St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-04
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,


at Henderson, KY, was destroyed by ire
recently; loss, $4,000.
Three men were fatally injured few
days ago in cutting affray at Louisville,
KY.
The Grand Central Hotel at Fort Smith,
Ark, burned a few days ago; loss about
$685. 900.
THE town of Henderson, N. c., was re-
Gently visited by fire which destroyed
$50, 900 worth of property.
G. j. Wise, wealthy cotton buyer or
jefferson, Tex, was thrown from his
sulky few nights ago, and his horse TAX
ing fright, dragged him distance, 1nJur"
ing him severely.
Mrs. Margaret Griggs, while standing
at the dinner table at Columbus, Ca,
few days ago, suddenly fell to the floor,
and before assistance could reach her she
was dead. 1t was case of heart disease.
A very sad drowning occurred in Walker
County, Ca, near Chattanooga, Tenn, a
few days ago. A farmer named James
Bond and his son attempted 10 ford creek
which was considerably swollen. The
swift current swept them from their horses
and they were drowned.
Quite sensation was created a few
nj shts ago at the First Presbyterian
Church at Chattanooga, Tenn, one of the
most popular in the city, by the pastor,
r ". ]. w. Bachman condemning progress
sive euchre as a modified form of gam
bling.
Frank BickIe, a switchman employed in
the yard of the Texas & Pacific at Baird,
Tex, got fastened in the track while
coupling cars few days aga and had an
arm and leg badly mashed.
The Tennessee Senate adopted resolu-
ton rendering the United States the use
of the Hermitage, President Andrew jack
sons old residence, as home for veter-
ans of the Mexican war and the war Of 1872.
The funeral of the late e. D. Clarke, APP
pointed Assistant Secret ary of the Interior,
took place at Holly Springs, Miss, with
impressive ceremonies. =
Jordan Taylor, colored, pleaded guilty
at HopkinsvilIe, KY, to having murdered
Sallie Sanders, and was sentenced tc
death.
Ed. Digman, a deckhand on the steamer
John A. Wood, fell into an empty barge at
Lawrenceburg, KY, few days ago, and
was killed. He lived in Pittsburgh, Pa.
G. Armstrong & Co.'s furniture houae at
Memphis, Tenn, burned a few nights ago.
The building was owned by ]. D. Lake,
and was valued at $4,000; insured for
$4,000.
The Texas Legislature passed bill to
compel railroad companies to keep their
principal offices in the State, under a pen,
atty of 81, 900 fine for each month of neg
lect.
On the ground that the gospel is free,
the Superior Court of Georgia threw out a
suit brought by Rev. j. A. Smith against
the Marietta Railway for preaching to the
convict gang in its employ
John Pearce, residing near Chattanooga,
Tenn, procured license to marry Miss
Alice Perry. She objected to having the
ceremony performed ON Sunday, and he at
once shot himself through the heart.
Trainmaster Virgins, of Jackson, Tenn,
after successful trail has captured three
of gang of thieves which has been rob-
bling freight trains on the Illinois Central
Road while taking water near Abbeville,
Miss, and has given the road much an
noyance lately. 1t is thought that the ar
rests will break up the gang.
A tragedy occurred few nights ago in
the nor Invest part of johnson County,
Tex, In which wealthy cattleman named
Hall, late druggist at Fort Worth, was
killed by leading citizen named Vincent
Wicher.
Burglars rifed the safe of Griffith &
Conover, lumber dealers, of Dallas, Tex,
few. nights ago, securing cash and secu-
rifles to the amount of about $4,000 The
notion store of H. B. Burr was also bur-
glarized of nearly 1900 worth of goods, and
all the samples of d. L. Malone, a drum
mer for a Cincinnati house. No clue to the
burglars.
Section No . Of freight train on the
Illinois Central Railroad ran into the rear
end of section No. near Grand Junction,
Tenn, few days ago. Brakeman Turner,
of Mcconnell, Tenn, was killed and Con-
ductor Turner, brother, probably fatally
hurt The cahoose of one train and the en-
CINE of the other were wrecked.
Not to be outdone by other cities, an orr
ganized movement is being made at Shreve-
port, La, to suppress gambling, which
merchants of the city claim has been OPEN
" carried on, detrimental to commercial
interests. Money has been subscribed to
employ the best attorneys of the city to
enforce the laws against gambling, or
der to have them fully carried out. The
city authorities will also be invoked to
carry out the ordinances.
Charles Cooke, defaulter from Jack
sonville, Fla, was captured in Western
Texas few daye since Young Cooke
was employed in the Office Of the Florida
Railway & Navigation Company In
February he stole package of money
amounting to $1,000 and fed. The dectec-
tives followed him 5000 miles before he
was ga injured. Young Cooke halones TO