St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-07
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

nights ago, Ike Bunson cut the throat of
Sam Richardson, a fireman, who broke
two eggs in the formers pocket. Richard
son fell dead.
The Big Sandy TEX hotel, with oil its
contents, burned a few nights ago. The
loss is estimated at from 5000 to $1,000;
partially insured. Incendiarism is sus-
pected.
Mr.. Lionel C. Levy, one of the promi-
nent merchants of New Orleans, acci-
dentally shot himself while hunting OH
the shores of Lake Pontchartrain few
days ago. He tripped over his gun,
which he had placed against tree, and
it exploded, and he received full load OF
shot in the breast, from which wound his
death resulted soon after.
Wise Whitfield, farmer living near
Scottsboro, Ala, was Drained with an axe
few nights ago by F. M. Tidwell, ten
ant, whose wife he had insulted. Tidwell
fed, and had not been captured.
The Art Gallery of the New Orleans Ex-
position is now open, presenting one of the
finest collections by native and foreign
artists ever seen in this country.
The remains of Martin Plat, who has
been missing since July, and for whom
reward was offered, were found by travel
ers in the Eagle Mountains, Ell Paso Coun"
ty, Tex, few days ago. His watch, pis-
toll, letters and relics were found with the
remains and enabled the finders to identi-
fly them. Plat got lost in the mountains
last summer, and it is believed he persisted
for the want of water.
Charles Hickey and Frank Steele, two
wealthy fruit growers of Hamilton Coun-
ty, Tennessee, were drowned a few nights
ago in Chickamauga Creek, near Chatta-
nooga.
Dilsen Herpin, farmer in the southern
portion of Lafayette Parish, Louis lana,
was assassinated in his bed few nights
ago.
Miss Mary Holbrook, beautiful young
lady of Buchanan, Ga, was burned to
death few nights ago. While she was
standing in front of the fireplace her
clothing caught fire, and before help came
in answer to her screams she was literally
roasted alive.
The North Carolina Legislature has in
creased the annual appropriation for the
University of North Carolina $4,000 in,
view of establishing the institution on
higher plane. The faculty will be greatly
increased. Permanent chairs of science
will be provided for.
Ex-Judge John Elliott, of Mobile, Ala,
died a few nights ago, aged fifty-fve
years He was distinguished lawyer of
that State. He served in the Seventh
Louisiana under Stonewall Jackson, and
rose to the rank of Captain, being cap
tured in the battle of the Wilderness.
Under the reconstruction laws he was
first Judge of the Mobile Judicial Circuit.
After his term he resumed his law prac.
tice.
Governor Ireland of Texas commute d
the death sentence passed on Jesse Jack
son, who was to have been executed at
Houston on the 9th, to imprisonment for
life. His Excellency's action was brought
about by the recommendation of the Judge
who tried the prisoner and certificate by
medical experts that the condemned
was born idiot and not responsible for
his acts.
William Pittman, charged with forgery,
escaped second time from the Hickman
County jail at Columbus, KY, a few nights
ago. He broke his cell door from its
hinges and let himself down from the jail
window by blanket. He was heard of
at his brothers., nine miles in the country,
but had not been recaptured.
The offices of the Denton County Clerk
and one of the courtrooms at Denton,
Tex, were broken into a few nights ago
and twenty-six criminal indictments and
five appearance bonds stolen. Much ex-
element was occasioned, as the bonded
prisoners can now flee from trial and the
bondsmen feel secure.
Peter franklin (colored) while s anding
beside tle track of the Southwestern Rail-
road, near Georgetown, Ala, few days
ago, was fired at by an unknown party on
a passing freight train, one shot taking
effect in the knee, which brought him to
the ground, when he crawled off into the
woods He has no idea of who the would
be murderer was.
The encampment of all the Grand Army
Posts of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama,
met at Chattanooga, Tenn, last week, be-
ing the first assembly of the Posts in the
South. There was a good attendance.
Resolutions were adopted urging the pas
sage of the Mexican pension bill; the re-
tirement of General Grant; giving ex-
Union soldiers who were conscripted into
Confederate service leave to join the
Posts. The election of officers resulted
in the reelection of Colonel Ed. s. Jones,
of Mas hville, as Department mmander,
and the officers were publicly installed.
In the Texas Senate bill has been in
troduced to prohibit the hiring of sailors
of foreign vessels in Texas ports to labor
on the wharves beyond their ships tackle.
M. G. Smith, lawyer of Marlin, Tex,
and candidate for County Attorney OF