St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

posed by Jack Thornton, colored, of his wife
and baby. Thornton was under Indictment
for seduction and married his victim,
Marie Glenn, the day previous, to escape
legal results. He is still at large.
Two negroes, Lewis Carter and Clark
Thomas, got into difficulty on the levee at
| Vicksburg, Miss, a few mornings since,
during which Thomas pulled his gun and
shot Carter, the ball entering Carter's left
breast above the heart, infiicting an ugly
but not dangerous wound. Thomas was
lodged in jail in default of $500 bond. Car.
ter was fined $50.
Near Chico Tex, few nights ago, a
band of armed men went to the home Of
Smith Drew, a noted character, and with
out passing any words commenced firing
fusilade at the building. Drew's nephew,
lately from Missouri, attempted to run
| from the house, when he was shot through
the neck and instantly killed. There have
been nine arrests, including some of the
most respected citizens of the county.
Estimates of the sosses by the forest
| fires in North Carolina vary widely. The
damage to farm-houses is light, but to fenc-
| ing heavy. Much lumber was burned in
Moore County. In the lower counties tur-
pentine farms are considerably damaged,
but not to the extent of affecting the trade
except in the region swept over. The tur-
pentine yield will be disminished, but
not enough to affect the market.
| AT recent meeting of the Legislative
Council, of Memphis, Tenn, the ordinance
which closes barber-shops on Sunday was
| amended so as to permit the shops to keep
| open until 10 a. m. After five days. publ
cation the ordinance was to go into effect
and citizens would then be able to get
clean Sunday shave.
The wholesale grocery house of G. Fl.
| Allyn & Co., at Corsicana, Tex, was de-
stroyed by fire few mornings since. The
safe was recovered from the ruins and the
contents were found intact. Loss, 800;
insurance, 1890. The adjoining building
occupied as a saloon by c. R. Barch, was
also totally destroyed. Insurance on
building, $500; valued at $1,000.
A few nights ago the two-story fras1e
building known as Good Templar Hall, in
Denison, Tex, burned to the ground 1t
was occupied by S. B. Lake as a carriage
shop, and contained stock of new and
secondhand vehicles, part only of which
were saved. The origin of the fire is
mystery. This is the third time Mr.. Lake
has burned out in that city.
w. 7. Dowda has been sentenced to the
Georgia Penitentiary for seven years at
Decatur for kidnapping. Dowdais school
teacher, sixty three years of age and wear
ing flowing beard. He taught in Litho.
MIA year ago, where his attentions to
thirteen-year-old pupil, Miss Ragdale, de.
veloped into unholy love. Eloping one
night with the child he led the officers
lively race from place to place, and was
not captured until after he had reached
South Carolina, where he had married the
girl at midnight
George Long, one of the parties who es-
few weeks ago, was run down by his pur.
suers and his capture effected after consid- |
cradle picket-6ring from double. barreled |
shot-guns. He received several shots; two |
in the back of the head, one in the right ear, |
one in the left arm, and others. Long had |
large navy six-shooter and a small pistol |
with six chambers well filed, giving him |
twelve rounds. He is now chained in Jail. |
Alabama is now the leading producer of |
pig-iron in the South.
The recent forest fires in Georgia have |
caused loss of 10000 to the State.
Canteloupe planting is the craze among
the farmers around Austin, Tex.
1t is said that over two hundred ounces /
of morphine are sold annually by drug
store at Washington, Ga.
The proprietor of hotel at Keowee, S.
c. is engaged in preparing a. large storm.
pit for the benefit of his guests in case of a
cyclone.
The Illinois Central Road has completed
a branch of forty miles from Jackson,
Miss, to Yazoo City, and will soon run
regular trains.
The colt Farondale. entered for the
Louisville Derby, ran away few DAYS
ago and fell, fatally injuring his jockey.
w. w. Taylor committed suicide at
Gainesville TSx., ) few nights ago by taking
morphine. Family trouble is supposed to
have been the cause.
One Friedman, Russian Jew pedHer,
was fatally stabbed at Nashville, Tenn, by
an unknown person few nights ago.
Tensas and Concordia Parishes, La,
though badly overfowed, will probably
be able to raise cotton crop. The
water is slowly draining off.
The Executive Committee of the Re-
publican Wing Party of Georgia has is
sued a call for a convention to meet
May 1, for the inom.n nation of State officers
and Presidential electors.
A few days since Charles Sanders, a
colored young man of Fort Worth, Tex,
went home, took pistol from his pocket
and remarked to his sister as he sat down:
ssWould you like TO see me kill myselfg'
She told him: "No, put it away" He put
the pistol to his forehead and sent ball