St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-09-20
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

tween Weatherford and Graham, Texas
a few days since and was holly pursued
by bloodthirsty posse.
Several firemen were injured by falling
walls in recent confagration at New
iberia, La.
Fifty feet of shelving in Guiteau & Wal.
dron's drug store, at Denison, Tex, loaded
with jars and packages of drugs, fell with
crash few days ago, striking Mr.. Wal
dron on the head, filling his eyes with ir-
ritating liquids and inf1icting a financial
damage to the amount of $500.
The first new bale of cotton raised with
in the Memphis district was received a
few days since. 1t was raised in Jefferson
County, Ark. 1t classed as middling, and
was sold at auction, realizing twenty cents
per pound.
On the Alabama line, near Fort Gaines,
Ca, negro. while cleaning out well, re-
Gently had all the skin of his forehead
knocked down over his face by plank
which broke loose from the curbing and
struck him glancing lick. It was mi
raculous thing the negro was not killed in.
stanly.
Sam Small, of Atlanta, Ca, has eighty
odd scrap.books, running back forty
years, and which he adds to daily. He has
the record of every public man who has
ever figured in Georgia politics, correctly
indexed. One of his books shows that
Senator ColquitPs father voted for and
approved two bills that his son voted
against in the United States Senate.
A fire at Buckridge colliery near Mount
Carmel, Tenn, was located few days ago
and three pumps set to work forcing water
into it. The management say it will take
at least eight months to fully extinguish
the FIRE. Over 300 men and boys are idle.
The damage will be over $4,000.
The health officer of Nashville, Tenn,
says that diphtheria is confined to one or
two localities in the eastern portion Of the
city. It is rapidly dying out, and he does
not expect any trouble in entirely sup
pressing it. No alarm whatever is felt.
A fearful fight took place at Marysville,
Tenn, a few nights ago, among members
of the Quaker Church about the possession
of the college buildings. Three men were
badly beaten and bruised up, and more
trouble was expected.
A few nights ago posse of men caught
the man who short time ago robbed Joe
Davis at Glen Mary, Tenn, Of 81 200, shot
him and placed his body on the railroad,
where it was horribly mangled. It was
discovered by accident how the man met
his fate.
The Farmer Mil, at Sherman, Tex, was
destroyed by fire few days ago. The
building is total loss.
A Arc of Mi5Iotb;on Tav a Rayw 10 DC
age destroyed the store and stock Of mer-
chandise of A. W. Moore. Loss, $1,000;
insurance, 500. A building owned by J.
S. Wilmer also burned; loss, $1,000; in
surance, 800. The fire was of incendiary
origin, and two suspicious strangers. were
arrested charged with the crime.
Bill Burwell, colored porter at the
Bost House, Newton, S. c., died of poison
a few days ago. His wife Ida is charged
with the crime and has BEEN imprisoned,
together with Thomas Boykin and his two
sisters, Ellen Boykin and Francis Yount,
who are charged with being accessories.
Daniel S. Reid fatally shot VIM. He'd.
rick on the Courthouse steps at Charlotte,
n. c., few days ago.
Mrs. Stages and Mrs. Pully, of Paducah
KY, quarreled about their children. Mrs.
Stages settled the sdfspuse by stabbing
Mrs. Pully, killing her instantly.
All the prisoners in the Denton (Texas)
Jail, eleven in number, escaped few
nights ago by overpowering the jailer.
The car wheel and foundry works at
Marshall, Tex, burned few days since,
the loss aggregating $4,000.
It is the intention of the ladies of Louis
lana to collect all the relics possible
which are in any way connected with tn e
history of Louisiana from the days of her
earliest infancy TO the present time.
For the year ended August 80 Memphis
received $50 OFT bales of cotton. The total
value Of the years receipts was $23,o01,-
100. Home consumption for the year, 2,2l6
BALES.
A stonemason named Richard Mason at
empted suicide at Cisco, Tex, few days
lgo by taking morphine. He said he was
ired of life.
A telegram from Murphysville, Preside
county, Tex, announces the death of
John Anderson from stroke of ligh thing.
Anderson was formerly member of Gil
espie's company in the Ranger service.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
If Marcus McClain, char yed with being
,ne of the party of mon who, few nights
lgo, attacked the village Of Maddoxtown,
Ky. fred number Of shots and mortally
Henry Nichols, colored, who was
standing IN his doorway.
Bishop G. f. Pierce, senior Bishop of the
VI II Hhurch South who has hen0 living
IL at his home, Sunshine" three miles
rom Sparta, Ca, for several days past, at
asst accounts was not expected to live his
physician having no hopes of his recovery.
The Bishop has been a sufferer from an
.cute disease of the throat for the past four
rears. It has gradually grown worse, and |