
the Capitol in Montgomery. The Knights
of Labor, the Farmers Allan ce, the
Agricultural Wheel, and a number OF
trades unions were represented. F. L.
Norton, OF Mobile, was chairman.
Rome Barnes. a wealthy farmer livin o