Huntsville gazette., 1888-05-05
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS,

Tandy's farm, near Hopkinsville, KY,
was helping to load a hogshead of tobacco
on to a wagon, few days since, it slipped
and rolled over Keel, crushing him in q
frightful manner and inhicting internal
injuries from which he has since died
Henry Miller shot at a crowd of women
a few nights ago at South Pittsburgh,
Tenn, who were laughing at him. Smith
Langford, Of Admission, Ala, interfered
and Miller shot him through the brain,
killing him Instantly. A general row fol-
lowed, in which George Cook waJ fatally
cut about the head and neck.
At Somerset KY, a few nights ago
Nanny Sidebottoms, who was convicted
of the murder of Thomas Wilson, a vet
eran Federal soldier, and sentenced for
life, barely escaped mob. They had
gathered, but as they were on the way to
the jail the Methodist Church caught fire,
and they stopped to help put it out. Mean.
time the jailer got word, and with his
prisoner escaped.
A desperate cutting affray took place
some days ago between VIM. Swift and a
man named Dewes, neighbors, living in
Mullen burg County, KY. The trouble
grew ont of an old feud, aid they met in a
secluded spot and had cut each other up
badly before friends interfered and parted
them. Dewes was not seriously hurt, but
Swift's injuries are such that he can moi
recover
Montgomery (Ala.) restaurant boasts
of waiter who is German baron.
Commander-i in Chief Rea of the G.. A.
r. was banqueted at Nashville, Tenn,
both Federal and Confederate veterans
participating.
Ten practicing physicians of Barlow,
Fla, have written letter in which they
state that no yellow fever cases have been
in existence in either the town or county.
The strawberry crop of Eastern Tennes-
see is ripening rapidly, and the growers
are beginning to ship. The yield promises
to be fair.
Fire destroyed the Louisiana Furniture
tablishment at New Orleans, entailing q
loss of $4,000.
The City Court of Mobile, Ala, return
ed verdict giving $4,000 damages to G.
Hall, brakeman, who had his foot cut off
by train on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad.
Elder L. w. Welsh, pastor of the Chris
tian Church at Hopkinsville, KY, has ten
dered his resignation. He will go to
Columbia, Mo-, to accept position as
teacher there.
James Ford, of Simpson County, KY,
shot and fatally wounded Jim King, the
| marshal of Adairville. a few days ago.
This is the third killing in that hamlet in
the past year.
Tom Hanberry, Jr., formerly Of Hop
kinsville, KY, was shot and instantly
killed at Australia Landing, Miss, q few
days ago.
The attorneys representing the $4,000
snit of Rev. Frederick Howard against
three newspapers OF Tennessee and six
teen members Of the First Baptist Church
of Nashville, have withdrawn from the
suit. They decline to give any reason.
Chief Post Office Inspector Gullich has
received notice Of the arrest Of Theodore
Loswell at Monroe, La, for robbing the
Monroe post office.
The weather in Virginia has been very
cold for the season, and there have bee n
some heavy frosts. Great anxiety is felt
for the fruit. 1t is thought to be ruined
in some localities.
While an engine on the Louisville, New
Orleans & Texas railway was backing up
Levee street to the depot at Vicksburg,
Miss, to pull out the south bound passen-
ger train a few days ago, it ran over a
two-year- old son of Mr.. Joseph Stackner,
crushing it so that it died in few min
utes.
IL Dorsey, Jr., the well-known trot-
ting horse breeder and turf writer, fell
dead at his farm near Louisville, KY, q
few days ago, aged sixty-nine. For over
thirty years he has bred fine trotters in
this country. He founded the Gold Dust
family. Epaulet sold for 500, 800, and was
probably the finest horse he ever trained
Dorsey was an Englishman and grad
uate of Oxford.
RF. Sullivan, of Rockingham County
va, agent for ]. p. Cooper, representative
of foreign bondholders, of London, was
recently indicted for selling Virginia
coupons. During the term of the Circuit
Court at Harrisburg, just adjourned, one
hundred suits against parties for offering
coupons in payment of State taxes were
tried. Eighty-.ix judgments were ren.
dered.
The dwelling house Of Louis Stromans
near Springfield, S. c., was burned few
mornings since and four of Stromans
children, two boys and two girls, who
were sleeping upstairs, perished in the
flames. Stronmans' eldest son was
frightfully burned while frantically en-
deavoring to rescue his brothers and sis
ters, and will probably die.
The business portion of the town o.
Harrellsville, in Hartford County, N. G.
was burned a few days ago. An incen
diary fired the restaurant of Geo. Baker
and the fire quickly spread TO nine stores
all wooden structures, and burned then
all, as well as dwelling and the post
office. The loss is estimated at $4,000
There was considerable salvage of good
| in the burned stores.
Judge Key, of the United States Distric
| Court, at Nashville, Tenn, has sentenced
Arthur A. Stanton to twelve months i'm
prisonment and fine Of $500. Stanton
was storekeeper and gauger, and whil'
watching the distillery of J. G. Barnes, o
| Putnam County, let the owner have th'
keys to the bonded warehouse for the pur
pose of removing several barrels o
whisky, the profits Of which were to b.
equally divided.
Mrs. Holly Sheldon, of Graves County
KY, at this writing had eaten nothing TO
ffty-six days. All this time she has beel
in apparent good health, being perfect,
rational ali the while and suffering n,