Huntsville gazette., 1889-01-12
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.
Hannibal Britton, a water-works ha

Hannibal Britton, water-works hand
ut Jackson, Miss, was run over, few
nights ago, by freight train on the Hi.
nois Central railroad and instantly killed.
Eight divorces were granted at the late
term Of the Caldwell County (Ky.) Circuit
Court.
A fire at Sumter, s. c., a few days ago,
destroyed several small buildings with
their contents, and several persons were
severely injured by the explosion Of a keg
of powder in one of the burning stores.
The damage to property was about $1,000.
The loss of life by the burning of the
steamer Kate Adams on the Lower Mis-
/ sissippi has been reduced to fourteen, OF
| whom between two and four were white
| and the remainder colored. This is con-
| elusive after careful official investiga-
| ton.
| Mike O'Gara, aged thirteen, killed his
| eleven-year- -old brother, Robert, a few
days ago, while hunting near Flemings-
| burg, KY. In attempting to shoot a rab-
bit Mike tripped and fell, both barrels
| being discharged and tearing off half Of
Roberts head.
| At meeting of citizens held in New
| Orleans, few day ago, it was decided to
| add to the attractions of the coming
carnival by erecting in Lafayette square
cotton palace, in which the products Of
| Louisiana and other States will be ex-
| hibited during the carnival week.
! w. n. Brown, owner and manager of
| Browns Collection Agency in Birming-
| ham, Ala, has disappeared with several
! thousand dollars belonging to patrons Of
his agency and leaving seven employees
| with unpaid salaries of from $50 to 500
| each. !-
| A young colored man, named William
| Sanders, who lived at the Planters Oil
Mill, at Greenville, Miss, was killed few
| days since by coming in contact with one
| Of the shafts.
| In an alteration at Bayou Sara, La,
recently, J. F. Irvine. Jr., son of Mayor
Irvine, shot and killed Thomas Powell,
son of Judge S. J. Powell. Irvine was re-.
leased on bail.
| J. ]. Wall, a prominent young farmer,
was shot dead at ball, at Dawson, Ca,
a few nights ago, while defending his
crippled brother from violence at the
hands of man named Johnson. johnson
escaped.
| Goodal, Fite & James, of Nashville,
Tenn, made an assignment few days
since. No preferences. Liabilities, $92,-
900; assets, $4,000. Each member Of the
arm assigned all his individual property
for the benefit of firm debts. 1t is re.
| garded as a clean break.
At Clinton, N. c., few days ago, a
boiler in the hoop factory of Colonel john
| Ashford exploded, instantly killing two
sons of Colonel Ashford and a negro, and
fatally injuring Colonel Ashford himself.
A man named Britt was also seriously
and perhaps fatally injured.
Mr.. Robert T. Horn, of Nash's Landing,
Miss, who was so fearfully mangled by
the explosion of a can of gun-poWder in
| his store on Christmas evening, after
more than week Of intense suffering.
died from the effects Of his injuries.
| A dl namite and powder magazine al
the Inman mines, near Chattanooga,
| Tenn, blew up a few days since. No one
was injured, but the blacksmith shop was
smashed into kindling wood. The ground
was felt to tremble at South Pittsburg,
| fifteen miles away, and it was there sup
| posed to be an earthquake shock.
Mrs. DIR. j. G.. Chinn, the oldest and one
of the most highly-esteemed Christian
| ladies in Kentucky, died at her home in
| Lexington, recently, aged one hundred
and two years. Two weeks previous to
her death she caught cold and pneu-
monia set in, resulting fatally. She was
married thirteen years ago, when eighty
nine years of age, to DR.. Chinn, who was
eighty-two years of age. Her husband
survives her.
Further investigation into the death of
| the mysterious stranger who was found
| in the woods near Birmingham, Ala, a
| dax eli v,hn haI do u
self known to few people as c. H. Potter,
| of Chicago, raises strong suspicion that
instead of being simple case of suicide,
/ as at first supposed, it may be another
terrible and inexplicable murder.
James H. O'Neal, another victim Of the
John II. Hanna disaster, died at New Or
leans Of his injuries. He was asleep be-
hind the boilers when the fire broke out,
and while endeavoring to fight his way
through the flames to place of safety
was terribly burned about the head and
arms, his fingers being burned entirely
off.
The United States Inspectors who have
been investigating the burning Of the
steamer Kate Adams have obtained evil
dence which satisfies them that forty two
persons were lost instead of fourteen, as
heretofore reported. 1t now appears that
eighteen children among the deck passen-
gers and ten Of the boats crew perished
in addition to the victims already noted.
Special reports to the Manufacturers
Record show that the total production o.
pig iron in the South last year was 1,065
900 net tons. OF this Alabama made 341, :
900 tons, Tennessee 278, 200, and Virginia
| 217,0O0. This is an increase Of 10000 tons
over 1887, while in the rest Of the country
the production of pig iron was about 500
tons less than in 1887. Omitting Texas,
the South built 2,172 miles of railroad
in 1888 against 1,915 in 1887, an increase OF
2j7 miles, while the total construction for
the whole country was 5000 miless less
than in 1887. In 1886 the South built 20
per cent. Of the total new railroad mile
age of that year; in 1887 it built 90 pei
cent, and in 1888 it had 35per cent.
The fund started at New Orleans by
river men and other admirers for the
family of James Given, the sailor man OF
the John FL. Hanna, and the hero Of the
fire on that steamer Christmas morning
promises to reach $1,000 or 5000. Sub.
script1ons are being raised at other Joints,
| as tribute to Given's heroism, he having
| his auvr life il, Ord nv ~ 1~oo,> ~