Huntsville gazette., 1888-08-11
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

| died few days since.
DR.. H. B. Bailey, who is wanted in
| Washington for forgery, committed while
| in the Government service under Presi-
dent Arthur's administration, was ar
rested few days since by United
States Marshal at Paris, Tenn.
Miss Colquitt, daughter Of Senator
Colquitt, of Georgia, and Miss Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, have applied for po-
sitions as teachers in the Washington
! ID. C.) public schools.
! At Concordia, Miss, few days ago, .
| difficulty occurred between Lee Huff,
/ mate of the steamer Coahama, and one of
the colored deck crew, which resulted in
the killing Of the negro, who, while at
| tempting to cut the mate, was shot three
times.
! The negro Williams, alias Frey, who
was found guilty of murder at Marietta,
| Ga, was sentenced to be hanged on the
| 29th of August. When sentence was
| passed he broke down and cried bitterly.
| The annual camp meeting of the Look
out Mountain Association of Spiritualists,
which held session of four weeks on the
association grounds, has closed. The
attendance was good throughout and full
! of interest.
Near Eden, Yazoo County, Miss, re
Gently, Louis Ogle. white man, killed
| Frank Guice (colored), and was himself
killed by Guice's son. Ogle was out gun
| ming for another man, whom he accused
of having slandered his (Ogle's) family.
He met Guice, who had also been spread
! ing the scandal, and opened fire on him.
with the result stated.
General H. Il. Stuart died suddenly in
Louisville, KY, few days ago, presum-
ably from the excessive heat.
James o. Johnson, the long frie nd
of Henry Clay and executor under his
will, died at Lexington, KY, recently, at
the age of eighty-four.
Governor Lowry Of Mississippi has
pardoned Jeff D. Bell, who was sentenced
to the penitentiary for life, fourteen
years ago, for the killing of printer in
his employ
Roderick Lowry, the nephew of Govern
or Lowry, of Mississippi, the man who
beat his wife nearly to death at Jackson
in that State some days ago was arrested
| in New Orleans and taken back to jack
son.
The notorious outlaw and fugitive from
| Justice, John A. Gafford, who is wanted
at Coal Hill, Ark, for whipping conWcts
to death, is still foot-loose and free.
Mr.. John Kirkman, president of the
American National Bank of Nashville,
Tenn, was killed in a runaway accident
few days since. He was nearly sixty-fve
years old, and for many years had been
prominent banker.
Leroy B. Settle, one of the leading citi-
zens of Lebanon, Tenn, is dead. He was
a graduate of both the literary and law
departments of Cumberland University,
and a man of fine talents, having devoted
! n. g. o1Y ~
A white man named Garris, employed
in cutting slaves, committed suicide at
Baton Rouge, La, few nights ago, by
jumping into the river. His body was re-
covered. He was subject to spells OF in
sanity.
Governor Lowry Of Mississippi is max
ing quite a reputation for the numerous
pardons granted, and his critics go for
him lively about it, but he appears to al
ways give good reason for his action.
Associate Justice Van Valkenburg, OF
the Florida Supreme Court, died few
da US ago at Suwanee Springs, Fla. HI
was appointed Supreme Judge in 1874,
and has been in feeble health for some
time past. He was the last of the Repub-
Ecan Office holders in the State.
A resolution has been sent to the Presi-
dent Of the Louisiana State University at
Baton Rouge requesting that he make
application to the Secretary Of War to
detail graduate officer of West Point to
act as professor OF military scierce and
tactics.
Dan Sullivan, white man, was found
dead on the Texas g. Pacific railroad
track, about q mile below Baton Rouge,
La, few days ago He had been work.
ing at Melville station, on the Texas &
Pacific road. and is supposed to have
died from natural causes, as no marks or
violence were discernible.
The largest cattle sale ever made in
Kentucky by one man was consummated
few DAYS since by Mr.. C. Alexander,
cashier Of the Northern Bank Of Paris.
He sold from his y O00- acre farm, on the
Bourbon and Fayette County line, $50
head Of fat cattle to M. Kahn, Of Cincin-
natl for M. Goldsmith, of New York.
They are to be shipped to London, En-
gland.
AT a meeting held recently by citizens
Of Fulton, KY, representing exsoldiers
Of both armies, it was resolved to hold a
grand reunion of the blue and the gray, to
commence October 26 and continue to the
31st inst. The affair is to be an inter-
S tate event, including the States of Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
The Local Option election at Meridian,
Miss, passed off quietly. The county
voted for the sale by 800 majority out OF
Q, 900 votes. Meridian has had prohibition
for two years. and the sentiment Of the
best people was greatly against it.
Colonel A. f. Redd, OF Marion, Ala.
was thrown off his horse wniie inspecting
his plantation near Mas1llon, about twen-
ty-five miles from Selma, a few days ago,
and was instantly killed, his neck having
been broken. Colonel Redd was well
known throughout Alabama He was
commandant Of the corps of cadets of
Howard College, at Marion, for several
years.
The two Nolans, whose whisky Judg
Lewis emptied into the streets of Harlan,
, XIV, and who retaliated by an lattack on
the citizens for enforcing the Prohibition
l law, went into town, few days ago, and
} surrendered. They were placed under
81 900 bonds each. The other leaders OF
=, the whisky faction had not been heard
from.
A man was jailed at Valdosta, Ga, a