St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Bluegrass region of Kentucky, which de-
stroyed the villages Colmansville, Conroy,
Antioch, and Mount Nebo. Four persons
were killed and FIVE mortally injured near
Pitman.
Absalom Watkins, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, died few days since. He had Tor
many years been connected with Cincin-
natl, Louisville and Chattanooga newspa-
uers.
Alfred Davis, wealthy farmer of
Sequache County, Tenn, was beaten to
death by tramp whom he sheltered few
nights since. The tramn is in jail.
Moore & SWenford's saw-mill at
Orange, Tex, caught fire few nights ago
from a furnace while the Waterman was
asleep. The buildingwa consumed. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
A Miss Letitia Smith, living several
miles east of Lexington, Ga, killed her
newly born infant child few nights ago,
and the Coroner's Jury returned verdict
of infanticide.
John Johnson, German laborer in
the capital quarries at Austin, Tex, was
killed a few mornings since by falling
derrick
The business men of Dallas, Tex, re-
Gently telegraphed the Texas delegation in
Congress requesting them to vote for the
extension of the bonded whisky bill, as
they thought the defeat of the bill would
produce panic. The panic can now mate
rialize.
Savannah, Ga, has the Oldest opera
house in the United States.
The people in the vicinity of Athens,
Ca, have been afflicted for some time past
with female tramp. She passes under
the name of Mrs. Glanter, the name of her
third husband, now living in Elberton.
She has raised great excitement among
the negroes and ignorant whites by her
curious tales and revelations, and crowds
of whites and negroes flock to the house
where she is stopping to have their for
tunes told. A negro preacher left his pull
pit TO see ''that woman what tells peoples
fortunes" She is taking it cowboy fashion,
and is armed with two pistols, which she
drew on negro, whose opinion was not
catering to her ladyship.
A citizen o. the County of Greenville,
Agriculture in Charleston rendering spec-
mems of iron ore for exhibition at the New
Orleans Exposition. The writer offers to
furnish ore of the same. kind which
Korruth smelted and forged into musket
barrels for the United States Government
for use in the war of 1872. the works still
existing at or near a paper mill in Green
vile County. The ore having been used
for that purpose, It must have produced
iron of superior quality. The writer says
he could furnish sufficient quantity for
Exposition purposes of the ore dug by
Korruth HIMSELF, if preferred. The offer
has been accepted by the Commissioner,
and the ore viii form an attractive part of
the South Carolina exhibits.
Springfield, Robertson County,
Tenn., is 70 have SEED show April Il.
A quail with white wings was killed
near Sparta, Tenn. few days ago.
There are fifty Illicit distillegies Apd
only three licensed ones in one district in
North Carolina.
At q recent fire in Starkville, Miss,
the young ladies of that place formed
bucket-and.tub brigade.
An Augusta Ca editor says that
five men in the Southern States now read
the newspapers where one man read them
ten years ago.
Michael Burns, a hi tel-waiter at Dali
las, Tex, was shot dead few days ago by
st. Louis drummer named Willis Adams
There was a woman in the case, as usual.
There were threats of lynching Adams, but
wiser counsels prevailed.
Pearce & Brothers hub and spoke
factory at Chattanooga, Tenn, burned a
few days ago. Loss $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. Fifty hands are thrown out of en-
plovment.
In Fayetteville, N. G., few days
ago, great excitement was caused by tue
attempted assassination of General Brady,
who was in the city on visit. The affair
is mysterious, the would-be slayer being
woman. General Brady was leaving a
house in the center of the city when he
heard pistol shots fired in rapid succession,
and one after another the balls whizzed by
his Lead, but did not touch him. He called
for the police and when they came up and
made search they found a woman con-
cealed under the porch OF the house. She
held in her hand a revolver, the barrel of
which had been just discharged. She re-
fused to make any explanation.
A commercial traveller who arrived
in Knoxville, Tenn, few days ago and
registered in the Atkins House as 'sTunis
Way, Philadelphia" was found dead on
the floor of his room. Although man of
apparently strong physique, he had been
complaining Of sickness since his arrival,
but was walking about the premises at
late hour the previous evening. Mr.. Viii
son, of the Atkins House, at eleven O'Clock