St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-15
SOUTHERN GLEANiNaS.

A terrible riot between whites and blacks:
is said to have occurred a few DAYS ago in.
Seneca City, S. c., on the Air Line Road
Rumor placed the number of killed at
twenty.
The Board Of Managementof the Worlds.
Exposition at New Orleans has set aside
the sum of $4,000 to meet the expense in
cldental to grand encampment of VET
Grams of the late war between the States.
Oranges are coming in fast in south
Florida, and though still unripe are we'll
/ advanced for the season, and remarkably
bright and free from rust
Peter johnson, q clerk in a store in a
village near Bracket, Tex, was assassin
Rted few nights. ago and the store robbed
The Sheriff was in pursuit of the muir
derers.
Vice Chancellor Simrall, Of Louisville,
KY, in the case of W. H. Dulaney and
others, asking for an injunction against the
city OF Louisville for collecting taxes, ow-
Ing to the alleged flaw in the tax law of the
State refused to grant the injunction. The
amount involved was about 81 100000, and
| the decision makes necessary the payment
Of taxes long withheld by certain citizens.
LIZ hotlNtt1lIn IulOuSs5I 1Eel5AJ UFdln on
the Central Road collded few nights ago
with a way freight on Sun Hill (Ga.)
bridge, killing Phil Young, train hand, Sc,
riously wounding two others, smashing
two engines and demolishing fifty box
cars.
The work upon the Greenwood, Laurens
& Spartanburgh Railroad is progressing-
most satisfactorily. The road will be CONT
pleted to Laurens by the middle of Novem-
Der, and to Spartanburg by the 1st of
March. The Savannah Valley branch to
Anderson, in an opposite direction, will
also be completed at an early day. These
two roads will contribute largely to the
prosperity of Augusta, Ca, at tho ex-ts.
pense of South Cardinals two principal.
cities-Columbia and Charleston.
The Virginia peanut crop is estimated at
four million bushels.
Mississippi has increased in taxable wealth.
over 81, 900, 600 since 1885,
Judge Estes, of Georgia, has abolished,
the practice of requiring witnesses and
others to kiss the Bible when they are.
sworn.
The residence of S. P. Hurd, at San An-.
tonic, Tex, burned few nights ago:
Loss, $1,000; no insurance. Origin un-
known.
A fire in Mobile, Ala, a few nights ago.,
destroyed F. Bromberg's pials and fancy
goods store, millinery store next door,
and damaged other property. Loss about
10000. Insured.
A train on the East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia Railroad was wrecked few
days ago by broken rail. The mail and
express cars were burned and their con7
tents consumed. No passengers injured.
At louisville, Tex, on election day S'an-
tiago Garcia, well known in stock circles,
was stabbed to death by Mexican UNI
known, who made his escape. His assailant-
grasped Garcia and stabbed him repeated
Iy until he died on his feet.
A company of sixty men, said to be the
pick of the Mexican army, arrived in abb
line, Tex, a few days ago, en- route to New
Orleans. The men were accompanied by
native mechanics, and will remain with
the Mexican exhibits during the EXPOSE;
ton.
A few days ago while the streets of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, were crowded with people
learning the election returns, some one
threw dynamite cartridge at the building
at the corner of Ninth and Market streets.
Striking the curb it exploded, tearing up
the street and shattering the windows in
the building and those of the Alabama &,
Great Southern Railroad Auditors Office
Fortunately no one was injured.
In an alteration in Fort Worth, Tex, a.
few days ago about an old feud, Po-
liceman W. I. Nelly was fatally shot by
MT. L, -
wealthy citizen. Nelly was a defeated
candidate for Constable, while young Ev-
ans was warm supporter of Neely's OPP
They met at a voting place.,
where the shooting occurred. Evans was,
arrested.
Henry Smith, residing in the northern
suburbs Of Memphis, Tenn, shot and killed
B. N. Kaiser few days ago. The weapon
used was q large sized horse pistol. Kaiser
went there from Texas about four months.
ago with some stock which he was pastur-
ing at Smiths fathers farm. The cause of
the difficulty was Smiths wife, with whom
is said to have been intimate Smith
shot him in the back and then mounted
horse and made his escape. Kaiser has a.
wife and several children.
In row about woman at San An
tonic, Tex. "a few nights ago, Mexican
named Roman Castro was perhaps fatally
stabbed by Luciano Pinzon near the In
ternational & Great Northern Depot
The latter fed and has not been heard Of
The wounded man was expected to die at
any moment.
An exciting scene occurred in the Con-
ference of Methodists for Southwest
Texas few days ago, when Dr. Kelly
arose and charged criminal neglect on the.
oart of the district officers in failing to-
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