St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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Orange City, Fla, claims a popula.
ton OF one thousand. One real estate agent
month recently.
John Stump, of Preston County, w.
Va, recently died at the age OF sixty. eight.
About fourteen years ago, while a physician
was probing for roach which had crawled
into the ear of the deceased, a sharp piece
u steel was broken off the point of the in-
strument and lodged in his ear. the effect
Of which finally resulted in death.
The Texas Legislature has passed q
resolution to purchase the old Alamo build
ing and grounds at San Antonio for the State,
at $40, 900. The Governor, Attorney. Gen
eral, and the Commissioner Of Insurance.
Statistics and History, are appointed a COM
mission to make the purchase and secure
the title, and also to appropriate $1,000 for
inclosing the cemetery in which Tanning,
who fell at the Goliad massacre. Is buried.
The Governor and Adjutant- General
of Virginia went cunning for oyster pirates
recently with two steamers and force Of
troops and captured five oyster vessels as
prizes and forty men as prisoners.
A. D. West, of East Tennessee, was
robbed OF $40 by two passengers,
strangers to him, on the south-bound Mis-
souri, Pacific train, near Alvarado, Tex,
the other night. They grabbed his pocket-
book and jumped off the train and escaped.
Officers were in pursuit and it was thought
the rascals would be caught.
A San Antonio (Tex.) special re-
ported Sheriff Benito Gozales, OF Ell Paso
County, about S. 900 short in his accounts
the other day, and County Clerk Manuel
Flores was also said to be defaulter. Both
were suspended. The bondsmen Of W. w.
Mills. Justice of the Peace, made good his
deficit Of 1900.
The nomination Of George N. Tell
man, to be United States Marshall for the
Middle District OF Tennessee, has been COM
.firmed, and James A. Meek has been con-
firmed United States Attorney for the East
ern District.
The champion stallion stake organ
lied by Pierre Lorillard for the proposed
Worlds Fair has been, awarded to the
Louisville (Ky.) Jockey Club for $1o,575,and
will be run at the September meeting.
Mary Hall, maiden lady of New
port, Ky.,s became insane recently because
of the loss Of 500 through Archbishop Fur
cell.
g. Levy County, FLORIDA, is planting
heavily of Irish potatoes. So
Several letters which had been adj
Louis, Mo-, to the Postmaster OF Casey
vile, Ky, a town OF about 500 inhabitants,
chad met with no response. but few days
ago there came a letter dated February u,
telling the, following, tale. of sdesiitntion:
= have sent two replies to You. was taken
last is about the office. We had to move in a
hurry. Water ten feet deep in the office at
such time papers get mixed received the
more dol you want2 Ihave not been on land 4
for two weeks !, Have had to send to Evans
vile for something to eat. Had to leave my
home have large family, and am in the
upper story of business house. The country
people can not get III to bring us anything to
eatss Ship me box of something to eat.
have been hungry for four or five days. Only
three families are trying to stay in town. All
the Others are ont on the hills"
The fourteen year-old son Of Ed. T.
Holman, Of Nashville, Tenn, returned from
hunting the other afternoon, and while
playing with his gun shot his four-year-
sister through the brain.
In the suits to compel Louisiana State
officers to levy five and one-half mill tax
to pay bonds OF 1874, the United States Su.
preme Court has denied the writ prayed for.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has affirmed the constitutionality Of
the sRiddleberger law'' OF Virginia. rela-
tive to an adjustment OF the debt OF that
State.
Fritz Lewis, stock and note. broker of
Baltimore, Md. has failed, having been on
the wrong side OF the market for Virginia
consols.
w. H. Pratt, President of the Bank
Of Mobile, WAS killed at Birmingham, Ala.
q few days ago while attempting to pass be-
ween the ears OF freight train.
Work has been begun on railroad
for Transporting stone to the site of the new
ment story OF which is to be completed next
January.
Colonel Harry Gilmor, the famous
Confederate cavalry officer. died in Balti-
more, Md, few days ago, after a pro-
'longed and painful illness.
A brother Of the late Governor VIII
liams, of Indiana, died at Jacksboro, Tex,
the other day where he was once County
Judge. For six months previous he had
been insane. Sc. j Il
Mrs. Caldwell, of Louisville, KY, was
lately converted through the efforts Of Rev.
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