St. Landry democrat., 1885-07-18
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The jail birds at Sweetwater, Tex,
broke out of their cage few nights ago,
first tying the Sheriff, who went in to give
them supper. The most important escape
was the murderer Of Detective Warren.
a difficulty occurred between Edward
Box and Edward McManus, brothers-in-
law, at Vicksburg, Miss, a few nights
ago, during which the latter was shot in
the groin. The wound is considered very
serious and dangerous, If not NOR tai.
A man named Lane was shot at Eustis,
Fla, few nights ago, by Mcknight,
detective for the Florida Southern Rail"
road, in a quarrel growing out of the ar
rest of one Peoples, for safe -robbing.
According to Tennessee law man
who is to be hung can invite three friends
to the execution. This liberal spirit on
the part of Tenness ee has benefited large
portion of the comm1uity.
Miss Shores, beautiful young lady 1iv~
ing near Cairo, Ga, was prescribed quiz
nine to break up the chills. At DR.. Rod
denbury's drug store morphine was put up
by mistake, resulting in The death Of the
young lady.
At Bailey, C5s., few nights since, q
white man named W. w. Rye, who was
| intoxicated, became involved in an alter
cation with Stephen Grant, negro Rye
whipped out his pistol and fred twice, the
second bullet killing Grant. Rye is now
in Jail. The negroes, who greatly pre-
dominate, are highly incensed and fears
of lynching were entertained
"Free Joe" Edwards, well-known ne.
gro at Milladgeville, Ga, went into the
country a few days ago to see his sweet
heart Martha Green. His dead body was
found subsequently, in the woods. 1t had
knife thrust, which went clear through
the heart. The knife, which was lying by
him, was identified as the property of Bill
Todd, rival lover. The woman is in jail
as an accessory to the murder, and the
officers were in pursuit Of Todd.
A two -year -old Jersey cow in Tennes.
see produced recently in seven days thir.
ty pounds fifteen ounces of butter.
Jacob Lumler's body was found floating
in Trinity River at Dallas, Tex, a few
days ago. He had evidently been muir"
dered.
William Matthews, of Comanche, Tex,
eloped recently with Mira. Zecrist. He res
turned for the woman's wearing apparel,
and was killed by Mr., Zscrist.
Judge Hunt, of the Texas Court Of APP
peals, has decided the law against buck
bishops invalid.
The first consignment of East Tennessee
new wheat reached Chattanooga last
week. D was of very fine quality and
sold at SLOT 1-2 per bushe1.
A reign of terror exists in the counties
of Alexander and Caldwell, in North Car
DINA, owing to the depredations of gang
of outlaws, who are intrenched in the
Bushy Mountains, and who have long suc-
cessfully defed the law.
Governor Lowrey of Mississippi com.
muted the death sentence of Thomas
Hughes, alias Thomas Peck, to imprison-
ment for life. He was sentenced for MUIR
der, and was to have been hanged in Mon
roe County on the Doth instant.
The mob which recently lynched the
two negroes at Grenada, Miss, completed
Its work by subsequently taking BARLEY
James from his home and hanging him to
a tree and shooting John Campbell for
whom similar fate had been reserved,
but who was on his guard and refused to
be taken alive.
Near the Walton County (Ga.) line
Henry Crawford shot and killed Colonel
Gordon, few days ago. The men were
substantial farmers. They had fallen out
about a fence line, which Gordon at
tempted to run, and Crawford stopped 1t
with his shot-gun The murderer es-
capped.
A Charleston Is. CO. inventor has de-
vised knob, which may be made highly
ornamental, to be:afixed to lady's belt,
SO that her partner in dancing can 'swing
partners" without that offensive familiar
lty which has thrown gloom over the
festive dance. With another knob on the
shoulder, dancing might be as proper as
swinging scythe -snath.
John Daily, a white farmer, shot and
killed Ike Williams, one of his co1ored la
borers, a few days ago. Williams re.
quested payment of his wages and becom-
ing enraged because Daily could not pay
him made an attack, when Daily shot him
in self-defense.
The Louisiana State Press Convention,
presided over by Leon Jastremski, of the
Baton Rouge CapitoIian Advocate, met at
Shreveport last week. A banquet was
rendered by the citizens
Apoub ls0Ju negroes along bne line Oh Gne
Cape Fear & Yardkin Valley Railroad, in
South Carolina, recently went on an ex-
cursion to Fayetteville, N, C. While re-
turning Reuben Jones, colored, was shot
by negro at HASTE, small station just
across the line in North Carolina, and in
stantly killed. Mean whisky was plenti-
full, many of the negroes were drunk,
and shooting and stabbing ARRAYS were
numerous, but no other homicides are re.
ported.
A grand formal recep ton was given hv