St. Landry democrat., 1882-09-30
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| MetnOdlsts IN Louisville, n.y., the other al
ternoon, were interrupted by remarkable
freak of one Of the sisters, Martha Taylor,
aged 80. The immense audience which was
| present aroused her enthusiasm in the first
place, and as Brother Williams opened with
prayer she became thoroughly enraptured.
There were others who were laboring under
the same spell, but there were none so wild
| iy demonstratiVe as She The seats had all
been occupied before she reached the church,
and she was compelled to take her position
in an outside aisle near window which had
| been raised. The shutters, however, were
drawn, but still it was a very dangerous
place for the old woman, under the circum-
stances. Brother Williams had not proceed
ed very far before Martha's excitement
reached its climax. She abandoned all re-
straint, and shouted and tossed, as the spell
moved her. Suddenly she gave pitch for
| ward through the shutters, and landed in
the yard, - feet below. A cry Of horror
capped the audience, and scene Of great
disorder ensued. The enthusiast was found
! lying on her back, unconscious, and nearly
dead. She was picked up and carried into
the church. where she revived somewhat
under the treatment of physician.
The premium tobacco sale at the
Louisville Exposition was grand success
in every particular, the quality OF offerings
being superior, prices realized good, and
competition lively. The Farmers house
sold about 500 hogsheads and the Ninth
street house probably $50, making a total Of
about $50 hogshcads. Offerings included
nearly all types of the leaf, from all sections
| OF the State. The best lines Of burleys were
from Owen and Henry Counties, KY, and
from Brown County, Ohio. The hogshead
! OF cutting leaf which won the first prize, OF
| 500, was grown in Owen County, and
brought 'Gti per 100 pounds. The best hogs
head of shipping leaf was from Logan Coun-
ty, and brought 5000 per 100 pounds.
Among the sales We're twenty-five hogs
! heads OF Brown County (OhiO) leaf at from
80 to S3}; a lot OF Henry County hurley at
| from 81, to s32.o0: a line Of Green River
| burleys at from IS to Sl5, and two Christian
| County black wrappers at $3.50 to .. 10. An
idea OF the extent Of the sale may he formed
by a statement of approximate value of to-
bacco sold: Each hog>head averages about
| 800 pounds weight and the average price
| realized is not far from $2}0 so the $50
hogsheads sold represent nearly 500, 700.
In slavery days, the chimes of st.
Michael's Church, S. c., We're rung at
| p. m. in winter and 8 in summer as a sig
nal to negroes that their bedtime was nigh,
and again an hour later to warn them to dis
/ appear from the streets, after which all
| blacks found abroad were arrested. The
custom was continued until few days ago,
| though nobody has obeyed the bells since
the war. The Mayor has now cut off the
| salary of the ringer, and the act is exciting
considerable discussion among the old resi-
| dents.
At Greenville, S. c., the people let
their hogs run in the streets during water
melon time, in order to dispose OF the rinds,
which would otherwise furnish green and
slippery pavement.
A story comes from Staunton, Va,
that few days ago a stranger asked Chief
| Of Police Waters if he knew of Mrs Eliza
beth Bailey in that city, explaining that he
had. twenty five years before, when boy 6
years old, run away from his home in
Staunton, and had not heard from his fam
lily since. Capt. Waters knew the lady, and
took the stranger to the house, and there
was joyous meeting OF mother and son.
Nirginia's 172 tobacco factories con-
sumo IS, 900, 900 pounds Of the weed annu-
ally.
In Henry County, Ga, recently, Hen
| ry Willis had occasion to reprove colored
farm laborer. The negro used bad lam
guage, and Mr.. Wil's's son, a mere boy,
threatened to knock him down. At this the
Ea,1h oI ba how
grip of iron, and before the father could in
terfere, drew Il large knife and hacked the
hand off at the wrist-join He then es-
capped.
The bluegrass farm of the late Fl. P.
McGrath, near Lexington, Ky, containing
over four hundred acres, was bought at
auction by Milt. Young, the turfman, for
S112.50 per acre.
A mysterious serenade, apparently
coming from the clouds, delighted as well
as excited the people of Madison, Ga, Il few
nights since.
1t is estimated that over one-half of
the new manufactures started in the South
during the past two years belong to North
ern capitalists.
A farmer at Valdosta, Ga, has made
two crops of corn. on the same land this
year.
Half-pound peaches are common in
San Sata, Texas.
Forty vessels from Key West are
gathering sponges off Arclote al d Clear
Water harbor.
The apple crop of North Cal DINA is
unprecedentedly large.
About two years ago Commodore
Watson, OF the De Barry Line. on the st.
T.Lu,, D;,.or Elori6o ad hot M