St. Landry democrat., 1885-07-04
SOUTHERN eLEANlNGs.


A boy by the name of Wallace Laget,
while bathing at Louisville, KY, few
days ago, was drowned.
A family named Quelloward, consisting
of six persons, were poisoned at New Or
leans few days ago by female servant
A doctor was called in at once, and the
victims lives were saved. The servant
was arrested.
Henry Heiss, a journalist of Nashville,
Tenn, gdied few days ago after a pro"
tracted illness. He was the only son OF
the late John P. Heiss, who founded the
Washington ID. CO. Union.
A fatal shooting ARRAY occurred at
Smiths grocery, in West Jefferson, Tex,
a few nights ago, in which James Zach
airy shot and instantly killed Allen Fig
ures. Both are white boys, about eight
Gen years old and of good families.
A severe storm passed over Webster
Parish, La, few days ago, doing great
damage to corn crops. 1t lasted about
twenty minutes, leaving track mile
wide
The Cove rnor of South Carolina has or"
dered ADMINISTRATION of reported inhu-
man practices in the convict camp at
Abbeville. Nine convicts out of 120 have
died within few weeks, the alleged VIC
Tins of ov erwork and cruel punishments'
Emil Steger, aged sixty, a Hungarian
by birth, formerly companion OF Kos
suth, ex-Captain of the Second Illinois
Artillery, and lat ely an engineer on the
United States Mississippi River Commits
sion, committed suicide at Memphis
Tenn, few nights ago by taking about
thirty grains of cyanide of potash. De-
spondency, caused from lack of employ
ment is the only attributable cause.
Mrs. Hannah Manson, Of Henderson
KY, recovered from a lightning stroke,
but the resuscitation was excruciating.
The sensations, she said, were as if she
was being jabbed by ten thousand nee
dies, while knife blade was twisted in
her brain.
A violent type Of Emeasles, followed by
fux, which often results fatally, is preva-
lent in Egbert and Madison counties,
Georgia.
Governor Scales of North Carolina has
respited Eaton Mills, the negro who was
to have been hanged at Halifax on the
Goth for murder.
The Touring mill of Irwin & Callahan,
in Washington, Ga, was destroyed by
fire few days ago. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Wash Kelly, deputy Sheriff of Texas,
has been arrested and carried to Arkan-
sas on cha rye of murder committed in
1873
Mrs. Oliver, wife of a travelling dentist.
committed suicide at Dallas, Tex, by
taking rychnine. The cause is sup
posed to be domestic troubles.
DR.. w. G.. Bullock, born in 1881,
graduate of Yale College and of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, is dead. He was
for several terms President of the Georgia
Medical Association and was correspond
ent member of many eminent medical
bodies.
While two negroes employed in the saw
mill of D. W. Rogers & Co, OF Talladega,
Ala, were wrestling few days ago, one
fell Immediately across what is known as
the slab-saw, cutting his heart in two in-
stantly.
The Grand Jury at New Orleans found
true bill against Charles Bridges, Of
Crystal Springs, Miss, charged with the
murder of Charles Anderson, a notorious
burglar and desperate Of Cincinnati. The
killing occurred in New Orleans March
4th, last.
A waterspout burst over the town of
Longview, Tex, few days ago, doing
about 81 900 worth of damage. The main
force of the waters pout was spent on the
fields adjoining the town. In some parts
of the town streams of water six feet
high ran down the streets. After the
storm had passed innumerable fish were
found in the fields and streets. None of
the fish were less than four inches long
and hundreds of them were eight inches.
The Grand Jury at Nashville: Tenn, in
dicted Alex ander Bolton, of the police
force, for murder in the second degree for
the killing of r. G. Schneider, of Mil
waukee, who was shot while resisting ar
rest, few days ago, for supposed bur-
glary. Officers O'Connell and Consadine
were acquitted.
Some time ago Will am Henry Parks, q
negro, was shot dead at Atlanta Ca,
while escaping from arrest. A hastily
summoned jury gave an unsatisfactory
verdict. The tumult of the colored people
over the slouching ever Of the case forced
attention to 1t, and the result is the in
dictment by the Grand Jury of W. Q.
Jones, livery stable man of the city,
and Policemen Chr stopher and West for
murder.
The union revival meetings at Hot
Springs, Ark, under the auspices Of the
Protestant churches, continue. Harry
May, a converted Israelite, has been maxi
ing pulpit exhortations. Many CONVEX
sfons have been effected. An urgent invi-
tation has been extended to Rev. Sam
Jones, the famous Georgia revivalist, to
visit the city. The Methodist District Con-