St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-12
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

mouth, seeming to seek his destruction I,
this fight the negro fell overheard beyond
the reach OF the boat, and the fish went a
him furiously. The negro struck out foI
shore, but the fish continued the attack
making the water fairly foam in his frenzy
Several parties attempted to aid their friend
but the small boats were too far off to be OF
any avail. After being struck and bitten by
the voracious fish the shore was made and
the negro felt relieved.
A case of primitive bookkeeping was
developed in the course of trial in Louis.
vile (Ky.) Justices court the other day.
An old German saloon keeper sued a Gus.
toner for the amount of bar bill which the
latter had refused to pay. The bill in
amount was there, but the court wanted the
items. The saloon man was asked il he
kept an account. He had and was asked
to produce it. He went out and presently
returned, bringing a large pine door with
the toper's tally on it in charcoal. Long
marks were WHISTLES, short marks We're
beers, he explained, and counting them up
at the price of drinks, they made the
exact amount of the bill. The justice
could not go behind such bookkeeping as
this, and he allowed the bill.
1t is said that fourteen million bushels
OF sweet potatoes will be raised in Georgia
this season. and how to dispose of the crop
is problem. Two attempts at solution are
mentioned in the Atlanta Constitution One
make Western shipments profitable. The
total crop weighs nearly half Il million tons,
and to carry such freight should be an OBJ
ject to any company which could handle it
and take it to market, where fair prices are
sure to obtain. The other solution is to use
an evaporation and dry the potato, by which
operation only about Is per cent. of the
weight is lost.
A Russian Jew who went to Atlanta,
Ga, eight months ago with "a in his pocket
is now building two neat cottages on two
city lots he has paid for. He has a family
OF five children, and each one of them is
worker, as is also his wife. He averaged
$50 per week as a tailor, and each member
OF the family contributes something to the
general income. Hence his prosperity.
A little white dog at Chattanooga,
Tenn, is six months old, but only five
inches in height.
A Moss Point, Miss, negress recently
gave birth to four babies-two boys and
two girls.
Sending fresh figs North from Florida
in refrigerating cars has proved failure.
st. Augustine, Fla, is manufacture
ing and shipping large quantities of orange
wine.
Two harnessed crocodiles tamely draw
a wagon into Atlanta, Ga.
An eightfoot shark was captured at
Savannah. Ga, recently.
The trustees of Oglethorpe's colony
In Georgia legislated in 1888, and here is
what they did: ENACTED, that the drink
of rum in Georgia be absolutely prohibit
ed, and that all which shall be brought
there shall he starved.
A desperate fight between sturgeon
and porpoise at Savannah, Ga, few days
ago, ended in the death Of the latter.
g Cuba is chiefly supplied with beef cat
tie raised in Southern Florida. The quality
Of the meat is poor, but the animals are
raised at very small cost.
The Louisiana Legislature passed
bill appropriating S250,0o0 to support the
public schools of New Orleans. By mis-
take OF an enrolling clerk, the amount was
changed to $3.50. The bill was signed and
and the Legislature had adj
jOurned before the mistake was discovered.
There will be an extra session to rectify the
mistake, or the city schools will have to re-
main closed for the remainder of the year.
Tennessee has had five tornadoes
with water-spout accompaniment within
week.
Alice Richie, y years old, was fatally
burned in Louisville, KY, the other night.
A travelling Snowman had erected tent on
The corner, and in going in she overturned
amp on herself and was burned to death
before the flames were eXtinguished. Her
body was literally cooked, the flesh falling
off in large pieces when her clothing was re-
moved.
A Georgia man, his friends thought,
ay fatally ill, and they went to Augusta
md bought new suit of clothes in which |
% bury him. The other day the Georgia |
nan went to the same store and exchanged !
he suit for one better suited to the use of
| healthy and vigorous man, such as he has |
become.
In East Texas walnut lumber sells
1t 500 to $50 per 1000 feet, or 10 cents
ser foot.
The Quakers have raised $4,000 to-
ward the erection OF new college at New
Garden, Guilford County, N. C.
The colored people of Jacksonville,
sla., are greatly excited over the dicision
" the West Point candidate committee,
Who have given the award to young
'ackett, white boy, who was four points
behind Livingston, colored youth.
The Cotton Exchange building at
Raleigh, n. c., is approaching completion,
md will be ready for occupancy Sept. /.