Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-06-21
SOUTHERN BRIEFS.
OUR WEEKLY BUDGET OF SOUTH
ERN NEWS.
Eresh times eff Interest gathered up by
stntes--Dixio's Dings Chroniclcd
in Brief.
Alabama.

Since last Thursday night Patrolman
James II. Ghee, of the Birmingham po-
lice force, has not reported for duty.
Nothing was thought of his failure to re-
port at roll call, but Sunday morning
his dead aud partly decomposed body
was found lying in thick wood on the
SIDE of Red mountain, two miles south of
the city. He had been shot through the
heart and evidently did the shooting
himself, as his pistol was lying under his
right hand, with one chamber discharged.
Fragments of letter were found near
the body, and they gave clew to love
affair, which is supposed to have caused
the suicide.
After looking after the soda fountains,
the health inspectors of jacksonville
looked the markets over and discovered
considerable spoiled meat Some of the
refrigerators were found in a filthy con-
dition.
The car which was sent from Wash
ington, D. c., with 5000, 600 shad eggs
for Florida, has performed the duty of
placing them, the largest portion being
placed in the Hillsborough and Peace
Rivers.
The new boat of Wright & Railsbeck,
of Floral City, is being fitted up, her
machinery having arrived from Chicago
some days ago. She will run on Lake
Chalapopka and the Withlacoochee Riv-
er, either to Pemberton's Ferry or Pana-
soffkee.
Green Cove Spring is excited over the
following occurrence: One of the highly
respectable and wealthy citizens died last
Winter, and at his request was buried in
beautiful little cemetery. Some days
since the family of the deceased deter
mined to remove the remains to their
Northern home, and upon leaving them
selves they left orders with the under
taker to forward the body The body
having been in the ground only about
four months, it was not believed to be
prudent or legal to remove it at this sea-
son of the year. However, the under
taker, with sufficient assistance, repaired
to the tomb during the night and re-
moved the body without the knowledge
or consent of the town Board of Health
Or the trustees of the cemetery.
Louisiana.
Charles E. Whitney a member of the
New Orleans press and for several years
past city editor of the Times Democrat
died on Sunday evening of cancer of the
tongue.
The Senate on Monday confirmed the
nomination of Ex-Governor Samuel
Douglas McEnery to be associate justice
of the supreme court for the term of
twelve years in place of Robert B. Todd,
whose term has expired.
Peter Mccartney, noted counterfeiter,
was sentenced in New Orleans to ten
years. imprisonment at hard labor in the
Columbus, o., penitentiary, and to pay a
fine of So, 900, for raising bills and pass
ing ccunterfeits. Mccartney finished a
fifteen years sentence in Michigan re-
Gently.
Mayor Shakespeare, of New Orleans,
ordered fifty copies of the license inspec-
ton books to be turned over to the po-
lice, with instructions that the force be
required to report at once the names of
all persons who have failed to pay or
have undergrad their license. Chief
Hennessey sent to the mayor the result
of the first days work, showing that S53
persons and firms are doing business
without having paid the license required
by law.
Alabama.
Since last Thursday night Patrolman
James H. Ghee, of the Birmingham po-
lice force, has not reported for duty.
Nothing was thought of his failure to re-
port at roll call, but Sunday morning
his dead and partly decomposed body
was found lying in thick wood on the
side of Red mountain, two miles south of
the city. He had been shot through the
heart and evidently did the shooting
himself, as his pistol was lying under his
right hand, with one chamber discharged.
Fragments of letter were found near
the body, and they gave a clew to a love
affair, which is supposed to have caused
the suicide.
Mayor Shakespeare, of New Orleans,
ordered fifty copies of the license inspec-
tion books to be turned over to the po-
lice, with instructions that the force be
required to report at once the names of
all persons who have failed to pay or
have underpaid their license. Chief
Hennessey sent to the mayor the result
Of the first days work, showing that 1888
persons and firms are doing business
without having paid the license required
by law.
North Carolina.
Two years ago, in suburb of Char
lotte, negro woman named Jane Nor
rison murdered her husband while he
was asleep. She fled and made her es-
cape. After two years no tidings of her
could be gathered. She was found at
Lancaster, s. O., Sunday, and was ares
ted.
Alfred Blackwell, of Barclayvlle,
Sampson county, was found dead Satur-
day at his saw mill, and most fearfully
mutilated. He had been trying to run
his saw mill alone, and it is supposed ac-
cidently fell on the saw, when he suffered
a most shocking death He was gal
liant soldier in both the Mexican and Con-
federate armies, and at the time of his
death was drawing pension as Mexi-
can veteran.
.Ex-Trcasurer Harry Carter, of st.
Joseph, has been discovered to be about
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