St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS Items.

A tramp was killed, Engineer Rich
ard Pond probably fatally injured and two
others slightly injured by arecent collision
on the Norfolk & Western Railroad, near
Lynchburg, Va.
Fire destroyed the residence of Will
liam Bradley, at Knoxville, Tenn, few
days ago, entailing loss of over 81 900, in
Guiding fine piano and $315 in cash. An
adjoining house, occupied and owned by
George Robinson, also caught fire, and was
totally destroyed. Robinson's loss will
amount to about 50, 600. Bradley's insur-
ance had expired only a few days before.
The Louisville (Ky.) Board of Trade
has bestowed upon Walter N. Haldemem
the compliment of life membership as a
reward for his efforts toward the develop
ment of the city.
Chattanooga, Tenn, has the. finest
jail in the South, but fourteen inmates
sawed their way out with steel shanks
taken from their shoes. A posse of one
hundred men went in pursuit.
Sigmen A. Vogel. who died suddenly
two days after his disastrous failure in the
clothing business at Mobile, Ala, left $685.
600 in the hands of banks and individuals
in the shape of notes Endorsed by his pre-
ferred creditors, Messrs. Shoonfelt and
Henry Bernstein. The Endorsements on
$4,000 of this paper have been pronounced
forged. Great excitement existed among
the holders of the paper. Y
The Supreme Court of Georgia has
rendered decision in a case of considera-
BILE interest, that of Hayden VS.. the Georgia
Railroad. Hayden was manager of a the
atrical troupe travelling in the State. The
company played at Madison and took the
night train for Augusta, as they were billed
to appear in Columbia, S. c., on the night
following. A collision below Madison,
caused the train conveying the profession
ais to be delayed and it was impossible to
make connections so as to reach their des-
tination in time. In this suit the point was
whether Hayden could recover the entire
amount of the loss or only the amount he
had paid out for railroad tickets and reas-
enable compensation for actual loss of time.
The court below held that he could recover
the entire amount of loss. The Supreme
Court held that the peculiar nature of a
passengers business could not be consid-
cred unless it was made known to the rail-
road, and as in this instance the railroad
had no such notice at the time it sold Hay
den tickets for the transportation of him
self and company, Hayden could not re-
cover more than the price paid for the
tickets.
John Williams, colored, has been ar
rested at Vicksburg, Miss, for a murder
committed three years ago.
MacKinson, recently tried for high
way robbery in Austin, Tex, was SEN.
fenced to four years in the Penitentiary.
A boy named Lewis was seriously
wounded at Lexington, KY, few days ago,
byth accidental discharge Of a pistol which
he, in fit of anger, was loading to shoot
his father with.
w. L. Barlow Of Live Oak, Fla, is
103 years old. His father lived to the age
of JOG and his grandfather to the age of 1876.
Mrs. Jane McCurry, was baptized on
her .1yoth birthday, recently at Buzzard's
Roost, Winfield County, Ga.
A negro named Thompson, who
made criminal assault upon Miss Lyon,
near Jackson, Miss, a few days ago, was
pursued, captured near EDWARDS ana rid
died with bullets.
An order went into effect in Nash
vile, Tenn, recently stopping all kinds of
business on Sunday except the running of
street cars and the publishing of papers.
MisbG unthorp and mother, of Cen
trail, S. &c. were arrested a few days ago for
infanticide. They are both highly connect
ed, and their arrest created great excite
ment.
A supposed insane man entered q
dwelling at Owensburg, Ky.,a few days
since and assaulting one of the ladies, was
killed by Henry Bumpers, who lodged in
tle house.
Orange business booming in Florida