Huntsville gazette., 1889-05-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


office, q few nights ago, was "held up"
and robbed on a frequented street. Two
men held pistols to his head and went
through his pockets. They left his watch,
missed some money and received for their
trouble only few pocket pieces whose
intrinsic value was small.
Eli Mullen. the old gentleman whose
wife turned up so unexpectedly at Bir-
mingham, Ala, not long ago, has found
a copy of the decree of divorce which he
claimed TO have. The divorce was grant
ed in Arkansas some years ago. He will
provide for the old lady, but she can give
him no trouble now, and he will live on
with his second wife.
Owing to the very low water in the
Mississippi, which prevents natural ir-
rigation, and the low price of the COM
modify in the market, with a prospect OF
not being able to compete with the mar
kets Of China and Japan, some sixty
thousand acres of rice in the parishes OF
st. John, st. James and st. Charles, La,
have been abandoned for this season.
A very peculiar case of hydrophobia
has been brought to light in Cumberland
County, KY. Robert Gentry, an old and
respected citizen of that county, was two
years ago bitten by a rabid dog. He
treated the wound with maidstone and
thought he was well. A few days ago he
felt an attack coming on him, and going
to the house secured log chain and fast
ening the chain to a tree In his woods,
locked himself to the chain and threw
the key away. He was found short
time afterward by some friends and
taken home after some trouble. He has
to be handcuffed all the time on account
of his rawlings and his family are not al
lowed in his room.
Louis Morton killed his sweetheart
Lizzie Hayes, at Darlington, KY, through
jealousy aroused at her conduct at ball
in dancing with q man whom Morton dis
liked.
G. A. Ligon, a well-to-do farmer, COM
mitted suicide, recently, near Henderson,
KY, by taking large dose Of laudanum.
No cause is assigned. He left five chill
dren.
McLemore & Bros grist mill at Colums
bla, Tenn, burned few days ago. The
mill plant was completely destroyed.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Ben Addison, a well-known young man
who ran .billiard-room in the Palace
Royal H otel block, in Birmingham, Ala,
was arrested recently, charged with at
tempting to set fire to the building.
The water-tank of the United States
RollingStock Company Of Florence,
Ala, burst recently, causing terrific ex-
plosion, and, in all probability, fatally
injured Messrs. Scoville and Lee, who
were on top of it W hen it bursted.
The Southern Manufacturers Associa-
ton was organized recently, with head
quarters at Augusta. They elected Fl. II.
Hickman president, and five vice -presi-
dents. Representatives from all the cot
ton States were present.
The Southern Yellow Pine Lumber AS
sociation met at the Exchange Hotel in
Montgomery, Ala, a few days ago. A
committee was appointed TO confer with
the railroads with view of adopting q
scale Of standard weights for different
grades of lumber.
At New Orleans the jury in the case Of
DR.. Etienne Deschamps, charged with the
murder Of Juliet Deitsche, aged twelve
years, returned verdict of guilty. The
prisoner was remanded for sentence.
Judge Marr will sentence him to be
hanged at such time as the Governor may
direct.
Alfred Mcdowell, living near Marion,
KY, few nights ago was taken from his
house by masked men and terribly beaten.
He had previously received notice to
leave the country, but refused TO do so.
A dispute with neighbor is said to be
the origin Of the trouble.
A remarkable death occurred at Jasper,
Walker County, Ala, several days ago,
during a severe thunder-shower. Young
Frank Hudd, the local telegraph operator,
was sitting at his desk when the lightning
struck his wires, and the current turning
down the wires passed through his body.
He fell forward on the floor and expired
in few moments.
The monument to be erected over the
graves of the Confederate dead in Mount
Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tenn, will be
unvailed on the 10Th inst. Rev. David G.
Kelley, d. D., and Elder r. L. Cane will
open the exercises Of the day with prayer.
Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
will deliver the oration, and Rev. @. ID.
Elliott, D. D., will pronounce the benedic-
ton. Members of all the Confederate
bivouacs in the State will take part in the
ceremonies.
The Georgia Alliance has contracted
with mills for 100000 yards Of cotton
bagging to be delivered the 1st Of August.
The bagging is to be not less than thirty
seven inches wide, and to average twelve
ounces to the yard. The manufacturers
agree to take the cotton SO covered at ten
cents additional per 100 pounds to cover
the loss in weight in tight covering. The
bagging will be made by the Lane Mills,
New Orleans, and the West Point Mills,
Georgia.
John o. Nelmns, the husband Of six liv-
ing wives, was recently convicted of big
amy at Atlanta, Ga. 1t was the work OF
only few minutes to obtain jury in his
case. Three wives appeared to confront
him as witnesses, but the State, after ex-
amining the father of one and the oficiat-
| ing officer at the marriage Of another,
rested their case without argument Of
counsel on either side. The case was
| submitted to the jury, which, after remain
ing out but five minutes, returned a ver-
dict Of guilty. The full penalty Of the
law was imposed by the judge in his sem
tence, four years at hard labor in the
| penitentiary.
| Warsaw, in the eastern part OF North
| Carolina, was struck by a terrific cyclone
few mornings ago. Hail fell with such
fapidity and violence as to lie eight