Huntsville gazette., 1892-06-25
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
John Browns whistle.

secret meetings in the stormy days just before
the war. 1t was formerly held by Col. Lewis
Washington, the proprietor of the Dumbartor
estate in Old Georgetown, who was present
with Lee when Brown, with his little hsndful
Of followers was captured All that search re-
vealed upon his person was a bunch OF keys,
very little money and this old whistle.
He gave up the money and keys
without protest, but pleaded for the
whistle which OF course insured his
not getting it. 1t was carelessly tossed into
Col. Washington's desk, where it lay for years
until its present owner, cousin ct the colonel,
happened to see it and asked for IL as curios-
ity. The request was readily granted. Take
1t II you want it; only wonder why have
kept the thing 90 long as I have" Its form is
best described by likening II to long tailed
tadpole that had grown a dorsal fin the length
Of its body. What corresponds to the tail Is y
slender pipe, through which current OF air Is
blown hutewise along the hollow bulb at the
end, giving thin yet mellow sound OF peculiar
timbre that is very penetrating
Towers at Chickamauga.
Two Of the Chickamauga park COM
mission, Fullerton and Boynton, Sc
lected sites the other day on the old
battlefield for three iron observatory
towers to be 90 feet high, crowned with
flag staffs. The upper platform will be
10 feet from the ground. There will be
platforms every 10 feet, with stairways
leading from one to the other. As soon
as the land necessary is obtained work
will be begun on the structure, 50 that
they can be completed by September
for use during the reunion. All the
principle roads on the battlefield will
be graded and macadamized by Septem-
- "a "A "A will he fIn-
ished as far as Roseville gap.
Met a Horrible Death.
Louis Byard, son of Thomas Byard,
of Phoenix City, Ga, met with terri
BILE death in front of his fathers house.
He had climbed into a China tree to procure
some berries for his pop gun, when his foot
slipped and he fell to the ground. Under the
tree from which the unfortunate boy fell had
been placed pig pen with some stakes driven
In the center. AS he fell he struck on one OF the
stakes it penetrating his left side and entering
the stomach. Mr.. Byard. who was sitting on
the front porch of his home, saw his son fall
and Immediately rushed to his assistance Mr
Byard carried him into the house. and five
physicians were summoned, VINO old every
thing possible to relieve the little fellows suf-
fering but death came to his relief The de-
ceased was II years OF age.
Death of Mrs. Sophia w. Gwynne.
Mrs Sophia w. Gwynne died in St
Louis, the other day, at the residence OF
her nephew, Barry Coleman.
Mrs. Gwynne was 90 years old She was born
in Huntsville, Ala. Her maiden name was
Talbot, and she came of long line Of Illus
trious ancestors. She was the grandmother OF
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, and was well known
in society circles all over the country. Her
husband, Maj David Gwynne, has been dead
| for twenty years. He was an officer in the
| United States army. Mrs. Gwinne lived in st.
Louis for about three years. Her old home,
however was in Louisville, and 1t was her
desire that she be inferred there.
Murdered His Inamorata.
Twelve miles from Villa Rica, Ga, in
the back woods of Spaulding county,
Green Robinson shot Marry Williams
because she refused to marry him.
| In the early spring the girls father employed
| Green to work for him, promising as part pay
for his labor one Of his girls. He selected Mary.
| but she refused to ratify the bargain. Several
weeks ago they had row about II, In which
4 Mary was badly worsted In the meantime she
| had threatened to prosecute Green, but the
! affair was finally settled. and Green had prom
isad to relnquish all claims. His anger reas.
serted itself, however, and he shot her
Proved False to His Trust.
Thirteen hundred dollars is said to be
the shortage Of the missing Dan Bryson,
the financial receiver of the Forest Hill
Cemetery Co. at" Chattanooga, Tenn.
His embezzlement creates sensation.
When he left his office for the last time
he took a pistol and razor and remark
ed to the wife of the superintendent
that he would kill himself before he
would become convict.
Death Of Judge Robert Leachman.
Judge Robert Leachman died at An
niston, Ala, at the residence OF his
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Douglass.
HE was "a years old, and was born on what
"a now known as the battlefield OF Manassas
Judge Leachman had the distinction OF being
the originator OF the Nicaragua canal scheme
having advocated the enterprise in speech al
= Memphis con Tention thirty six years ago.l
Too Much for Her Nerves.
Lee Ennis, young colored woman
who witnessed the hanging of All
White at Huntsville, Tex, tainted
when the drop fell and died late thai
night from the effects of the shock.
Hanged for Murder.
Joe Wallace, who murdered Henry
Cate. near Shell Mound, Marion coun
tv, Tenn, two years ago, was hanged
at Jasper. Cate was peddler, and the
object of the murder was robbery.
| Mills Successor.
E. L. Anthony, the democratic nomi
nee to fill the unexpired term OF Roger
O. Mills (of Texas) in the house Of rep
resentatives, was elected at specia
election held few days ago
4 Confederate Reunion Date.
The reunion of the United Confed
crate Veterans association will be held
at Birmingham, Ala, 50 says the gen
eral commanding, July 10 and 20, 1893
Alabama Coal In Spanish West Indies.
Alabama coal is securing quite rep
utation in the Spanish West Indies, ant
is rapidly crowding out British coal
which has heretofore had monopoly
Wife Murder.
A farmer named Henry Peoples, liv