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Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
Bitten by "Blue- Gum" Negro.


At Mobile, Ala, Police Officer John
King died from the effects of poisoning,
from the bite of what is generally
known as 'blue gum" negro. Four
years ago last February Officer King
arrested negro named Richard
Richards. The negro resisted, and in
the struggle bit Kings hand, lacerating
1T terribly. King was taken with a
high fever, his arm swelled, and when
the swelling began to subside the dis
ease broke out in his right foot and
spread so as to involve the leg, the re-
suit being that he was laid up for
six months" When he came out
from his sick room he was
an aged man in appearance. He was
but 20, and up to the time of the poison
ing was as strong and as handsome a
young man as one would care to see.
He never recovered the fEll use of his
limb, and slowly sank under the effects
OF the poison which had shattered his
system. For two months past he has
been lingering between life and death.
The other day his sufferings came to an
end The negro who bit King was at
the time of the assault noted in the pa
pers as 'blue-gum' negro, and it is
believed in this portion of the country
that bite from the teeth of such an
one is fatal. Kings case is the latest
evidence in support of this opinion.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
A Fatal Runaway.

The horses drawing a carriage iii
which were several ladies returning to
their homes from church, at Marietta,
Ga, ran away and Miss Katie Reynolds
neck was broken; Mrs. Merritt, hel
aunt, received internal injuries, from
which she died in a few hours; Miss
Alma Kohlbeim was badly hurt and is
in a critical condition. Mrs Reynolds.
mother of Katie. jumped from the car,
riage. and was not badly hurt.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

SCORE Miss for ex-President Cleve-
land. 'Tis not as it might have been,
had 1t been otherwise, because the road
to the political ladders top is not open
to the softer sex. But the road the lit
tie ones mother trod-that to pure,
noble and glorious womanhood, loving
and lovable-is cleaner, brighter and
more to be desired than all the prefer
ment that can come to a man as the re-
suit OF the most herculean efforts in the
battle of life
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

THEODORE A. DoDGE, in the Forum.
claims that in two weeks after a decla-
ration of war England could place fifty
gunboats on the lakes; that Chicago
would fall an easy prey, and other such
absurdities. These things might hap
pen if we sat down, folded our hands
and invited them to come on; but the
irrepressible American nation could do
much in two weeks in the way of OBJ
structing anV such programme.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

h.a hh suicide OF Gen. Boulanger has
en 'ne cause of much comment. more
auserse than otherwise. on the late dra-
ho 'sic ngure in French politics. 1t may
m.sa salu' however, that. as a soldier, he
ma mas loyal to his country, and had he re-
na 1a.neu c' soldier, for which vocation he
ba as i'.ed by education and training.
Te Te night have left an honored name.
,ba % lniIe OF politics, however, tarnished
LIZ. soiu OF his epaulets, and he re-
nn1;.: reu "nen too late that patriotism and
pua'lcs sua @ DO not always go hand in hand,
nv nu "ha' he possessed of the former
waS ~ oesmlrched by the latter that it
lo' 70 ios' 70 view and his downfall fol-
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

crx,roR STANFORD has erected an
5,ring monument in the building
e nS endowment of the university at
naIo TnI Alto Cal, to the memory OF his
hsloved son. The institution has been
.sru,alv opened, and has begun its
"no+;cal demonstration to future gen.
pp.at;ons of millionaires of the true min
- of wealth.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

THE baseball season of 1891 is about
at an end, and the real lovers of the ma
tional game will not be sorry when the
last run shall have been scored for the
season, as it has been one continual
round of disgraceful chickering's which
few years ago were unknown. The
national game must be lifted above the
level of municipal political brawls, or
twill soon lose the respect of all lovers
dmanly sport.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

THE district judge at Uvalde, Tex.
recently refused to order final natur-
alization papers issued to an applicant
who had fulfilled all the preliminary
conditions. because in answer to ques-
tiops put by the court the applicant
nrofessed himself socialist Of the'Herr
Most school. The court held that no
nrofessed socialist or anarchist was
elioible to American citizenship.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
A Biga mist Gets Eight Years.

