St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-08
G%LEANINGS.

Joseph H. Gilbert, a well known
cigar dealer of Galveston, Tex, has dlsap-
peared it is said under something OF a
financial cloud.
Three negroes, Abram Watkins, Tom
Lee and Albert Davis, were recently SEN
fenced to be hanged at Winston, N. u,
December %. The three murdered Ander-
son Mcconnell, also a negro.
At Pine Hill, KY, a few nights ago
j. K. Polk had a quarrel with Martln
Owens, went home, got a shotgun fired
at Owens in the street, killing him In
stantly.
w. C. Mullins, of Pine Hill, KY, shot
VIM. Black, a few nights ago, installing
him for his brother, Tilford Black, a man
with whom Mullins had a feud.
John A. Talbert, of Chambersburgh,
KY, was shot and mortally wounded re-
Gently by Andy Weitluf, whose saloon TAI
bert was attempting to rob.
Turfmen representing ten clubs re-
Gently held a conventionin Louisville, ky.'
to frame a uniform set of rules. The sentl-
ment of the gathering is represented as
hostile to fraud on the track, and it was
proposed to forbid reinstatements.
A passenger named John Jones, en-
route from Mississippi to Verona, Tex,
with his family, over the Texas q racine
Railroad. fell dead of heart disease while
overhauling the family baggage a few
evenings since.
A cyclone near Ogden, Tex, 8 few
nights ago blew down a small dwelling be-
longing to James Burch, severely lnJuring
Mrs. Conway, who was within. W chill
dren with her escaped almost unhurt. Inc
storm was over in a moment, leaving a
track seventy.fve yards wide bare OF trees.
e. G. Brown, Treasurer of Haveriy's
Silver King Theatrical Company, recently
playing in New Orleans, has been missing
since Tuesday night, the 10Th inst, and the
| police have been notified and a description
furnished. Mr.. Brown has not been seen
| since he left the st. Charles Hotel at 1880
| O'Clock on the evening mentioned. He is
believed to lave had on his person at the
! time of leaving about 5000 in money, be-
| sides a gold watch and other jewelry and
| important papers: He is not suspected OF
| c~rookedness, but is supposed to have met
with foul play.
HAYWARD Brahan, Financial Agent OF
the Texas State ~Penitentiaries, makes his
monthly report, showing the amounts col
lected and owing to the prisons. On leases,
hire of convicts, ETC., $34, 70O, which, with
the surplus last month, makes S63,l62 on
hand, leaving a clear profit to the State on
%convicts during October and September OF
| s34,3s5. This shows how %convicts are made
more than self-sustaining in Texas, and
makes it decidedly to the interest OF the
State to see that prisoners are convicted, IN
order to make a good showing for the Ad-
ministration.
Governor Ireland, cf Texas, will not
recommend a reduction Of taxes, unless a
thorough examination shows that the reve-
nue. will be sufficient to meet expenses af-
ter the reduction. Taxes are now thirty
cents on 800. Occupation taxes for last
year are now all paid into the Comptroller,
and amounted to $653, 200. The Comptroller
has furnished the Acknowledgement with a
statement showing the assessment and liza
bility of the Pullman Palace Car Company,
in order to use it in a suit by the State
against said ompan for taxes due the
State. The tax is $3.50 per mile run by
each car. The company refuses to pay.
Three mulattos were arrested at Rose
dale, Tex, recently supposed to be horse
thieves. They had in their possession two
horses and a mule, and told conflicting
stories.
The freight handlers went out on q
strike in New Orleans because OF the EN-
ployment of non-union men.
Henry Miller, the suspected murderer
of the King family of Hickman, KY, has
been arrested.
Charles o. Keufal and his clerl
were murdered in their own store a
Feodor, Lee County, Tex, a few nights agt
bv robbers, who secured only fifteen dol
lars.
LAST year the total assessed values O.
the State OF, Texas, were 1857 ,00O,0 1000. Thi
year the amount is 1922, 000, 900. Last yea
the value of lands assessed averaged Si.S
per acre. This year, with the uDprece
dented increase in the number of acre
rendered, the average price per acre i
1918. The total debt of the State, as show
by the Comptroller's report, is $4,119,G9s
bearing about S24S,000 interest per annum
The debt is met as fast as it natures.
A negro named Lewis Houston, al
rested at Birmingham, Ala, on a charge 0
attempting to outrage a widow lady, wa
recently taken from Jail by a mob of 10
men and hanged to a pine tree in the negr
settlement. He protested his innocence t
the last. Two mobs had formed withou
knowledge of each other. A rumor that tn
, military would be called out hurried mat
tiers, and the two mobs united and acte
together. The keys were taken from til
taller after a struggle. The mob all wor
, masks.
At Nayasota, Tex, an i%ncendiary fir
a few nights ago destroyed HI. A. Jacob.