Huntsville gazette., 1888-11-17
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

SSnger ana baggage master were COM
peeled to throw up their hands at the point
Of revolver
The business portion Of the town of
Lewiston, BERTHE County, N. c., was
burned few nights ago. About twelve
stores are reported to have been de-
stroyed. The registration books were
burned, which caused some trouble about
the voting at the election.
A score of retail merchants of Charles
ton, s. c., are in Jail for refusing to
pay their city license, and others expect
to be arrested. This move has caused
considerable excitement in that comma
nifty.
At the door of BrodwelPs Hotel in
Louisville. KY, few nights ago, Dan
Mcdaniel shot F. Fl. Pitt, lightning rod
agent Mcdaniel made his escape. Pitt
refused to tell what was the cause Of the
shooting.
A fire broke out at Macon, Ga, a few
nights ago, in the oil and paint store OF
7. c. Burke, and after consuming the
entire stock, valued as $25, 900, was COM
municated to the adjoining stores Of
Nussbaum, Van Sickel & Tindall, hard
ware dealers, of H. d. Adams g. Co.,
Wholesale groceries, and Of Charles Tay-
lor, furniture dealer, all of which were
destroyed. The estimated loss is aboat
$125, 900, about two thirds Of which is
covered by insurance
The official returns of the recent guber-
material election in Georgia show that
Governor Gordon received 122, 795, with
not much more than 400 against him.
A difficulty occurred at Tazewell, Tenn,
on election day between r. F. Carr and
II. NJ Carr on one side and N. M. Clapp
oa the other Clapp was, perhaps, fatally
injured. Sheriff Hughes was shot in the
hand while trying to quell the riot.
In a riot at Owensboro, KY, a few
nights ago, Lieutenant Ed. Crook, chief
of police, was stabbed in the back, per-
haps fatally. Lee Hayden and John My
rick, policemen, had their weapons taken
from them and were brutally beaten. The
mob consisted Of nearly one hundred
men, mostly toughs from the country.
A genuine sensation was created in
Chattanooga, Tenn, few evenings since,
when w. w. Thomas went to police head
quarters and gave himself up as one Of
the murderers Of Colonel w. A. McWill-
| Jams, who was killed at Jacksonville,
| Fla, thirteen months ago.
| A New Orleans lady sent half a dozen
| designs to one of the big cotton print
mills at Fall River for approval, and
some weeks later they were sent back to
| her as refused. Recently she saw the
| Identical designs on some calico just re-
| ceived in New Orleans from the mill, and
| wrote an indignant letter to the mill
owners demanding an explanation. In
| reply she received handsome check for
| her work.
| McKendree Owen, a young man living
at Bartlett's Station. KY, was killed, a
| few nights ago, by Leonard Elmore. a
neighbor. Owen some time since wrote
and had published an article in local
| paper rejecting on Elmore. A feud re-
suited and as the two were returning
from the election with a crowd of friends
the quarrel was reopene ed. 1t was ended
by Elmore drawing his pistol and shoot
| ing Owen through the breast. Owen died
in a few minutes. Elmore was arrested.
Both men are OF good family and unmar-
ried.
A train on the Savannah & Western
road, containing 125 passengers for the
Macon fair, was wrecked near Ellaville
Ga, few days ago. The killed are:
Charlie Scoville, Dodge Tyson, Henry
Martin, George Davis and John Hanover.
a dozen others were injured, among
them Conductor w. c. Singleton.
Incendiaries set fire to and burned the
residence OF c. B. Green, prominent
citizen of Durham, N. c., few rnings
since. There was intense political feel
ing between the whites and negroes dur
ing the election and the negroes had
threatened Green with violence. Green
and his family barely escaped from the
burning house with their lives. The
white people of Durham, who accuse the
negroes Of the deed, were expecting an
outbreak on the part of the latter.
A horrible murder was perpetrated near
Rockhaven, KY, a few evenings since.
z ich Hill, a farmer, shot and killed Mrs.
Mary A. Jones, a respectable widow, un-
der the most awful circumstances. Sew
eral days previous Hill went to Mrs.
Jones' house and attempted to take lib
critics with her. She ran away from home,
and when she returned with help Hill was
gone. The next day she had him arrest
ed and he was fined fifty dollars by a
| neighboring magistrate. Hill then swore
he would kill her, and he carried out his
threat. Mrs. Jones, was going along the
road near her house unattended, when
| Hill, armed with a double barreled shot
| gun, stepped out Of the bushes and lev
eled his gun at her. She gave a scream,
and he fired. The shot struck her in the
head, and she died within an hour. Hill
escaped to the woods. A gang of armed
men followed him, however, and two
hours later found him concealed in a
| thicket He was captured and taken to
| Jail. There was talk of mob, but a
| strong guard was placed around the Jail.
| The greatest excitement is reported to
| exist on account of his awful crime.
Enoch P. Wood, a prominent citizen of
| Hopkinsville, KY, died suddenly at his
| residence few evenings since after onl y
one hours illness, in the seventy third
year of his age.
| At Dayton, Tenn, a few nights ago,
| Sidney Crozier called John Williams to
the door of his house. Crozier then
drew pistol and shot Williams in the
right side, inficting fatal wound. The
shooter escaped. There was q woman in
| the case.
| An East bound freight train on the
| Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham
! railroad, went through trestle forty two
| miles west of Birmingham, Ala, few
lays ago. Eight cr ten cars were broken
| ,nto snlinters Two unknown negro