Huntsville gazette., 1890-12-20
NUMBER 3.
SOUTHERN GlEANlNGS,
Tho Rustic Maiden Weakened.

Tho Rustic Maiden Weakened.
Near Chattanooga, Tenn, Justice OF
the peace was sent for to come to q
point near the Alabama State line to
marry James Walter and Miss Sarah
Alfred The affair was in the nature Of
an elopement The spot selected was
near large spring. When the moment
arrived to say II will' the rustic maid
en- weakened and refused to go any
further in the ceremony. She picked
up the bucket, filed it at the spring
and returned to the house Of her father,
wealthy and prominent farmer in the
neighborhood.
Brutally Murdered His Brother.
A horrible killing took place near Bal
ton, twenty miles east of Jackson,
Miss j. o. West, a resident of Savan-
nah, Ga, who owned a large plantation
in the Brownsville neighburhood, was
killed by his brother. Hugh West, who
has been managing the plantation for
several years. West was there for
settlement of affairs, and a disagree
ment led to the killing. He was shot
several times with a pistol, and then
the entire top of his head blown off with
shotgun. All the parties are very
prominent.
A Gigantic Realty Deal.
FL. I. Kimball, formerly of Alabama,
but now engaged in developing East
Tennessee's interests cables Chatta-
nooga (Tenn.) parties that he has sold
to English capitalists for $1,000, QUO
nearly 1900, 900 acres, a three-fourths
interest in the property of the Kimball
Town Company, located in the famous
Sequatchle Valley, about fifty miles
from Chattanooga. This is perhaps the
biggest eal-estate deal ever negotiated
in Southern lands. The property Is
rich in minerals and timbers.
For Robbing the Mails.
George Fallen, the driver of a mail
wagon at Chattanooga, Tenn, was ar
rested while in the act of cutting open
mail pouch which he had stolen from
the mail. He is supposed to have made
away with $500 previously. For some
time past registered mail has been
stolen and post-office inspectors have
above result. Fallen is about twenty
years old and came from Everett
Springs, GA.
Tin Ore in Texas.
Some time ago State Geologist
Dumple, while assaying specimens Of
ore found in the central mining region
Of Texas, discovered several specimens
of what proved to be rich tin ore among
them He at once instituted search for
more in and about the locality from
which they came, taking care to see
that there was no sailing" done. He
has made favorable report on the find.
A Shortage of Ten Thousand.
The Methodist Conference of Norm
Georgia. recently in session in Wash
ington, Ca, discovered shortage OF
S1O 600 in the accounts of Hon. j. S.
Stewart treasurer of the missionary
funds. The treasurer was displaced
from his position. He claims that the ap-
parent shortage is due to bad book-keep
ing, and is paying up the deficiency.
Why He Wanted a Divorce.
A bill was introd uced in the Alabama
Legislature to dissolve the bonds OF
matrimony between w. Fl. Halp and
Elizabeth Halp, of Geneva County. The
woman is lunatic, and the purpose Of
the bill was to allow her husband to
marry again. The bill was overwhelm
ingly defeated.
Bonds Burned.
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City Council sat as quiet spectators at
fire the other night which represented
S27, 7,OOO The fuel consisted of S27, 000
worth of city bonds, which had been
called in and destroyed by fire in the
presence of the aldermen.
Attempted Uxoriclde and Suicide.
In Culloden, Ga, Frank MCGOWAN
stabbed his wife twenty-five times and
left her for dead. The next morning
his body was found suspended from
hickory tree, he having been his own
executioneer.
Child Fatally Scalded.
Tom Case, living near Brooklyn,
Miss, prepared pot of boiling water
to scald hogs, and while he was looking
after the hogs his twc-year'old child
went to the pot, and, falling in, was fa'
tally scalded-
Killed in Cyclone.
A cyclone swept over Elmore Couasy,
Ala, telling forests and laying planta-
tions waste. One of the hands en-
ployed on the plantation Of Colonel
Tom Williams was killed by falling
building.
Gigantic Trust.
A trust has been formed Of all the
leading lumber firms of Georgia to con-
troll the worlds supply of long-leaf vel.
low pine. Ii is an immense combina
ton, involving millions of dollars.