St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
According to Boston correspondent,

ssthe results of the Cotton Exposition, so
far as Atlanta is concerned, can not be fore
Swallowed, but it is fair to expect that the
city will gain quite number of business
concerns. Director General Kimball gives
it as his opinion that there will be fifty new
manufacturing enterprises established in
Atlanta during the next year. 1t is not Ger
tain yet that the Exposition will give Atlanta
her third cotton factory. Mr. Kimball says
that it will require capital of $1,000, 600 to
fill the main building with machinery, and
he does not see where the money is to come
from to push the matter on to success. The
truth is the building cost only $3.50 end
everyone must know that in an expenditure
of more than 81 100000 the matter of a few
wooden buildings can not be considered, al
though these buildings may be we'll con-
structed. Mr.. Kimball thinks the main
building will be sold to company, which
will put power in the center and lease the
wings and shafting and furnish power to
small industries. This may be done, and
probably will be the fate of the exposition
buildings. The Exposition may do much
to develop the South, but it will only be an
assistant, and not the real cause of the de-
veopment which is to mark the next six or
eight years. The resources Of the South
were already being looked into by men Of
capital and brains, and, if the Exposition
had never been held, the South would not
have slept on. 1t has been source of much
good in bringing together the people of all
sections, and causing general hand-shak-
ing and experience meeting"
A committee of young gentlemen re-
Gently waited on Jefferson Davis to tender
to him, on behalf OF the young men of Men,
phis, banquet at such time as he might
designate. The banquet was rendered, as
expressed by the committee, to Mr.. Davis
to assert the esteem, veneration and affec-
ton of the Southern young men for him,
which they declared to be sincere and earn
est. Mr.. Davis sent to the committee the
following: II gratefully acknowledge the
invitation Of the young men Of Memphis you
represent, to meet them at a banquet at such
time as / may designate. My present visit
will be so brief as not to permit me to avail
of your kind courtesy before my departure,
but I hope to be here again early in the
spring, and it will then give me great pleas
lre to accept the invitation offered. Hav-
ing closed long career of public service,
nothing could be more gratifying to me than
the manifestation Of such consideration as
is expressed by those to whom the destinies
of our country are to be intrusted. To
yourselves and your associates present my
cordial thanks and assurance of affec-
tionate regard.'
An old-time dueling party recently
left New Orleans for the purpose of settling
a grievance according to the code. The
principals were Mr.. Edmond Brou and Mr..
r. de Bauthe. The weapons selected were
short swords, and after arriving at the spot
selected, near Kennerville, the party pre-
pared for the combat. The permission Of
the owner of the plantation was obtained,
and the combatants, drizzling rain falling
at the time, assembled beneath the sugar.
shed attached to the sugar house. Here the
usual ceremonies were had and the princi-
pals, weapon in hand were placed in position.
In the shortest space OF time there was an
attack and defense on either side, both well
executed, but not sufficiently well to prevent
the weapons from doing harm. At the first
pass Mr.. Brou was sIightly'wounded in the
abdomen, and Mr.. de Bauthe in the neck.
The wounds were not serious, butwere con.
sidered satisfactory.
A singular inquest of lunacy has been
tried in the Jefferson County (Ky.) Chan
Gerry Court. Several years ago the wife OF
Edwin Heffield, well do mechanic, was
taken seriously i'll, her disease being pro-
nounced acute insanity. Heffield quit work
to attend at her bedside. One morning she
was found dead in bed, with her husband
asleep beside her. An examination OF her
body developed the fact that she was Scared
from head to foot with knife-wounds. A
small knife lying near the bed told how she
i had been killed. Her husband was placed
under arrest and found to be raving ma
Mac. He confessed he had killed his wife,
! and declared he had done so to cast out the
devils that were in her, He was adjudged
a lunatic and sent to the State Asylum. Be-
fore his wife became insane Heffield had
never exhibited tho least evidence OF an I'M
sound mind.
Leslie Warner, of Nashville, Tenn,
has purchased 10000 across of pine timbered
lands lying along the proposed New orleans
& Northeastern Railroad, in Mississippi.
The tract contains pine trees from 100 to 19o
feet in height, and will become marketable
on the completion OF the railroad named.
Mr.. Warner contemplates making it a sheep
rancho, and will stock it with about 4,o0o
head.
The murder of Melvin Murphy by
Charles Golden, in Catoosa County, Ga, was
cold -blooded and deliberate affair. MUIR
| phv had sold Golden some wheat and had
received part payment and was merely ask
| ing for the remainder when Golden bounced
| on him and stabbed him in the breast seven
times. Golden was a powerful man, ana
Murphy was half dead with consumption
| The murdered man was wealthy and con-
nected with the best families in the county.