St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-25
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

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! James Lanier, white magistrate, killed
an old colored man named Warner tor
voting the prohibition ticket.
! Matt Roach (coloredD, while fighting
two negresses, at Nashville, Tenn, a few
days since, accidentally struck Mary
Copeland (colored), aged one year, with a
chair killing her.
Hardin County, Kentucky, has public
, school fund of $50 600 one hundred public
schools, four colleges and academies and
three female seminaries.
Thos. N. Fowler, Major General Of the
Alabama State militia, died at Mobile a
few days ago. He was a Lieutenant Col
onel of Mississippi regiment during tn g
war.
Luther Jones committed suicide ct Horse
Cave, KY, a few days ago by shooting
himself through the head. Circumstances
show that the deed was accomplished de-
iberately.
The trial of Quincy A. Balm for the muir
der of his cousin, William P. Balm, in Sus-
sex County, Va, on February p last, has
just been completed in the court of that
county, the jury rendering a verdict of
not guilty.
N. D. Monroe, familiarly. known as
"Wild Neill," committed suicide a few
days ago. He lived with an old sister in
the woods, about fifteen miles from Fay
etville, n. c. Before the war he was a
man of property, but lost it in the con-
f1ict
George Cornica, employed in the con-
struction of a railroad bridge over Mill
creek, short distance from Fort Smith,
Ark, fell from the structure few days
since. striking on his head twenty feet be-
low and sustaining injuries which result
ed in his death.
Texas Prohibitionists have determined
to put out candida tes for Congress.
A rattlesnake FIVE and half feet long
was killed a few days ago near North
spring chicken.
A rattlesnake crawled into a bed at
Mecklenburg, N. c., recently and bit
little child, and two days afterward the
child died.
The State of Louisiana is overrun with
mad paupers, and there is not money
enough in the treasury to provide quar-
tefs for them.
Hervy f. Price, the postma ster It Hook
ton, Miss, has been arrested on a charge
of forging his official bond.
W. S. Roby fell out of third STORY VIM
dow Of the Southern Hotel, San Antonio,
Tex, a few nights ago, and was seriously
injured.
Hard Cash, Ty Ty, jug Tavern. Enigma,
Alligator, Pumpkin, Paw Up, Snapfinger
and Hat are Georgia post-offices. Tennes-
see has Sweet Lips. Defeated, Regret, Pea
nut, Quiz and Tut
Bricklayers in Charleston, s. c., get
$ tx dollars a day, and the work of rebuild
ing the city will give employment to a
great manv men and stimulate various
industries.
a young Atlanta (Ga.) couple went to
S. c., recently, were mar
ried and returned to Atlanta the same
evening. The marriage is not to take eff
feet for two years, and all concerned in it
are bound to secrecy.
Judge Blandford, of the Georgia Su-
preme Court, is the only manned Confed-
crate in the State who declines to draw
the pension allowed by the authorities.
His arm is off above the elbow, and he is
entitled to sixty dollars every three years.
He drew the first allowance, but has never
drawn any since.
Two heavy suits for damages growing
out of the recent terrible disaster at
Dark's Mills, on the Decatur railroad, in
Tennessee, in which seven men were
killed, have been filed in the Davidson
County Circuit Court. Mrs. Annie Lau-
nan. widow of Henry E. Laurnan, engi-
aeer Of the Columbia accommodation and
one of the victims, sues for $4,000. The
of II. L. Whittmore, a flag
nan who was killed, demands 900.
Another heavy suit against the Louis.
lille q Nashville Railroad Company has
'een filed. John King, administrator OF ,
Patrick King, a fireman, who was killed in
he wreck at Dark's mills, on the Decatur
wants $4,000.
John Walker, residing on Anderson's |
'reek, Lauderdale County, Ala, while |
esisting arrest by posse few days ago
vas shot and probably mortally wounded.
Hugh O'Donnell, stone-mason, resid-
ng in the suburbs of Nashville, Tenn, was |
un over by two trains on the Louisville &
railroad, near the East Nash.
lille yards, few days since, and crushed
o fragments.
A negro named Watts, living ten miles
rom Gadsden, Ala, tried to kill his three
hildren, the oldestten years of age, few
lays ago, by knocking them senseless
With large stick and then setting fire to
he house. 1t was before daylight, and
he fire was not discovered until the cid.
'st one was dead. The others will prob
bly, die. He is in Jail at Gadsden, and
ppears to be sane.
At Pembroke. KY, a few days ago,
arge two-story frame building, owned
y r. B. Armstead, and occupied on the
rst floor by negroes and on the second
DOR by the Masonic fraternity, was dis