Huntsville gazette., 1889-05-18
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

The centennial of the revolutionary bat.
tie of Guilford Court House was celebrat-
ed on the battle-ground near Greens boro,
N. c., on the 4th. Several thousand peo.
pie were present.
The celebrated Canewood Farm, near
Louisville, KY, at which the late NJ. Gratz
raised some splendid race horses, has
been bought by Thomas P. Scott Of Phil
| adelphia. He paid $125 an acre for S75
acres. He intends making it q private
summer resort for himself and friends.
He will go into the fine horse breeding
business on small scale.
At Sandusky, mining village five
| miles from Birmingham, Ala, few
| nights since, Thomas l.. Blakely, aged
sixty, was assaulted by two drunken rail-
| road men named Tate and Hayes, who
| entered his house and grossly insulted
| his wife and beat him about the head with
| bludgeon until he died. The murderers
| fed. The miners were up in arms, and
| should the villains be caught they will be
| strung up.
Rev. w. NJ. Robertson, Of Chattanooga,
| Tenn, has disappeared. Foul play Is
| feared.
A Miss Carter, who lives near Scotts-
| vile, in Allen County, KY, was fatally
wounded few days ago. A young man
visiting her playfully pointed pistol at
her and pulled the trigger. The girl fell
| backwards with ball in her abdomen.
| She can not live.
Jefferson Davis has accepted an invita-
| ton to attend the centennial celebration
| Of the adoption Of the Federal Constitu-
| ton by North Carolina, which took place
| at Fayetteville, November p, 1883. Mr..
| Davis accepts on condition that he will
| not be tasked as orator Of the day.
| Governor Fowle of North Carolina La
| negotiating with a syndicate, Of which
| Governor Gordon of Georgia is the head,
| for the sale of 1000 90 acres Of swamp
lands owned by the State. These lands
are in the northeastern section, and are IN
some cases very valuable, particularly
for timber, now, and for corn lands after
the timber is removed.
The little town of Oakford, eight miles
west Of Owensboro, KY, was almost to-
tally destroyed by fire, few evenings
ago. The fire started in r. M. Hagan's
residence and burned his dwelling anc
store; loss, $500; Hagan g. Stanley's mill,
loss, 81 500; Talbott's blacks mith shop,
loss, $500; VIM. Gordon's residence, loss,
$500; Mrs. Mary Ian casters residence,
loss, $4,000.
| A lively shooting took place at Scufde-
town, near Henderson, KY, recently.
James Taylor and Sherman Billings, who
had fuss a few days previous, met again.
and, both drawing pistols, commenced
firing. Billings was shot in the legs. The
latter then got his brother, aud both
armed with shotguns again attacked Tay-
lor, who responded with a Winchester
rifle, killing the horse and shooting the
hat off one of the brothers. The parties
are all quiet now and no arrests.
The board Of directors Of the Alabama
Colored University met at Montgomery,
recently, for the purpose Of permanently
locating the institution and electing off,
GERS and faculty. Montgomery was de-
cided upon as the place Of location, and
the following officers were elected, all
white men and prominent citizens: J.
NJ. p. Otis, president; w. B. Jones, Sec
retary and auditor; f. III. Billing, treas
urer. Prof. w. B. Paterson was elected
president of the faculty. A new build
ing, to cost $4,000, will be erected at
| once.
The fourteen-year old daughter of Mrs.
M. L. Hawkins, widow living OH Middle
creek, near Chattanooga, Tenn, was
tending physician pronounced hydro
phobia She had had several frightful
paroxysms, and was in very critical
condition. The doctor advised the parent
to use every precaution to avoid being
scratched or bitten by the child. She was
not bitten by dog, but last winter helped
to take care of cattle which, it is sup
posed, died from the bite of mad dog,
| md in tbic yav baoarpa ipocr1o tad wit n
the poison.
At Compton mines, fifteen miles north
Of Birmingham, Ala, fatal explosion
occurred few days since. A very heavy
blast, intended to break an immense rock,
was exploded without effect. Superin-
tendent Dorsey Collins then ordered the
men to fill the hole again. A very large
hole had been drilled in the rock, and into
this six kegs of powder were emptied. As
the men were putting in the seventh keg
terrific explosion occurred. Superin-
tendent Collins was standing only few
feet away when the explosion occurred.
He was blown sixty feet and instantly
killed. Two negro laborers were fatally
injured, and several others were slightly
hurt.
The new insane law Of Alabama, reg
| uldIlnB lne lrldI OIL IHe cTlluludl lUSdut;
requires the Governor to appoint COM
mission Of lunacy, to consist Of three per-
sons, president and two associates, of
nigh standing and repute for learning
and character, two of whom shall be ply
sicians and one lawyer versed as far as
practicable in the medical Jurisprudence
Of insanity, who shall hold their Office fol
six years, or until their successors are ap-
pointed. The Governor has discharged
the duty thus imposed upon him by ap-
pointing the following as members o
the commission: r. II. Pearson, OF
Birmingham, president; DR.. P. Brice, O
Tuscaloosa, first associate; DR.. r. z
Huger, of Admission, second associate.
While the reception concert rendered
| the Mississippi Press Association was il
progress at Greenville, a few night,
since, what might have been a terrible
, accident occurred. Governor Lowry ant
his daughter. Senator George, Mrs. III. c
Myers, Governor Stone and Congressman
Stockdale occupied private box on tn
, ground tier. Immediately above then
was a gallery filed with young ladies O
, prominence in Greenville society. With
. out warning the gallery suddenly col
, Iapsed. Fortunately the accident did no
, | proye as serious as was feared at first