The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-27
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN THE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND.
Georgia Alone Is Not Our Domain - we
Cover the Entire South from the
Potomac to the Rio Grand.

county, was shot and dangerously wounded
in his Office at Wetumpka this morning.
Colege sudden kti.ed.
Knoxville. Tenn, December 20.-(Special)-
sity here, was accidentally killed this evening
by w. j. Whitthorn, another student. 1t
was case OF footing with an '1nl4aded ps.
Whitthorn, of Columbus.
"A Fatal Mistake.
Chattanooga, Tenn, December 23:-(Specialo
| On last Friday, near Ducktown, Tenn, Jesse
| Morgan and young Thomason went turkey
hunting before it was daylight. They separated
aud Thomson saw an object behind rock
| turned out to be Morgan He was shot through
the head and died instantly. Thomson lived
! was q poor man and had large family.
sragedy .sacisson, Tenn
Jackson, Tenn, December 21.-Thomas Gas
ton. captain Of the police, shot and killed
| occurred in front of Strichands saloon,
and the result Of a card published in yes
| Stlickland, making serious charges against
| Gaston's official conduct. Castor gave bond in
| $4,000. A brother of the deceased was also
| and released on bail. Strickland was
about thirty years old and leaves a wife and
| two children.
Tragedy in Florida.
| Tallahassee Fla, December 22-Henry
| Loore, a negro was shot i'll self-defense at
noon today i'll the railroad yards of the Florida
|
ator DIS. Graham. Graham had an alteration
| with Moore week or two ago when the lat
ter threatened to kill him. Today the quarrel
| was renewed, when Moore levelcd weapon at
| Graham. The latter Immediately drew his
revolver and shot Moore. the ball entering
lust bel9W ths g s se fr6 ne s5s to
! struck him in the back. Graham arrested
and released on his own recognizance. Moore
| will die.
| Short in His Accounts.
Little Rock, Ark. December 22-rhe
! state asylum trustees have filed their annual
| report with Governor Eagle, showing chat n
| shortage of $1,000 existed in the accounts of
the secretary and treasurer, Rev. ii. S. Buch-
aEan. The shortage dates back Il period of
over ten years, and owing to the high standing
! of buchanan. it was kept secret until to-day,
| when the trustees, in order TO protect them
zen and was pastor Of the Cumberland Presby
! terrain church in this city for ten years up
| toward recovering the money and indcting
| Buchanan for embezzlement.
! Shot I'll Brains Out.
| Jacksonville, Fla, December 23.-(Spe-
| cial. )-tranl +. Leonard killed himself with
u rifle about , O'clock this morning. Late
in the afternoon he had been arrested for
| drunkenness, but just after midnight was
released upon % bond. He went directly
from jail TO his room on Argyle street,
| took his rifle and proceeded to loft over
| the stable and shot the top of his head off
| Mrs Leonard and the neighbOrs heard the
dead in the loft. Shame at his spree and
! arrest led TO the deed.
The Food VIII BE Examined.
| Helena, Ark, December 23.-Work on the
| new railway track below this city, which
was abandoned account of the mysterious
| poisoning of several convict laborers, will be
resumed tomorrow. The prison lessees have
| returned hundred convictS and doubled the
| number of guards. A deadline is established
| around the camps and every precauiton taken
Food will be brought from Little Rock ant
| trnStpJ emDiOypS q
to prepare it. Several deaths occurred among
the former crew of conyicts, and poisonin'
OF the victims is now undergoing chemical
analysis There is large number of idle
free ib2rers here ana ncn dscontedt EXIST
that would otherwise be done by them.
Shot at Midpinht
Birmingham. Ala December 22.-(Special y
r. z. HairstOn, country merchant at Hair
ston station, and one OF the largest and wealth.
lest planters in Greene county, was assaS-
sinated at midnight last night. He had been
doing thriving Christmas trade and had taken
in considerable money. lie took it with him
This morning his dead body was found in the
road with bullet holes i'll several places and
from Birmingham to the scene and at last ac-
counts were following he tracks OF three men
through the sWamps. Hairstom was leaalng
in-law of the late general S. A. NJ. Wood, Of
| Tuscaloosa.
Capture OF AtmstronG's Murderer.
GFeenville, Ala, Decgnber 22-(Spe-
| cial.--John Hip. who killed Tax Col
| lector Armstrong last Friday, was caught
| by one of the possess i'll continual search
of the murderer rftar Rolling, below Green
Vile today. The possee procured an engine
and some miles distant sighted him. ana a
running fight and regular fusllade took
| place before the fugitive could be brought
| down and captured.
| During the firing Town Marshal Porter
field, of Greenvile. was shot in the mp
| and dangerously, if not fatally, wounded
in effecting Hips capture, who showed
! fight TO the last. He was carried to Green
vile by the possee and is at present
| jailed.
EanIs Cashier Arrested.
Memphis, Tenn. December 24.-B. J.
Martin, cashier and president of the de-
! funct Webster hank ut Eupora, Miss, was
/ arrested today warrant sworn out by
the depOSitors who charge him with
bezzlng %17 900 Of the banks funds. lie
will be taken t, Mississippi this afternoon.
| Two weeks before Martin left for New
York when the bank was attached Il safe
in the town containing his official bond
| for $4,000 was blown open and che bond
| extracted. Martin insists that the bank will
| pay in full, but the depositorS charge whole
! sale conspiracy between him and the Guar
antee Company and some of the stock
| holders.
North Carolipa's Finances.
Raleigh, n. c., December 1S.-(Spcclal.)-
! The legislative committee Wn1cn mas InfS
week been inspecting the bonds and Youch-
of the state treasury finds the receipts
and disbursements during the fiscal year
ending November Both, last have been as
follows: Balance of educational fund on hand
November Both, 1891. So.723.17; balance Of
public fund at the same date, Sl46W6. q;
receipts of the educational fund during the
past fiscal year $15,200; receipts of the pub
lie fund for the same period. $1.2ll SIS
Disbursements for the past fiscal year-edu-
cationa fund, $22,6O5.0S, and public fund,
81 ,O33 300 y, leaying Il balance of educa-
tona and public fund on hand, $3;,3333S,-
500. rs.
The Flour Gave wy.
Tennessee City. Tenn, December N-
Especial. "A horrible accident occurred at
Il Christmas celebration here tonight.
Over two hundred people were gathered
in Masonic hail. where q Christmas tree
had been arranged Mr.. A, Q. Gusenger
CT Chicago, had just concluded some re-
marks of pleasant nature when the floor
gave way ana all the people were pre-
cipitated to the lower floor, distance of
sixteen feet. There was the greatest eX-
element anu the grOans and screaus OF
the injured attracted the whole town to
the scene.
1t was forty minutes before all the peo-
ple were gotten out. Nearly every one