Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-07
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.
Southern watermeIons.

Southern Watermelons.
The Georgia Melon Growers Assocfa-
ton met at Albany the other day. All
the old officers were reelected, and a
committee was appointed to represent
the melon-growers' interests before the
meeting of the railroad rate committee
at Tampa, Fla. From reports from all
over the melon region it was ascer-
tanned that the acreage in Georgia for
the coming season will be about
double that of last year. Last year
there were 0,450 acres planted in
Georgia, Florida and Alabama, and
it is estimated that the acreage
in those States will be about 40, 900 this
year. From reliable sources it was
estimated that the South Carolina
acreage, which was 5000 last year, will
be increased fifty per cent. making the
estimated total for the States about
$4,000 acres. The railroads were re-
quested to make preparations to move
the biggest melon crop ever known.
Texas Gold Fields.
Several rich lodes of silver and some
gold are reported to have been discov-
cred near Bowie, Montague County,
Tex, and the widest excitement pre-
sails in that county over the many rich
discoveries of precious metals that have
been made recently. Near st. Joe and
Hardy, in that county, twenty miles
west of Gainesville, rich lodes have re-
Gently been discovered, and assays show
that the silver bearing quartz are $500
to the ton and the gold-bearing quartz
almost as rich. Prospectors from all
parts of the country are flocking to the
new fields for the purpose of engaging
in mining.
The Alabama Legislature.
The session of the General Assembly
If Alabama has been concluded. Both
Houses passed and the Governor signed
bill appropriating $40, 600 for the com
pletion Of the Confederate monument
on Capitol Hill. The Governor vetoed
the bill to divide the Hatch-act fund be-
tween the Agricultural and Mechanical
colleges, and three agricultural expert
Inent stations and the entire fund of
SIS, 900 will go to the colleges. Aheated
debate occurred in the House over a bill
which the Senate had passed appro-
priating $4,000 for the establishment
of reformatory for boys. 1t was de-
feated.
To Unvei1 Monument to Davis.
The ladies' monument association of
Jackson, Miss, has fixed June 8, Mr..
Davis birthday, as the day for unveil
ing the Confederate monument there.
Adjt.-Gen. William Henry has issued a
call to the national guard of Missis-
sippi, requesting each company to be
present and participate in the cere-
monies. Miss Winnie Davis will be
present.
Mississippi Murderer Lynched.
Ben Pierce, well-to-do farmer OF
Battlefield, Neosho County, Miss, was
brutally murdered by John Bull, an
Indian. Bull entered Pierce's house
and cut his throat from ear to ear.
Death resulted instantly. Justice was
meted out to the Indian that evening by
his neighbors, who swung him from
limb of the nearest tree. No cause as
signed for the murder.
Carved Each Other.
d. Good and Ford johnson had a
terrible cutting duel at Bluffton, Ala,
the other night. Good cut Johnson's S
left eye out with hatchet and cut into
the bones of his face several times.
johnson cut Goods throat with knife.
Both will die. They were drunk and
alone.
Will be Put in Blast.
The furnace built at Paducah KY,
last year, and which has been idle since
completion, owing to suits occasioned
by differences among stockholders, has
been bought by the ST. Louis stock
holders and will be put in blast during
the spring.
Pardoned.
The President has granted a pardon
in the case of Lem Burch, indicted in
Georgia with Wright Lancaster and
others for conspiracy to murder. He
was pardoned because of aid rendered
the Government in prosecuting the case
Acquitted.
The trial of Capt. r. j. Thurmond at
Ripley, Miss, for the killing of Col. W..
G. Faulkner, resulted in an acquittal.
The killing occurred on November s.,
1890, about an hour after Faulkner had
been elected to the legislature.
Hydrophobia.
James Holiday, a farmer who lived
near Aberdeen, Miss, died of hydro
phobia from the bite of a pet dog that
entered his room In the night and
sprang upon him as he lay in bed.
Murdered for Money.
Near Society Hill. S. c., Miss God
son was given $500 by her father to
give neighbor. Miss Godson was muir
dered and robbed by a negro named
Green, who was arrested.
Don't Go "Sniping."
A Memphis (Tenn.) student who was
induced to go "sniping" got arrested
by negroes as a chicken thief, and
when released started on a coon
hunt with a pistol.