E. ]. Rawlings, drummer from Mo
bile, Ala, was convicted of bigamy a
Memphis, Tenn, the other day, and
sentenced to eight years in the peni-
Tertiary Rawlings, who has wife
living in Mobile, in the spring of 1896
responded to an advertisement inserted
in Tennessee matrimonial paper by
Miss Annie Benton, of Lake View.
Miss, and as result married the girl
and domiciled her in Memphis. A short
time afterward Rawlings deserted her.
He was run down and justice meted
ont to him after highly sensational
trial
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

THE Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
is engaged in the work of locating the
several battle-felds of Virginia with a
view to the convenience of the thou
sands of veterans who will visit the G..
A. R. national en- campment at WASH
ington next year, and who may wish
to visit the historic spots. Guide maps
will be published as the result of this
work, which will prove very valuable.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

rur n;tiable spectacle is presenteA
II Russia spending borrowed money IN
Os Osor,s n+ for political and territorial ag-
enol,: ,:noment a while millions of her
gnant glan subjects are being driven to
Pea,r ,aost desperate straits, even to sui
cide. id by famine and the knout OF the
.-oxorable tax-gatherer.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

pDrycEss BEATRICE, wife of Prince
usnrr of Battenberg, has presented
t"- husband with another princeling
and m the British public at the same time
With another prospective pensioner.
N one can accuse the Guelphs OF any
disposition to leave the realm OF Great
pritain with scarcity of material with
which to perpetuate the royal lines of
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10

deliven-A1 MN IENDENT Pollock of the free
partmas,t service of the post Office de-
the ea'' waa. who recently made a tour Of
tree.del;rin states, says he found the
bes. nsefy very service everywhere in the
postal possible ss shape. He thinks our
s- service the best in the world,
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
Kentucky Constitutional Convention.

The Kent ucky constitutional conven
ticn has closed its labors and adjourned
sine die. A singular error at the close
in signing the constitution is the state
ment that the work was completed ID
the ninety ninth year of the states ex-
istence, when in fact it is the Tooth year.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
shot His Father.

At Lawrence Grove. S. c., Robert
Wilkinson, while drunk, made a vicious
attack on his son. The young man
shot his father five times, infiicting IA
tai injuries. Wilkinson was desperate
when drunk, and shot his son seriously
about q year ago.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
Davis, Statue Not a Good Likeness.

The life-size statue of jefferson
Davis, InUenueu 10 Dc pIacea III riIo
vestibule of the confederate monument
at Jackson, Miss, was submitted to the
bers being present. After a careful
inspection the committee took an in
formal vote on the acceptance, when
all but one voted against accepting the
statue on the ground that it is not a
good likeness of Mr. Davis. The COM
mittee agreed to refer the matter of ac-
ceptance to a new committee of twen-
ty-fve citizens composed of persons to
whom Mr.. Davis was well known, Mrs.
Belmont Manship, vice president of the
association, to name the com mittee
hereafter.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
A Prolific Family.

The death of Mrs. Nancy Franks, of
Georgetown, KY, brings to light re-
markable family record. Mrs. Fran k
died September Z, near New Zion,
Grant county, KY, aged 100 years. Her
husband died at the age of a years
This couple had children, and from
these sprung so grandchildren, 5o4
great-grandchildren, i2s great-great-
grandchildren and Sc great-great-great-
grandchildren, the five generations
representing re persons Of the eight
children of the aged lady two are dead,
a daughter, who was the mother of
seventeen children, died at the age of
So years, and son, who was the father
of twelve children. died at the age of go
years. The living six range in years
from so to 7S One of them, daugh-
ter, is the mother of eighteen children.
The above figures were furnished by
Mr.. w. Franks, of Oxford, who is a
grandson of the deceased.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
MIsCELLANEOUs;


