Huntsville gazette., 1888-01-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

Loss, 500, 000; no insurance.
AT Nashville, Tenn, John J. Littleton,
an editor, was shot and perhaps fatally
hurt few days ago by a politician named
Banks.
The South Carolina Legislature has
passed a queer law, which prohibits
grocers from giving premiums, such as
chromos, china and silverware, to pur-
chasers of groceries.
Henry Marshall, a negro, shot and killed
Will Mason, also a negro, at Soddy, Tenn,
few days ago. The murdered man was
trying to stop row when he was shot.
The murderer was captured and has been
put in jail at Chattanooga.
A serious difficulty occurred at Jellico,
Tenn, a few days ago, between drunken
miners, in which one man was killed
There are no particulars as yet.
At Tolono, eight miles below Elijay,
Ca, few nights ago, in fight between
Austin Wright and John Wright, two
cousins, the latter was stabbed in the
thigh, severing the femoral artery. He
died next morning, and Austin Wright
has fed.
While two boys, named Coughlin and
Hadley-the former white and the latter
colored-where shooting paper wads at
each other at Nashville, Tenn, a few
evenings since, Coughlin was struck be-
hind the ear with a heavy wad and killed.
Hadley is in Jail.
A fatal difficulty took plaee at Jackson,
Miss, a few nights ago between New lille
MITCHELL son of DIR. I. f. Mitchell, super
intendent of the Lunatic asylum, and Bob
Whitesides, negro desperado, in which
Mitchell had his throat cut. Mitchell, be-
fore falling, shot Whltesdes dead. Mitch
sll was in company with several young
men, who witnessed the difficulty.
At Wards Seminary, in Nashvill @,
Tenn, the clothing of Miss Cave, pupil
from Dallas, Tex, caught fire while she
was passing near an open CRATE. She was
badly burned, but it was thought at first
not fatally, but later it was discovered
that she inhaled the flames. She died in
q few hours, and the remains were for
warded to her late home.
The Morgan woolen mills. near Winches-
ter, Va. owned by Kern. Barr & Co, were
burned a few nights ago. Loss, $4,000;
Insurance, $4,000.
Florida hotel builders are ordering shin
giles, lath and lumber in large quantities.
From Fernandina, Fla, 13 900, 900 feet were
shipped during November
A Philadelphan has agreed to estab-
lish large agricultural iron works at Dali
ton, Ca, to employ hundred mechanics,
if the people there will put up $4,000 to
ward it.
A Kentucky company has been organ-
zed at Dayton to build houses for work.
ngmen in two or three mining and man.
ufacturing counties in that State. 1t ex-
poets to double its money.
A silk-th throwing mill is to be established
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in the South.
The newly discovered gem, hiddeKte,
from the Carolnas is said to be failure
as jewelry stone. The color is good,
but it cracks to pieces on the lapidary's
wheel.
A large amount of hard wood will be
shipped into the Philadelphia marketn next
year by rail from Virginia and North
Carolina. Agents are endeavoring to
take ontracts now for delivery next
spring.
During 1887 New Orleans cotton receipts
gained over 100000 bales on 1886, and
bank clearings show an increase in ratio
Of from eight to ten in twelve months.
Several manufacturing enterprises are
being established there.
Mrs. Wesley Ray, of Marshall County,
KY, presented her husband Christmas
Day, with quartet of babies-two girls
and two boys. All are doing well.
The Confederate Soldiers Home at
Charleston, S. c., has received from w.
w. Corcoran, the Washington philanthro-
pist, donation Of $1,000 with which to
found a scholarship in the home school.
A New York architect is building an
immense hotel, with LOO feet 'front.' fire.
proof, at Tampa, Fla, and quite a num-
Der of buildings are being erected in st.
Augustine, the largest of which is to cost
s., 900, 900 when completed. The total out
lay for buildings under contract in the
State is 4, 900, 600.
While Colonel G. d. Phillips was adj
dressing a jury in Dallas, Ca, few days
ago he made some severe structures upon
n. G. Bullock, leading citizen. Mr.. Bull
lock at once began firing at the attorney,
two bullets taking effect, one entering
each arm. Five shots were fred in all.
John J. ton, who was shot by Jos.
R. Banks at Nashville, Tenn, continued
to sink un til he died of his wound. Mr..
Littleton would have been twenty mine
years old had he lived to January /.
jeremiah r. Frye, prominent negro
citizen of Louisville, KY, was violently
assaulted by three unknown white men
upon the streets a few nights ago, and
died from injuries received. He was
robbed of his watch but had no money.
No clew to the perpetrators of the deed.
A Louisville & Nashville railroad freight
train was wrecked near Athens, Ala,
few days ago. The accident occurred
near trestle bridge about ten feet high.
The engine passed over in safety, but the
deraiIed cars broke down the trestle. w.
H. Peden, brakemal, who lived near
Buford's Station, Tenn, was killed.
Abel Wright, the faithful old negro
janitor of st. Paul's Church in Augusta,
Ca, died recently. His funeral was re-
markable for the reason that the vestry of
st. PauPs, which is composed of the
leading citizens of Augusta, and G. G.
Goodrich, cashier of the Georgia Rail-
road Company, were pall-bearers, and the
entire congregation was present at the
burial.
In Lee County, Ca, few days since,
Nathan Reed, who did not live happily
with his wife brutally murdered his
VIII ole family and then committed suicide.
He sent half-grown boy who lived With
him after a doctor. When the doctor and
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