St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-29
SOUTHERN GLEAN!NGs.

me AlaDamE& SIDE OF bnS river VIII M SIS
Henderson, lady of excellent family, cad
hey We're married, the groom alleging
that he wanted a spice of romance by I'M
slopement. 1t now develops that he has
/ wife and three children in another part
IF tue State, The fair victims brother
vent after him with a shotgun.
Two negroes, supposed to be those who
shot George E. Birdsong recently in Kinds
County, Mississippi, while passing through
Oak Ridge, eighteen miles north Of Vicks-
burg, shot and fatally wounded a white
nan, one of a posse Of three who attempted
10 arrest them.
Near Weatherford, Tex, q few days ago..
A. H. Cleveland attempted to arrest Lafay-
stte Hannah for carrying a pistol in
church and firing it, Hannah was in
company with Frank Miller. They resisted
5he officer, and in tho difficulty Miller was
shot through the breast and mortality
wounded.
A. J. Richards, an English sailor, shot
himself through the head with a revolver
few nights ago at Morse Point, ten miles
below Houston, Tex. He died almost in-
SANITY. Temporary insanity was the
cause.
A few days since, while number OF ne
groos were enjoying themselves at dance
1T Fort Worth, Tex, Stuart Broellman a
negro, came to an open window and fired
at Grant Ferguson with a 45-calibre re-
volver, hitting Ferguson in the neck, in
ilicting a fatal wound. The two men had
had trouble about woman.
Steamers on the Ieyee will act as hotels
during the Exposition at New Orleans.
A large portion of the business center of
Hickman, KY, was destroyed by fire few
days ago.
The rush to Florida is so great that the
steamship lines from New York can not
accommodate all who apply for passage.
4 Florida alligator was recently caught
with a twenty-five pound turtle in his
jaws.
A Louisville (Ky.) girl was fined a few
days ago for kissing negro.
At Astabula, Fla, hotel has been erect
ed for the exclusive use of colored people.
Mercer County, Kentucky, has cave
which has been explored for three miles
without the end having been reached.
A Mississippi exchange believes that
State will make such an exhibit Of grasses,
hay, and grass seed at the New Orleans
Exposition as will force the world to con-
cede her excellence in this line Of industry.
The laundresses OF New Orleans have
formed a Mutual Protection Association,
and a uniform schedule for laundry-work
viii be adopted.
Vicksburg, Miss, is to have thorough
system Of water works at the end of eight
cen months, the contract with parties in
Philadelphia having been signed by the
Mayor.
when the Confederates evacuated Co
lllrnbus, KY, they threw six hea.yy pieces
of artillery into the Mississippi River.
Low water recently disclosed the guns, Z
and one of them was secured in time to
fire a salute in honor of Cleveland's elee-
ton.
Mrs. A. S. Phillips, who has beenliving at
Houston, Tex, for three months, was ar
rested few days ago for blacknail on a
reauisition from the Governor of Kansas
and on warrant from Governor Ireland,
and taken to Oswego, Kas. The amount
involved is $1,000.
A citizen of Kershaw County, South
Carolina, few days since sent Federal
Marshal at Camden steel plate for print
ing two-cent postage stamps OF the old IS
sue, with a yignette Of President Jackson.
1t was found among the effects OF dead
planter, and was well worn from use
In the wreck of a freight train on the
Morile & Montgomery Railroad, the brake
man, III. A. Davidson, was killed, ana the
engineer, Henry Ray, and Fireman Joseph
Dow, seriously hurt. Seven cars and the
ON cine were demolished.
The International freight depot at AUS
Tin. Tex. with contents, together with
nine cars loaded with fruit trees, hay and
miscellaneous merchandise, were totally
destroyed by fire few nights ago. Inc
fiji o is supposed to have been caused by a
detective fue. The loss to the Company
is estimated at over 10000; no insurance
e1cept on building valued at $1,000.
In Marshall County, Alabama, few
DAVIS ago, r. A. Howard went to settle
ditfcnlty with Farmer Peake, who shot his
| caller, Howard, though mortally wounded,
shot and killed both Peake and his wife
A man answering the description OF one
Of the parties engaged in the robbery OF
tho safe Of the Texas Express Company at
Bryan. Tex. on the night of the 18th, was
arrested In GaLYeston' Lew HaJNs StnS
and lodged in jail. He gave the name OF
| G. w. Smith. When arrested the Chief OF
Police notified the authorities Of Brazos
County and gave a description Of the pris-
oner he had in custody, and Sheriff Dawson
went from Bryan and secured his man.
Forest fires have recently been burning
il Greensyille County, Virginia, and in the
neiphborhood Of Hicks Ford, Consider
able quantities of timber have been de-
stroyed, some few houses and large
amount of fencing. In consequence OF the
,,rottacted drought the grass and under