Huntsville gazette., 1890-03-29
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
Stricken with Paralysis.
The founder, and for fifty years SUPER
intondent of the Virginia Military In.
stitute, General f. Fl. Smith, was strick-
en- with paralysis at Lexington, few
days ago, and at last reports was in a
critical condition.
A Gang of Counterfeiters Caught.
An extensive gang of counterfeiters
were unearthed at Wheeling, w. Va,
and five members captured. The gang
has been operating tor year, and thou
sands of dollars have been put in circu-
lation.
He was Born in Tennessee.
Ezekiel Sullivan was born in East
Tennessee one hundred and three years
ago. He served in the war OF 1912, and
few days ago died unexpectedly near
Seymour, Ind, where he had resided
for eighty-nine years.
Died While Praying.
At Carrollton, Ala, Major E. D. Will
lett, prominent lawyer, died while on
his knees leading in prayer at Sunday
school. His death was caused by heart
disease. He was prominent church
man.
Extension of Memphis.
At the adjournment of the extraordi-
nary session of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture second extraordinary session was
convened for the purpose of authorizing
the extension of the municipal limits
of Memphis. A few leading capitalists
of the city will pay the expenses of the
extension from their own private purses,
which will amount to $4,000. The ex-
tension will give Memphis a population
of 130, 600. 2.
Bad Outlook for Fruit.
Fruit-growers in the vicinity of Chat
tanooga agree in the opinion that this
years crop will be very small. 1t is es-
timated that eighty per cent of the
apple blossoms have been destroyed and
pears will be a total failure. Grapes
were cut down, but may form a new
growth.
The Southland University.
Bluffton, Ala, has made a gift OF
$500, 600 to the Methodist Episcopal
church for the location of the educa-
tional institution known as the Univer-
sity of the Southland. Rev. C. l..
Mann, who has it in charge, says ST.
500, 600 will be expended on the main
building.
They Remembered Him.
Benjamin Grewel was lYnched at Rob-
inson station, KY, few days ago by a
mob of about twenty persons. Two
years ago Grewel defrauded the farm
ers in tina t locality by buying stock and
paying for it with bogus checks. He
then fed to the mountains but ventured
back, vainly believing his evil had beer
forgotten.
A MiIIer's Horrible Death.
An accident occurred at Cox's mill, Ell
ijay, Ga, few days ago, which result
ed in the death of J.. w. Welch, the
miller. Welch was first seen by Mr..
Bagwen, VINO called to the miller, but
not receiving an answer he went in and
broken, his body all crushed and torn,
his clothing nearly all off, and being
whirled around at the rate of one hun
dred and fifty times a minute by an up
right iron shaft, which had caught his
clothing.
Carnegie's Iron Test.
Messrs. Carnegie, Phipps & Co., OF
Pittsburgh, write the Manufacturers
Record of Baltimore regarding the quail
ity of Southern iron. The firm recently
purchased sample lot of Ala abama iron
to test whether it came within the Bes-
semer limits as to phosphorus and sui
phur, as believed by the maker of it.
This test proved that the sample was
not Bessemer iron, but the result in nc
way reflected, says the firm, on the
quality of Southern irons in general.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
The boiler of the saw-mill of John
Montgomery, at Petersburg, Tenn, ex-
ploded the other evening, killing Carl
Davidson and dangerously wounding
Mack Greer. A piece of the boiler
weighing thousand pounds was blowr
two hundred yards.
Fears of Foul Play
S. p. Hamilton, a wealthy stock deal
er of Fayetteville, Tenn, who started
South some weeks ago on business, has
mysteriously disappeared. His family
fear that he has been foully dealt with,
as he had considerable money with him.
Probable Murder.
The body of Charles w. Pard, con.
struction boss on the Louisville, St
Louis & Texas railroad, was found neal
Cloverport, KY, a few mornings ago
The body was lying in branch neal
the railroad with injuries that would in
dicate murder. He had not been seer
for several days, and as he had quite {
sum of money on his person when he
disappeared, and none when found, the
theory of murder is generally accepted.
Negroes Found Dead.
-Four negroes were found dead near
Blocton, Bibb County, Ala. a few days