The leader., 1897-02-17
SOUTHERN olEANINos.


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0i have been observing the spiendia
,vstsn of street ears In your city
aid w. wilfred, Of Philadelphia, 70 2
renorter in New 0rlesns' see py
the signs on the cars that more th5n
half of them run on avenues, which,
II there IL any thing In the name, indi.
Gates that there are q large number OF
ene. wide streets running from tho
center to the suburbs Of the city. In
fact I have seen several OF them
aud have been told that
there are MANY like them
streets like st. Charles avenue
and Tulane avenue and Claiborne
avenue are something to be proud on,
and If the city authorities are wfso
they will do all they san to improve
these streets and see that they are
properly paved and kept clean. Ihere
is nothing that develops city ike
wide, clean, well-kept streets. You
have some 6ne asphalt pavements
here. I see. You need more There
are not many cities winch have sneh
an area for development. 1t Is pity
the land is so wet, but have no doubt
that the city will succeed in draining
It."
Married at Two In the Morning.
Joseph Carmen and Miss Lon NJ
Flowers. from near Russellville, KY,
accom- panied by friends, eloped to
GAINESVILLE. Tenn, arriving about mid
night. They intended to marry at a.
M, but several Louisville and Nash
Vile drummers took the matter In
hand and arranged an after-midniRht
wedding. The wedding party, who
had retired, were aroused, and
| license was secured. Rev. G.. w. Shell.
ton, Of the Cumberland church, was
sent for, and wedding ceremony was
performed at two o'clock. The minis
ter was handsomely rewarded by the
travelling men.
| Southern Mills Will Not Shut Down.
The recent action of the New En-
gland co ton mills in deciding to close
down two days of each week will not
be followed by the southern mills. Elk
Gov. Bullock, president of the Atlanta
| Ca cotton mills and of the southern
cotton mills advisory committee, says
1.-THE New England shutdown is &c
limit the output of the finer grades Of
goods. OF the class of goods made in
southern mil Is we have more orders
than we can fill, SO that we would have
toincrease our working capacity rather
than cut down. We will run on full
time"
| Left Her Fortune to Her Lover.
| Miss Matte Lee Fennell, young
lady of Huntsville, Ala, died recently
and when her will was opened, 1t wa!
found that she had willed her prop
erty, valued at $4,000, to her sweet
heart, Lewllen Jordan, of Washing
ton, d. c. Miss Fennel had one sister
Mrs, Ada Mcdonnell, with whom sh'
resided. The other day Judge vii
liam Richardson, attorney for Mis-
Mcdonnell, fled grounds of contes
against the will, and demanded a jur,
trial. Undue influence is alleged.
Tho Louisiana Drought.
Fifteen parishes in Louisiana, prin
cipally in the hill districts, are affected
by the drought, and. although thu
state appropriated $4,000 for corn, i
was but drop in the bucket SO tar a
relieving the distress was concerned
New Orleans has sent money and othe
contributions, and Shreveport ha
done the same. AT present there arr
committees busily at work, and ladie
are giving entertainments to add t,
the relief fund.
Drove tho famous Engine, General"
jeff Cain. the veteran engineer, W h,
figured as one of the principal actor
in the thrilling episode of the lat
war, died at Atlanta. He it was win
guided the famous engine, General,
which was carried away by the An
drews raiders on May I2, 1862, and wa
recaptured by Cain and others at tn
end of a most exciting chase on tn
Western & Atlantic railroad between
Big Shanty and Ringgold.
Over the Murphy Estate.
A suit in chancery for possession o
the Murphy estate, in Colbert county
Ala, valued at $4,000, has been de
cided in favor of the Tucker claimants
The case has been twice to the su
preme court. There were claimant
from dozen estates, and the proper
ty has been in litigation for years.
Newell Sentenced to Hang.
Pig Newell was convicted OF murde
at Selma, Ala, and sentenced to b
hanged March 10. Decembe 20 Wrigh
Crawford was murdered by Newell
who, to cover his crime, put the bod
on brushpile and cremated it. III
confessed his guilt after conviction b
a jury.
| Against the Cigarette.
The Tennessee senate has passed
bill previously passed by the house
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes o
cigarette paper, or the giving away c
cigarettes or cigarette paper to minor.
Taken from Prison and Whipped.
Tom Jones, charged with runnin