Huntsville gazette., 1888-12-08
Miscellaneous Items.

In the inter-Stat prize drill, at Dan
vile, Va, the Danville Blues took first
prize, and the Reidsyille IN. c. Infantry,
second.
A terrible explosion took place few
evenings since in the stone quarries near
Fairview, KY, where a number Of men
were engaged in quarrying rock at the
time. While loading with a steel ramrner
for blasting, the material used suddenly
exploded, burling Charles Combs, white,
and Jake Brown and Bill Tandy, colored,
a considerable distance against a stone
wall inficting injuries that rendered their
recovery doubtful.
Joseph Collins was shot and killed. a
few nights ago, by Jno. Bush, whose
daughter he went to see at Cumberland
Gap, Tenn. Mrs. Bush ordered Collins to
leave. Instead Of doing so he drew his
pistol and snapped it twice at her, then
picked up an empty shotgun and began
beating her cyor the l1voti with - bush
appeared on the scene at this jancture,
and drawing his pistol shot Collins
through the head, firing five more shots
into his victim after he fell.
A fire at Durant, Miss, burned ont
fifteen business houses. Loss, $4,000; in
surance unknown. Probably incendiary.
A barge belonging to G. n. Anshutz, OF
Troy Belle, o., with 2,300 barrels apples,
was sunk by the Kate Adams at Memphis,
Tenn, a few days ago. Insurance, $4,o30.
The firm of T. j. Ferguson & Co., Of
Dublin, Coahoma County, Miss, has been
attached in the past few days for sums ag-
gregating about $4,000. The first attach
ment was run last Tuesday. 1t is thought
the firms liabilities are under $4,000.
Chattanooga, Tenn, suffered from an
other fire few nights ago.
The killing Of Jerry Smith, colored. IN
Jefferson County, Ga, recently, by his
employer, l.. j. Tooke, a white planter,
has created big sensation among the
negroes, who talk wildly about the mat
ter.
Governor Gordon of Georgia has par
doned William Wingard, who was con-
victed Of voluntary manslaughter at the
June term Of the Superior Court of Chath-
am County, and sentenced to serve four
years in the penitentiary. He has served
about fifteen months. Wingard killed his
step-father. For long time this step
father had treated the boys mother with
great cruelty, and was often even brutal
in his conduct toward her. The boy re-
monstrated with his step-father from time
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when his treatment Of his mott CT was
very brutal the son seized a pistol and
shot him dead. The boy is only fifteen
years Of age.
1t is purposed to extend the Ouachita
Valley railway from Monroe, La, to Bos-
| trOp.
Governor Jackson Of Maryland has par
doned HeZekiah Best, Martin J. Clark and
WI SERVING a
term in the Baltimore jail for fraud in the
election Of 1886. The families Of some Of
them have been reduced to a suffering
condition since the imprisonment Of the
husbands and fathers.
1t is claimed that the true source of the
Mississippi river has been discovered. 1t
is in two lakes near Sauk Center, Mimi,
one of which has been named Lake
! Josephine.
/ Government detectives have been in
Louisville lately looking up the mysterious
robbery of coin while in transit from the
New Orleans mint to Washington.
Track laying on the Knoxville, Cumber-
| land Gan & Louisville railroad has began
4 at Knoxville, Tenn.
| Al. Swon, ex-county trustee Of Knox
1 County, Tenn, charged with being de-
faulter, has been released from the charge,
| friends coming to his release. His alleged
/ shortage reached $62, 500.
Virginia gave Cleveland 15l, ,91l and Har-
/ rison 150, ,43S votes.
Alabama has one mile Of railway to
every 2291 square miles of territory, Ar
kansas one to every 24.52 square miles,
Florida to every 3059, Louisiana TO every
25.2S and Texas one mile to every 36.43
With these figures it can not be very well
charged that the South has all the roads il
can support.
A man named Morrow was arrested il
| Arkansas few days ago and returned tc
jefferson County, Ala, where he is wanted
for the crime of murder. He has beer
living in Arkansas for several years under
the name of A. J. Simons, where he mar
ried and had an interesting family. His
arrest has caused a sensation there.
In negro dive at Sanford, Fla, few
days ago, Mat Waters fatally shot Wash
ugton smisb. Both are cQlQIe9