St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-02
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| A package containing Two QrafCS, one
of $1,000 another of $1,000 and a S gold
piece, belonging to lady in Beauregard,
/ Miss, was found Ito miles from that place,
blown there by the recent cyclone.
4 Houston, Tex, will soon advertise
for bids to pave some of the principal
| streets.
The Texas Press Association, during
it's interesting session at Dallas, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
William Yandell, of the Seguin Times,
President; w. A. Field, of the Meridian
Blade; J. w. Booth, of the Decatur 1rsb-
uue, and J. F. Elliott, of the Dallas Herald,
Vice Presidents; A. w. Clifford, OF the San
Antonio Light, Treasurer; w. A. Abey, of
the Longview Democrat, Secretary. The
convention adjourned to meet in Dallas
again next year.
The Acknowledgement of Texas re-
ceived telegram the other day from Lieu
tenant Hoffer, commanding the frontier
battalion, saying the formidable strike
among the COW boys up there had ended
peaceably, and they had gone to work at
the old wages. The danger of bloodshed
was all over.
| L
on the 1st of May, shows total popula-
ton of 1888, an increase of ], ,452 since the
census of 1882.
In answer to letter Of inquiry Comp
troller Swain, of Texas, replied as follows:
81 am of opinion that a wina-grower who
manufactures wine from grapes OF his own
raising can sell wine SO manufactured in
unbroken packages, that is by the barrel,
keg, or bottle, without payment Of occupa-
ton tax, as liquor dealers, but il he sells
such wine by the drink, or permits wine to
be drank on the place where it is sold, he
will be liable to the tax. Also if he makes
! wine from grapes that he purchases from
another party, regardless of who raised
them.o The license is 5000 year.
One firm in Dade County, Fla, pro-
poses to plant one hundred thousand cocoa
nut trees.
At Austin, Tex, recently, an Italian
organ grinder with a monkey drew
crowd, and the monkey, in attempting to
kiss pretty colored girl, bit her on the
cheek. The Italian was arrested and fined
for assault
Jay Gouldsis said to be desirous OF
acquiring the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia Railroad, which will furnish his
railway system with seaport outlet in the
South.
/ A Virginia paper reports mother IN
it's bailiwick who named her baby Malone,
because its reputed father repudiated it. .
A Lynchburg (Ya.) paper of recent
date says: ''Nearly every farmer we have
seen this week-and we have seen them
from nearly all of the surrounding counties
reports the tobacco-p1ant beds both late
and badly eaten by the fly. While such
reports of more or less extent are circulated
nearly every spring, we think we are war;
ranted in saying that the acreage planted
this season will be considerably reduced on
that account In a number of instances the
lands prepared for tobacco have been re-
plowed and planted in corn because OF the
scarcity of plants"
1t is said that a company will soon be
formed at Houston, Tex, to build canal
for drinking and hydraulic purposes to San
.Jacinto River. The canal is te be twenty
eight miles long, and is to cost $3.50, 900.
Several companies stand ready to build
cotton-miIls when the canal is completed.
Considerable excitement prevailed at
Belmont, Tex, recently over the arrest of
Mrs. Johnson and her five children. They
were induced to join sect of sanctitied
people, who had created much trouble by
inducing women to leave their families and
join the fanatical order. The captured
parties would be sent home.
In Mount Ida, Ark, DR.. Burch and
Jerry Witt, who had an old grudge, met
the other day in the Courthouse. Burch
drew a dirk knife, and Witt threw stone
at him. Then they clinched, and Witt
pulled his pistol ayd killed Burch instantly
!, The largest single sale of mules ever
made in the United States recently took
place at Columbia, Tenn. The purchaser
was w. B. Leonard, who paid S1S5 a head for
155 animals, making an aggregate of $2s, ,675
They are for use upon sugar plantations,
and will be taken to Louisiana in August
next.
The other day pilot boat off Calves
ton, Tex, picked up man sixty-five years
old who had been blown out into the Gulf
of Mexico in a skif by gale. The old
man was nearly exhausted and could not
have held out much longer.
In Jerusalem, Southampton County,
Va, the other day S. Lewis, white, killed
James Newsom, colored, because the latter
made a demand upon Lewis for small
amount due him. Great Indignation pre-
vailed among the eolored people and lynch
ing seemed imminent.
. George johnson, son ofs Bradish
johnson, of New York, died i'll the Airing
/ &o,S IJofoI Hot Snrinps a rk from the loss
of blood occasioned by his falling upon the
sharp point of a broken pitcher, which sew
cred the femora1 artery. He awoke be-