St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

FRANK Nash, pitcher Tor the columbus
(Ga.) base ball club, died few days ago
Of typhoid fever.
Captain S. 81. Buck, recently appointed
Postmaster at New Orleans, has resigned
the Director GeneraIship of the new Ex~
position, but will remain Director Gem
oral of the old Exposition Company, in
liquidation.
Thos. Crewdson, freight CONDUCTOR
was knocked from the train by a bridge
near Ropkinsville, KY, a few days ago.
and falling under the cars was frightfuuy
mangled. When found he was dead.
On the plantation of Burwen Green,
near Washington, Ga, a few days ago,
joe Daniel and Nelson Wingfield were
packing oat straw with a hay press, when
Nelson's finger was accidentally crushed.
Blaming his companion for the accident,
he took up hammer and sunk it to the
socket in Daniels brain.
Granny Ann Hogan, an old colored
woman, died recently on the Alex. Cook
plantation, near Bovina, Miss, at the ad-
vanced age, it is said, of 100 years Her
hair was of rem arkable length said to be
three feet long, gray and black mixed, a
| portion of which was sent to the New Or
! lStuS Tx position laSU spring.
! One hundred and eight convfcts en-
| ployed on the Spartan burg & Nash Vile
Railroad, near Arden, N. c., escaped a
few days ago.
Lafayette Whiserant committed suicide
at Greenville, Tex, few days ago, by
hanging himself with trace chain.
All the prisoners in the County Jail at
For5 Smith. Ark, escaped few nights
ago. Two Indians seized the iailer when
he went to put them in their cell for the
night knocked him down and turned
out the other prisoners. All went to the
Indian Territory and were hotly pursued
by the Deputy Marshals and other
officers.
Forty buildings n the business part of
Texarkana, Ark, were destroyed by firea
few days ago, involving a loss of fully
5000, 900.
The whole business portion of Shugu-
ajax, Miss, was destroyed by fire few
days since. Only two stores remain, and
the goods in them are badly damaged.
The loss is about $25 600.
The 108 South Carolina convicts who es-
capped a short time ago were, at last ac-
counts, still at large, the rewards for their
rant persons not interested taking the
risk
The first Prohibition Convention ever
held in Louisiana assembled at Shreve-
port few days since, and preparations
were made for earnest work.
The police of Louisville, KY, continue
to raid the gamblers, land are determined
to stamp out the vice in the city.
Texarkana, Ark, proposes to have
water works.
Mrs. Frank Eddleman strangled her.
self todeath with sheet at Atlanta, Ca, a
few days ago.
Tie grain warehouse Of o. 7. Wells and
several residences were burned at Sher-
man, Tex, few days since.
John Steele, a railway employee, was
crushed to death by falling rock at
Colesberry, KY, few days ago.
General Field, of Georgia, and Samuel
Donelson, of Tennessee, will be candi-
dates for doorkeeper of the next House
against Appointment Clerk Higgins, Of
the Treasury Department
An old man named Willis Roach, who
was attacked by four robbers near Frank
fort, KY, few nights ago, was rescued
by his young son, who shot and killed
two of the des peradoes and fatally wound
ed third.
Two negroes, named William Jackson
and Joseph Webster, were arrested at
Mobile, Ala, few days ago charged
with setting fire to and destroying Jor-
dan C Meader's saw-miIl on May 25th.
Jackson has confessed the crime.
In Webster County, KY, Boyle Baker
IL,
Curtee. Baker was pursued by friends Of
Curtee and exchanged shots with them.
On employing his revolver he jumped into
the river and was drowned Baker and
Curtee QUAR- relied about trivial matter.
jessie Cook, the colored preacher, who
murdered his wife at Butler, Ca, two
months ago, by chopping her to pieces
with an axe, was arrested few days ago
at Union Springs, Ala. He had lived in
the woods ever since the crime was com.
mitted.
Gid. Herndon, of Darien, Ca, borrowed
a horse and gun a few days ago and
went to camp-meeting ten miles out OF
town. Asking bystander to see that the
horse and gun were returned to their own-
ers, he placed switch around the lock,
placed the muzzle in his mouth, and pull
ing the switch blew his brains out.
State Senator John P. Rogers, of Union
County, Tenn, was arrested recently on
a charge Of violating the United States
revenue law and given hearing before
United States Commissioner Green at
Knoxville. Mr.. Rogers is a prominent
member of the Maynardville (Tenn) ar.
He was appointed United States Commits
sioner by Judge Baxter. In 1882 he was
elected to the State Legislature and in 1884
was returned to the State Senate.