IT is said that the first bell that ever
rung in America, now the property of
the heirs of Padre Bellini, patriotic
priest OF Santo Domingo is to be ex-
hlblted at the Worlds fair, having al
ready reached Washington city. 1t is
about 400 years old.
CHIEF JUSTICE GREEN of Oklahoma
has decided in damage suit that when
saloon is run contrary to law any per-
son. either an officer or private citizen,
can destroy the business and no dam
ages can be collected by the saloon-
keeper.
THE Turks have recaptured Sana,
and the revolt is said to be ended.
The steamship La Touraine arrived
at New York from Havre on the 5th,
bringing S3, 4sS, 900 in gold. The Kaiser
Wilhelm H., from Southampton,
brought 81, 900, 900 in gold.
INTERNAL revenue collections for
July and August aggregated $40, 1876, 1873,
an increase over the corresponding
months of last year of S632, 557
OVER 10000 German-American resi-
ucHtS OI Odn FTdnClSCO, on the 4tl1,
celebrated the anniversary of the found
ing of the first German colony in
America.
On the 5th, at the close of business,
the treasury department had redeemed
S1S,s72, 100 AZ per cent. bonds, leaving
outstanding S6, sS2, 900.
The semi-annual conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints on ormon) was begun in the
tabernacle in Salt Lake City on the
4th. About 1000 Mormons were in at
tendance. including all the leading men
of the church.
THE Indiana Natural Gas Co. of An
derson, Ind, having refused to pay
property owners damages assessed for
crossing property with their pipe line,
twenty-five of their laborers were ar
rested, on the 5th. and fined S25 each
for trespassing. While the men were
attending court, farmers pulled the
pipes from the trenches and broke them
into pieces. In another part of the
county party Of farmers, on the 4th,
blew out section of the line through
which gas was flowing, with a charge
of dynamite.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
HUNTSVILLE. ALA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER TO- 1891

ALFx HUNF, who made murderous
assault upon Capt. d. P. Slattery in st.
!'ous in Noveber. 1889, and who
jumped his bail bond, was arrested in
saginaw, Mich, on the I'd, and the st.
Louis authorities notified. He win be
taken back to st. Louis for trial.
JERICHO, Mich, few years ago. was
prosperous village. On the Sd the last
pudding was wiped out by fire. and its
former site is less marked than the
ruins OF its biblical namesake.
oN the 4th gang of tramps attacked
Edward Abara and Charles Sturgiss, of
Buffalo, Pa, between Erie and Dun
kirk When they refused to give up
their watches Abara was terribly
slashed and Sturgiss was fatally shot.
On the 5th Mrs. Hannah Evans. aged
AZ, was burned to death at her home in
Wilmington, Del. Her clothing caught
lire while she was lighting pipe.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-10-10
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

IT is said an attempt was made, on
the night of the 3lst, to wreck the
train on which Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria was travelling to Reich
enburg A bomb was placed under a
bridge at Rosenthal, over which the
emperor's train was to pass, but the
plot was discovered by the police and
frustrated.
EIGHT miners were killed in a col
liery near Bridgend, Wales, on the 1st,
by the over-winding of the pit gear.
AT Huntsville, Ala, Prof. Renfro,
white teacher of a colored normal
school, attempted, on the 1st, to chas-
tise Ebenezer Kahn, a colored pupil.
Kahn seized three-inch steel chlsel
and imbedded it in RenfrO's brain kill
ing him.
THE city of Halifax, N. S., was re-
ported, on the morning OF the I'd, to be
in the embrace of mighty confagra-
ton. which threatened the destruction
of the city and all the shipping IN the
docks A hundred casks OF kerosene
stored in one of the warehouses on the
docks added largely to the spread OF the
fire among the shipping.
THOMAS STEVENSON, of Elkhart, Ind,
while home at noon, on the 1st, accl-
dentally shot and instantly killed HIM
self. He was in the back yard shooting
sparrows with target rifle, when the
gun was caught somewhere IN his clotn-
ing and the load was discharged through
his heart
On the I'd fire at Alexander City. Ala,
burned the alliance warehouse and 500
bales of cotton. Loss, S25, 900; partial
Iy insured. Cause of fire unknown.
The grand jury which investigated
the collapse of the building in Park
place, New York. in which over sixty
lives were lost, has reported its inablli-
ty to decide whether overloaded noors
or an explosion caused the calamity
The evidence gathered would not war
rant the finding Of an Indictment
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10
From FGirUiea0.

