St. Landry democrat., 1881-12-24
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| T.. Il. 11oHlllll, Jonl McSoHiaS, Dc -
| Flemon, A. G.. Collins, A. @. Shipley, +.
J. Jackson and John II. Cole, all Of Texas,
who were the bondsmen OF William and
Henry Collins. and propose to sell it on
January 8, 1882, to satisfy a judgment OK
$50, 900 against the Collinses, of the sam Bass
gang of train robbers of 1873, who fled from
Dallas County and failed TO appear at Aus
| tin for trial, forfeited their bonds and in
volved their bondsmen in litigation with the
United States. Billy Collins and Deputy
United Marshal Anderson afterward
shot each other to death in the Post office ut
| Pembina, Dakota Territory, and Henry died
in the Sherman Jail, from wounds received
in Grayson County, while desperately fight
ing posse who were attempting his arrest.
The bondsmen had done all in their power
to assist the authorities in capturing the fu-
gitives, and when they were killed consd-
cred themselves relieved from the obllga-
tons OF the bond, but the courts decided
otherwise, and hence the advertised sale or
the property in question. The bondsmen
will attempt to stop the sale by an injunc-
ton.
Several changes have been made in
the organization OF the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain Il Southern Railway, and the
whole road divided into two divisions, called
the St. Louis Division and Arkansas Divis-
ion respectively. The st. Louis Division,
comprising the road from ST. Louis to Pop
lar Bluff, includes also that portion OF the
road from Bismarck to Belmont, in charge
Of J. J. Frey, Division Superintendent, with
! haaH dan r>ta rt 7 Thn rI-
Division consists OF the road from Birds
Point to Texarkana and the branch from
Gordon to Camden, in charge OF VIM. ker-
rigan, Division SUPERB ltendent, with head
quarters at Little Rock. \. T.. Buchanan,
Superintendent of the Arkansas and Texas
Division, has been appointed superin' end
ent OF Bridges and Buildings over the entire
line. The office OF Assistant General SUI
perntendent is abolished, and i. l.. Dud-
ley, superintendent, has charge OF all en-
ployees in the Maintenance and TrAnsporta-
ton Departments.
Senator Pole McPhetridge, of Polk
County. Ark, recently took exception to an
article in the Dallas Pioneer. and called at
the office for satisfaction, but the editor was
absent. McPhetridge then approached
Capt. J. G. HudSins, who was standing
near, and began abusing him. He drew his
revolver and fired at Hudgins, who returned
one shot. shooting McPhetrdge through the
left thigh. The incident is regarded As
renewal of the bloody feud which COM
menced year ago in the assassination of
young Perse and driving his widowed moth-
er out OF the country.
The last monthly report of the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange, covering districts of
North Mississippi, North Arkansas and
West Tennessee, embraces IS responses, IS
OF which report the weather for the month
of November as having been favorable for
picking, and IS unfavorable. Compared
with 1880, IS report more favorable and
about the same. Top crops-G2 report no
top crop; IA report top crop, but it did not
mature. Estimated yield as compared with
last year, 40 per cent less. Frost--all report
frost, but no damage has been done. Crop
marketed-responses indicate that 20 per
cent OF the crop has been marketed.
Judge l.. B. Horrigan, of the Criminal
Court of Shelby county. Tenn, has issued
the following order: at appearing to the
Sodi tiiAt tutlt uIC Al d1iuuHt Oh pis.
tolls on deposit in several Of the hotels Of the
city Of of Memphis: and it further appear
ing that said pistols 30 deposited in said ho-
tells should be held and impounded as evil
dence of crime: it is therefore ordered that
the Sheriff Of Shelby County call upon the
hotel keepers OF said city and demand of
them all the pistols and all other unlawful
weapons so deposited, and that the Sheriff
turn the same over to the Clerk of this
Court
Several rich veins of coal have been
discovered in York Township in the south
ern part of Harrison County, Tex, and the |
land owners will form a company to work
them. A number of veins are now being
operated in small way, and are yielding |
good quality Of coal in sufficient quantities |
to supply the neighborhood with fuel.
The new industry promises to be paying
one.
Two white men named Sprowl and
McGee and one negro named Patterson,
confined on charges Of murder, and white
man named Sterling, charged with theft,E
escaped from Jail at Buffalo Gap, Taylor
County. Texas, by breaking the door fasten
ings and lifting the door off the hinges
Thence they went through a hole in the tlor
of large room adjoining, through whin
they threw their bedding, and jumped safr-
ly to the ground.
Fifteen convicts destined for a cottn-
field on the Mississippi some distance moth
of yicksburg recently attacked the solitary
guard, disarmed him, and made their So
cape.
Near Tazewell, Va, Fleming Potter
and youthful companion named joseph
Eldridge were hunting turkeys, and while
young Porter was watching to get s,ot,
his hat became visible to his companion,
who thought it was q turkey and fired aoad
Of shot into his friends brain, killing him