St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

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In a faction fight in Florida few days
since between the Langford brothers ana
the West brothers, each side assisted py
their friends, one man was killed and sew
eral seriously wounded.
William A. Spaulding, wanted IN ha-
cine, Wis, on the charge of embezzllng
$50, 000 was arrested in New Orleans
few days ago.
]. B. Russell, of Cuthbert, Ga, killed
his two sons a few days since and then
shot himself three times. The trouble was
caused by financial difficulties.
Vigilantes at Frar's Point Miss, a few
days since, threw q Chinaman into the
river and shot him while he was strug-
CLING. He was accused of assaulting
white girl.
The vegetable shipments from Florida
north are quite large now. Among other
things, quantities of cucumbers and egg
plants are being shipped.
The police force of Charlotte, #. c., has
been reduced from twelve to eight men,
and the Mayor has turned over $500 OF his
1900 salary to the graded school.
RudoIpho Rodriguez, member of the
Mexican band at New Orleans, was kill d
few days ago by John Golden, a local
politician. The Mexican was charged with
the ruin of Go denis daughter.
Colonel E. r. c. Cash, the noted South
Carolina duelist, has taken new step IN
life by marrying the daughter of DR.. Clay"
ton, at Rock Hill. The couple will live
near Cash's Depot, on the Cheraw q Dar-
lington Railway.
DR.. W. E. Rodgers died suddenly at
Memphis, Tenn.
Andrew johnson, the Kentucky despers
ado and murderer has surrendered to the
law officers.
A negro woman in Fort Pikens, S. c.,
aged 40 years, was baptized recently by
immersion.
Milton, twenty miles east of Pensacola,
Fla, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire a few nights ago. The loss is about
| $4,000.
Editor Shropshire, Of the Coosa River
| (Ga) NeorS, is thirty five years old, and
a grandfather. His wife is twenty eight
years old.
| A whipsnake nine feet long and six
! inches in circumference around the largest
| part, of the body, was killed recently near
| East Point, Ga.
A paper down in Texas has discovered
| that s'the reason why men succeed who
| mind their own business is because there
| is so little competition.
/ The home for Confederate soldiers, es-
tablished near Richmond, Va, was formal
| ly opened few days ago. General Fitz-
| hugh Lee is Chairman of the Board of
Managers.
The Sheriff at Tascosa, Texas, stopped
the progress OF a herd of cattle being
driven Northward few days ago, and
applied to the County Court for writ Of
! trespass.
A street railway will be started in Key
West, Fla, as soon as the Mexican mules
| which have been imported from that coun-
try can be ''broken."
THE Texas Travelling Mons Union held
It's annual meeting at Dallas and elected
| officers.
Judge Allen specially charged the Grand
| Jury at Memphis, Tenn, recently upon
the gambling question, stating that own
ers and agents of property who rented
houses for gambling purposes We're liable
to indictme Mt. He gave instructtonsto
the jury to indict every one found guilty
of violating this law, saying he was de-
termined to break up gambling in Nash
vile.
/ A Mexican lion recently strayed into
the vicinity of Long View, Tex, and has
been causing some destruction to stock,
several cows AND calves having been Filled
and partly eaten. Three valuable hounds
hunting it have been killed.
Reports recently circulated from Nash
vile, Tenn, about the destruction of grow
ing crops by cut-worms, are much exag-
gerated. The raYages ara, in fact, not SO
great as frequently occur when no mem
ton is made of them. The worms have
appeared in some sod lands, but the in
Jury is by no means general. The stand
of corn is better than usual.
b. F. Herod, of D,xon's Springs, Tenn,
accidentally shot and killed himself in his
corn crib few days ago, the hammer Of
his gun striking a log.
Allen Herbert who stabbed Henry Ey.
erett to death in Nashville, Tenn, two
months ago, was sentenced to be hanged
June 18th. Herbert has appealed to the
Supreme Court
Charges ofmisconduct have been brought
against Mrs. Long, Postmistress at Char
louisville, Virginia. an appointee of Ma
hone, who found no work in his interest
too great. She gave 500 to the Blaine
fund last fall.
The Grayson County (Tex.) Jail, at
Sherman, holds eleven prisoners charged
with murder and three charged with as
sault to murder, all awaiting trial at the
September term Of the District Court.
c. A. Boyd, alias Brockford, a native of
Greenville, N. Y, but latterly of steuben-
vile, o., who is dealer in organs and