St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-05-12
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

Senator A. W. Terrell was married
at Austin, Tex, the other night to Mrs.
John B. Jones, widow of the late AdJutant
General of Texas.
United States Claim and Pension
Agent Ward, negro, has been arrested at
Norfolk, Va, on the charge OF mlsappro-
priation of funds.
At Temples Mills, Bedford County,
Fla, the other day, Pink Blocker whipped
his nephew till he was covered with blood.
He then tied the boy in chimney head
downward and roasted him till the flesh
dropped off.
John Cone, negro, convicted of an
assault upon white woman near Houston,
Tex, about a year ago, has been sentenced
to be hanged July 6.
j. w. Billings, cashier of the bank at
Bamberg, S. c., has been arrested as de-
faulter in several thousand dollars. His
alleged stealings cover a period OF three
years.
By the overturning of a skiff in the
Ouachita River, near Hot Springs, Ark,
the other afternoon, Jack Smith, promi-
nent young man of that place, was drowned.
James Crouch, of Owingsville, KY,
ate heartily of wild green's for dinner the
other day and was suddenly taken i'll and
died within an hour.
While catching driftwood on the Ken
lucky River, near Clifton, in Woodwood
County, few days ago, Robert Willis was
accidentally drowned.
Ella Henderson, negress, has been
arrested at Danville, Va, on a charge of
beating her four-year-old child to death.
While at work on the roof of house
at Louisville, KY, recently, Frank Better
inadvertently stepped off and fell thirty
feet, lighting on his hands and feet below,
comparatively uninjured. Next day he
fell from the same roof the same distance,
falling on a brick pavement, cutting his
head. He had it dressed at drug store
and went back to work on the same roof.
James Kirby was found dead near the
spot where Pierce Lanier was killed in
Livingstone Parish, L., and his body burn
ed with coal oil short time ago. 1t was
rumored that the killing of Kirby had some
connection with the previous tragedy.
Kirby's body was riddled. A young man
named A. Jackson was shot twice and
dangerously wounded.
A construction train on the Texas
Pacific Railway was derailed between
Canon Spur and Ranger Station the other
day, and three laborers were killed and
three seriously injured.
A. S. Dorsey, near Athens, Ca, had
dams to two fsh-ponds break the other
night, and he lost three thousand pounds
of carp worth 5000. They will stock
streams below, as they were ready to
spawn.
Governor James S. Boynton, of Geor-
gia, was married a few days ago at High
Shoals, Walton County, to Miss Susie Har.
ris, of that place.
The United States Commissioner OF
Agriculture has arranged for the distribu-
ton of forty thousand silk-worm eggs to
parties in Kentucky who desire to make ex.
periments in sericulture.
The Solicitor of the Treasury has de-
cided that the Collector of Customs at
Brownsville, Tex, has authority to arrest
smugglers as well as to seize contraband
goods. It was estimated that the Govern
ment loses annually about 500, 900 by SNUG.
Cling carried on along the Rio Grande.
The Kentucky State Central Educa.
tional Committee met at Louisville the 9th.
er day, Judge w. NJ. Beckner presiding.
Arrangements were perfected for a thor.
ough organization Of the State by the ap.
pointment of suitable committees for
districts and counties. A letter was read
from Gen. Eaton, United States Commits
sioner of Education, expressing warm in.
terest in the movement and desire to co.
operate in any way best calculated to make
it useful and effective. A grand education.
al demonstration will occur at Louisville
during September. The Southern Exposi.
ton managers will be asked to accord space
for the display of educational materials and
appliances.
Charles johnson, former Chief Clerk
! of p. C.. Walker, ex-Assessor and Collector,
was indicted by the Grand jury at Houston.
Tex, the other day, charged with defraud.
ing Walker of about $500 by false entries
in the Collectors stub books. Walker as
serted, during his Impeachment trial, that
he directly traced that much of his short
age to johnson.
The ice factory, three other buildings
and a large quantity of beer kegs, the
property of G. G. Habenichel, were de.
stroyed by fire at Columbia, s. c., the other
afternoon, the loss being about $50, ooO, with
no insurance. Pc
A little child of George Hofer, a
gardener living near Louisville, KY, was
burned to death few days ago by her
clothing catching fire from the flames OF
burning stubble and straw on her fathers
garden land.
The death Of General William M.
Brown, President of the Georgia State Ag'
ricultural College, occurred few days age
at Athens.