St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-05
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

trict OF Georgia, has resigned, on sa larry, as
his age exceeds seventy.
Major Copper. Chief Engineer of the
Florida Southern Road, was fatally stabbed
few days ago by Contractor Burchtield,
in quarrel, at Leesburg, Fla.
Memphis estimates put the cotton
crop of this year at 8, S56,330 bales.
The town of Kyle, Tex, has recently
been infested with all sorts of tramps, and
not being incorporated, and the citizens
getting tired and not being able to sleep
with open doors, a certain lot of them were
taken from freight car and good whip
ping administered, with the request that
they leave town. They left.
Jim George, colored. residing five
miles from Clinton, La, returned home a
few nights ago, and found his daughter,
aged seventeen, dead, and another woman
mortally wounded. The latter has since
died. The crime was committed by man
who called at the house, found the woman
in bed, and shot them both. Ed Eli, color
ed, has been arrested. Suspicion against
him is strong.
Pat Haley, young Irishman fourteen
killed an old negro named Alex. Dunlap,
has been convicted in the Memphis (Tenn.)
Criminal Court of murder in the first de-
gree, which carries with it the death penal
ty.
Howard, who killed Flynn, at Skip
with, Miss, few days ago was tried the
next morning and was committed to Jail
without bail. William Goodwin and Israel
Brown, both colored, were deputized to
carry him to Greenville. Soon after leav-
ing Skipwith they were stopped near
Steel's Bayou by party of scolored men,
who forcibIy took Howard from them.
Since then nothing has been heard from him.
Some blood and Howard's hat were found
in the vicinity. This is the only case on
record where colored men have lynched
one of their own color for the murder of a
white man. The only explanation for this
is that Flynn was very popular among the
negroes.
a horrible accident occurred few
days ago at New Canton, Hawkins County,
Tenn. While William Hord, one Of the
wealthiest and most prominently known
citizens of the county, was sitting in a
face forward into bed of hickory Goals,
and the flesh on his face, chest and arms
was burned to a crisp before assistance
reached him. Mr.. Hord was just recover
ing from severe spell of sickness, and it
is supposed he tainted from weakness and
fell into the fire. He fingered seven hours
when he died.
: a gang Of burglars are operating in
Nashville, Tenn. They recently entered
the store of Webb, Stevenson & Co.. tim
ware dealers, blew open the safe and ex-
tracted $115. The book-keeper of Webb,
Stevenson & Co. states that the day previ-
GUS man representing himself as an agent
for safe company, asked to be allowed to
inspect their SAFE. Permission was granted tteedd,
and the bogus agent inspected it thorough
1y. The same man had visited other bust
ness houses on the same pretext, and more
burglaries were looked for.
A few nights ago three masked men
went. to the house of Thomas Langston,
living on Sand Mountain, near Rising
Fawn, Ca, and forcing an entrance they
beat Langston nearly to death to make him
divulge the whereabouts of his money. He
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all drawers, set the building on fire and
fed. The flames were extinguished by the
neighbors before much damage was DONE
Mr.. Langston was seriously injured and
his wounds may prove fatal.
Demorest & Co.'s fruit store burned
in New Orleans few days age; insured
for S2;I. 600.
j. w Voolfolk, a cotton factor OF
Columbus, Ga, recently suspended pay
ment on 500. 900 liabilities.
In a fence cutters fight in Coleman
County, Tex, a few days ago, two men
were mortally wounded.
a. w. Bell, u conductor on the South
Carolina Railroad, was killed at Columbia,
S. c., a few days ago. He was thrown un.
der the wheels and horribly mangled.
The Milburn Gin Machine Company's
storehouse at Memphis, Tenn, was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, S22,5o0.
Silas Lane, who was to have been ex-
ecuted at Rolling Forks, Miss, on the 21st,
was granted reprieye for thirty days by
Governor Lowry.
City Treasurer Walsh, OF New Or
leans, has been reinstated, the City Council
failing to sustain its impeachment resolu-
ton.
Near Je1lico, Tenn, q few days ago,
Frank Brown was killed by being struck
by the branches of tree hehad just felled.
He was brother of ex-Lieutenant-GoyeT
nor Brown, of Ohio.
Yazoo County, Miss, has $4,000 ne.
groes, 5000 whites aud FIVE Chinese.
NJ. Parks, a planter near Lancaster,
Tex, had horse stolen and his house bur
.glarized of nearly $500 a few nights ago by
Henry Lawrence, whom he employed as
farm 1aborer.