Huntsville gazette., 1891-06-27
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
A Nephew Of Calhoun Dying.


A Nephew Of Calhoun Dying.
Doyle O'Hanlan, a nephew of John G.
Calhoun, is dying in wretched hcyel
at 1921 State street, says the Chicago
Herald. O'Hanlan is go years old and
has been brought to deaths door by
| typhoid fever and neglect For years
he made living as a deck hand on a
Mississippi steamer and until recently
he managed to keep the wolf from the
! door by running a little barber shop.
Three weeks ago he was taken sick
with typhoid fever This is the story
he told: "When l had to give up and
take to the bed my wife-and she is all
/ have now to care for me-went out
and got ~.work enough to keep
us from starving. As 4 r. Set
worse l needed some one to
tend to me and she had to stay at
home. The few dollars we had saved
are gone now, and that is all we have
left-that three cents you see there.
never asked anyone for cent in my
life, and l can not think who it was
made my condition known except it be
Mr.. Patterson, the minister at the rail-
road chapel, where I used to worship.
do not like to lay blame on anyone,
but facts speak for themselves. Here
am without food or nourishmcnt, and
my poor old woman is all worn ont
with watching" O'Hanlan says his
mother was sister of the great states
man, and he himself, being a wild
youngster, ran away from home when
he was 16 years old. Even in his pres
ent condition he bears traces of having
been a man of splendid physique. Star
walton will soon end the old mans suf-
fering unless some generous person ex-
tends relief. seE m
Novel Invitation. et
The other day the White Horse at
Washington was crowded with body
of highly respectable-looling business
men from the southern states, who were
there to invite President Harrison 10 at
tend the Southern exposition to be held
in Raleigh in October and November.
They numbered more than 100 Senator
RAM som and Editor Walsh of Augusta,
Ga, were the spokesman. AT the con-
clusion of Senator Ransou,s remarks
he presented to the president the formal
invitation, which was in form and de
sign unique and original The words
were printed on two natural tobacco
leaves, which were -overlaid and sunk
into two pieces of North Carolina pine.
IS by "a inches in size. Specimens of
rice and cotton also were appropriately
placed. The covers were swung on sill
yer hinges and fastened with silver
clasp. This novelty seemed to please
the president very much, and prompted
him to happy response. He said in
substance that if he could consistently
with his duties, he would attend the ex-
position.
Brothers Sentenced to Hang.
The Tennessee supreme cosrt at
Jackson (Justice Lurton) has delivered
an opinion affirming the case Of the
State VS.. Woodville and Nathan Tar
yer, from Lake county, and sentenced
them to be hanged August Z. The
crime for which the two brothess are
to suffer the death penalty was most
brutal. They lived in Kentucky, and
had hired a canoe worth about $50 to a
man named Goodall. Goodall failed to
return it. and the Tarvers swore out a
warrant, armed themselves, and vert
in search of Goodall. They came upon
him in lane on the Tennessee side and
commanded him to throw up his hands.
He did so and Nathan then fred load
of buckshot into the defenseless man.
The brothers fed to Kentucky but were
followed and returned to Tennessee,
tried and convicted.
Bridge Charged with Electricity.
| A steel and iron bridge across the
| Tennessee river at Chattanooga, Tenn,
was finished by the county last Feb
ruary, at cost of 1925, 900. For few
davs past electric cars have been run
ming across it, and the other day it was
discovered that the great structure had
been charged with electricity through
the defective insulation of trolley
wire, and several persons received
shocks, and the bridge watchman made
it point to warn ladies not to touch
the ratings. An electric car was stopped
at the point found to be defective, and
a man climbed to the top of the car and
cut the wire, blue sparks surrounding
him with halo as he did so.
Tennessee Tobacco Statistics.
The census office at Washington has
given out the tobacco statistics of Ten
nessee The total number CT planters
in the state during the census year was
16, 624; the total area devoted to tobac-
co, 81, All acres; the total product, &c.
36s, 395 pounds, and the total value OF
the crop to the producers, estimated on
l,e,c Of colaC Gf S4t A64
Suicided.
James j. Gilchrist, Jr-, a prominent
lawyer and a member OF the Alabama
legislature from Montgomery. county
committed suicide by taking an over
| dose Of morphine. He had been drink
| ing heavily, and this is supposed to have
| been the cause of the suicide.
A Duel to Death. 81.
| At Pickenss Mill, Ala. duel to death