St. Landry democrat., 1883-10-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Winston. and that of Marshall, Sedgwick
County, to Cheney.
Texas audiences are delighted with
lectures by seven.year-old girl named
Jennie Scott.
A child born in Savannah, Ga, re-
Gently weighed one pound and quarter
and is nine inches long. 1t is in very good
health, apparently.
Three glass Jars, containing small
child, human heart, and piece of human
flesh. were found in the suburbs OF Knox
vile, Tenn, recently.
James A. Bradford, a prominent citl-
zen of Columbus, Ga, died few days
since from the effect of poison taken by
mistake.
William Barnes, aged seventy-three,
one of the publishers of the Milledgeyllle
(Ga,) Recorder, committed suicide few
days ago.
The house of Tenny Henderson in
the suburbs of Duck Hill, Miss, burned
few days ago and his two children were
cremated.
Elias Tilman, the colored Captain OF
the militia company organized by Gregory
at the beginning of the race disturbances az
Marshall, Tex, had been found in the south
ern part of Harrison County with his body
riddled with bullets.
The cotton crop of the Memphis dis
trict is estimated to fall so per cent. short.
Mrs. Margaret Humphrey, OF Gym
thiana. Ky.. committed suicide by hanging
few days ago.
nF 10 MO County
having applied to Governor Knott for
company of militia to aid in preserving or
der at the hanging of Ellis Craft, October
u, the latter refused to give the order, say
ing it was the duty of the Sheriff to use the
means within his power by sunlmoning
posse if necessary. and by arresting and
prosecuting any who refused to obey his
orders.
A colored mechanic named Mack
Sterrett, living north of Marshall, Tex, at
tempted suicide a few days ago by hanging,
but as he swung off the rope broke and he
fell to the ground, when, snatching re-
voIver out of his pocket, he sent ball
crashing through his brain, killing himself
instantly.
Up to Oct Sd there had been but one
rain in Yazoo County, Miss, since last
spring.
The Board appointed to fund the
bonded Indebtedness of Tennessee under
the act passed by the last session of the
Legislature, have about concluded their
work, having funded only one-twenty-sixth
part of the debt. The bondholders have not
sent in their bonds to the extent that was
anticipated nv the Legislature.
Col. Bryan Fl. Eyers, of London,
England, was in Vicksburg, Miss. recent.
Iy. Col. Evers is largely interested in
lands in the Yazoo Delta, having pur-
chased some 100000 acres of land, which
Col. Evers stated would be developed at an
early day. 1t is contemplated to establish
English colonies on the land.
The jury in the case of W. NJ. Albrit-
ton, on trial at the Criminal Court Of Mem
phis, Tenn, for torturing his step-son by
roasting him in front of a fire last Decem-
Der, returned a verdict of guilty of assault
and battery, and assessed fine of 5000,
leaving Judge Greer the fixing of the pen
atty in the Work House.
A negro working on a Georgia rail-
road is twenty-five years old, weighs 225
pOuiluS u1u uedShc CO SCfCh ACSu ILL &C anu
one-half inches high.
An ear of corn containing LOO we'll
matured grains was grown in the Crosse
Tete, La, this season.
A negro bigamist escaped from Gus
tody few days ago at Marshall, Tex, and
getaway from a pack of hounds put on his
TRAIL as the ground was too dry to hold the
scent.
Congressman Reagan. of Texas, was
jeweled Masonic badge by the Palestine
Commandery.
James Williams, a colored man, was
killed by a flying block of wood in bucket
factory at Nashville, Tenn, few days
since.
There is promise of a large attend
ance at the coming Convention of Cotton
Planters at Vicksburg, Miss. Invitations
have been sent throughout all the cotton
growing States.
Intense excitement prevailed among
Catholics at Washington, Ga, because of
malicious injury and deflement of the
Catholic Church edi6ce at that place.
The County Attorney Of Dallas, Tex,
has announced his intention to put stop to
gambling in that city.
The New Orleans City Council has
professionally appropriated 100000 in aid
| of Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centen-
NAL Exposition.
Con Mahoney, excavating in a sand
bank at Dallas, Tex, a few days ago, was
| crushed to death.
| In Austin, Tex, recently Henry
| Pfaunkerphon, a German Alderman, and a
French brickmason named Jette concluded
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