St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-02-24
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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North, Austin; C. L. Carter, Palo Pinto;
Henry Jones, Corsicana, Vice Presidents;
Geo. Loving, Fort Worth, Secretary; j. NJ.
Day, Austin, Treasurer. A constitution and
bylaws were adopted fixing Austin as the
domicile OF the association, and the time OF
meeting the first Tuesday in January OF
each year.
Two men named Laubert and Simp.
son, who were suspected Of being the same
parties who robbed the Birmingham, Ala,
Post office recently. were arrested in Nash
Vile, Tenn, the other day. They had a
complete set of burglars tools tn their pos
session.
A fifteen-year-old boy named Hawkes..
mail carrier in Wythe County, Va, was
arrested few days ago on a charge OF steal
ing letters.
James johnson and Andrew jenkins
were killed by the deraiment of material
train near Petersburg, Va, few days ago.
A physician who had kept register
of the doctors who have died in Texas dur
ing the year 1882, rs furnished by newspa-
pers, reported thirty-one deaths. OF this
number three were assassinated, five sui
cided. while the remainder died OF common
complaints.
A party of South Carolina moonshin'
ers were captured by revenue officers in
the Saluda Mountains, a few days ago. Four
distilleries were raided, two Of which were
captured and destroyed, along with about
5000 gallons of beer and 100 gallons OF Whis-
ky. Jack Gosnel was captured, as were his
son, WELDON Gosnel, James Brown, Dock
Trummel and John Cox.
Ex-Judge William Lewis. q noted
character of State celebrity as politician,
lecturer and author. died in the City Hos
pital at Dallas, Tex, few days ago,
whittier he was removed from miserable
hoyel. He was friend of Sam Houston.
q veteran of the war Of Texas independence,
and had just completed life of General
Houston when he died.
A shooting ARRAY occurred near Pilot
Rock, fifteen miles northeast Of Hopkins
vile, KY, the other day, between Ed Lacy
and his sons Wallace and Woodson on one
side and Romele Martin and his son Isaac
on the other. Ed Lacy was knocked on the
head and badly hurt, Romele Martin
a
tally wounded, it was said by Woodson
Lacy, who escaped and was still at large.
James Ballew lost his wife and two.
children in Arkansas from smallpox. He
then returned to his former home near
Greenyille, s. c., since which time seven OF
the family had been stricken with the dis
ease. Great excitement prevailed in the
surrounding country the other day, and 1t
was feared the disease would spread, as
many people had been in contact with it.
The State Treasurer of Texas the
other day refused to receive $S20,640 as full
payment on / ,002 surveys of land. He re-
fused on the grounds that the lands applied
for were withdrawn by law passed the Sd
inst, withdrawing school lands from the
market. The tender was for lands claimed
under the celebrated Gibson will.
+. M. Frazer was drunk and lying on
Willard Irwin's doorstep at Louisville, Ky,
the other night. The latter ordered him
away, and during q fight which ensued Ir-
wins throat was cut. It was thought he
would die. Frazer was jailed.
Governor McEnery suspended W. w.
Bradley, Sheriff and ex-oficio State and
Parish Tax Collector, East Carroll Parish,
La, a few days ago, it having been charged
that he was defaulter for sc, 600. Bradley
would be prosecuted.
Burglars entered the store of B. Rode
| ker at Austin, Tex, recently and made an
| effort TO open the safe, but it resisted. Fail
| ing to get into the safe they stole some RAJ
zors, hatchets, etc., and set fire to the build
| ing. The fire Has extinguished without
much damage. The thieves escaped.
At Uvalde, Tex, the other day, while
prisoners in the jail were taking their morn
| ing exercise within the wall surrounding
the cells. the Jailer went to an adjacent sa'
loon for match, and on returning all hat
escaped.
| A fifteen-year-old boy named Jane.
| Jarvis, while telling trees near Charleston
w. Va, the other day. was crushed to deati
by tree falling on him, mangling his bod,
1 in frightful manner.
Captain Rafe Moss, the Oldest pilot OF
4 the Cumberland River, died at his home, {
few miles above Smithland, Ky, the othel
day. He began plotting on the first Talley
rand, Captain Jake Hunter, and had beer
on the river ever since.
The City Hospital at Austin, Tex.
was totally destroyed by fire few days ag'
caused by the explosion OF lamp. A chilt
OF the hospital cook was burned to death
and the mother seriously injured In attempt
ing to save it.
a petition has been presented to TIT
County Court OF Greene County, Tex, b.
the citizens OF Paragould asking that tn
place be incorporated.
What was said to be an incendiar.
fire DESTROYED Robert Johnson's handl
factory at Dalton. Ga, the other day, caus
ing a loss OF So, 900; insurance, $6,oVo.
DIR. Hugh Brownlee, formerly 9