St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Chas. Lippincott, who married col
ored girl in Louisiana about year ago
was arrested in Denison, Tex, recently
with his wife on charge of miscegena
tion.
An aged couple at Monroe, La.
named Rodgers, were murdered few
nights ago by two men to whom they ex
tended hospitality. The murderers failed
to secure the old mans money, which was
concealed in a mattress.
The Galveston (Tex.) Cotton Elk.
change recently passed resolutions urging
Texas Congressman to oppose the further
coinage of silver dollars upon the present
basis of valuation.
Burglars recently effected an entrance
to Vince & Kirby's hardware store in
Chattanooga, Tenn. They carried twenty
five kegs of nails over 200 feet and placed
them against the frontsdoor. By means OF
sledge hammers and wedges they opened
the safe. The work showed the hand OF
professionals. Several hundred dollars in
money and checks were taken, but the
thieves left behind several city bonds and
a pension check that had been placed in
to divulge the amount of the losses, but 1t
is known to be considerable. Messrs.
Vance and Kirby were from Urbana, O.,
and are extensive wholesale hardware and
agricultural implement dealers.
In the United States Circuit Court in
Louisville, KY, the trial of a notable dam.
age suit was recently inagurated. The
plaintiff was Thomas Sufford, a negro, the
defendants DIR. N. w. johnson, John Want
ers, D. Jenkins. j. G. Stetson, DIR. Bush
and s. Adocock. All are white men. The
plaintiff made oath that on the night of
July q, 1888, the defendants went to his
house at English, near Turner Station, KY,
and after getting him out of bed, carried
him to a branch near by, where they point
ed pistols at his head and threatened to
kill him unless he turned over to them
sum of money which they charged him
with stealing from the Express office at
English. He refused, and after threaten
ing to kill him if he ever disclosed the out
rage they left him standing naked by the
branch. The negroes claim is $50 ,0C0 dam
ages.
Thirty-fye families, Austrian and
Italians, were landed at Galveston, Tex,
few days ago in destitute condition by
the steamship Harris from Brazos, Santa
60 They claim that they We're induced to
emigrate to Mexico by promises of land
and assistance from the Mexican Govern
ment, which were not fulfilled, and say
they were compelled to labor on railways
and other works for exceedingly meager
wages. The Austrian and Italian Consuls
have been applied to for help.
The house of Henry Oglesby, colored,
at Shelton, Fairfield County, S. c., was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago. His two
children were locked in the house at the
time, one of which was roasted to death
and the other seriously burned. The par
ents were at work in field near by, but
out of view.
While Jim Shered and his wife, col
ored, living in Abbeville County, IS. C.,
were absent from home their house caught
fire and burned to the ground. Their two
small children we in the house at the
time, and, being unable to get out, were
burned to death.
In Heard County, Ala, during the
recent cyclone, logs were whirled into the
air and broken before they reached the
ground.
At Leeds, Ala, the recent tornado
deposited near the railroad woodwork
ing machine which no one about there had
ever seen before.
Three horses belonging to DR.. Thos.
Wright, near Birmingham, Ala, were lift
I'd into the air during the tornado, and
nave not been seen or heard from since.
Near Midway, S. c., Martin Mingo, a
,olored preacher, was lifted from his bed
~ the wind and deposited in a valley 500
yards away, with but slight bruises.
Nobody in Chesterfield County,
South Carolina, dares to arrest w. B. Cash
or the murder of Marshal Richards. A
posse of citizens who organized for that
purpose were implored by Sheriff Shoffend
lot to attempt an act so rash. The Govern.
'F has taken the matter in hand, and pro-
roses to bring Cash to punishment.
The Louisville (Ky.) indictments
against Manager Douglas for sending lot
cry circulars through the mails have been
Iuashed. Judge Barr of the United States
court held that they were defective be-
ause they did not allege that an agent Of
he lottery placed the matter in the mail
pox.
Arrangements have been perfected at
Ala, to consolidate the
'ratt Coal and Iron Company, Alice Fur.
ace Company and Linn Iron Company
nto one organization with 100000 cap
tai.
William H. Horton, Clerk and Com
Missioner of the United States Circuit and
district Courts, and United States Ship
ing Commissioner at Pensacola, Fla, has
bsconded, being a defaulter.
A few days ago tae dead bodies of
'harles Beck, a prominent citizen Of Mason