The Russellville Democrat., 1889-02-28
SOUTHERN GLEANINcs.


 Shorter, of Eufaula, president of the Stat Railroad Commission for the full sil years.
 Trouble is again brewing at the Pratt Mines, near Birmingham, Ala, growing out of the recent lynching of the negro George Meadows.
 Mrs. W. J. Burton, the wife of promi- nent confectioner at Memphis, Tenn, has mysteriously disappeared. Fears are en. tertained for her safety.
 The grand jury at New Orleans returned true bill against Dr. Etienne Deschamps for the murder of little Juliette Deitch on January 3o at his office, in that city. A serious shooting affray occurred al Lansing, Tenn, recently, in which Dicl and John Burns were both fatally wound ed by c. A. Quinn, a merchant of thal place, whom they assaulted.
 A cyclone passed through Ribb County, Ala, few nights ago, doing great dam age. Several persons are said to have been killed and many injured.
 The great revival which has been going on at the First Methodist Church, in Jack son. Tenn, for the past few weeks, is pro- gressing with unabated interest. Large congregations attend the services nightly. All the factories at Augusta, G a., were closed, few days since, on account of high water. The new banks of the canal stood the pressure we'll. The river rose to thirty-three and ne-half feet above low-water mark. It was thought if the canal banks could resist the pressure for few hours more all danger would have passed.
 Atlanta, Ga, has decided to enter the Southern Base Ball League.
 Leading Georgia men, Democrats as we'll as Republicans, are talking strongly of Judge Emory speer of the United States District Court for a place in the new Cabinet.
 Esther Reynolds, while attempting to cross the Louisville & Nashville railroad track, in front of freight train at Wales station, Tenn, a few evenings since, was knocked down and crushed so severely that her life was despaired of.
 Fire at Norfolk, Va, recently destroyed two dry houses, worth S35, 900, and about Sl5,000 worth of lumber, belonging to the lumber mills of Tunis and Serepell, in Norfolk County. The mills were not in : jured. lnsuran ce, S35, 900 on the proper ty destroyed.
 While driving loaded car in the coal mines at Central City, Ky, few days ago, bank of forty tons of slate caved in upon Henry Reese, suddenly, crushing him and the animal he was driving to death.
 An old man named Malone recently lied in Crenshaw County, Ala, supposed to be almoct penniless. A few days ago, when the appraisers went to the house to value the little personal effects, they found $2, 605 hid away in book where the old man had placed it.
 The passage by the Alabama Legislat- Ire of the bill prohibiting pool-selling in Ill the counties of the State, except Jeff ,erson, virtually makes Birmingham, out tide of New Orleans, the racing center of he South.
 Judge o. D. McManama died at Frank fort, Ky, few days since. He was noted as the presiding judge in the trial of Thomas Buford for the murder of Judge Elliott of the Kentucky Court of Ap- peals. His charge to the jury was com- mented upon by the press generally, in- cluding the London Times.
 Governor Fleming of Florida has signed the bill pas sed by the Legislature in the extra session before adjournment creat- Ing State oard of Health. The board will be appointed and begin operations at once so as to remove all possible danger of the introduction or spread of yellow lever in Florida next summer.
 Mir Pat McNeill, for long time an em- ploye of the Western Union Telegraph Company, fell from train, a few even ings since, at Pearson's station, Miss, and was instantly killed, being badly mangled. He was an old citizen and was hard working and industrious man.
 z. c. Patten was appointed by the Chat tanooga (Tenn.) Chamber of Commerce 10 represent that city in the convention at St. Louis to formulate National bank rupt law. The chamber also adopted a series of resolutions fayoring the enact- ment of such law by Congress.
 Several new railroads in Alabama are before the General Assembly with strong petitions for share in the three per cent. fund due to Alabama from the sale of swamp and oyerfowed lands. There is now in the State Treasury something over s52, 900 accumulated from this source, and about 5000 still in the U nited States Treasury.
 Elias Ward, negro who is to be hanged at Jackson, N. C., on March 8, is desper ate character and has desperate friends. During his last trial, and for several days after, the jail was constantly guarded by twenty five armed men, and now he ha 
 ing. He is a member of the colored Knights of Labor, many of whom live in Northampton County. It is feared res. cue will be attempted when he is take back to Northampton for execution.
 Rev. ames Gibson, prominent Bap tist minister of York County, s. C., was drowned recently under peculiarly dis tressing circumstances. He was return ing to his home from a pastoral visit to one of his charges in the country, and arr irving at the banks of Sugar creek, found the stream very much swollen and the bridge washed away. He therefore de- termined to wade across at point which he thought was shallow. When about half way over, however, he suddenly found himself in deep water, and was un- able to maintain his footing As he could not swim, he was borne several hundred yards by the swift current, until he olutched some overhanging limbs, to which he clung with desperation for eight hours, assistance being impossible on ac- count of the rapid current, and he was finally washed away and drowned.
 The body of D H. Smith, negro from Forrest City, Ark, was found a few mornings since suspended to 0 tree near Artesia, Miss. The only crime imputed to him was shipping negro laborers to Arkansas. Two reputable citizens of Okitibbeha County and one from Lowndes are charged with the crime.
 The biggest financial sensation in Geor. gia in years was the arrest recently, of Joe Adams, a member of the firm of A. B. Adams & Son, cotton brokers, at Macon upon charge of forgery. Adams is in jail in default of bail. He has always stood very high, and has had entire con- trol of the firms business for six years It is now learned that he has been crooked to a more or less extent, his practice being to forge cotton receipts and plant ers' notes.
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