Huntsville gazette., 1888-04-28
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

! Hon. j. Z. EverSOle and Nicholas Combs,
| of Perry County, KY, were shot from am
| bush few nights ago and instantly killed
| by unknow parties. A reward of $500 has
been offered for the arrest of the murder
| er. renewal of former hostilities and
| further bloodshed is expected in Perry
County between the Eversole and French
! factions.
/ Rosetta Washington, better known "a
"Grandma," living with her daughter in
an alley in Louisville, KY, claims that
| she was 121 years old the middle of this
month. Her daughter, who is seventy
| five years old, makes this statement:
"'Grandma' says she was born in WASH
| ington County, KY, and her mother was
| half Indian" Her father, she says, came
from Guinea and could not speak English.
The little mining town of Warrior, Ala,
was the scene of bloody double tragedy
few nights ago. William Dodd, white
miner eighteen years old, cut the throat
! Of j. G. Trumble from ear to ear, killing
him instantly, and fatally stabbed an
other miner, whose name could not be
learned.
AS result of recent Investigations and
cruelties reported in the jefferson County
| (Ala.) convict camps. Governor Seay has
| ordered the contracts annuled.
The Governor of South Carolina has ap
pointed J. Q. Marshall Secretary of State
| to fill vacancy.
| The jury in the case of James s. Hamil
| ton. charged with the murder of r. d
Gambrell, in Mississippi, brought in
verdict of not guilty.
Major George B. Clark, United Statei
revenue agent of North Carolina, has beer
| ordered to st. Louis.
| Much alarm exists at Owensboro, KY.
over the breaking out of a series of casei
of erysipelas of malignant character
| and fears are entertained that it may be
come an epidemic.
Governor Taylor of Tennessee refused
to commute the death sentence of Ma
poleon B. Lester, and he was hanged
! Lebanon for the murder of Lieutenant
j. T. Lane.
Mrs. Effie Powell, of Owensboro, KY,
fell from he buggy few days ago, and
diea from the effects of the accident.
| She was only eighteen years old, and had
been married but short time.
| The Thomas railroad bill passed the
| lower house Of the Kentucky Legislature.
The bill provides for the control of the
railroads by statute and abolishes the
| railroad commission.
Rev. George A. Loften, DID,, formerly
pastor Of the Third Baptist Church Of St
Louis, Mo-, and at present pastor Of the
church at Talladega Ala, has been called
to the pastorate OF she Central Baptist
Church of Nashville, Tenn.
The marines and blue jackets partici-
pated in a sham battle at Pensacola, Fla,
| few days ago. Five blue jackets and a
marine were wounded. 1t is supposed
that the material in the cone of o few
shells had hardened ard tore off the metal
cone, wounding the men.
The Southern yellow Pine Lumber As
sociation met in Montgomery, Ala, last
| week. The subject of prices was discus sed
at length, but no material changes were
| made. One member of the association
| was suspended from n membership for vlo-
Iating the established Irice list.
James Weir, foreman of Washington
| Fire Company No. 90, at New Orleans, was
| fatally shot a few nights ago by George
Dunn. A difficulty had arisen between
Weir's brother and Dunn, and James Weir
was trying to separate them.
| Joel Pitman, well-to- do farmer, living
| near Wingo, O small station some twenty
! FIVE miles south Of Paducah, KY, was
found hanging by the neck in his meat
| house a few evenings since, and quite
| dead 1t was clear case of suicide. Pit
|
| brooded over his bereavement until he
| lost his reason.
In a wreck of work train on the New
| Orleans Pacific railway at Victoria mills,
| two miles west of Provincial, La, few
| days ago, cause unknown, but supposed
| to be some defect in a-switch, the fireman,
| George woodward, way instantly killed,
| and Engineer G.. BroWnell was injured so
| badly that he died in a few hours there
| after.
Mrs. Virginia Kirkland, mother of DR..
| J. III. Kirkland, professor of Latin at
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn,
died a few days since after a prolonged
| illness. Mrs. Kirkland was also the
mother Of DR.. w. d. Kirkland, editor of
the Southern Christian Advocate, of
Columbia, S. c., and Of Mrs. j. w. Tar
baux, whose husband is q missionary to
Brazil.
The champion curiosity in the shape OF
an orange tree may be seen at Mr.. Cod
ington's residence, near Barton, Fla. 1t
| is only eleven and one-half inches from
the ground to the extreme top, and is less
than one-eighth Of an inch in diameter at
the ground, but it has a well-developed
rruit-bud opened, and there is every indi-
cation that it will bear fruit this year.
| Inc AldDd1ud CuttIS loI1 pei dHCc boAfCA-
ton met at Decatur last week and the at
tendance was good. The convention NOM
mated State ticket as follows: For Gov
ernor, J. G. Orr; for Secretary of State,
L. G. Conelson; for Auditor, NJ @. Wade;
for Treasurer, N. F. Thompson; for Su-
perintendent Education, NJ. G. benson.
Hon. Z. G. Sebree, one of the wealthiest
and most influential citizens Of his Sec
ton, died at his home in Trenton, KY,
few days ago, Of paralysis, in the sixty
sixth year of his age. He was formerly
State Senator from his district, and was
one of the directors in building the Evans
vile, Henderson & Nashville railroad.
He was father of Hon. Elijah Sebree, pres
ent member of the Legislature from
Christian County.
While Angus Prevatt, Scotchman, who
Ii7ed near Gibson station in Richmond
County, N. c., was in his house with his
wife and four little children a few nights
ago. he was called to the door. As he
opened the door and his figure was plain
in relief, he was fred at by a concealed
u L. =.