St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-16
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

| dam of Jay Eye-See and Noontide, died a
Palo Alto, Texas, recently, aged nineteen
In Galveston, Texas, Philip Davis
was recently sentenced to twenty years
in the Penitentiary for barn burning.
Smallpox is reported as prevailing
generally among the colored people of the
western part of Washington County, Miss
At a remote spot on the East Bay
shore, twenty-five miles from Galveston
Texas, hunter, named Lewis McConlb,
eating supper in a lonely cabin, owned by
Mrs. Barrows, was shot and killed few
evenings since by an unknown person. :,
w. B. Barker, H. L. Barker and S. L.
Barker were recently sentenced by the
United States Court, sitting in Austin,
Tex, to life imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary at Chester, ILL.,, for robbing the mail
near Iampasas, and jeopardizing the life
of the carrier.
Thomas Wilcher, colored, has been
sentenced at Rome, Ca, to fifteen years.
imprisonment in the Penitentiary, for
criminal assault upon young girl.
Frank Nyeman, of Walker County,
Ga, was given 81, 100 recently for delivery
to third party. Obstacles were put in his
way and he was SO harassed by fear of los
ing the money that he has become raYing
maniac.
During a quarrel at Hawesrille, KY,
a few days ago, between R. L. Bruner, a
clerk in dry goods store, and Charles
Newman, the latter was stabbed and soon
died. Bruner was captured.
Tho Tovoo - 4sx-o,
has passed a bill to punish fence cutting
with from one to five years. imprison-
ment.
A gold watch and chain recently
stolen from a young lady OF Dallas, Texas,
were recently found in possession of a
Fort Worth gambler and returned to their
owner.
The Board Of Management Of the
Worlds Exposition, at New Orleans, re-
jected all bids for the construction of the
main building, and instructed Director Cen
eral Burke to advertise for proposals for
materials for the structure. The work on
the building will be commenced at once.
The Texas Land Office fees for JAN
uary were $3,4557 80, the Treasurer's books
showing a balance of $S7. 800 in the vaults.
Governor Ireland, of Texas, has par
doned W. J. Brown, sent to the Peniten-
tiaTy in 1871 for seven years. Hiz term
would have expired in August, hut he was
pardoned because of good behavior
The number of business failures in
Georgia for the week ending the 18th was
startling. No less than fourteen4bad ones
We're reported, the largest number of any
one Eeek since the panic OF 1873.
Rev. J. w. Malone, a Baptist Minis
ter was fatally stabbed by John Boatright,
in Henry County, Ala, few days ago.
Officer R. Craig. of the New Orleans
Harbor Police, was drowned few nights
ago, by falling through a hole in the Texas
& Pacific freight wharf.
The Madison County (Ga.), jail was
emptied Of its inmates by outsiders a few
nights ago. It's supposed the object was
to secure and lynch Simon ChiIdus, colored,
who recently married fourteen-year old I
white girl.
William Hone Mackinzie, State Land
Inspector for the Corbin Banking and I
Mortgage Company of New York, was
brown from his buggy in Aiken County,
y e., a few days ago, and instantly killed.
Meridian is ambitious to become the
.anital of Mississippi
The body of a white infant was found
n q sewer by the police Of Atlanta, Ga,
ew days ago
An eight-months' old pig recently
near Suffolk, Va, weighed SOS
POUNDS dressed.
jeff Rogers, q negro ravisher. was
anged by a mob a few nigh S ago at La
ayette. Ga.
The United States Circuit Court at
fobile, Ala, recently dismissed all save
ne Of ten cases pending there since 1880
or alleged violations. of revenue laws.
Four men arrested q few days ago for
lowing open q safe at Houston, Tex, were
the evidence against them be-
1g only circumstantial.
The extreme cold weather in South
seriously damaged the oats crop,
early vegetables and killed
owes, nocking-birds and poultry.
John Haisn, of Lancaster, Tex, was
a few days ago by maniac
rother Whom he had cared for for years
ather than send him TO the asylum.
Easton and Cammacls. the alleged
otton swindlers, il Jail, at Dallas, Texas,
ere placed III separate cells previous
being taken before the Grand Jury, to
revent any collision with reference to
leir statements. It now transpires that
le prisoners frustrated the object of the
.paration by constructing a paper tele-
none. of sufficient length to reach from
leceH to another, through which they
I'D communication at night, the tubehe-
gtaken down and drawn up, after the !.
shion ola juggIer's sword, in tie day.
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