St. Landry democrat., 1884-11-22
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

ana We're discharged in the case of w. w
w mite, late Teller of the Planters anG
Mecnanlcs' Bank, indicted for making
fraudulent entries. White was released
on $500 bail.
TOT tne week ending Saturday, Novem-
Der loth, seventeen clubhouse fires took
pace IN Georgia, in which 800 bales of cot
ton, valued at $4,000, were DESTROYED.
nus IS an average weeks casualties, and
SLOWS one steady drain made upon the cot
ton farmers by fire.
Inc delivery freight depot of the Louis.
VINE q Nashville Road at Louisville, KY,
burned few days ago. Seventy-five car
toads OF general freight were DESTROYED.
Loss fully 100000. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
from jefferson County, Florida, comes;
the news OF shocking parricide, the true
story OF which is wrapped in mystery.
| l ne nfs5 version was that George DaWkins,
was engaged in fight with a negro. The.
senior Mr.. Dawkins endeavored to part
them, when he was shot dead by his SON.
Inc negro has fed. The old man is dead, {,
ana there remains at present no one to ted
5he story but the parricide himself.
Inc hnal report of the National Cotton,
exchange, at New Orleans estimates that
the cotton crop of the United States for the,
current year is 5,726,0O0 bales, or a trife
larger tAan last year. Should the pros!t
pecVs OF a top crop in certain sections be-
reallzed, some $4,000 bales may be addeds
IN Iexas there was a large decrease, and
IN the Mississippi Valley the crop is NOT
quite up to last season, but the Atlantic
States and Alabama show gains to offset
these deficiencies.
A proposition is under consideration to,
light the city of Memphis, Tenn, by cleo
tricity.
The eighteenth annual session of the Ma
tlonal Grange was held last week at Nash
vile, Tenn.
Governor Ireland designated Congress-
man-elect Sayres to represent Texas at
the Cattlemen's Convention in st. Louis.
Pete McMuray, colored, resisted arrest
in Louisville, KY, few days ago, and
was shot and killed by an officer.
The Kentucky tobacco crop is good and
well matured. It has been housed.
disastrous fire occurred at Newport.
Clay County, Texas, afew days ago Eight
business houses were burned. Loss and
insurance unknown.
Allen Burnett, about forty years old,
was run over by the cars and killed at.
Oconee, Ga, few nights ago.
The cotton-seed oil mill at Monroe, La.
burned few night ago. Seven CATTLE,
1ox and fiat cars on the Vicksburg, Shreve--
port d Pacific Railroad We're also de-.
troyed.
J. Jack Cook shot and killed man.
named Philips at Montgomery, Ala, few
lights since. Both are railroad engineers.
Domestic matters was the cause.
The Governor of Georgia has respitedg
Warren Price, the johnson murderer. until
December 18th, and committed the sentence
t Heny Cato, the DeKalb County murder,
r, to life imprisonment. Both were to,
ave been hanged on the 14th.
Fire i'll Eufala, Ala, few nights ago de-.
troyed eight or ten stores, with stock of
oods, and also 200 bales of cotton. Loss
] the neighborhood of $4,000.
Rev. F. A. Mood, D. D., Regent Of the.
outhwestern University, died at Waco,s
ex., few days ago, while attending the,
ession of the Northwest Texas Methodist.
Conference.
News of an incendiary fire at Big Sandy,
ex,, a few days ago, has been received.
otal loss, $4,000; insurance, 5000. The.
eayiest losers are: S. Ahrenson, dry
oods, $1,000; J. NJ. Darrah, dry goods
1000.
Eugene Puckett, aged fourteen, fell from
le fifth floor of the Grubbs -Kemker-
akery Company's building through the
evator to the engine-room, at Nashville,
enn., a few days ago, and was instantly
He'd.
Major George T. Jackson, the defaulting.
resident of the Enterprise (Ga.) Cotton
ills, has been arrested on four indict-
ents, charging him with the wrongful
preparation of $152, 200.
Police Officer Furnell, of Dallas, Tex,
hile attempting to arrest Jim Salmons a.
W days ago, was SO seriously injured
at his life is despaired of. He was in
nsible for several hours. Salmons was
bsequentIy arrested aud jailed.
Deputy United States Marshal A. n.
cody, of Fort Worth, Tex, had lady
Iative insulted by Cohen, the man who.
Is recently horsewhipped in that city,.
d finding him at Temple, attacked him,
ating him severely over the head with a.
Tolyer.
A boiler exploded at Kings foundry at
bile, Ala, few days ago, and almost.
npletely demolished the two-story brick
chine shop in which forty men were
rking, and only five were hurt and these
ghtly. Heavy pieces of iron flew through
2ney's foundry also and tore the roof off
same. Although Gibney's was full of
n at work no one was hurt.
Ir. w. N. Davis, wealthy merchant Of
omasyille, Ga, shot himSelf in his room
few evenings since. Two shots were
ID, both in his breast. IL a note found
lis room he requested z. II. Smith.