St. Landry democrat., 1883-02-17
Aisceuaneous Items.

Senator and Republican politician of some
prominence, committed suicide at New
Orleans, La, the other morning, by shoot
ing himself in the head. No reason was
given for the act.
The District Court at Dallas, Tex,
the other day ordered the sale OF the Texas
Trunk Railroad in May, to satisfy mort
gage for $32s,sl4 held by the international
Trust Company of Boston. =
A freight train on the New River
Railroad started out from Wytheyille, Va,
the other evening, and brakemen Banks and
Irvine went into a box-car to get warm.
Their wives had quarreled, and they con-
tinued it unconscious of the whistle for
down brakes, until Banks fell MORALLY
wounded with ball from his comrades
pistol. With his dying breath he shouted.
"Look out for the brakes!'' and Irvine put
them on just IN time to save the train from
destruction.
The Court House at Richmond, Little
River County, Ark. was destroyed by fire
the other day. The fire was thought to be
the work Of an incendiary, and it was only
after a long struggle that the business por-1
ton of the town was saved. About halt
the county records were removed.
Alfred g. Thomas, of Beaufort, S. c.,
committed suicide q few days ago by hang
ing. No cause was assigned for the deed.
He held two or more public offices, and was
editor OF the Weekly Sea Island Meas. s.
John Il Bennett and Mike billiard,
brothers-in-1aw, had difficulty near Oolte-
wah. Tenn.,'a few. days ago, in settling
which it was said billiard was stabbed six
times by Bennett, and would probably die.
After the row, as Bennett was returning to
Ooltewah, !! he attempted to cross the rails
road in front Of a train when he was run
over and instantly killed. d. I
A man named Thomas Davis, living
near Kingston. Ga, committed suicide
few days ago by shooting himself. He was
twenty -three years old, and had been mar
ried only two months.
"A difficulty between John Mccoy and
Robert Haywood was settled at Savannah,
Ga, few days ago by Mccoy stabbing Hay
wood in the throat. Haywood died two
hours afterward and the Coroner's jury re-
turned verdict Of murder against Mccoy,
but he had fled. r
It was reported at Columbus, Ca.
the other day that young man named Ike
Starne had yictimized number Of Northern
firms by ordering goods for parties without
Instructions, then notify the house that the
goods were thrown on his hands, when they
would instruct him to sell for their accou2t,
which he would do, pocketing the proceeds.
RI was eaid fn haya Oano Wacf s5gsSsf
L. 3. Jarratt, Readjuster, who was
elected Mayor OF Petersburg, Va, by the
City Council, accompanied by the Com
monwealth Attorney, made formal de-
mand OF T. Ell. Archer, Democratic Mayor,
the other day for the office, which Archer
refused to surrender. BY mutual agreement
neither would hold court until the Supreme
Court Of Appeals OF Virginia passed on the
cases. The duties OF the Mayor in the mean
magistrates.
A fire ait Corsicana, Tex, the other
night destroyed livery stable and eleven
horses and number of vehicles were burned
up. The stable attendants were asleep, and
barely escaped with their lives.
The Courthouse at Lafayette, Walker
County, Ga, was destroyed by fire the other
morning, said to have been the work Of an
incendiary. Everything in the building was
totally destroyed, including many valuable
records.
John B. Smith, q merchant of Bir-
mingham, Ala, and William Donohne
quarreled over game Of cards at Mobile
the other day, and agreed to fight it, out
with pistols. Smith was killed.
The explosion Of lamp in the store
of j. T. Nolen at Denton, Tex, the other
night caused 4 fire which destroyed over
$780, 900 worth Of property. MI.
A construction train on the G. & O.
Railway ran into "a hand-car near Lexing-i
ton. KY, the other evening, killing one man
and seriously wounding four others.
In the case of r. S. Montgomery, Of
shelbyville, Tenn, on trial at st. Louis,
Mo-. ~ few days ago on a charge Of obtain
ing money under false pretenses, verdict
of acquittal was rendered under instruc-
tions OF the court. 81, 55.5t &
Six saloon-keepers Of Atlanta, Ga,
were being sued for SIT. 600 each ii e "
days ago by Mrs. Margaret johnson, who
alleged that they had made "a confirmed
drunkard OF her eighteen year -old son.
I Lii duel between cowboys, near San
Antonio. Tex, the other day, a Justice
named Williams, who was writing in his
office at the time, was accidentally shot and
killed. Neither Of the duelisss was seriously
hurt. s5I
Track-laying on the Vicksburg &
Memphis Railroad was begun at Anthony's
Ferry, on the north side Of The Yazoo River
a few days ago. L
Griffin, Ca, has 5-fngered Pig foot