St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

County, Tex, reported afew days ago that
cattle were dying by hundreds in that coun-
tv from the effects of the late cold weather.
Water holes were filled with dead animals
and every hour added to the mortality.
Several parties who recently purchased
cattle at high prices to embark in the
business would be bankrupted, as they were
unprepared to feed and shelter animals, and
had not the means to bide the time neces-
sary to recuperate.
The failure of Yearger, Petty & Co.,
dry goods, Raleigh, N. c., has been an
nounced. They expected to pay all their
creditors in full.
Rufus Butler, of Glasgow, Scotland,
went to Dallas, Tex, few days ago IN
search OF his son, who was kidnapped flve
wears ago and brought to America. MT.
Butler had spent five years Of time and
great deal of money in the effort to ind his
SON, but without avail. He was much dis
couraged, but will not abandon the search.
Two wood choppers named Frank |
Blake and Sam Webb had difficulty near
Belmont, KY, few days ago, about JOB
of work they had on hand, when Blake
struck Webb fearful blow In the lace.
Webb then seized an ak and sent the Diade
into the base of Rlake's skull. and the lat
ter's death was expected. Webb escaped.
Dinah Smell, colored woman aged
102 years, who resides at Cynthiana, n.y.,
was granted some money recently by the
County Court, and two negro women, on
hearing of it, garroted the old woman and
beat her nearly to death in vain effort to
get the money from her.
At the recent sale of trotters at Gym
thiana, Ky. sixty head were sold at an
average of 1916. Martha W. sold for $1,000;
Halskin, $500; Ethan Wilkes. three years,
81, 100; yearling Wilkes, 81 1900; two NAM
brine Wilkes, 81 100 each.
In the recent shooting match at Lou
isvile, KY, between DR.. Carver and Boz
gardus, 100 birds, thirty yards rise, the
former won by one bird, the score being 81
to 49,
The giving way of a trestle leading
up to Raccoon Bridge, on the East Tennes.
see, Virginia s. Georgia Road. near Atlanta,
| Ga, the other day demolished about TWEEN
ty cars, killed R.. Tidwell, engineer, and
| Charles Walker, a negro brakeman, and
| dangerously wounded two passengers.
The derailing of a freight engine
| drawing seven cars at the Short Line juno
/ ton. South Louisville, ky., lately, threw
all the cars on the main track, tore away
part of the depot platform, damaged the
4 water tank and splintered the seven cars.
| The Knoxville Branch and Nashville trains
j were DELAYED until track was laid around.
4 the wreck. Noone hurt.
Tom Lamb, a negro desperate who
admitted having killed seven men. was
1 fatally shot at Fort Worth, Tex, recently.
Henry Watterson, editor of the Louis
vile Courier Journal, by invitation OF the
4 Democratic members of the Tennessee Leg
| islature, delivered an address in Nashville
4 the other night on tax reform and tariff.
! Within nine miles of Memphis, Tenn,
Daniel Townsend and. his wife, Minerva,
| while sleeping, were shot and slain few
days ago by Alexander Hill, youthful farm
| hand. who slept in the same room. lie ned
in his night clothes. but was captured.
The contract for building the walls
along the creek at Hot Springs, Ark, has
/ been let to the second lowest bidder, an Arr
kansas contractor. The bid was ST., 600. A
Government engineer, who prepared the
plans for the work, says it will cost 500, 600
to accomplish it as the Government desires
it done.
One of the most celebrated murder
cases in Texas was closed the other day by
the Court of Appeals affirming the decision
of the lower court that Andrew j. Walker
must endure imprisonment for life. He
murdered Green Butler, a prominent stock
:. | c,J, in Now 1900
The Mayor of Austin, Tex, has ap-
!, pointed committee of aldermen to provide
! pest-house, anticipating the introduction
OF smallpox at that place.
John Barrow, quiet, peaceable citi.
zen OF Pike County, living near Barnesyille.
Ga, went into town the other day and SUR
rendered himself, saying that he had killed
negro named Jerry Collier the night be
, | fore. The Coroner summoned a Jury ant
? held an Investigation, and the verde
, was that Jerry Collier was willful
" murdered by John Barrow
: The Coroner's inquest developed the fac
!. that the negro was shot in the face, but tina
the shot that killed him entered his bacl
! and pierced his left lung. The cause OF th'
trouble was some words between the negr'
: and Barrow's father. His father told hin
about it, and they both went to the negro
house and the difficulty occurred.
: Books were opened at Galveston
= Tex, recently for a mortgage bank. ant
subscriptions 10 the amount OF s2,ooovo
were made.
An inexhaustable mine of kaolin ha
). been discovered lately in mountain SID
= in Towns County, Georgia.
Burglars at Howe Station, Tex, ate
preparing a safe for explosion few day
= ago. piled sacks OF coffee about it an