St. Landry democrat., 1883-04-14
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Varnell in the land tragedy at Hubbard
City few weeks ago, and jointly indicted
with him for murder, surrendered to the
authorities of Hill County few days ago,
saving that Varnell would also surrender
soon.
A fire at Gainesville, Tex, the other
aay destroyed buildings and stocks valued
at S3S 900, on which there were only Sl2;oOo
insurance.
Tt was rumored at Laredo, Tex.,a few
days ago that a party of five Americans
who left for the interior of Mexico to bty
stockwere murdered in camp near saitlllo.
The Attorney General OF Texas has
informed the State Treasurer that he had
no right to receive money for schools UNI
yersity or asylum lands where part OF the
purchase money had not been PAID before
the passage of the act of February 3, 1883,
withdrawing such lands from the market.
The Attorney General held that no vested
rights were acquired by applicants Tor
these lands until part of the purchase
money had been paid into the State Treas
ury.
The Legislature of Arkansas has en-
acted law that invites competition from
any part of the Union for the State print
ing, there being no provision, even, that
the work should be done at the capital OF
the State.
The Governor of Tennessee has signed
the bills passed by the Legislature for the
settlement of the debt of the old city OF
Memphis according to the terms recently
submitted and accepted by the creditors.
Under the provisions of the bill the first III
terest falls due July 1, 1888. 1t was said an
ample tax had been levied and the interest
would be promptly paid.
Forty armed men entered Lexington,
Ca, night or two ago to lynch Jones, the
wife murderer, but left when they found the
Jail was heavily guarded. Jones could not
sleep.
General SB Buckner has announced
himself as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Kentucky.
C. f. Hightower, an informer and
| guide to a party of revenue officers in
| search of band Of moonshiners, was shot
and killed by one of the band in ambush
the other day in the Saluda Mountains,
| Greenville County, S. G.
Elder Morgan, Presiding Elder of the
| Mormon Church, left Chattanooga, Tenn,
the other day with $50 converts for Utah,
from all parts of the South. Ninety mis-
! sionaries in the South claimed 600 converts
annually.
Stephen G. Howard, of Hoosier Mill,
Tenn, was accidentally shot in the shoulder
at st. Louis, No., the other day while nego-
tiating for the purchase of a revolver.
The Supreme court at Washington
has rendered decision in the case of the
/ Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah, Ga, against Eugene Kelly, which
/ was a suit to enforce the guarantee of the
| city Endorsed by a series of bonds of the
/ Savannah, Albany e. Gulf Railroad issued
in 1859. The court holds that the act of the
State Legislature of 1888 authorized the
guarantee made by the city upon the rail-
road bonds, and that it constituted valid
and subsisting liability. The judgment of
the Circuit Court was therefore affirmed.
The Mississippi Board of Health has
given its Endorsement to the National Board
/ of Health and recommends thatthe expendi-
ture of the contingent epidemic fund be
placed in the hands Of the latter.
The old Augusta Opera-house at Au-
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same colul'ioiis as pioposeu Mnen sng ma
ber came up II JUG Leg isiSaeuie iase iaii
/ Southern mule-buyers are driving OH
all purchasable mules in the vicinity of Pa
I ducah, KY.
4 man named Anderson committed
suicide at Fort Worth, Tex, the other
morning by blowing his brains out with