St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


A freight train on the Vicksburg &
Meridian Railroad caught fire at Jackson,
Miss, few days ago and thirty bales OF
cotton were burned.
The mill of the Indiana Lumber Com
pany at Nashville, Tenn, valued at $4,000,
was recently destroyed by fire.
A man named Frank johnson was
arrested at Vicksburg, Miss, few days
ago, for killing negro and woundlng
white man at McCools Station, in the State
named.
Sparks from the locomotive OF a
mail-train fired cotton-train and destroyed
about 200 bales of the staple, near Marshall,
Tex, a few days since.
Edward Miller was run over and
killed near Dallas, Tex, few nights ago
by Central Railroad train.
Several thieves in Greenville, lex,
who were .'hard up" for something to wet
their dry throats, stole the Bible and lamps
from church in that city, rece ntly, and
pawned them to a barkeeper for half-pint
of liquor.
Paul Villars, veteran Journalist OF
New Orleans, nearly killed colored lad
a few days ago who was stealing nuts from
pecan tree in his yard.
Cork, olive and almond trees were
planted some time ago near Brownsville,
Tex. A report comes now that the cork
and olives are fourishing and the almond
trees are dead.
The City Council of Nashville, Tenn,
has fixed the salary of the Board of Public
Works and Affairs at S4,o 900 each, and elect
ed Mike Nester, DIR. T. A. Atchison and
Robert Ewing. Strictly business princi-
pies, not politics, will govern the city. The
gentlemen elected are the best talent to be
obtained.
A fatal alteration occurred seven
miles from Owenton, KY, recently. John
NJ. Palmer, an old man, found Ben Crutch-
low, aged twenty-five on his farm and or
dered him off. Crutchlow reluctantly
obeyed. AS soon as he got out of the field
hot words ensued. Palmer shot and
Crutchlow threw a stone at the same mo-
ment. The latter fell dead, shot through
the heart. Palmer's skull was fractured by
the stone. 1t was thought he would die.
Lewis Rabb, a Texas negro, twice
convicted of murder committed five years
ago, and whose case was reversed each
time by appealing to the court for various
reasons, the sentence each time being i'm
prisonment for fifty years, pleaded guilty
to manslaughter at Brenham, recently, the
jury assessing the penalty at two years in
the Penitentiary. Most of the witnesses for
the State had disappeared.
The body of Louis Foster, colored,
was found few days ago hanging to a tree
near South Union Church in Laraca Coun-
ty, Tex, with charge of buckshot in his
neck and pistol ball in his head. Foster
is said to have been screening an escaped
murderer and had borne bad reputation
for years.
JEFF Hays, a young brakeman on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, while passing
over the train to deliver an order of the
conductor to the engineer, a few nights ago,
fell from the train and was instantly killed,
his head being crushed, besides being al
most disemboweled by the trucks of the
cars passing over him. He was not missed
until the train reached Highland Station,
Tex, when search was instituted and the
body of the unfortunate young man found
lying beside the track near Websterville
Station, in Harris County. After an inquest
was held the body was taken to Galveston
and decently inferred by the railway COM
pany. Hays was about twenty-five years
old, and this was his second trip over the
road.
VIM. Carroll shot and killed James
Hall at johnson City, Tenn, recently.
Two roughs named Wordy invaded
Russellville, Tenn, few days since to
stake the town." In the resultant fight
VIM. Cranch was killed.
The Postmaster and Express Agent
at Big Springs, Tex, who is also Clerk of
Howard County, left the place suddenly
a few days ago, and is reported short in
his accounts.
Two negro thieves were put on trial
at Frankfort, Kentucky, at two p. m. one
day recently, and two hours later they
were at work in the Penitentiary.
Lines weighing six ounces are grown
near Daytona, Fla.
The finest SJewish synagogue in the
Southern States is said to be at Pensacola,
Fla. The interior is beautifully and artisti-
cally decorated.
The salary of the Maysyille, KY,
Postmaster il precisely what it was fifty
years ago. Nicholas D. Coleman was post
master in 1888, andreceived for his services
$4,000 year.
The Governor of Georgia has appoint
ed delegatio4 to attend tho Cotton Con-
vention in Vickshurg next month.
The Georgia Penitentiary lessees have
obtained temporary injunction, restrain
ing the further delivery of convicts to the
Marietta & Northern Georgia Railroad.
The Grand Jury at Houston, Tex,