St. Landry democrat., 1884-07-05
miscellaneous Items.


Quarantine has been established be-
tween Brownsville, Tex, and Matamoras
Mexico.
While firing at "spotter" few days
ago moonshiner known as "Devil jim, u
on Brush Greek, KY, made miss-cue and
killed his nephew, young man named
Skaggs. The spotter had reported several
illicit stills lately, and this was not the
first attempt to get him out of the way.
The opening of the Cape Fear and Yad-
ken Railway was celebrated at Greensboro,
N. c., few days ago. 5000 persons being
present.
c. c. Morris, of Greensburg, KY, left his
homa On horseback few days since, AMI
was subsequently, found dead on the road,
with six bullets in his body.
A fire occurred at Houston, Tex, few
days since, destroying the store of Sam
Lyle and she residence of Monroe Bough.
Loss about $4,000; insured for $3.50.
construction train on the Annisto &
Atlantic Railroad was derailed a few days
ago near Clifton, Ala. Charles Peake and
James Nelson were killed, and four others,
names not known, were seriously if not
fatally injured.
John Bowles, a convict, seventeen years
old, one of the prisoners who escaped in
the recent Fort Worth (Tex.) Jail delivery,
was captured at San Antonio by w. A.
Isch, Penitentiary contractor Bowles was
working as waiter in an obscure res
taurant, and was fred at twice before
being captured.
Mrs. Thomas Jones. formerly Miss Cor.
ham, residing near MiIlersburg, Bourbon
County, KY, suicided few days ago by
taking ''Rough on Rats" This was her
third attempt. She was in i'll health and
respondent over the loss of sister from
consumption few months ago.
John Ingram was drowned at Eldri dge's
Ferry, on the Tennessee River. forty miles
above Chattanooga, few days ago. He
had landed his boat, and on jumping out it
left the bank, and Ingram, losing his foot
ing, fell back into the water. Search was
made for the body, but without avail.
A few days since a mixed train on the T.,
G. s. n. Railway from San Antonio to Lare-
do, Tex, consisting of grain-cars and one
passenger coach, was derailed by an axle
breaking while the train was running at a
high rate of speed. The grain-cars were
piled on each other and shivered to splin-
ters. No passengers were hurt.
A cutting scrape occurred in a wheel.of.
fortune gambling house at Houston, Tex,
a few nights ago, anegro cutting two white
men, one an employee of the establishment.
The negro made his escape.
Texas forty years ago was practically a
desert, and the handful of settlers LIVED
pretty much on game. To-day there are
more than 100,0OO,Oo0 cattle, sheep, horses
mules and swine in the State, and the &C
ton crop last year was worth more than
the cotton crop OF the entire United States
in lS43
Edward Butler, colored, was shot few
nights ago at New Albany, Ind, by his
wife. After killing him his wife locked up
the house and went 10 bed with the corpse.
She gave herself up next morning. She
said that her husband forced her TO kill
him by cruel treatment.
A sad accident occurred at Maryville,
Tenn, few days ago. The little four
year.old son of Neil Wilson was missed
from the family. Search was made for
the little fellow, and at & p. m. the dead
body Of the child was found in the creek.
He had teen drowned.
The body of dead man was found on
the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad a few mornings since, near John
son City, Tenn. It was supposed to be the
body of Dave Anderson, and that he was
beating his way on the train to Bristol and
lost his footing.
The eight indictments against G. G.
Wright for completely in the cotton frauds
were dismissed from the docket by County
Attorney Clint at Dallas, Texas, for the
reason that the foreman of the Grand
Jury, P. S. Emerson, failed and neglected
to put his signature to the indictments.
The new indictments found against F.
Baum and Joseph Lohnstein by the same
Grand Jury were dismissed for the same
| reason.
A young man named Cubine, son of
William Cubine, living near Kings Mills,
Sullivan County, Tenn, was down under
meath the saw in saw mill while it was
in motion, a few days ago, cleaning away
the saw dust. He by some means got too
near the saw and it came in contact with
the back part of his head, severing it from
his body, and also cutting into and fear
fully mangling his shoulders, causing al
r,nsE i1ae+os.s daotNs