St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Miscellaneous Items,

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An aged lady applied to the police o
Wheeling, w. Va, the other day for aid &
reach Washington, where she hoped to Sc
cure admission to charitable institution
She stated that her father was Vice-Presi
dent William r. King, and that she was tn,
| widow of General Hunter, whom Presiden
| jackson sent to Russia as minister, anC
| that the first six months of her married life
were spent at the American embassy in St
Petersburg. She was given ample funds
to proceed on her journey.
The State Board OF Education in
Texas has resolved to purchase for the
school fund $150,0O0 in registered four pei
cent. bonds of the United States.
1t is understood that the negroes OF
Tidewater, Va, are making preparations
for the performance of funeral services at
an early day in memory of John F. New.
som, the colored man who was killed by S.
Lewis in an alteration at Jerusalem some
weeks ago. The services will be conducted
according to the Masonic ritual, and it is
expected that an immense number of ne.
groes will participate in the services,
which will take place at Franklin, South
ampton County.
A mutilated check for $4,000 on a
national bank at Raleigh, N. c., was found
on the streets of Billings, few days ago.
! A swimming-master, giving exhibit
billions in Lake Pontchartrain, at New Or
leans, recently encountered a sword.fsh,
which he succeeded in capturing. In the
saw were forty-two teeth.
At Brighton, West Tennessee, thir-
teen flying squirrels were killed recently
in the yard of house to which they had
come for crumbs.
An unknown negro attempted to as
sault Mrs. W. G.. w. Hill near East Point,
Ca, the other night and was arrested. On
the way to the court next day the guard
said he escaped, but it was believed he was
lynched.
A fire occurred at Vicksburg, Miss,
the other day, resulting in the destruction
OF three frame two-story buildings, aggre-
eating loss of fully $4,000. The Anchor
line elevator also came near burning.
D. M. Eslick, one of the most promi-
nent and wealthy citizens of Lincoln Coun-
ty, Tenn, was killed by lightning near
Fayetteville the other evening. His skull
was split in twain and his shoes torn from
his feet.
George NJ. Silsbee, of San Antonio,
who, on October 81, 1881, robbed the mail
on the Texas Central Railroad Of forty
packages containing $1,000 and afterward
escaped into Mexico,was arrested in Silver
City, Col. He was returned to San An
tonic the other day.
Figs in st. Augustine, Fla, sell at
three dollars per bushel.
A sulphur-water saloon has been
opened in Lebanon, Tenn.
A horse became fastened between the
ties of the railroad bridge near Murfrees-
boro, Tenn, recently, delaying the train sew
eral hours. He had undertaken to run
across the bridge.
Swallows took possession of the roof
of the Central Hotel at Charlotte, S. c.. in
such numbers thatit was necessary to send
a man on the roof with a whip to dislodge
them.
New Orleans policemen are provided
with poisoned sausages, and have exter-
SO many ours that the streets are
now poisoned with the odor of decaying
carcasses.
Simon Furgerson, an illiterate negro
residing near Charleston, w.
Va, claiming the power to cast out devils, /
called at the house of sick woman re-
Gently, and declared that she was in the
hands OF Satan. He won her confidence,
md prescribed for her a quart bottle of
ooke-root, angle-worms, grasshoppers and
srubs, well stepped in hot water, wine-
slassful to be taken every four hours. The
patient took the medicine until her alarm
ng condition caused physician to be
called.
Theslign alias Ernest Mayer, hailing
rom st. Louis and Cincinnati, was cap
ured in Shreveport, La, few days ago. It
vas charged that he obtained money in
'exas by falsely representing himself as
he agent of w. J. Lemp, of st. Louis, and
ther business men.
Ben Hardy and two other men,
whose names were not known, Govern
aent pile-drivers, fell overheard and were
rowned at Maysville, KY, the other day,
ear where five men were drowned by the
apsizing of skiffs few days before.
A New Orleans physician assures the
itizens who are dreading the approach of
ne cholera that the safest place in the
,orld against the disease is the piny
FOODS.
Kentucky has but 2.o59 paupers. /