St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-13
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

Nnula piantlng Is acquiring mucn
favor in Georgia.
An Alabama judge has decided that
any one who ssts spring gun does 60 at
bis own peril, and is to be held reponsi-
BILE for any damage done, even to tres
passers.
Galveston is perhaps the only city in
the land that can guard herself against
tramps. She is located on an island, and
all she has to do is to station policeman
at the end of the bridge.
A tooth the size ota small ham, and
similar in shape, weighing twelve pounds
was extracted from the jaw of a white
elephant in Ceylon while the animal was
under the influence of chloroform.
The number of Mormons in Scandis
navia is stated to be 2,249 in Denmark,
1,6o6 in Sweden, s92 in Norway, and
15 in Iceland. During the course of
last year, 583 persons immigrated from
Scandinavia to Utah.
Tie Poles, Germans, French, Bohe>
mians, scandinavians, Italians, AUS
trians, Hungarians, and SIavs of Chi
cago are perfectiDg an organization for
the protection of their rights in their
adopted country.
A+S Sacramento woman accused her
husband of attempting to kill her, and
he was sent to prison for two years.
Then she begged to be sentenced for the
same term, because she could not bear
to be parted from him, and, the Judge
refusing, she went away and tried to
hang herself.
Bob" the veritable sorrel war-horse
which Stonewall Jackson was riding
when he received his fatal wound, is
still living, st the age of twenty three,
and retaining much Of bis old-time vigor.
He is owned by brother-in law of the
general, in Lincoln county, North Car,
olina.
A huge skull of some animal, sup~
posed to be an elephant, was found i'm,
bedded in the sand near Santa Barbara,
CAL, recently. 1t measures across the
forehead three feet two inches: in
height, two feet one inch in depth, one
feot two inches. The brain cavity is
sixteen BY ten by eight inches.
The United States courts do a thriving
business in Georgia. For the four yea,s
ending July, 1877, the United States
district and circuit court in this :state
rendered Judgments amounting to six
million of dollars-more than half as
much as the judgments obtained in all
the southern states.
Galveston News: At this time the
executive of Texas cannot be too caut;ous
in interpreting between the law and ifs
execution Nor can we say at this time
that Texas is solitary in this business Of
killing. Everywhere in this country
human life is too unguarded while
besleged, SO to speak, with dangers. Tt
is because everywhere, breast pockets.
oreeches pockets, belts, boots, vest pock-
cts, are the hiding places Of Colts ,smitb& &
Wessons and English revolvers, or dirks
bowie-knives, clasp>knives and deringers
Our glnshops, hardware stores, variety
storef, book and jewelry stores and retail
shops display glitteriDg blades and in-
genuousiy wrought murderous revo,yers
but, not being able to supply the demand
Che mails and the express are loaded
with weapons ordered from distant marts
and manufacturers.
Judge LoclIrane, of Georgia. on ST.
Patriek's day: Repel by your example
the tendency to libel the Irish race bv
carrlcatures upon the stage and the |
great evil which is circling and gathering
around the Irish name by passing it into |
anecdote. Cherish rather the splendors
OF our intellectual and patriotic country
men, than the remark "Pat" made in
mis- traditional interview with the pope.
or what even air. O'Connell said in bis
encounter with Biddy Morriarty. Rather
take MIR. O'ConnelI when he came into
the British parliament as member for
tie county of Glare in his manly reiec.
ton OF the test oaths, or when he stood
on the hillside Of Athlone and shook
with his thunders the enemies of Ire.
land, Rather let us patronize the
Eyadne ofshiel, with all its rich colorino
OF sentiment and beauty than be tickled
with the sensational extravagances of the
wake in the shaughraun.
The Mobile Register states that Mr.
Cobb will lead the northern, Mr.. Stone
the western, Mr.. Barnes the eastern. and
Mr. LaDgdon the southern divisions in
the guheInatorial race. The Register
thinks South and West Alabama, be;ne
practically one in the fight. win dictate
the nomination. It admits, however.
that the result ia not free from donht
ihe struggle for the senatorship enters
into and materially effects the guber.
material race. The leading senatorial as>
nirants are Governor Houston. and
Nessrs. Walker, Sykes and Fugh. This
senatorial feud ID said to be very bitter
one, and overtures between senatorial
snd guhernatorial aspirants lende the
situation altogether inexplicable. The