St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-10-21
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
at Owensboro, KY, elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: Z. G.. c., j.
D. Powers, Owensboro; G. c., A. J. Lovely,
Paris; V. G., G. d. o. WiIkens, Carrollton;
Grand PreIate. Z. r. sulaf, Owensboro;
Grand X. OF r. and s., G. +. Minot, Louis
vile; G. M.-at~Arms, W. S. Saffell, Frank
fort; G. L., G. C. Cotton, Ludlow; G. O.
g., w. c. Quinby. Dayton; Grand Lodge
Trustees, James Steinberg, Louisville,
three years; L. II. Gray, Covington, two
years; II. W. Longley, Dayton, one year.
Rumors of an uprising of negroes
caused considerable excitement in Lee
County, Alabama, the other day. Later in
formation is to the effect that all is quiet and
no trouble is likely to occur.
A child of John Jacks, on the Butler
plantation, Claiborne County, Alabama, was
killed by panther the other day.
The Vicksburg, Miss, papers COM
plain that, with population of from Is, 600
to $4,000, they can count upon but one mail
per week.
A West Indian has purchased ten
acres of ground near Tampa. Fla, which he
will plant in mulberries for the purpose OF
raising silk worms.
A jury at Laurens, South Carolina,
once awarded young lady $4,000 in case
of breach OF promise. This encouraged
Mary B. Cunningham to sue Orion P. Good
win for S25, 900 for seduction under promise
of marriage, and to attach his estate when
he fled.
Bradstreet's September cotton re-
port comprises 919 replies from 56S of the
642 counties in the South. having over 800
acres OF cotton each. The counties reported
grow "a per cent Of the total cotton crop.
Taking the meaning Of mail and telegraphic
advices together the situation has distinctly
improved since the publication of the
August report. With the exception of Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas, there has re-
suited practically no injury from worms.
From Mississippi fourteen correspondents
report serious injury by worms and fifteen
say slight injury. Twelve correspondents
in Louisiana report serious injury, while
sixteen think slight injury has resulted.
Forty correspondents in Texas report SER
fous injury from the same cause, while
thirty-six report slight injury. Twelve COR
respondents in Alabama report slight injury
from worms The prospects for top crop
may be reported as ranging from fair to dis
tinctly bad. In only one State, Texas, can
the prospect for a top crop be regarded on
the basis OF the replies as more than fair.
In the States Of South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama and Tennessee only TWEEN
ty-three correspondents all told report the
prospects good for a top crop. Out of
total of SIT replies as to the top crop out
look only l45 report good prospects, $50 say
fair and 3S3 say bad, or no prospects at all.
Out OF $50 reports to the health OF the
plant and the progress in fruiting and grow
ing 429 make the condition good, Us say
fair, 2l5 bad and $40 that both growing and
fruting were at end on September %.
At the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Harris at Mount Meridian, Va, the
bride refused to say ''Yes" to the question
whether she would obey her husband. She
said that she saw no reason in such prom
Use, and he concluded no harm would be
done by emitting it, since he intended to
"m AXE her mind anyhow Two years
elapsed, and a few days ago the unsettled
wife to fry chicken for dinner, and she in
sisted on roasting it. He brought in a
horsewhip and declared he would fog her
until she obeyed. She took down gun
and killed him.
The New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce adopted a resolution approving the
address OF Samuel Mullen before the Tariff
Commission in behalf of the rice farmers OF
Louisiana, advocating an increase of duties
On cleaned rice from 1-2 cents pound as
at present tc 3 cents a pound, and on un-
cleaned rice from to 2 12, and on paddy or
rough rice to 9, and on rice -four to cents
q pound.
Henry Coons, a member of the fire
department. was shot dead by Policeman
Lapielle, at Portland, Il suburb Of Louis
vile. KY, the other evening. Recently
Lapielle's daughter filed suit against Coons
for $4,000 damages for SANDER, and since
ing roughly about each other.
In Heard County, Georgia, resides a
family OF eight persons, named Ray, all Of
whom are deaf-mutes. They are, however,
all industrious and happy.
The saloon-keepers of Dallas, Texas,
fifty odd in number, are paying, as the State
and city laws require them to do, 1918
license each-S225 to the State, 1925 to the
county, and 1928 to the city.
The Fort Worth (Texas) Street Rail-
way Company has been sued for $50, 200 for
killing little negro boy.
The Times democrat, in an article on
the health of New Orleans, claims that there
are no less than 1890 people in that city
over sixty years of age, or one eighteenth
of the population, while 1875 have passed
Sety.
The Nickel Church, to be built at
Palestine, Texas. is to be paid for by not
less than 200, 600 persons contributing q