The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
SOUTHERN GLEANiNoS,


by ". D. Roberts. The killing was pro-
nounced iustifable by the jury OF inquest
The trial Of Cross and White, the
Raleigh IN. c. bank officials, on the first
indictment, ended in conviction. Cross
was 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 COur OF
the United States "a a Federal question
is involved
Hon. Fred n. Strudwick, the Demo-
cratic presidential electorate large for
North Carolina, while riding in the
suburbs Of his native town, HillsbOro, a
few evenings ago, met with serious ac-
cIdent lie fell with his horse into we'll
Ave feet deep. The wall, ii seems, was
covered with boards, and was, to all ap-
pearances, perfectly safe, but rs Mr..
Strudwick urged his horse upon the m
both the horse and h fell TO the bottom.
He was seriou ly injured.
Lucy Bedford, the richest cOlOred wo-
man in Tennessee, who resides in Nash
vile, was awakened at al early hour
few mornings since by Is man standing
over her with drawn knife. He threat
ened to take her life ulless she surren-
dered all the Inoney She had III the house.
Mrs. Bedford, ho is eighty years Of age
and very fe ,b!e, gave th nocturnal visit
or 1900 and he departed She was SO
prostrated by f light 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 1900 people at the Chautauqua at At
lanta, Ga, few days ago.
A IT, o. sF r1otz of
Pratt mines, near Birmingham, Ala, was
discovered few days ago, and promptly
suppressed.
At Covington, Ga, a few days since,
two children of G. Beauford were killed
by lightning
The situation at Harlan, KY, the seat
of the whisky war, Z, very bad, and the
whiskyites threaten bloody work for the
destruction of their property by the Of
| fcers.
James z. WindIam, a farmer, who
killed his neighbor, Hon. p. w. Bailey,
in Dale County, Ala, was driven to sui
eide bv remorsc.
The first bale of the new crop Of cotton
was received at Savannah, Ga, a few
days since, from Thomas vile. 1t weighed
499 pounds and was classed strict mid
/ ding. 1t was sold for fifteen cents per
] pound.
! A party of sixteen armed men from
near Pineville, KY, ,forcibly rescued Gem
! eral Souder, one of their number and
! desperate, few nights ago from the
Knoxville, (Tenn) Jail by overpowering
the iailer Souder has sworn eternal
! vengeance on Tom Osborne, the man who
arrested him, and trouble is feared.
The examining trial OF j. q Her, Of
] Ohio County, Ky, who was clNged with
the poisoning of the family of William
/ Her resulted i'll verdict OF acquittal.
/ The greatest excitement prevailed during
| the trial and the court room was
| thrOnged to hear the verdict
| Near BentOnia, Miss, the daughter Of
Dolph Miles, colored, poisoned her father
| and three brothers, a few days ago. Two
| brothers are already dead; the third
| brother and the father are not expected
! to recover The mother was at church
and thus missed her portion Of the poison.
Family trouble was the cause.
| The American Loan and Trust Com
pany of New York has filed with the
clerk of the United States District Court,
at Atlanta, Ga, a bill asking that mort
gage for II 80 900 on the East & West
railroad of Alabama be fOreclOsed and
receiver be appointed. The claim is set
up that the road is more thln six months
behind with its interest
A fatal accident occurred, few even
iugs since, at Tru ,ville, a station on the
Alabama Great Southern road, by which
locomotive and eight box-cars were de-
rallied and Fireman r. c. Ivey, of Bir-
mingham, and brakeman named Alli-
ger, of Chattanooga, were killed. The
breaking of the driving rod and truck of
the engine caused the accident.
Two more men are reported killed in
the French -Eversole feud at Hazard, W.
A few davs since Shad Combs was shot
down from ambush while mounting his
horse at his home, and day previous
John Campbell, a broth er in-law of j. c.
Eversole, was killed at his store at Haz-
ard. 1t Is not known who shot him.
DR.. s. L. Humphrey, of Wic&liffe, KY,
and his entire family, consisting OF his
wife, two grown daughters and grown
son, were poisoned few nights ago by
eating ice cream. At last accounts they
were lying at home in an exceedingly
critical condition, fatal results being
feared. The manner of the poison getting
into the ice cream is unknown, but it is
supposed to be the result of an accident.
Ky., a few days since on charge of OBJ
tanning money by false pretense. She
claimed to be medium, and for five dol
lars exercised the spirits from sick cows
belonging to Joseph Muller. She then
said $40, 900 was buried deep under Mnl-
ler's back yard, and if he would give her
$3.50 she would get the spirits to help
resurrect it. Muller mOrtgaged his home
and paid her, but the 1000 failed to ma
terialize.
A year ago the residence OF Mr.. l.. c.
Sessions, few miles from Atlanta, Ca,
was robbed of some money and silver
plate. The thief was discovered and
almost captured, when he mysteriously
disappeared in the darkness, and the
most diligent search failed to trace him.
A few DAYS since Mr.. Sessions ordered a
tree to be cut, as ii gave evidence of rapid
decay and its proximity to lis dwelling
made it dangerous. 1t was an immense
ancestral oak aud for years hollow had
extended up through it. When the tree
| fell the skeleton of a man was was found
wedged in the hollow and near him the
| silyerware and money that had been
stolen from Mr.. Sessions. The supposi-
| ton is that the burglar, In escaping,
climbed the tree and stepped in the hol-
low so as to elude discovery, but found 1t
impossible to extricate himself:
Fire bugs busy at Jackson, Tenn.
Carl Brenner, the best-known artist Of
Louisville, KY, died in that city, recent.
ly. at the age of forty nine. He had
Bright's disease. His first picture OF
note was exhibited at Philadelphia in
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