St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

About twelve miles from Ihomasvllle,
South Georgia, two colored children, aged
respectively eight and seven, the other day
enticed from home little three-year old
colored boy, living on John NeaPs place,
and, throwing him upon his back, forced
sand down his throat, choking him to death.
The juvenile criminals We're taken before
Judge Mitchell, who dismissed them on the
ground of irresponsibility on account of ex-
treme youth.
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
has pardoned James Sizemore, sent to the
Penitentiary in 1880 for six years, charged
with murder. Sizemore went to jail to
save his brother, the real criminal, In order
that his large family might not suffer. The
brother died the other day and made full
confession.
Five miles from Austin, Tex, two
Mexicans killed each other with the ss.rne
knife few days ago. Becoming involved
in a quarrel, one stabbed the other near the
heart, leaving the knife sticking in the
wound. He quickly drew the knife from
his own breast and stabbed the other. Both
parties died within few minutes.
The President has removed Z. Irving
Deity, Collector of Internal Revenue at
Baltimore, Md, and appointed John Il.
Sellman in his place. The change was
made upon report from the Secretary OF
the Treasury that Deity was physically I'M
able to perform the duties of the Office.
Among the incidents at the National
Stock Yards at st. Louis, Mo-, the other
day were sales of $50 head of corn-fed
Texas cattle averaging 1902 pounds at SIX
dollars per hundred; 600 head of Texas
horses at thirty-eight dollars; 100 Texas
mules, fourteen to fifteen hands high, at
sixty-eight dollars.
At Weightville, Ca, recently, Mr.. A.
T. Fountain had been blowing all day, and
was taking the harness from his horse when
he took a fit, to which he was subject, and
fell with his face on the plowed ground and
was smothered to death. His face was
| buried in the earth.
A herd of 1880 stock cattle recently
sold in Navarro County, Tex, for $4,000,
| the largest sale ever made there.
1t is said that the State of Texas will
| net S1a,500,0OO from the increase to her
| sheep farms this spring.
Two young ladies of Crystal Springs,
Miss, are shipping rosebuds to Chicago.
Danyille, Va, has two cotton mills Ill
| operation, and is erecting third one.
A Philadelphia company has pur-
chased farm in Accomac County, Vir-
1 ginia which is to be devoted to the raising
of geese, SO as to secure supply OF feath-
ers for making pillows and down quilts
/ It is proposed to commence with two
thousand geese, and to increase the number
! to ten thousand as soon as the necessary
| arrangements can be perfected. s8
There is plan to purchase a four
thousand-acre farm in the neighborhood OF
Huntsville, Tex, for the employment OF
/ convicts whose length of term and physical
condition fit them for outdoor work.
The amount now in the Louisiana
1 Treasury, together with the current col
lections, it is said, will pay all warrants to
date and the State Treasury, so far as the
4 general fund is concerned, is now upon a
/ cash basis.
!. Quite novel spectacle was witnessed
at Pensacola, Fla, recently in the way OF
funerals. A drayman died and his brother
draymen attended his funeral on drays.
i DR.. C. L. Haywood. a Boston human
4 it,.rian, has been examining the brands on
the cattle in Western Texas. He thinks the
cattle are tortured with more brands thar
are necessary.
The Georgia Historical Society at Sa
vannah has been notified by the executors
of the Telfair estate that they were ready
to deliver the legacy bequeathed the socie
ty, the will having been sustained by thu
4 United States Supreme Court. The legacy
consists of the elegant mansion of the Tel
fairs, opposite ST. James Square, with th.
entire contents, and one thousand shares o
Waynesboro &. Augusta Railroad, valued
at s., 200, 900, with accumulated interest o
seven per cent. for the past nine years.
The Decatur & West Texas Railroad
y Company, capital stock $4,000, 900, has FLEE
q charter at Austin. The object is to con
struct road from Decatur, Wise County
through Jack and Young to a point on tn
west line of Throckrnorton. j. r. Gearing
Chicago, and R. E. Montgomery, Council
Bluffs, To-, are among the incorporators.
The Mcleod House, in Crab Orchard
KY, owned by S. A. Higgins, was burne'
to the ground the other evening. Loss
$4,000; no insurance.
It is estimated that the amount of tn
claim of Texas against the United State
for the protection of the frontier will reac
$2,30O,000.
The Exchange National Bank of Den
ton, Tex, with capital of SO, 900. has bee
authorized to begin business
The death Of General Josiah Gorga
occurred at Tuscaloosa, Ala, a few day
ago. He was native Of Pennsylvania,
, graduate of West Point, served through tn
Mexican war, cast his fortunes with th
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