Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

Mrs. Bradshaw, lady one hundred and
four years Of age, from Oconee County,
is visiting her son in Athens. Ga.
| Coleman, the negro who recently mur-
dered his employer, James Grant in
Norfolk County, Va, was caught near
Cape Henry and lodged in Jail at Norfolk.
The call for financial help for the yell
low-fever sufferers at Jacksonville is
meeting With prompt responses from
cities in all parts Of the country.
| The telephone wires and the electric
| light wires at Columbus. Ga, became en-
tangled, few nights ago, while the full
current was on the electric light wires.
| The telephone wires were melted and
Night Operator Galloway had narrow
escape, as the'current communicated with
the central Office. He had the head phone
on at the time, but prompt action on his
part saved his life.
| Benjamin Clayton, aged thirty-one
| years, was run over and killed on the
| Overland Dummy railroad in Nashville,
| Tenn, few evenings since. While at
| tempting to board car his foot slipped
and he fell. Tho wheels passed over his
head, cutting ii in two. One arm was
broken. The deceased was formerly con-
nected with the police force, and leaves a
| wife.
| A singular and fatal accident occurred
in Union County, KY, few nights ago
William Costen, young society man,
was on his way to dance with pistol
| in his trousers pocket handle down. He
| dropped pen knife in his pocket, which,
| striking one Of the shells, exploded it.
| The ball entered the abdomen, ranging
| upward, and came out between the shoul-
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man died in convulsions.
| The damage by food to Augusta. Ga,
and vicinity is estimated at $1,000,000.
Jerry Graves, colored, was cutting down
trees at Crofton, KY, a few days ago,
when one Of them, in falling killed him.
| Nolen Edmunson, a brakeman on the
| Louisville & Nashville railroad, was
killed by falling from the cars at Palmyra,
KY, few evenings since
Richard T. Wilson was tried before
| United States Commiss ioner Grain
| Louisville, KY, few days since, on a
| charge Of counterfeiting, and in default
of $1,000 bond, was sent to jail for trial in
| October
A notorious woman, known as ssDog-
| head" assaulted policeman who tried
| to arrest her at Harrodsburg, KY, few
| days ago, and he shot her, infictiug a
| fatal wound.
Thos. Cannon, a farmer living near
Friedville, Tenn, stepped up to neigh
| Dor, Alex Hammontree, who is wealthy
| planter, few days since, and knocked
him down with the butt Of rifle, fractur-
| ing his skull. Hammontree died in a
| few hours. Cannon escaped.
| A serious cutting affray took place, a
| few evenings since, near Hanson, KY,
between Roy Jones and Jimmie Webb,
during which the former was stabbed in
the abdomen and fatally wounded by his
| opponent, who then fed and was still at
| large, though pursued by officars Of the
| law.
DR.. John Alexa nder, a distinguished
| physician of Bolton, Miss, who had been
| practicing his profession since 1853, died
| at his home recently, in the fifty ninth
| year Of his age. He was exceedingly
| fortunate and successful during the
dreadful yellow-fever scourges of 1873
and 1878.
John Kitenens, over seventy years cid,
was so badly injured in fight with his
son, c. P. Kitenens, at Dawson Ga, re-
Gently, that he died twenty-four hours
later. The old man had been unkind to
his wife for several months, since her
union with the Mormon church, and while
under the influence Of whisky had quar-
relied with her. which the son resented.
The news from the rice crops along the
Savannah river is very gloomy. 1t is not
expected that more than one-fourth Of a
crop Of the 10000 acres will be saved. The
crops around Charleston and Georgetown,
however, are much more promising.
The body of A. W. Walker, resident
Of Vicksburg Miss, for number Of
years, was found, few days ago, in an
outhouse on the premises where he re-
sided, with pistol ball in the right tenn
pie. The pistol was lying by his side,
leaving no doubt Of his having killed him.
self. He had been out Of employment for
long time.
Maria Seargent, an aged colored woman
residing at Pembroke, KY, was walking
along the railroad track at that place, a
few days ago, when she was struck by a
train and knocked from the track, receiv-
ing painful injuries, from which she died.
Being deaf she failed to hear the danger
signals.
The news from all the agricultural dis
tricts in South Carolina, and many in
Georgia, is Of the gloomiest character.
The autumnal rains started at least two
weeks ahead OF the regular season and
played havoc with the cotton in the high
lands. The long and protracted rainfall
finally eliminated in a series Of the most
damaging floods that have ever occurred
in the State.
An insane colored man, who was being
taken to the lunatic asylum at Hopkins
vile, KY, by Marshal Bobie, OF Wick
life, made break for liberty while wait
ing for the train at Nortonsville, a few
evenings since, knocking Bobie down
with an iron bar he had seized He es.
capped to the woods and, at last accounts,
was still at large, though men were out
hunting for him. Bobie is very seriously
hurt
No little excitement has been created
in Birmingham, Ala, by the news that
Frank NJ. Irion, the defaulting clerk Of
the city court, had surrendered in Lon
don. A cablegram from London to the
officers at Birmingham announced that
he had surrendered and wanted to come
back and be tried for his crime. He is a
physical and mental wreck and penni-
less.
Jim Shackelford, farmer living on Bog
Branch. in the southweste part Of Giles
County, whipped twelye.vaar-old