St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-07-14
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

lifted in a covered wagon, and got home
without any serious trouble. Charlie, son
of Sheriff Ringo, aged fifteen years, has
been acting Sheriff of Menifee County
ever since his father was wounded. Charlie
summoned all of the witnesses in the Bar
net trial
Forsheimer Brothers, of New Or
leans, dealers in tobacco and whisky, have
suspended payment, with liabilities of $4O,
900.
The Sheriff of Upton County, Tenn,
the other night dreamed that the prisoners
in the County Jail were making efforts to
escape by the aid Of wooden key and
pieces of iron. He went into the jail and
by threats forced a confession that the
prisoners had concealed four or five bars of
iron from eight inches to three feet long,
and also well-made wooden key. Planks
had been loosened and plans for escape had
been matured.
Three brothers, Rodriguez by name,
who have been stealing horses in the vi
entity of San Antonio, Tex, for some time,
were captured and jailed few days ago.
Frazier Lane, an industrious colored
man of Montgomery County, KY, was
remarked the other day to his wife, who
was sold away from him forty years ago.
and she once. Both had been single some
time when remarked.
D. McAylerworth, formerly of New
York City, employed as stenographer in
the Louisville & Nashville Office at Louis
vile, KY, wound up debauch few days
ago by taking an overdose of choral. He
leaves young wife in New York.
AT Rolling Fork, Miss, Nathan Ayers
insulted Mrs. Chisolm few days ago,
when he was killed by her son Thomas.
The Live Stock Protective Company
has filed a charter at Austin, Tex, with
So, 900 capital stock. It will employ the
best detectives to bring stock-thieves to
justice.
A colored woman is creating a sensa-
ton in Holmes County, Miss, by her
preaching.
The burning of saw-mill at Fernan-
dina, Fla, the other day caused loss OF
Sc, 900.
An Augusta paper says that about
nine out of ten truck farmers in Georgia
have lost money this year.
An old lady in Georgia having lost
all her patience, has sued neighbor for
eight dollars for coffee borrowed, cuosul
at a time.
The city of New Orleans, La, would
have been forced to default on it's July in
terest to the amount of nearly 200,
through changes in the tax laws, had it not
been for public spirited citizens, who
agreed to advance the amount required
from their own pockets.
Two incendiary fires occurred in Dali
las, Tex, few days ago, one of which de-
stroyed the cracker factory of Goldsmith &
valued at SD, 900.
Edward Wittick, of Covington, KY,
made desperate assault on Prof. George
A. Yates, veteran teacher in the public
schools, the other evening, for whipping
him when a boy.
Miss Ella Carter, young lady of
Austin, Tex, has recently won suit in
volving the ownership of city lots valued
at about $4,000. Hon. Bird Holland, de-
ceased, Secretary of State before the war,
got mad at his relatives and willed all his
to Ella Carter in 1864 She was
chen a little girl.
A day or two since a negro man was
hired to convey sick brother to the hos
oital at Lexington, KY. On the way he
robbed the sick man of $3.50 and skipped,
leaving the poor fellow on the street. The
sick man subsequently died.
An ex-soldier of the Confederacy. on
rial for larceny at Beaufort, S. c., the
other day was defended by colored law
yer, who made pathetic appeal for the
nan who had lost an arm in the service,
out all the same the court gave him two
years in the Penitentiary.
An authority in iron matters says that
10 less than 100000 has been diverted
rom Pennsylvania within the past two
years and invested in the mineral deposits
If Southwest Virginia.
Late accounts from the tobacco-rais-
ng counties of Virginia and North Caro-
ina say that "under the inspiration of the
recent rains the tobacco crop is improving
md growing rapidly"
a herd of four thousand cattle, mostly
lows and heifers, passed through Fort
Worth, Tex, the other day, for the New
Mexico Land and Cattle Company, a Bos
ON corporation.
A company organized in Washington,
,. c., lately has purchased six thousand
lcres of land in Polk County, Fla, and will
aise oranges, lines, lemons and other trop.
cal fruits.
4 A number of counterfeit dimes and
lickels have been put in circulation at New
orleans recently.
J. T. Brown, Jr., late United States
darshal Of the Eastern District Of Arkan'
as, has been sentenced on two counts for |