Huntsville gazette., 1888-08-04
SOUTHERN GLEhNINGS,

News comes from Hancock County
| fenn., of fatal fight, in which two we'll.
known young men engaged. about a WON.
IN. Charles Ferrell was shot and killed
| 5y w. d. Roberts. The killing was pro
nounced justiiia bic by the jury of inquest
The trial of Cross and White, the
| Raleigh On. c. bank officials, on the first
Indictment, ended in conviction. Cross
vas sentenced to seven years hard labor,
White to five. Al appeal was taken,
which the attorneys for the defendants say
will be carried to the Supreme Court OF
| the United States, as Federal question
| is involved
Hon. Fred N. Strudwick the Demo-
cratic presidential elector- at large for
| North Carolina, while riding in the
suburbs of his native town, Hillsboro, a
few evenings ago, met with a serious ac-
cident. He fell with his horse into well
Eve feet deep. The WE'LL it seems, was
covered with boards, and was, to all ap-
pearances, perfectly safe, but as Mr..
Strudwick urged his horse upon the m
both the horse and he fell to the bottom.
lie was seriously injured.
Lucy Bedford, the richest colored wo-
man in Tennessee, who resides in Nash
vile, was awakened at an early hour a
lSN luOI SluCc ny IL lutH
oyer her with drawn knife. He threat
el;ed to take her life unless she surren-
dered all the money she had in the house.
Mrs. Bedford, who is eighty years of age
and very feeble, gave the nocturnal visit
0, 5000 and he departed. She was SO
prostrated by fright that her condition
has since been quite critical. Mrs. Bed
ford owns real estate and stocks valued
at 100000.
congressman Bynum and Mills spoke
to $4,000 people at the Chautauqua at At
lauta, Ga, few days ago.
a plot for the escape of 400 convicts at
Pratt mines, near Birmingham, Ala, was
discovered few days ago, and promptly
suppressed.
At Covington, Ga, q few days since,
two children Of G. Beauford were killed
by lightning.
The situation at Harlan, KY, the seat
Of the whisky war, is very bad, and the
wAiskyites threaten bloody work for the
destruction of their property by the Of
fcers.
James E. Windham, farmer, who
killed his neighbor, Hon. P. W. Bailey,
in Dale County. Ala, was driven to sui
eide by remorse.
was received at Savannah, Ca, a few
lays since, from Thomasville. 1t weighed
l99 pounds and was classed strict mid
ling. 1t was sold FOR fifteen cents per
| pound
| A party of sixteen armed men from
lear Pineville, KY, ,forcibly rescued Gem
sral Souder, one of their number and a
iesperado, few nights ago, from the
Knoxville, (Tenn. Jail by overpowering
he jailer. SOuder has sworn eternal
vengeance on Tom Osborne, the man who
| rrested him, and trouble is feared.
The examining trial Of J. Ii. Her. of
| ohio County, KY, who was charged with
he poisoning of the family of William
Her, resulted in q verdict of acquittal.
The greatest excitement prevailed during
| he trial, aud the court room was
hronged to hear the verdict.
| Near BentOnia, Miss. the daughter of
Oolph Miles, colored. poisoned her father
md three brothers, few days ago. Two
| )rothers are already dead; the third
rother and the father are not expected
| o recover. The mother was at church
| md thus missed her portion of the poison.
Family trouble was the cause.
| The American Loan and Trust Com
| )any of New York has filed with the
lerk Of the United States District Court
| t Atlanta, ca, a bill asking that mort
| age for ST. 10, 900 on the East g. West
| -ailroad of Alabama lie foreclo,ed and a
'eceiver be appointed. The claim is set
| lp that the road is more than six months
behind with its interest
A fatal accident occurred, q few even
| ngs since, at Tru ,sville, station on the
Alabama Great Southern road, by which
| / locomotive and eight box-ears were de-
allied and Fireman r. G. Iyey Of Bir-
ningham, and a brakeman named Allt-
5er, OF Chattanooga. were killed. The
breaking OF the driving rod and truck OF
| he engine caused the accident.
Two more men are reported killed in
he French Eversole feud at Hazard, KY.
few days since Shad Combs was shot
lown from ambush while mounting his
| lorse at his hoIne, and day prev fous
John Campbell a brothsriD law Of j. G.
Eversole, was killed at his store at Haz-
lrd. 1t is not known who shot him.
DR.. s. l.. Humphrey, of Wickliffe, KY,
md his entire family. consisting OF his
wife, two grown daughters and grown
ION, were poisoned few nights ago by
,ating ice cream. At last accounts they
we're lying at home in an exceedingly
critical condition, fatal results being
cared The manner of the poison getting
nto the Ice cream is unknown, but it is
! supposed to be the result of an accident.
Mary Snyder was tried at Louisville,
KY, few days since on q charge of OBJ
aiming money by false pretense. She
,laimed to be a medium, and for five dol-
ars exercised the spirits from sick cows
belonging to Joseph Muller. She then
aid $4,000 was buried deep under Mnl-
er's back yard, and if he would give her
$50 she would get the spirits to help
esurrect it. Muller mortgaged his home
md paid her, but the SAC, 900 failed to ma
erialiZe.
A year ago the residence Of Mr.. L. c..
sessions, few miles from Atlanta, Ca,
ras robbed of some money and silver
llate. The thief was discovered and
Imost captured, when he mysteriously
disappeared in the darkness, and the
most diligent search failed to trace him.
few days since Mr.. Sessions ordered a
rec to be cut, as it gave evidence of rapid
iecay and its proximity to his dwelling
made it dangerous. 1t was an immense
.ncestral oak aud for years a hollow had
| ,ytended m thrOuoh if Whan tha +raa