St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-07-03
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of hydrophobia, after twenty -four hours
suffering. He was bitten on the lett arm
by mad dog two years ago, and lie"
days before his death was stung by bees
on the same arm.
1t has been discovered in the Georgia
| Comptroller's office that persons are on
the rolls fraudulently drawing allowances
under the MANNED Confederate soldier
act. A case recently exposed is that OF
David Gam, one-legged, who was made
engineer at the State Capitol some years
| ago at seventy five dollars per month";
claiming to be a Confederate. He was
recently discharged for neglect Of his
work, and has been proven to be fraud.
having lost his leg in 1865 in a railroad
accident
George w. Mikman, arrested in Provi.
dence, K. l., recently by Detective Porter,
of Nashville, TGon., was taken to- Nash
vile few days since and lodged in jail to
await trial for receiving money and goods
under false Ttetenses. Milkman, who is
sign painter, located in Nashville several
months ago. and after securing money,
clothing and jewelry valued at six hum
dred dollars left the city. He was indict-
ed and was returned on a requisition.
Judge Allen of the Nashville (Tenn.)
Criminal Court was hanged in ettigy in
the Court house in Murfreesboro few
n lights ago. It is thought by some that
the act was committed in condemnation Of
the action Of Judge Allen in having At
torney- General Washington arrested for
alleged contempt of his court. Others be-
lieve it was due to the fact that Judge
Allen had announced himself as an inde-
pendent candidate for reelection against
the convention nominee, who resides in
Murfreesboro.
Louisville (Ky.) street fakirs sell what
they are pleased to call sneezeless snuff.
A colored woman edits an influential
paper published in Petersburg, Va.
Peach trees thirty-two years old still
bear profusely at Levyville, Ga.
Two distinct streams jet from an arte"
sian well at Albany, Ga.
One trucker in Alachua County. Fla,
recently got twenty-five cents from New
York as the total returns for six crates Of
beans.
Two men In Tallapoosa County, Ala,
cut each others threats and died stimuli
taneously recently during political quar-.
rel.
Attorney General Miller of Mississippi
has brought suit against the penitentiary
lessee for $40. 900 due for 1885.
4 Tallahassee (Fla.) merchant, who bes
gan business over three years ago, has not
been absent from his store a single day,
often having his midday meal sent to
him.
On the Waller farm, near Newmarket,
Va, few days ago, two young colored
girls nearly beat to death an aged white
man and his sister, and fed with $3.50 in
money.
Two women, aged one hundred and four
and seventy seven years respectively,
were recently arrested at Louisville, KY,
for fighting. The eldest one held her own
for some time, but the youth of the other
finally triumphed and one hundred and
four was knocked out.
A beer war is going ON at Rome, Ca,
and one retailer advertises it at one cent
glass. Most consumers, however, have
for some time been buying it by the key,
owing to the low rates prevailing.
An incendia larry fred the grain, hay and
salt stores of M. B. Pitcher & Bro, at
Nashville, Tenn. a few mornings since,
and the entire stock and buildings were
damaged to such an extent that they are
worthless. Loss on the building, $1,000;
on stock, $1,000. Insurance on building,
$4,000; on stock, $1,000.
A Louisville (Ky.) lady says that mill
liners are the sharpest dealers on earth,
and suit their prices to their customers
pocketbooks. She knows, for, after trying
vainly few days since to buy a bonnet
for less than the twenty five dollars asked,
she went home and described the bonnet
to her servant, who went to the shop and
bought it for twelve dollars.
Wright F. Darling was arrested in Mer.
idian few days since, on the charge OF
stealing two registered letters from the
post office. Darling was the friend of one
of the clerks in the office, and by means Of
this friendship he secured admission be-
hind the counter, from whence, it is al.
legged, he purloined the letters.
A meeting presided over by General Don
Carlos Buell. was held at Louisville, XIV,
a few nights ago to devise plans for the
erection of a monument in memory of the
late distinguished Federal soldier and cit-
izen, General Lowell H. Rousseau. Promi.
nent Union and ex-Confederate soldiers
were present, and many speeches of
eulogy were made. General W. Fl. Jack.
son pledged his ex-Confederates to con-
tribute to so good cause in honor Of such
patriot. Committees were appointed to
raise the necessary subscriptions for a
handsome monument.
A terrible tragedy was committed in
Lenoir County, N. c., few days ago.
Ann Mcdonald, wife of William McDon-
aid, and Jane Dawson, the wife of Thomas