Huntsville gazette., 1891-05-09
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.
A southern Exposition.

leigh, and is working energetically te
promote and perfect the arrangements
for the exposition. He expects great
gathering and remarkable exhibit o.
stEL products and resources of the south
One of the most interesting features Of
| the exposition will be an exhibit show.
| ing the advancement of the colore6
race. This branch of the exposition
will be managed entirely by coloreG
men. Each southern state will have its
| special colored commissioner who will
have exclusive control over the exhibit
from his state. 1t is expected that this
exhibit will in itself draw thousands OF
people to the capital of the Old North
state.
Wade Hampton's Old Brigade.
The Confederate Survivors associa
ton of Augusta, Ga, gave an ovation
the other day to Gen. Wade Hampton
and the survivors of his old brigade,
after separation of twenty-six years.
The First North Carolina, the South
Carolina cavalry, Phillips Georgia le
gion, the Jeff Davis legion and tha
Cobb legion composed the brigade.
Survivors from each regiment partici.
pated in the reunion, and memorial
services were held and addresses were
delivered by Gems. Hampton, Wheeler,
Butler, Young. Capens Maj. Barker
and Maj. Butler, commandent of the
| United States arsenal. The memorial
address was delivered by Pleasant A.
| Stovall, editor of the Augusta Chroni-
Gle. A conspicuous picture in the line
of march was drum corps composed
of the survivors of the brigade. All
business was suspended, and the day
was observed as holiday.
Sale of Washington Relics.
sale of Washington relics occur
red recently at Philadelphia. Many
valuable articles were sold, including
autograph letters, maps and broadsides.
| A letter signed by Washington, dated
Mount Vernon, II August 1909, and adj
dressed to Robert Lee, gives an insight
into the first presidents sentiments re-
garding slavery. In the letter Wash
ington says:
| To sell the overplus / can not, because ]
| the human species. To hire them out is
| almost as bad because they could not be dis
posed of in families to any advantage, and
| to dsperse the families have an aversion
| What must be done? Something must, or
shall be ruined; for all the money lin addi-
tion to that gotten by crops and rcnts). that
have been received for land sold within the
| last four years to the amount of $4,000 had
| scarcely been able to keep me afloat.
| cI 1at< t<oy
was sold for $420.
Hume Clay Gets Eight Years.
Mathew Hume Clay, the young
| forger, who signed his aged GRANDPA
theirs name to notes so freely last year
in Winchester and Paris, KY, has been
| sentenced to eight years in the peni-
tentiary. He forged number of notes,
and he pleaded guilty to having forged
! four, and he was given two years for
each offense
| Mathew Hume Clay is descended from one
| OF the oldest and most aristocratic families
| in kentucky. Gen. Green Smith, who as
sisted in making the first surveys in Ken
| lucky, in 1779, was his fathers great grand
| father. Hume Clay is the first member OF
| tn Q family TO bring it hishonor.l
A Burglar Shot.
At an early hour the other morning
a negro named Jim Davis was shot
| dead at Montgomery, Ala, while trying
| to burglarize house. Pat Watson was
spending the night at the residence of
Frank Florin, who was absent from
the city, to protect the property from
burglars. The negro was trying to
force open a window when Watson
opened fire, and the burglar fell dead
| with a bullet in his heart.
After Kentucky MoonshIners.
Revenue Agent Hawkins and a posse
returned to Louisville, KY, the other
day, from a moonshine raid through
Letcher, Leslie and Laurel. counties,
They made 5OO-mile trip, captured ano
destroyed six stills, together with 1oC
gallons of whisky, 1000 gallons of high
and 500 gallons of low wines. Fifteen
moonshiners were arrested.
Poisoned by Ice-Cream.
There was wholesale poisoning at
Austin, Tex. the other night from eat
ing ice-cream. The family of E. M.
House, one of the wealthiest and most
prominent men in the city, partook OF
ice-cream from leading cafe, and short
ly after nine persons were prostrated
with violent cramps
Six Times Widower.
Mrs. Nancy Boyd, the sixth wife OF
Samuel E. Boyd, leading citizen of
Christian county, KY, dropped dead
suddenly while sitting at the door of
her home, talking to her husband. Her
death was from heart disease.
They Obeyed.
A former Salvation Army preacher
Rev. Mr.. Vernon Mormon. and Mrs.
Reyhols were driven from Clarksburg,
W. ", on threats that If they remained
they would be tarred and feathered
Fatal Play.
David Wise, son of Hon. H. s. Wise,
while riding with young lady at
Buena Vista, Va. playfully threatened
himself with a pistol, which went OF
and killed him