Huntsville gazette., 1888-07-07
SOUTHERN GlEANlNGS,

Tie a nFe-y year ola cnlld was Killed and
several of the combatants were slightly
wounded. Over two hundred shots were
fired. A new invoice of rifles has been
shipped to the scene Of war.
The outlook fo1 big crop in the vicin-
ity of Jackson, Tenn, was never better.
The cotton is looking very fine, with
plenty of blooms.
Charley Winters, a fisherman at Helena,
Ark, caught and landed one Of the larg
est fishes ever seen in that part of the
country, few days ago. 1t was chan
mel catfish, weighed over two hundred
pounds and was caught in the st. Francois
river.
Near Bayou Pierre, twenty-five miles
below Vicks sburg, Miss, few evenings
SINCE gravel train on the Louisiana,
New Orleans & Texas railway tackled a
furious bull on trestle, which resulted
fatally to the bull and the piling up Of
the engine and tender and seventeen
gravel cars in a general smash. One ne
gro brakeman was killed and the engi-
neer received slight wound in the head.
The north and south bound passenger
trains were compelled to tranfer at the
wreck, which delayed them several hours.
At Maysville, KY, few days since,
domestic scandal terminated in Lucy Rice
shooting Barbara Ballinger to death
Rev. j. Henry Smuthe, D. d., L. L. D.,
regent Of Grant University, Athens,
Tenn, was reported lying dangerously i'll
at the Windsor Hotel, in New York.
Boston capitalists are negotiating for
the purchase Of the charter Of the Chat
tanooga & Augusta railroad, and if they
succeed in their efforts it will mean the
immediate building of the road.
George Deans, q negro, living near
Jacksonville, Fla, three Of his own chill
dren and another child, were poisoned,
few days ago, by some drug in their break
fast. Two of the children have died.
Three men were arrested recently in
Mason County, KY, charged with steal
ing $4,000 tobacco plants from their neigh
bOrS.
Three years ago Charles Selhe, of Nor
ris Cove, Tenn, saved from drowning the
young daughter of a rich New Yorker.
Now, by will of that gentleman, who has
lately died, Selhe gets $4,000 i'll reward
for his bravery.
Blanche K. Bruce, formerly Senator Of
the United States from Mississippi, and
later Register of the United States Treas
ury, received eleven votes for Vice Pres
h1SIlI Ill tlC ANbtApll1t NVuFSA-
The last spike Of the Chattanooga, Rome
s. Columbus railroad was driven few
days since. This road extends from Chat
tanooga through Rome, Ga, to Carrolt-
ton, Ga a distance Of 40 miles, and Will
be extended to Columbus, Ga, and thence
to the sea
A Young man named Harris was killed
in a stave factory near Pimeson, Tenn,
few days since. The jointing machine
flew to pieces while going at RAPID rate
of speed. A large piece of casting struck
Harris in the breast, killing him instantly.
Two other men were seriously hurt, Dut
will recover.
Sam Alexander, colored, was shot dead
a few nights ago in Walton County, Ga.
There was church festival, when quar-
rel arose as to who had done the most
work for the church. The combatants re-
tired to distance of 100 yards and nred
several volleys at each other, by which
Alexander was killed and others wounded.
The grand jury at Frankfort, KY, has
returned four indictments against Ken
tucky's fugitive Treasurer, James w.
Tate. charging him with defalcatlOn. The
charge Of forgery did not hold because
the evidence showed that the bank book
which he used was his own private prop
erty.
Rev. w arren A. Gambler, associate ed
itor of the Nashville Christian AdUOcdte,
has been rendered the presidency of
Emory College, located at Oxford, Ga
Mr. Gambler is regarded us one of the
ablest young divines of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
Having just finished the mineral road
| around Birmingham, Ala, and being hard
| at work on the Huntsville extension, with
| letting few days since of the contracts
| for sixteen more miles of the latter, 1t
develops that the Louisville and Nashville
| Railroad Company is at work on another
scheme, by which Bristol, Tenn, and
Birmingham will be Joined.
| A destructive cyclone visited Todd and
Muhlenburg counties, KY, q few nights
ago, passing from northwest to southeast
and on to Tennessee. Vast tracts OF land
were laid waste, trees uprooted and houses
blown down. The rain also fell in tor
rents, causing the streams to overflow,
| doing great damage
| At q negro church three miles south Ci
! Davisboro, Ca, dispute arose between
two negroes, Hal Bryant and Sam Hunt
over debt of fifty cents, which it is
claimed the former refused to pay the lat
| ter, as it was made at cards. Hot words
| caused Hunt to draw his knife, and when
he did SO Bryant shot him through the
left lung, causing death in less than foul
minutes. Bryant left Immediately aftei
the shooting.
Eight years ago Henry Johnson, living
in Stafford County, Va, was made the
happy father of twins and he named then
Grant and Garfield. A few days ago
while the husband and wife were absent
the boys got possession Of their father
gun, and after fruitless attempts to fire
Grant found percussion cap, which he
put on the gun and with an old hammer
succeeded in discharging the load int
the body Of his twin brother, Garfield
tearing and mutilating it almost beyonC
recognition.
The Grand Temple Of Tennessee
Knights of Tabor, the second stronges
colored organization in 'America, was i
session at Nashville, Tenn, last week
Rev. Moses Dixon, of st. Louis, delivere
an address, and the report of A. McFall
chief grand mentor, was read. The Gran
Temple of Georgia, which has member
ship of 300, was admitted to the jurisdic
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