Regular correspondence
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Parker Wis
tied near Big Sandy yesterday.
Master Peter Hawley spent Sat
urday night with friends at this
,place.
Mr.. W. B. Herndon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dyer were pleasant callers at
Fairview.last Sunday.
Masters Bittle and Christopher
Van Huss are visiting at Mr.. James
Hawley's on Sulphur Creek, this
week.
Quite number Of the good folks
of Benton went to the Sulphur
Well in Henry County to celebrate
the Fourth of July.
Messrs. Walter Davis, Noah Van
Huss and Sid Hawley made tran
sient visit to Paris last Thursday,
returning home Friday.
The cooperative Alliance of Big
Sandy met last Friday at Pleasant
Ridge Church, and among other
business transacted they elected a
full chair Of directors and auditors.
The meeting was. very harmonious
throughout the entire session.
FAIRvIEw, July 6.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10
MARKET REPORT.

[NoTE-The quotations given in the following
are taken from Thursdays daily papers
WHEAT-No, ., in car lots SO.SOGSOS SO per
bushel No. 3, O.7OlO.75.
C0RN-Sacked white, milling, &c cents per
bushel in bulk, 70; common feed, II.
0ATS-Mixed, sacked, IS cents per bushel;
bulk, 81.
BRAN-Per ton, observation-disclosures, $751; in
small orders 81 per ton advance is asked.
COUNTRY BACON-From wagons, clear sides
10Th cents per pound; shoulders, 5sS96; hams,
9@1Oh iowls, ~; lard, 7@&
Chickens, per dozen, s0.0GQSl sos
hens, 2.756l3.OO; eggs, 6 cents.
BUTTER-Medtn, per pound, gas cents;
choice s.
PEANUTS-Famers stock, good to bright red
perpound, 2l5G1gs cents; white, 2l4@2ai reclean.
ed reds, 3h@3A; whites, 3gsG4
COTTON Ordinary, per pound, 81 cents; good
ordinary, ca; low middling, 4; mddling, 7Es
good middling, sd.
TOBACCO-sThe quotations Of the GAINESVILLE
market yesterday common Tugs % zoos 90;
medium hugs 3. 2504.25; good Tugs 4.JOa5. 20;
common leaf 4.5O06.5o; medium leaf .OOS,s. 80,
good leaf 9O0dii 90; fine leaf II .5O1f3 So
FL0UIi-Exta fancy patent, s.. sJGs5.55 per
barrel; fancy patent $40 stlNght sa. fancy,
f,.1. choice. fs}ui'v -
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10
From tribune.

Regular correspondence
Mr.. II. H. Pierce spent Sunday
m Humphreys county.
Farmers in this section have
about finished their crops. y
Mr.. d. M. Farmer, who has been
quite sick for some time is able to
be out again.
Mr.. j. w. Pierce visited at Rush
ing's Greek last Friday, returning
home Sunday.
The hum of the thrasher can now
be heard in all directions. The
yield of wheat is reported to be
very good.
There is to be a children's day
and a grand march at Greenbrier,
in Humphreys County, next Sat
urday. Prof. G. M. Wilson, Of Big
Sandy, and his Sulphur Greek sing
ing class will be depended on to
Furnish the music. A good time is
anticipated. Everybody invited.
ARIADNE, July 6.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10
From BristosO.

