St. Landry democrat., 1884-01-19
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

A Young man named Bob Vaughn
was crushed to death by a tree he was tell-
ing near Owingsville, KY, on New Years
Day.
Captain John Dent, of Vicksburg,
Miss, died few days since. rags OF
steamers iii port were put at half-mast IN
token Of respect.
VIM Heisler, of the coppersmithinsgs
firm of Heisler. Mcbride & Co., of Viii
mington, Del, was killed by the inexpllea-
BILE explosion of large copper kettle IN his
office on New Years Day.
The Texas Land Board recently sold
300, 900 acres for two dollars per acre.
-Four business houses burned at Dali
ton, Ca, few days ago, causing loss OF
about $40 600; partially insured.
A. G. Turner and l.. Reeves, travel
ing doctors from Indianapolis, Ind, were
arrested in Memphis, Tenn, recently,
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses at GAINESVILLE, Ind.
Newton Leverett, q street-car driver,
was arrested in Chattanooga, Tenn, few
days ago for the murder of convict near
Graysville, Ca, in August, 1882, while he
was convict guard.
Phinezy & Co.'S and Wheelers d
Co.'s warehouses at Augusta, Ca, burned
a few nights ago with 4, 400 bales of cotton;
loss, $4,000.
w. Irving Landell arrived in Lexing
ton, KY, with his twelve-year-old brother
few days ago and had only one dollar in
money. He gave that to a boarding house
keeper for his brother, refusing to eat him.
self. He found employment as brakes
man, and after thirUy-six hours exposure
to sleet and snow, returned and died.
D. j. Collins, a masher, who arrived
in Clinch County, Ca, about six months
ago, and who on December Unmarried Mrs.
Luldre Dickerson, a lovely widow, is dis
covered to be bigamist, having wife
aud six children in Emanuel County,
Georgia.
Mrs. w. P. Anderson was fatally
burned at Dallas, Tex, few days ago,
her clothing becoming ignited while build
ing fire.
Morris H. Marcy, q guest at the
Markham House. Atlanta, Ca, committed
suicide few days since in his room by
shooting. He was travelling salesman for
the firm of Marcy Bros. & Co., Hartford,
Conn. He leaves wife and two small
children.
The Planters House, City Hall and
the Hickman Lumber and Manufacturing
Co.'s factory at Hickman, KY, burned a
few days ago; loss, $4,000.
A few days ago the storehouse Of H.
! Fricke, at Oakdale junction, Tenn, was
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| der. The building was torn to fragments,
and the goods scattered in every direction.
It was not known how the powder was ig-
nited, as there had been no fire In the store
for several hours.
TIE dead body Of 2 negro rnnn named
| John Burton was found few days ago on
Silvery Greek, near Richmond, Ky. He
was very drunk on Christmas Day, when
last seen alive, and it is supposed that he
| fell by the wayside that night, which was
| a very cold one, and was frozen TO death.
The freight and passenger depot at
Darwin, Tenn, on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, was destroyed by fire few
nights ago. The building was packed full
of valuable freight, all Of which was
burned.
About two-thirds of the Old Memphis
debt. has been funded.
The mercury at Charleston, s. c.,
stood 10 degrees below zero on the morning
of the 9TH.
The weather at Shreveport, La, on
| the 9TH was the coolest for several years.
There was heavy hail-storm during the
night, followed by snow, covering the
ground several inches.
/ Mrs. Mary Campbell, who was well
known todd settlers OF Galveston Island
as the widow of James Campbell, the fav.
orite Lieutenantof therenowned buecaneer
4 LATTE, and who landed upon the island
fully sixty.six years ago, and who has
lived sixty years of that time either on the
island or in the vicinity of Galveston, Tex.
died at CampbelI's Point. eight miles from
the city, at eleven O'Clock the night Of the
9th.
The city Of Richmond's (Fa.) exhibit
at the Worlds Exposition at New Orleans
is now assured. A large number of manu-
facturers, embracing every industry, have
applied, through Commissioners Genera
Morehead, for 10000 square feet Of space
which may be enlarged to 10000. This
space will be taken in one body. and be
known as the City Of Richmond exhibit.
Burglars have been doing their work
in western portions Of Oktibbeha County
Miss, and at Chester, in Choctaw County
by breaking into stores, etc. At Chester
the safe in which the Sheriff keeps his
funds was blown open, but fortunately
they obtained but little money, the Sheriff
having settled with the Treasurer few
days before.
Tom Marshal shot Joe Neroe through
the brain at Marshal, Tex, a few days ago
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