Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-05
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
Four Youthful Elopers.

lie at Chattanooga, Tenn. Miss Lucy
Kelly, whose parents live there and
Miss Rosa Davis, an orphan girl raised
by Mrs. L. B. Stuckey,, are the heroines
in the romantic affair, all the parties
to which are little more than girls and
boys Miss Rosa, pretty little miss OF
fifteen, was married to Charles Moffet
railroad fireman, eighteen years old.
Miss Lucy, who is but sixteen, became
the wife of Henry Hood, nineteen
year-old railroader. The parents of the
young people are very indignant over
the affairs. The boy grooms are keep
ing very quiet but seem happy and con-
fdent that their hasty weddings will
not lead to repentance.
A Slick One.
The other night the residence of Tom
j. Tandium, of Princeton, KY, was
robbed of two thousand dollars worth
of diamonds. The Paducah (Ky.) police
arrested S. NJ Martin, on suspicion, as
he offered to sell two valuable diamonds
at one-third their value. The Paducah
officers knew nothing Of the burglary at
Princeton. Martin was slick talker,
and succeeded in getting himself free
on depositing the two diamonds as Sc.
curity for his appearance, He has
failed to show up.
Stuck His Head Out and Was Killed.
An excursion train filed with negroes
left birmingham, Ala, few days ago
for Columbus, Ga. AS the train was
passing through cut Lee Russell, of
Birmingham, leaned out of window.
His head struck a projecting rock and
he was instantly killed.
A Florida Murder.
Adam Anderson, quiet and inoffen-
sive citizen of Lake City. Fla, was
killed few days ago by Ben Eaton.
Eaton cut Anderson's throat. 4.
Ex-Treas urer Hemingway Convicted.
Ex-State Treasurer Hemingway Of
Mississippi has been convicted with
''wilfully emitting to pay over to his
successor in Office $315,6l 49," and the
penalty fixed at five years in the peni-
tentiary. An appeal was taken to the
State Supreme Court and the defendant
released on bond Hemingway wept
bitterly, and much sympathy was ex-
pressed for him. In reply to the Courts
question if he had any thing to say, he
said: s'Tho amount of my bond
was only S25, 900, and the amount which
] am accused of abstracting is $315,-
612.19. How easy it would have been
for me, if guilty, to have paid the
little bond and gone beyond the juris-
diction of this or any other court
! stand before this court and this au-
dience and assert my innocence. |
have been convicted by jury of my
oountrymen. | may go to the peniten-
tiary, and I may die there, and when |
60 to the bar Of God, may go to hell,
but, thank God, will never fall to the
level of that man." pointing to the dis
trict attorney.
NashvilIe's Count.
Supervisor Smithson the other night
gave out the unofficial figures of the
population OF Nashville, Tenn, at 72,
456. Nashville in 1880 had 43, 900 peo-
pie.
Railway Construction in the South.
The railroad development in the
South during the past two years has
been phenomenal. From January 1 to
June 1, this year, there has been 8O2
miles of track laid in the States of Vir-
ginia, North Carolina South Carolina.
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee and Kentucky. The total
number of miles under contract or con-
struction in the States named is 2,SO2.
The railroad lines located and under
survey in those States aggregate 5,147
miles. The projected lines in the same
States which are regarded as OF some
promise have total prospective mile
age of I, $50 The railroad construc-
ton in the States referred to is
up to date slightly behind what
it was one year ago. From January l
to June |, 1889, the total number OF
miles constructed in these States was
1855, while for the corresponding period
this year the total construction amount
ed to ., 802 miles. But there is little
doubt that the record for the present
wear will show larger railroad construc-
ton in the South than that for last year.
At this time last year the number of
| miles under survey in the States named
was 4, 934; now it is 5,147.
Tennessee's Debt.
The Governor and State Treasurer of
Tennessee, who recently visited New
| York and Boston for the purpose of
securing money with which to pay the
July interest on the State debt have
completed the negotiations. The sum
of 500, 900 was obtained from d. A.
Ivans & Co., of Boston, at five per cent.
while the remaining $3.50, 900 was Sc
cured through the Capitol City and Com
mercial Banks, of Nashville, at eight