St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-12
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs

HroVldence, La, mas conmonc0o n40 ~
years. sentence at the Chester (Iu.) Penn"
tentiary for mail robbery.
Tom Carnage, fisherman was thrown
into Clinton River at Americas, Ga. ia lew
days since by the upturning of his boat
and drowned. His wife stood on the river
bank and witnessed the catastrophe
Police Officer Dennis Smith shot and
killed Henry Klein, German in Louis
vile (Ky.l saloon a few nights ago.
Three Klein brothers were creating dis"
turbance and the officer was called in TO
arrest them. Henry resisted and assault
ed the officer, knocking him down. Smith
fired twice, the second shot passing
through Klein's heart.
Reports from various sections of Boil"
var, Starkey and Washington Counties,
Miss, indicate falling off in the cotton
crop from fifteen to twenty five per cent.
The cause is shedding aud the boil worm.
The damage is chiefly upon worn lands
which are no longer capable of carryinga
heavy fruit through the invariable drouth
of August and September.
Dispatches from various points of Cald-
well and Burke Counties, North Carolina,
state that the recent earthquake was felt
at Boone, Sweetwater and Beaver Dams
and that it extended over an area of sixty
miles square. Houses were severely
Jared and at one point a vast ledge of
rock was displaced and rent in twain.
The vigilantes at Dalton, Ga. seem de-
termined to rid the country of bad char
acters by their own methods. A few
nights ago a body of armed men broke
into the house OF negro named Percy,
r. u
him because he had circulated SANDERS
about a young lady, I'd compelled him
to leave the country. They also gave
notice to three prohigate characters to at
once leave the country.
The cornerstone of the new Geor ria
Capitol was laid at Atlanta a few days
ago with appropriate ceremonies.
One hundred thousand feet of aIum' or,
valued at $50 600, were burned a few days
since at the saw-mil1 of Greenleaf, John-
son & Co, at Norfolk Va.
Dangue fever is prevalent atss Austin.
Tex.
A boiler in the saw mill of s. M. VIM
chester at Newport, Tenn, exploded a
few days ago, instantly killing two mon
and seriously wounding several others.
The magnificent new uilding erected
for the use of the Cotton and Merchants
exchanges of Memphis, Tenn, has been
formally taken posss ssion of by those
organizations.
T. A. Flannelly, editor of the EVening
NeaCs, received severe beating few
days ago from Mr.. w. T. Jones, on ac-
count of scandalous article published
| about Mr.. Jones' father in the NeDs.
Prot. N. 7. Lupton has resigned as Dean
and Professor OF Chemistry in the Van
derbilt University at Nashville, Tenn
The people of colored church in South
Carolina recently applied to Justice for
a warrant against member who has 're-
pea eddy, wilfu1ly, without just cause or
provocation, refused to attend service.
Martin Vann and Thomas sles Iar-
relied over game of cards at Winters
Gap, Tenn, a. few days ago, and ex-
changed five shots A bullet lodged in
Vann's body and he died in a few min
| utes.
| Policeman Joime Mulet, Mexican, at
tempted to commit suicide at Browns
will 9, Tex, few nights ago, by taking a
hundred drops of laudanum. It was dis-
covered, and the doctors by hard work
saved his life.
VIM. Critzer lives in Alb ermarle
County Virginia. He is ninety years
oil and has eighty -four grandchildren
and 104 great-grandchildre living. The
other day he drove forty miles in a
buggy.
| louisville real estate is assessed at $751;
/ 600, 600. There were about 1000 transfers
of property last year, and the assess
ment of the property transferred was
/ about eighty per cent. of the sale value.
A valuable bed of silicious earth,
used in polishing metals has been found
in jefferson County, Kentucky, being the
only one in the county outside of New
| Hampshire.
w. B. Smell, formerly business man
| of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, was found few
| days ago in the house of Malvina Hisery
courtesau in Metcalfe County, KEN
lucky, with his throat cut and horribly
/ gashed about the head and body. The
Hiser woman has been arrested and
| charged with the crime.
Mr.. w. r. Lane, who owns a turpentine
still in Pierce County Georgia, was struck
and killed by negro employe named
Hicks few days ago. The murderer es"
capped.
| At colored church near Vienna, Ga q
few nights ago while the congregation
were waiting for the preacher to conduct
prayer meeting, Ellis Carter and Alex
Jones were passing the time in playing
cards. One accused the other of cheating,
when Carter drew pistol and mortally
wounded Jones.
A destructive fire occurred in the ak
and hatchet frctory of W. C. Kelly, in
Louisville, KY, few. days ago. The
large factory was almost totally de-