St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-06-13
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

revival such as has never been surpassed
in the South.
Policeman Peterson was shot and killed
while on duty in La Villa, Fla, few
days ago.
A spoonfish, weighing nearly twenty
pounds and measuring four feat in length,
was captured one day lately in Dooly
County, Georgia. The fish is rarely found
in the streams of that vicinity and was
sold for So.
At Gadsden, Ala, few days ago, Sarah
Murphy, colored, who was regarded as q
witch, was dragged from her house by
people of her own race and terribly teat-
en-. Eleven negroes have been arrested
and some of them identified by the woman.
The Tennessee Legislature rejected
resolution to have monument erected on
the Capitol grounds to the memory of
John Sewer. He was first Governor of
Tennessee, and died in 1915, while acting
as United States Commissioner to treat
with the Creek Nation.
S. 7. Cox has been arrested at NASH
vile, Tenn, on the charge of numbering
Micajah Bennett, merchant in Lebanon,
two years ago. Bennett was found dead
on the street with his pockets empty, hay
ing been struck on the head and robbed
after leaving his store. Barnes Richard
son, colored, who was convicted at
Lebanon to-day of arson, it is said, gave
information that led to Cox's arrest.
Mrs. James w. w inn, widow, and
three of her children and Mrs. Tony
Stefano, the wife of an italian musician
of this city, were drowned off Zeke's Is
land, about twenty-five miles below
Wilmington, N. c., few days ago. The
children were wading in the water, and
getting beyond their depth, Mrs. Winn
and Mrs. Stefano went to their rescue,
when all were drowned.
A pair of half chickens half sguineas-a
strange natural wonder, were exhibited in
Jackson, Tenn, few days ago. They
are about year old, and were raised in
Mississippi, but have been purchased by
gentleman of this county. They are about
as large as a turkey hen and make q noise
similar to guinea. They are nearly the
color of partridge.
War is again imminent between cattle
men in the Texas Pan handle.
Geo. Forester committed suicide few
days ago at Louisville, KY.
David j. Fairly, charged with the muir
der of NJ. L. Mckay, was taken from Jail
in Green County, Louisiana, and lynched.
John bearing, an. inmate of the lunatic
asylum at Anchorage, KY, met with
horrible death few days since He
jumped into scalding bath and died al
most instantly.
lobe Evans, living near Sparta, Ga,
went hunting few nights ago. Re-
turning he found his TIVE children, whom
he had locked in the house, burned to
death.
Governor McEnery has committed the
sentence of John Baptiste olored) to inn
prisonment for life He was to have been
hanged for rape on the 9Th inst.
j. W. Coles, late proprietor of the John-
son House, at Nashville, Tenn, commit
ted suicide few days ago, blowing out
his brains with a Smith g. Wesson re-
volver.
While the ladies were preparing for an
ice cream festival at Brownwood, Tex, a
few evenings since, Mrs. Grady fell from
the second story of the Opera-house and
sustained fatal internal injury.
William Taylor, while running trout~
line on Etoway River, near Rome, Ca, a
few days ago, fell out of the boat and was
drowned. When drawn out, though life
was extinct, he still held the line with a
convulsive clutch.
The boiler in Llnstedt'sP Phosphate Works
at Johns Island Ferry, Charleston, s. c.,
exploded few days ago, killing two me-
groes, dangerously wounding third and
wrecking the works. The supposed cause
was UNEQUAL exhaustion of steam in the
boiler.
Near Russellylle, Ga, a few days ago,
Emma Murphy was found stabbed to
death. Investigation showed that Ben
Watkins, two weeks out of the Peniten-
tiary, was the murderer, and that he COM
mitted the deed with a small pocket
knife.
Quite sensation has been created at
Greenville, Tex, by City Marshal NJ. Par
ker filing papers, against Mayor D. B. Mar
tin, charging him with buying city scrip,
the same being malfeasance in Office. II
guilty, the Council will doubtless impeach
him.
James NJ. Taylor, of Alfaretta County,
Ca, committed suicide few days ago by
hanging himself with pillow Zine. He had
been in bad health and his mind had been
giving way gradually for the last six
months.
Judge Gillian, Ordinary of Oglethorpe,
Ga, recently issued marriage license
which authorized his mother, Mrs VIM.
Gillian, to become the wife of Mr.. Lindsay
Jacks. This is believed to be the first in.
stance on record where son was called
upon to do such servicefor his mother.
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corner at Atlanta, Ga, few evenings
since, W. A. Moore, well known painter,
stepped up, and putting bottle of laud