Huntsville gazette., 1888-11-24
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS,


majority in Georgia 60003.
Frost fell in Louisiana and Mississippi
a few nights ago.
Daniel Hands gift of s., 900, 900 for the
/ education Of colored people in the South
| will educate 500 pupils year.
! Fire in the European Hotel at Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, recently caused $1S, 900 loss.
A guest who jumped from window was
badly hurt. The bodies of Major Bigger,
Of Atlanta, Ga; Fila White, a chamber
maid, and Thos Moore, Of Bloomington,
/ Ill; were found in the ruins.
/ The Memphis & Charleston road is to
/ erect new shops at Sheffield, Ala, to cost
| $780, 900. Work is to be commenced on
! them at once.
In Marion County in the western part
Of Alabama, few days since. three Nor
mon elders, who had been in that section
about ten days, were tarred and feath-
ered and warned to leave within twenty.
| four hours 1t is said the tarring and
feathering was done by about fifty of the
best citizens of the couLty, who were in
no way disguised.
| During celebration held at Hopkins
vile, KY, over the railroad tax having
carried, George Ballard, Of that city, was
shot and seriously wounded in the breast
by the accidental discharge of pistol in
| the crowd He was taken home in a crit
ical state, with the chances against his
recovery.
There are two more graves in the
| French EVersole burying ground in
Breathitt County, XIV. Buck Combs and
Fulton French, partisans Of the French
faction in the famous vendetta, were as
sassinated recently. The two men were
riding along together when volley was
| fired from ambush and both fell dead
| French and Eversole were the most prom
inent men in Breathitt County. They
| quarreled at an election and the vendetta
resulted.
The second trial at Nashville. Tenn, of
J. r Banks, who kill ed j. J. Littleton,
has been postponed to the next term.
| A party of Northern capitalists are
down in Virginia prospecting for spots
| for railroad and other investments.
| The Chattahoochee Valley Exposition
was opened at Columbus, Ga, with i'm
| posing ceremonies.
The cornerstone of O. Masonic temple
was laid, few days since, at Richmond,
Va. Tho building is to cost $l5o,000.
Governor Lee and w. p. Breckinridge
| delivered orations.
John Rutherford is now in Jail at At
lanta, Ga. He escaped from the peniten-
| tiary on August 20 and nearly killed four
| officers who captured him.
Near Lexington, KY, few days ago,
by the premature explosion of change
| of dynamite, Mike Gbrmley, the owner Of
quarry, was killed, and a negro named
John Hayes fatally injured.
Henry Kuhn committed suicide at Louis.
vile, KY. recently, by shooting himself
through the head He was threatened
with pneumonia
A gin house, owned by Fl. C. Bond, of
! St Louis, and located in Tunica County,
Miss, was destroyed by fire few days
ago. Eight bales Of cotton were also
| burned.
Charlie Winchester, brakeman on the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, fell from
the top of moving freight train near
Guthrie, KY, a few evenings since and
was instantly killed.
| The residence of L. P. Coomes, near
Owens boro, KY, was burned few nights
ago. The fire was caused by an exploded
lamp. The loss is -, 800, with o small IN :
Surance.
Ed Fontaine, of Jackson, Miss, was
convicted In the Federal Court for burg
larizing the post office at Brookaaven,
few months since. He is not over seven
teen years old aud belongs to good
family. This is his first offense. Sem
| tence was reserved.
The political sensation Of the hour in
Georgia is the fight for the United States
Senatorsh1p, and the announcement, or
what am cunts to that, that Henry w.
Grady will oppose Senator Colquitt for
4lo bue haan niat 1v
Matching for some time. but was only re-
Gently made known.
burglar entered the residence of G.
P. Atmore, general passenger agent of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad at
Louisville, KY, few nights ago, and
succeeded in getting away with 81, 800 in
money, silver and jewelry.
Ii. Nj. Meadows, circuit clerk Of Cham
| bers County, Ala, was found burned to
death in his room at Lafayette, Ala,
few evenings since. He was IN the habit of
taking opiates, and it is supposed he fell
in the fire while under the influence OF
one. and was burned before help arrived.
A north-bound passenger train on the
Richmond & Danville railroad jumped
the track near Toccoa, Ga, few days
ago, and all seven coaches were destroyed
Dy Qfe. NODOQy was hiIiou VI LII
iured, but eight passengers were more or
less hurt.
1t is announced by the Richmond g.
Danville syndicate that it will establish
q bureau in Georgia for the extension of
its line and the encouragement OF manu-
| featuring plants along the lines now in
operation. President Inman will visit
the South shortly.
George Washington, an insane inmate
of the Louisville (Ky.) aims house, was
shot dead, few days since, by William
Carr, a nurse. Washington had been re-
garded as harmless, but suddenly became
violent endangering the lives CT the
others. The shooting Is said to have been
done in self-defense.
The body OF Mr.. d. w. Connor was
| found on the track Of the Louisville,
New Orleans & Texas railroad, about
| two miles below Vicks burg, Miss, few
days ago. From all the facts that can be
| obtained. there remains no doubt but
| that he was foully murdered and the body
placed where it was found.
| Great excitement exists at Paris, KY,
over the recent find Of a large amount Of
/ money, some say as high as Sl6 900, in a