St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-05
SOUTHERN GLEANiN0S.

At Meridian, Miss, during an alterca.
elon few days ago between VIM. Ball, q
striking switchman, and NJ. w. Mcdonald,
yardmaster of the Queen & Crescent
system, the latter was seriously stabbed
In the region of the heart by the former
and fatally wounded. The difficulty grew
out of the strike.
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, is canvass"
ing the cities of North Carolina in favor OF
prohibition, appealing especially to the
colored people. The election will be held
early in June, and the campaign grows in
warmth daily.
Colonel Bart Jenkins, sergeant-at-arms
OF the Kentucky Senate, was recently re"
ported to have been killed by his son VIII
liam. The two qua rreled at hotel din
ner in Frankfort. The father threw a
glass at his son who, pulled his revolver
and shot at his parent. Neither of the two
was hurt.
John Miller and wife of Butler County,
kentucky, while returning from visit to
indiana, recently stopped over night in an
clubhouse in Breckenridge County. Ed
Ramsey, John McGriffin and Mike Ramsey
ord cred them out of the place, and as
Miller came out of the door Mike Ramsey
deliberately shot him through the head,
killing him almost instantly.
General John L. Lewis, one of the most
noted citizens of New Orleans, died few
days go, in his eighty-sixth year. Hs
served as a courier for General Jackson in
the battle with the British forces. He was
three times sheriff of the parish and ones
mayor of the city. He was Major General
of the forces of Louisiana in the Confeder.
ate army when sixty lone years of age.
Nearly one hundred moonshine whisky
prisoners are confined in the Jail at Cow
ington, KY.
Mrs. Jones, an aged lady, was run over
by transfer train at Nashville, Tenn,
few days ago, and was instantly killed.
Says the Grenada (Miss.) Sentinel: An
other Legislature like our last would build
a wall around the State of Mississippi so
high that even old Sol himself would find
it difficult to look in.
The so-called peanut factories of Nor
folk, Va, handle and put on the market
$l,30O,OO0 worth of peanuts each year.
The factory is simply cleaning, polish
ing and sorting establishment, and the
work is all done by machinery.
The law and Order League of Louisville,
KY, succeeded in having held to the grand
jury BOOKSELLER named Emile Boulier.
Rev. James E. Evans, one of the oldest
preachers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, died in Thomson, Ca, q
few days ago, while on his knees. He was
presiding elder of the Augusta district.
lie was Seventy-six years of age, and had
preached fifty -four years.
Returns from the election in the Second
congressional district Of Louisiana to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Rep
resentative Hahn, indicate the election OF
Wallace, Democrat, over Martin, Republic
can, by about 1000 plurality.
The Supreme Court of Miss issippi has
decided the constitutionalitv of what is
known as the amnesty act, passed by the
Legislature, which measure gave relief to
merchants who had not paid the privilege
tax in full by extending the time for such
payment to June Is, thereby restoring
them to their full legal rights under the
laws of the State.
James Furey, wife and child and Miss
Alice Mitchell, all of Philadelphia, who
arrived in Nashville, Tenn, few days
ago, ate some bologna sausage and be-
came quite sick. The child, who was i'm
delicate health, died in great agony from
congestion. The others were doing well.
An examination was ordered by the health
Christ Church, FEEDER c, Ga, ON the site
where John Wesley preached, has had the
biggest contributions of any churc b in the
South the past year. This was caused by
q bequest of $111,000 by the wife of Rev.
MIR. Dodge, who died in India on her we'd
ding tour. Her husband has just turned
it into the church treasury. OF that SUM
has been put in trust as an endow.
ment for missionary work.
The prohibition contest in Oconee Coun-
~, Ca, has demoralized colored church
circles. Rev. Mr.. johnson quarreled with
three deacons who refused to become dry
and had them expelled. The expelled dea1
cons, with their adherents, went into tbs
church forcibly, kicked the preacher out,
and now hold the keys. The preacher ID
invoking the law to get the building.
Andrew Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn,
and Captain II. A. Penrose, of Memphis,
shot match, at 100 live pigeons each, at
Spring park few days ago, for $500.
headers won, killing ninety three birds.
Penrose killed eighty-three.
Jackson Carter and one Roe, farmers,
vent to a circus at Mt. Sterling, KY, q
ew evenings since, quarreled and started
home on the train. AS Roe, with his broth
", was leaving the crowded car Carter
uddenly pulled his pistol and shot him
lead. Carter attempted to escape, but 40
he jumped from the car Roe's brother shot
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