St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The official accounts of Post-ot1ice In
| spector Foster, Of Austin, Tex, were under
| investigation. It is said that he may be re-
| moved.
A little girl aged seven years, the
daughter of John Easterwood, living near
| Corsichester, Tenn, recently attempted to
/ through hersfngers and the shot instantly
killed little six-year-old brother.
Henry Henderson was feeding corn
mill near London, Tenn, few days since,
| when his head was caught by the lever OF
the machine and severed from his body.
Burglars recently entered residence
at Chattanooga, Tenn, and saturated 1.-The
| pillow of Mrs. Farnsworth with chloro-
| form. She awoke and her screams alarmed
the household and scared away the thieves.
/ P. Carter Walker. impeached and re-
moved from office as Collector of Harris
! County, Tex, on charge of embezzlement,
was tried by jury at Houston and acquit-
| ted. Several libel suits are likely to
/ follow.
Seven store-houses at Edward, Miss,
burned a few nights ago. Loss SIS, 900; par
/ TALLY insured. The sufferers are John H.
Odoneal, B. Griswold, John Barker, Cook
| g. Gaddis.
Miss Annie Craft, of Nashville, Tenn,
unintentionally took an overdose of NOR
| phine few days ago. from the effects of
which she died in short time. Deceased
| had been suffering for some time from heart
disease, and by the advice of her physician
took morphine to alleviate the pain.
A carload of cotton, consisting OF
fifty bales, caught fire from sparks from a
| passing engine in the Texas & Pacific yard
few days since, and about half of it was
| destroyed The damage amounted to about
| 81 1000; fully insured.
A number of public-spirited Southern
men some time ago contributed $1,000 to be
| given in premiums to Southern newspapers
| publishing the best articles on the material
development of the region. The Savannah
/ Ne1cs was awarded the first prize among
| dailies; the Greeenville Aduocate, of Ala
| bama, the first prize for weeklies, and the
South Georgia Immigrant for monthlies.
Maj. d. F. Holland, a well-known
| planter living near Shreveport, La, fell
| dead with heart disease few nights ago
| while conversing with his wife. He had
only returned from his plantation few
hours before in fine SPIRITS, and apparently
| in good health. Maj. Holland formerly re-
sided in Holly Springs, Miss, and Calves
ton, Tex. He was nephew of Gen. Dab
ney II. Maury. The announcement of his
sudden death caused deep sorrow, as he
was universally esteemed.
There is a terrible diphtheria cpl
demic about Greensboro, N. c.
Key West, Fla, has six papers print
ed in the Spanish language.
Adams County, Mississippi, has 1903
more females than males.
1t is now claimed that the crops in
North Carolina will turn out two-thirds of
/ an average yield.
Ex-Governor Alcorn is a candidate
| for Supervisor in Coahoma County, Missis-
sippi.
A large college is to be erected st
| Rugby, Tenn, Thomas Hughes having con-
| ceived the idea while on a recent visit to
that place.
Female BARRIERS are becoming popular
in East Tennessee.
Robert Wright and George Ebert,
colored gamblers, quarreled at Savannah,
Georgia, recently, when Wright killed Ell
bert with stick of wood.
A Miss Schofeld, of Miller Station,
Tenn, rendered temporarily insane by
fear, escaped from home a few days ago,
and threw herself in front of a railroad
train. She received probably fatal in
| juries.
The civil rights cases against Texas
railroads are to be dismissed, as result of
/ the recent Supreme Court decision.
! Alfred Gossett, a convicted murderer,
while on his way to court few days ago
to receive sentence in New Orleans was
shot dead by son of his victim, John Cot
fey.
| The Southern Spiritulists recently
held convention at Chattanooga and eff
fected a permanent organization.
Cataheula and Tensas Parishes, La,
were visited by a destructive tornado a few
| days ago.
A man named Loon, convicted of o
criminal outrage, au Guilford, N. c.. was
sentenced to be hanged November 20.
Jas. Miller, living near Riceville,
| Tenn, was run over and terribly mangled
by the cars few nights ago.
/ It isreported that the town of Gordons-
vile, Tex, was totally destroyed few
nights ago by a conhagration that started
in drug store which had been set fire to
! after being robbed.
The first bale of cotton picked from
] the field by machinery was exhibited recent
| " on the Charleston Cotton Exchange. Its
/ condition was pronounced as good as if the
cotton had been picked by hand.
j. R. Lively, charged with having a
| wife in Sedalia, Mo-; one in De Soto Par