St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-18
SOUTHERN GLEANINGJ.

years old.
A number Of people in the town OF
Union, S. c., were poisoned recently by
eating ice-cream favored with almond ex-
tract.
Sidney Gardner, twenty-five years
old, was run over and killed by a train on
the c., o. & S. w. r. R., at Paducah, KY,
a few days ago.
The Georgia Legislature is consider
ing a bill to prohibit Sunday excursions.
Half-pound peaches are advertised in
Mobile, Ala.
At Langley, Crockett County, Tex,
few days ago, Solomon Norris, who had
recently been appointed Deputy Sheriff,
was given a warrant for the arrest of A.
Lamb, who was charged with the theft Of
cattle. Norris attempted to arrest Lamb,
when the latter pulled his six-shooter and
attempted to use it, whereupon the Deputy
Sheriff fired and killed him. The Coroner's
jury rendered a verdict that Lamb was
killed while resisting arrest.
Two men and one woman, all colored,
were arrested at Spartanburg, S. c., few
days ago on the charge of attempting to
poison the family of Andrew Daniel.
Ben Hume, at one time a prominent
and successful merchant in Vicksburg,
Miss, was arrested and placed in the
County Jail the other day to prevent his
committing suicide.
A Charleston, S. c., church stecple
finds itself suddenly in commercial demand
The owners of few tug boats in the har-
Dor learned that an incoming bark could
be sighted from its summit while yet afar
off. Business prospered with them, while
their rivals, despite industrious cruising
off the bar, could get no vessels. At last
the secret of the lookout was discovered,
and now the steeple is to rent to the highest
bidder.
Among the patents issued from the
the following to Arkansas inventors: Will
liam o. Coleman, Little Rock, seed cotton
separator and cleaner; Margaret Smith,
Little Rock, muff; WILDER F. Southland,
Berlin, churn.
The little town of Sumpter, S. G.,
was thrown into state of great excitement
recently, by the discovery that John D.
Lynch, a married man forty years old, and
the father of two grown children, had
eloped the night before with Miss Sallie
Slack, sixteen years old. They were traced
to Brunswick, N. G., where they were ar
rested.
Recent advices from eighty points in
the Texas cotton belt report the cotton suf-
fering from continued drought; from thirty
points it is estimated that only half the
usual crop will be made; from fifty points
the crop is placed at two-thirds the usual
amount. Cotton worms have appeared in
some sections and are doing much damage.
Early corn is made and is a full crop.
tons.
Putnam county, Florida, is excited
over a large panther which has made its
appearance near Rice Greek.
A Columbus (Ga.) company. with
100000 capital, will electrically light that
city.
The Board of Managers of the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial EXPOSE
ton held regular meeting at New Or
leans the other night, with Vice-President
Albert Baldwin in the chair. After trans
acting other business, E. A. Burke was
elected Director General of the Exposition,
with a salary of$10,0o0. The subscriptions
to the enterprise aggregate 100000 and it's
success is considered assured.
A freight train on the Chesapeake,
Ohio & Southwestern Railroad was
wrecked the other morning, near Kerrville,
about twelve miles north of Memphis,
Tenn. Fifteen cars were badly damaged,
and negro brakeman was injured. About
100 yards of the track was torn up, necessi-
tating a transfer of passengers.
Two negro girls, twelve and eight
years old respectively, We're left alone by
their mother in a cabin on Mrs. James
Beams Farm near Lexington, KY, the
other day. When the mother returned she
found the cabin in ashes and the body of
the youngest girl. in it. The elder girl could
not be found and it was suspected she
burned the house Intentionally.
It was estimated that fully forty thou
sand people We're present at the opening of
the Confederate reunion, which occurred at
Mckinney, Tex, few days ago, fifteen
thousand of whom were served by the or
ganization with dinner on the grounds.
The speakers were General Cabell, ex-Gov-
ernor Throckmorton, Governor Ireland,
General NJ. Lewis, Ex-Governor Hubbard,
Colonel Bowers and Congressman Welborn.
The tenor Of Governor Ireland's speech was
that the Confederates had no excuse to
make for the part taken in the late contest.
1--WE are to forget the political strife which
led to the war, but must teach our children
the deeds of those who wore the blue and
the gray. We are all Americans, and ever
ready to battle with the country's assail.
ants from whatever quarter"
There was great excitement at Sis
terville, w. Va, on the Ohio River Rail-
road, recently. Negroes and Italians