St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-22
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| Sallle Johnson, Oh L Ta1klOIt, is Il nOltu
beauty A mutual friend desired to bring
them together in marriage, and, in order to
give the doctor chance to WOO successfully
in spite of his physical disadvantages, ar
ranged correspondence between them be-
fore they met. Lewis made by his letters
the good impression anticipated, and when
the Young lady at last saw him, she was
ready to overlook his unpleasing physique.
! They became engaged. This engagement
he broke, and she sued him for damages.
At the trial, the defendants counsel dwelt
at length upon the uglness of his client
| and descantei with equal fervor on the love-
illness of the plaintiff. This was done to i'm
press the jury that Miss johnson ought to be
glad of release from such an unsightly
lover, and that it was no damage to lose him
as Il husband. The verdict, however, was
Tor 81, 00J.
Mr.. Job M. Nash, of Cincinnati, re-
| Gently addressed the members of the Menu
phis Cotton Exchange on the subject of a
public library. The philanthropic gentle
man proposed to subscribe 5000 toward
furnishing a library, provided the citizens
expend like sum in purchasing lot and
building \ fire-proof structure for the recep-
ton Of the books. A subscription was taken
and $4,000 subscribed, Mr.. Nash leading off
with 81 900, in which movement he had
eleven followers for a like sum.
In the winter of 1854, twenty-eight
years ago, DR.. w. c. Avery, of Greensboro,
Ala, while hunting, lost gold watch,
huntingcase English lever. This watch
was returned to him recently by colored
man, who found it about one mile from the
house, in the woods. The watch is in good
condition and, considering the length of
time it has been exposed to the weather, is
comparatively bright. 1t was identified by
the initials of the owner, engraved on the
outside of the case.
An interesting social event in Char
l0tte, n. c., lately, was the marriage OF Il
blind girl to a deaf mute. After the first
difficulties of an Introduction had been sur
mounted, the courtship is said to have ad-
vanced smoothly, and their mutual sympa-
thy and understanding are now 50 deep that
when they are together each readily supplies
the others lack, and their combined senses
are equal to any emergency.
The State of Texas recently bought in
442 900 of its 7 per cent. bonds, due in 1904,
at 40. 1t has within a year reduced its
debt $1,000,000.
Commissioner Walsh, Of Texas, esti-
mates that certificates have been issued for
5,00S,G70 acres above the public domain open
to location.
The Augusta (Ga.) News tells the fol-
lowing dog story: "The poor old fellow has
been bowling for week with neuralgia OF
the jaw, and when his master, who is
thoughtful and considerate surgeon as we'll
as an artist, discovered the cause Of the Ca
mines grief, he set to work to extract a
whole row Of decayed teeth. Now this may
seem absurd to some very ignorant people,
but it is all true, and the poor dog held his
mouth open and sat perfectly quiet while
the teeth were being DRAWN
The Commissioned of the |
Texas Land Office recommends that the
Panhandle and Texas Pacific reserves be !
thrown open for location. This area will be
needed to satisfy certificates already is
sued.
George Biggerstaff, of Glasgow, Ky,
having lost an eye in an election day row in |
900, and a jury has just given him $1,000
Mississippi has changed her Lien
law. Liens on personal property for rent or
supplies are repealed.
The Texas Comptroller's annual re-
port of railway companies for 1881 shows |
forty one railroads, with a capital stock of |
S247, 122, 100 and S69,279, 100 paid in stock;
al IF ha
$50, 273; expended for purchase of land con- /
struction of road, buildings, engines and cars,
SIG, 239,957; due the companies, IS, 1872 ,3S9;
freights. passengers and mails, $40 500, 956; |
tons carried, 4, 1851; killed by accident,
S.; injured by accident, 3t2.
Pamela County, Texas, is out of debt,
and its county tax is only ten cents on the
800.
In Butler County, Ala, this year there
are ten acres of oats sown this year to every
one sown last year. Every farmer seems
determined to plant more corn than usual.
There are over 10000 men and lOO,-
900 horses and mules employed in railroad
building in Texas. There are about 2,ooo
miles of road under contract, and about G,o0o
more to be contracted for.
Roasting-ears for dinner and ripe
watermelons for desert is the present bill OF
fare in Manatee County, Fla.
On Sunday last the thermometer IN
Charleston, S. c., reached So deg, degree
of heat unknown there in March for many
years.
Georgia has seventy-odd gold mills at
work. One is giving monthly product OF
about $500.
It is estimated that more than 200, 900
cattle will be driven north from Texas this
spring.
At the outer bar of Mobile Bay there
is now % feet of water, and the Collector OF
the Port states that the channel is contin-
ually deepening.