Special correspondence
The singing at Pleasant Valley
last Sunday was largely attended
by the young folks.
HI. L. Locl1haTt's team ran away
with him last Thursday morning.
Two wheels passed over one of his
legs, but it is thought the injury
received will not prove serious.
A large crowd was present at
Bells School House on the Fourth.
Everything went off nicely, and
was only interrupted by quarrel
between some boys, which was
speedily stopped.
BRIsTow, July 6.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10
IN THE COUNTY COURT.

w. A. Daniel ct ais. VS.. John Stinson.
BY decree of the county court at the
June term, 1891, in the above styled cause
l will, on Monday, the Sd day of August,
1891, at the east door of the courthouse.
in the town of Camden, Benton County,
Tenn. offer for sale to the highest bidder,
free from the equity Of redemption, the
homestead tract OF land OF John Stinson,
deceased, lying in the first civil district
of Benton County, Tenn, on the west
bank of Tennessee River, and containing
81 acres. Said land is to be sold for the
purpose Of satisfying debts against the
said John Stinson, deceased.
TERMS OF sALE.-One-third cash, bal
ance in one and two years-equal pay
ments. The purchaser will be required
to execute notes with approved security,
and lien will be retained upon said land
for deferred payments. A full descrip-
ton of the land viii be given ON day OF
sale.
This July 8, 1891.
w. A. STEELE, JR.,
ll3 Clerk,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10
From L1CteTtOn.

Regular correspondence
Mrs. M. S. Parker is indisposed
this week.
Mrs. A. Fl. Berry has been very
sick for several days past.
A fishing party left this place
for Tennessee River Monday.
Mrs. G. Berry is visiting her
brother, Mr.. William Melton, who
resides near the mouth Of Cypress
Greek.
Since writing last we have had
fine rains, and the prospect for
good crops in this section was new
er better.
MI. Fl. A. Berry left Tuesday
for Erin where he has secured en-
ployment in the stave-factory at
that place.
Messrs. Walter Parker, of Wheat
ley, and Hubbard Lindsey visited
the family Of Mr.. M. S. Parker at
Alice Sunday.
Mr.. Nick Brewer, who has been
confined to his room for a long
while with dropsy, is no better. If
anything his condition is not SO
good, and it is thought that he is
gradually growing worse.
LUTERToN, June 9.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10

n, Borrore: Well, Inever borrow trouble,
anyhow. Lender: Oh, no; you always
give that to the people you borrow other
things from. Washington Star.
Why cut off the end Of your toe in
trimming your corns when you can get
guaranteed cure for Is cents at Rogers
Pharmacy. lott.
If you would please a woman, praise
her children; if you would please a man,
praise him.-Atchison Globe.
Hunts Cure is the greatest remedy
for skin diseases ever known. Ring
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itively and permanently cured. Your
money will be refunded if it fails. Price
so cents. Sold by Mannon & Herrin.
Vice VERSAILLES Ann Teak; Do you
believe that the hair grows after one has
died? Edgely Oh, ! don't know,
have known women to grow after their
hairs ed.-Brooklyu Life.
Congressman Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, one of the ablest of the Demo
cratic leaders in the fight for Tariff Re
form, will edit the Tariff Reform De-
partment of the st. Louis Republic,
aided by all the prominent tariff reform
ers of the country. 1t will be great
feature of the Weekly Republic ISSUED
in two parts, one Tuesday and one Fri
day, which is only one dollar a year.
Send for sample copy, which is sent
free
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-10

Ask your druggist for Cheathams
Tasteless Chill Tonic. Distinguished
from the old original by the word taste
less" printed in red on all cartoous and
labels, A new departure but the result
of years OF careful study and experiment
ing. No cure no pay" Take it and
be happy. Sold by Mannon g. Hetrin.
1t is easy to borrow trouble, but hard
to get other people to take any interest
when you do so.-Indianapolis Journal
Is Life WOrth LiCi,ag?
Not if you go through the world dye
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are positive cure for the worst forms Of
dyspepsia, indigestion, hatulency, and
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According to history Pocahontas didn't
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Smith from joining one.-Lowell Courier.
cunt Sleep Nights
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Did you ever try Dr. Acker's English
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1t may be pleasant to hear a man sing
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Journal.
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1t is surprising that people will use q
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When the poet wrote "I'll HE me to
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he was playing euche with his best girl,
and held the "joker. boston Courier.
d ChjJd Killed.
Another child killedby the use of OPP
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Why mothers give their children such
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Kicks So you think the ministers
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Why, yes; they preach sermons. and ii
you lived near one You could hear him
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Citizen
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