Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-23
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

I looKlng into the matter
/ quarrel between John Dunn and John
! Culyerson in Lee County, Ala, few ev-
enlngs since, eliminated in q duel with
pocket-knives, in which Culverson's
throat was cut, resulting in his death i'll a
short time. Dunn was badly cut about the
face, and may not recover.
The cotton product of the levee district
In Mississippi last year was 140, $50 bales.
| family quarrel resulted in the mur-
der of Jesse J. NARROW at Ocala, Fla, a
] few days ago, by a neighbor named Green
/ Hodge.
! w. I. Wilson, a well-known business
man Of Atlanta, Ga, committed suicide
few days ago by taking strychnine.
| Charles Murphy, a fisherman, while
drawing in his net near Louisville, KY, a
few days ago, was dragged under the wa
ter and drowned.
The strawberry season in Tennessee is
over.
The city of Columbus, Miss, by an al
most unanimous vote favored a subscrip-
ton Of $4,000 to the Memphis, Oxford &
Columbus railroad. Work is in progress
at Columbus on the western extension Of
the Georgia Pacific railway.
w. A. Elliott, aged twenty -one, and
Miss Maggie Stewart, aged eighteen, were
out driving at Childersburg, Ala, few
days ago, when the horse took fright and
ran into the river, drowning both the
young man and young lady.
COnvicts to the number of eighteen, en-
ployed on the Versailles, Midway &
Georgetown railroad, escaped!from their
camp, near Georgetown, KY, a few nights
ago, and at last accounts were still at
large. A reward Of $50 each is offered
for their capture.
Captain John J. Brown, a well-known
steamboat man, died at New Orleans
few days since.
j. B. Friedman, a merchant of Boutto,
La, and railroad express agent at that
| place, which is on the Morgan railroad,
was shot in the back, few nights ago, by
an unknown person and died a few hours
later. The assassin escaped.
The National organization Of the coll
ored Y. M. @. A. was completed at Louis
vile, KY, by the election of Chas. S.
Morris president; w. H. Goodall, Albert
Mack, Nv. Cross and w. C. Duson, vice.
presidents; Albert White, secretary, and
g. W. Talbot, treasurer. Morris is only
thirty eight years old He has been a
teacher in the Louisville public schools,
| has Just finished q course at Howard Col
| lege, Washington, d. c., and intends to go
10 Harvard. His mother is public school
teacher in Louisville.
| j. I. Shepherd, a railroad post office
clerk of the New Orleans & Marshall rail-
| road post Office was arrested few days
ago charged with embezzling registered
| mail letters. The arrest is considered
one of the most important made in some
time, as the theft involves something over
$1,000. There were five packages taken,
one alone containing $515. This package
was q remittance from the postmaster at
| Donaldsonville, La, to the New Orleans
poSt-office.
Governor Buckner of Kentucky has
refused to commute the sentence Of
VIM. Patterson, who is to be hanged in
Louisville on the 22d for participation iu
the murder of Jennie Bowman.
As Turnkey James Turner Of the Hen
derson (Ky.) Jail was entering the build
ing with the dinner of the prisoners few
days ago, one of them, named Baxter,
Jumped upon him and tried oknock him
down. Turner drew his revolver and shot
Baxter fatally, but in the meantime three
Of the prisoners had made good their
escape.
The negro miners at Warrior, Ala, for
some supposed offense of the white
| bosses, recently armed themselves with
the intention of killing the first white
man who molests them. The white men
decided on the same course, and blood
shed seemed imminent.
VIM. j. Palmer died at the Morgantown
IN. O. Insane Asylum few days since
from injuries inflicted by an inmate of the
institution. Mr.. Palmer was a graduate
of Columbia College and had been super
lntendent of number of insane asylums
until he went insane himself.
A special train on the East Tennessee,
Virginia 6 Georgia railway, carrying
Jay Gould and party. made the fastest
time on record in the South few days
since. The distance from Chattanooga to
Knoxville, liz miles, was imade in two
| hours and seventeen minutes, which in
cluded two stops Of five minutes each.
The trustees Of the University Of Ten
nessee have elected Charles E. Wait, Of
Rolla, Mo-, to the chair Of chemistry and
metallurgy; Thomas l.. Norwood, of Bing
ham School, N. c., professor of modern
languages; VIM. W. Carson, professor of
mathematics, and Thomas c. Harms, as
sociate professor of the English language.
Alfred Blackwell, of Barclaysvilte, N.
c., was found dead at his saw mill, a few
nights ago, being most fearfully mutilated.
He had been trying to run his saw mill
alone, and it is supposed accidentally fell
on the saw, when he suffered most shock.
ing death. His left arm was severed in
two places, and his body was completely
cut in twain except at the spinal column
The Louisiana Senate confirmed the
nomination Of Ex-Governor McEnery to
be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court for the term of twelve years, in
place of Robert B. Todd, whose term has
just expired.
Oscar Searcy was killed at Greenville,
Ala, few nights ago, by shot acci-
dentally fired by Webb Perdue, who was
fourishing weapon in a reckless man
ner while under the influence of liquor.
W. II. Remert, a wealthy planter, re-
siding in Sumter County, S. c., was re
Gently sentenced to two years hard la
Dor for persisting in consorting with a
negress to the utter neglect of his young
and beautiful wife. His colored COM
| panion received like sentence.
Dennis Williams, colored, was lynche d
| at Ellayille. Fla a few days since for the