Huntsville gazette., 1889-03-02
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS,

Tne Governor or Alabama has reap.
pointed for the third time Hon. Henry r.
Shorter, of Eufaula, president of the Stats
Railroad Commission for the full six
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 80, at his Office, in that city.
A serious shooting affray occurred at
Lansing, Tenn, recently, in which Dick
and John Burns were both fatally wound
ed by c. A. Quinn, q merchant Of that
place, whom they assaulted.
A cyclone passed through Rib County,
lHa., 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-
crossing with unabated interest Large
COuSI CSdtlODS dtt6nU luC btINlCob AlBAtiys
All the factories at Augusta, G a., were
closed, a few days since, on account OF
high water. The new banks of the canal
stood the pressure well. The river rose
to thirty three and one-half feet above
low-water mark. 1t was thought If The
canal banks could resist the pressure for
few hours more all danger would have
passed.
Atlanta Ga hao daa{dad IA tha
Southern Base Ball League.
Leading Georgia men, Democrats az
well as r republicans, are talking strongly
Of Judge Emory Speer Of the United
States District Court for q place in the
new Cabinet.
Esther Reynolds, while attempting to
cross the Louisville & Nashville railroad
track, in front of O freight train at Wales
station, Tenn, 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 $35, 900, and about
$4,000 worth Of lumber, belonging to the
lumber mills Of Tunis and Serepell, in
Norfolk County. The mills were not in
jured. Insurance, $85 900 on the proper
ty destroyed.
While driving loaded car in the coal
mines at Central City, KY, few days
ago, o 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
died in Crenshaw County, Ala, supposed
to bo nlmoot pennilass A few days ago.
when the appraisers went to the house to
value the little personal effects, they
found g, COS hid away in book whore the
Did man had placed it.
The passage by the Alabama Legislat-
ure of the bill prohibiting pool-selling in
all the counties Of the State, except JEFF
'erson, virtually makes Birmingham. out
side Of New Orleans, the racing enter Of
the South.
Judge 0. 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 APP
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 Great
ing a State B oard Of Health. The board
Will NC dpPOlAlSQ anu OptIdblOAS Sh
once 50 as to remove all possible danger
Of the introduction or spread Of yellow
fever in Florida next summer.
Mr.. Pat McNeill, for long tine an en-
ploye Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. fell from a train, few even
lngs since, at Pearson's station, Miss,
and was instantly killed. being badly
mangled. He was an old citizen and was
q hard working and Industrious man
2. C. Patt en- was appointed by the Chat
tanooga (Tenn.) Chamber Of Commerce
to represent that city in the convention
at st. Louis to formulate National bank
rupt law. The chamber also adopted a
series Of resolutions favoring 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 overflOwed 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 a 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 has
! been taken to Warrenton for safe keep
ing. He is member of the colored
Knights Of Labor, many Of whom live in
Northampton County. 1t is feared res
cue will be attempted when he is taken
back to Northampton for execution.
Rev J 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 ar
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 m
able to maintain his footing. AS he could
not swim, he was borne several hundred
Yards by the swift current, until he
clutched 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.