St. Landry democrat., 1885-01-03
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGs.

Both grabbed the reins, when the plsGol'
which Mursom still held, was again dis-
charged and Maddis was fatally shot
The Knights of Honor Mutual Aid AS
ISOLATION of Louisville, KY, has decloed 10
dissolve, its members having dWlndled 70
less than one thousand
The clubhouse and grist-mill of MI. Bar
ton Burt, in Russell County, Ala, burned
few nights ago, together with large lot
of cotton belonging to tenants and Gus
toners of the gin. The accident happened
through the stupidity of negro, VINO Went
into the in-house with lighted candle to
push the cotton back that had piled up.
Immediately the whole house was III
blaze, and it was totally destroyed IN Few
minutes. Loss, $4,000.
A most fabulous find has been made IN
an abandoned gold mine in North Georgia
The tract was bought some months ago by
capitalists in Chattanooga, Tenn. They had
specimens taken from vein s1xty-nVe
feet from the surface of the ground, ana
sent them to some of the leading chemists
of the United States. One assay SHOWS
the ore to be worth $500 per ton, and an-
other places it at $500. The veins are SAID
to be exhaustless, and an experienced MN"
ing chemist says the mine will be equal IN
value to the bonanza mines OF Colorado
The strike at the Soddy coal mines near
Chattanooga, Tenn, is ended.
Pensacola, Fla, will ship cargo OF pig
iron soon, This is new departure.
Charleston, S. c., has Eve thousand more
children than can be accommodated in the
city schools.
New Orleans has an ordinance making 1t
compulsory upon restaurant-keepers to
have written or printed bills of fare.
Seyeral| mercantile establishments were
DESTROYED by fire at Mount Calm, Tex,
few days ago.
A train was wrecked on the Queen ana
Crescent route near Powers, Miss. Two
men were killed and number of passen-
gers injured.
VIM. Porterffeld was killed at Queen
City, Tex, a few days ago in street diff
| ficulty. William Foster is supposed to
| have given the fatal stab. Foster is still at
large.
The Memphis (Tenn.) police made an
important arrest of Miles Ogle, counter
feiter, on the night of the 25th, capturing
5000 counterfeit money on his person.
Jacob Torian, farmer near Longview,
| XIV, was assassinated few days ago by
an unknown party, and Peter Adcock, who
/ was sitting near him, was dangerously
wounded.
Owen Taylor, laborer, at Louisville,
| KY, was shot in the throat and killed in a
| drunken row few nights ago. 1t is not
known who fred the shot.
A few evenings since an eeronaut named
| MacNeal, of Mobile, made balloon ascen-
sion at West Point, Ala. The balloon fell
into the Chattahoochee River and Mac
Neal was drowned.
A freight train on the Knoxville & Ohio
Railroad was wrecked by broken rail q
few days ago. Engineer Tom Conner and
/ the fireman were severely bruised and
each had legs broken.
Five thousand cattle were sold in one
transaction at Henrietta, Tex, recently for
I $50, 900 y considered remarkably good
price.
i A gang of drunken roughs took possess
sion of Southern Pacific train near Pecos,
Tex, few days since and terrorized the
passengers by shooting out the window
panes, but injured no one.
BENJAMIN Green from Bowling Green,
/ KY, was found dead in bed a few days
ago at San Antonio (Tex. hotel.
Captain Handy of the United States
II. 6.
/ A white man and a negro, names un-
known, crossed the Mississippi River to
Memphis, Tenn, to purchase Christmas
articles, and attempted to cross back in a
i skif late at night. The surface of the
river was covered with ice, and when
about half way across, the skiH was cap-
sized and both were drowned.
st. Mary's Catholic Church, at Memphis,
Tenn, was damaged by fire to the extent
of 5000 Christmas morning. The fire was
caused by defective fue. It was confined
to the rear portion of the roof, but the or
gan and portions of the altar were dam.
aged by water.
A difficulty occurred at Jacksonville,
Tenn, few days ago, between Q. j.
Smith and H. Young, resulting in the lat.
ter stabbing the former beneath the right
eye, inficting dangerous wound. Smith
then shot and wounded Young.
DISTINCTIONS on the track of the New Or.
leans G. Northwestern Railroad near Pur-
Wis, Miss, a few nights ago, threw the en-
tire north bound express train from the
track. The eng ineer, Robert Turner, ano
the fireman were killed; others were in
jured.
For some time past an organized band o
colored burglars have been working Nash
vile, Tenn, and few nights ago Thomas
Mcknight and several other members OF
the gang were arrested. Mcknight con
fessed to one or two burglaries.
The death of Mrs. Oswalt, which tool
place at Rome, Ca, few days ago
ended an unparalleled life of suffering