St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

cut to pieces and killed at Uniontown, KY.
few days ago by drunken negroes.
A verdict of murder in the first degrees
| Nashville. Tenn.
Albert Mills, who was sentenced to b.
hanged, at Natchez, Miss, for wife muir
| der, has been respited until July 16.
The stores Of Clebaugh, Wilson & Burns
and G. c. Savery at Talladega, Ala, were
burned a few nights ago. Loss, 5000;
insurance, $4,000.
A terrible. accident occurred few days
ago seven miles from Tazewell, Tenn
William Phillips was sprouting when tree
fell on him, breaking his neck.
DIR. William Kendrick, a prominent citi
zen living near Nixburgh, Ala. was killed
few nights ago by Walter Parker 1t is
regarded as coId.blooded murder.
A Democratic joint caucus at Baton
Rouge, La, nominated J. B. Eustis for
United States Senator to succeed Senator
Jonas. Eustis was nominated on the first
ballot, receiving So votes; Jonas, SO; Man
ming, 4.
The news of the killing of John Ketchum
by man named Bowles, in Rock Castle
County, KY, has been received. Ketchum
stopped at Bowles' house on his way home
from court, and the men quarreled, when
Bowles shot and instantly killed Ketchum.
The latter was a bad character, and one of
the principal actors in the Breathitt Coun-
ty troubles.
A few days ago Candelana Garcia, an
old woman of seventy years, assisted by
nNT4 -1r.,, Il
Guilty with two other Mexicans at Eagle
Pass, Tex. A lengthy row ensued and the
OLD woman was beaten to death.
The dead body of colored man named
Tom Green was found on a raft below the
railroad bridge at Shreveport, La, few
days ago, by another colored man, who
was catching driftwood. Foul play is sus-
pected, and the case is undergoing investi-
CATION. The deceased started, with col
ored man named Sam Thomas, to help
strengthen the levee above, on Shady
Grove place, and was found dead as stated.
A. j. Alexander's sale of thoroughbred
yearling's at WOODBURY., KY, was moder
ately attended, and prices ruled low.
Thirty-eight head sold for $14,345, an ave-
rage of $377.
William Plues, the Hutchins (Tex.)
youth, who stole his fathers horse and
tried to rob Schneider's store few days
ago with a shotgun leveled on the sales
man, has been arrested and jailed at
Waxahachie on a charge of horse-theft.
Governor McEnery of Louisiana was in.
on the 10Th inst.
Mississippi proposes to erect a monu
ment to S. S. Prentiss.
The average cost of producing merchant |
able cotton in South Carolina is eight cents
a pound.
The Kentucky Legislature refused to
enact the anti-bicycle bill.
The new school law passed by the Ken.
lucky Legislature is generally commended
by the press of that State.
Bill Bass, who outraged an insane wo-
man in Lamar County, Tex, has been sen.
fenced to be hanged on Friday, August /.
There is talk of establishing arace.track
md inaugurating regular system of turf
contests at Somerville, Tenn.
G. B. Robinson, merchant of Indian
Creek, Miss, was found dead in bed in
Memphis few days ago.
The Southern General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church will meet next year
1t Houston, Tex,
DIR. Pitts, of Tangier Island, Va, called
Dr.. Walter, rival physician, into his
ffice few days ago and killed him.
A reunion of the Ninth Ohio Veterans at
KY, recently, was attended by
ourteen carloads of ex-soldiers of both
rmies. Mayor Jacob delivered an address
t welcome.
Eighteen boys of Harrodsburg, KY,
7ere poisoned a few days ago by eating
emlock, which they mistook for wild
arsnips. Two died and five others were
OF expected to live.
At Hampstead, Tex, where the white
eople and negroes have been having
'ouble for some time past, three bad
arkies were killed a few days ago.
A man named Bailey, workman at one
the furnaces at South Pittsburgh, Tenn,
let with very painful accident few
avs ago. He was standing near kettle
molten iron when it overturned and
ally was covered with liquid. All his
othing was burned from his body and his
gs were painfully burned.
A remarkably heavy hail storm recently
wheat, corn, cotton and oats in
e neghborhood of Mckinney and Bon. I
ams Tex. {
While Mormon elder was waiting at {
e depot at Water Valley, Miss, few
ays ago for several other elders he was
saulted by unknown persons who
nptied buckets of tar on his head. He
ade his escape. It is reported from Cal !.
'un and other counties that the Mormons s
g making great Roadway among the low. ;
classes and these elders were on their :
ay to great revival meeting. !
c. B. Robinson. merchant doing bust r
IS at Folks La nding, near Commerce, /