St. Landry democrat., 1886-03-20
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

The recent parade of the local and visit
ing fireman in New Orleans is pronounced
the finest ever seen there. Governor En-
/ glsh and wife of Connecticut, eighty citi-
zens of Portland, Me-, 1,200 Texans and
many thousand persons from other States
| were present.
At Queen City, Tex, a few days ago.
Mike Clements killed his brother-in-law,
Sam Summerfield
A gang of robbers which congregated at
Dayton, Tenn, on the line of the Cincin-
natl Southern railway, recently attempted
to burglarize the large jewelry store of
| Obil e Co. and the Cincinnati Southern
depot at Chattanooga. Their plot had
been revealed to the sheriff, and dozen
officers were in each building. When
the thieves broke in and commenced to
drill holes in the safe, officers demanded
their surrender. The burglars opened fire
on the sheriff's posse, and, by means of
the darkness, escaped without securing
any booty.
bill passed the Mississippi House OF
Representatives authorizing the Treasurer
to issue $500, 900 in bonds redeemabIe in
interest. This bill gives him authority to
borrow money to meet present needs at
eight per cent-indebtedness not to extend
longer than ten months, and to be re-
deemed with money secured from sale OF
bonds. Unless authority of this kind had
been given the State could not meet it's in
debtedness on account of the common
school fund.
The Sheriff of Gillespie County, Texas,
and his posse have been indicted for kill
ing convict.
Robert S. Fowler, of Morganfield, KY,
who murdered his niece, is to be executed
April 80.
The steamer Ike Bonham exploded hea
boiler near Vicksburg, Miss, few days
ago, killing six men and injuring several
others.
Twenty five masked men took Handy
Woodward, colored, from jail at Russell.
vile, KY, few nights ago and lynched
him.
Charley Jones, eight years old, died at
San Antonio, Tex, a few days ago from
morphine used in a prescription by mis-
take instead of quinine.
James Bird shot and fatally wounded
Tom Martin at dance in Anderson Coun-
ty, KY, a few nights ago. An old grudge
was the cause. Both are farmers.
The free miners at Greenwood, KY,
spend the nights in firing shots at the
convict camp, preventing the militia
guard from getting any sleep.
By decision of the Supreme Court OF
Georgia, George T. Jackson will spend
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bezzling $l17,0O, of the funds of the En-.
terprise Cotton Company Of Augusta.
A dispatch from Ashland, KY, asserts
that it can be conclusively proven that
Neal Craft and Ellis were innocent of the
murder Of three children, for which they
were executed, and that the real perpe-
traitors are known and about to be ar
rested.
The convention of the Cattle Raisers'
Association of Northwest Texas wound up
in grand complimentary ball at w leather
ford, Tex, on the 18th. 1t was a grand
success and was largely attended.
According to reports from large num-
Der of the most extensive sheep raisers in
Texas, sheep are in fine condition, gener-
ally free from disease, except few cases
of scab. Mostly healthy and very promis-
ing for the future.
Constable Lee Jenkins, Of Waco, Tex,
recently arrested Frank A. Henry on
suspicion of being one of three men who
robbed the safe of VIM. Cameron & Co., at
Brownwood. Young Henry says he can
easily prove an alibi and asserts that he
was in Waco on the occasion of the
robbery at Brentwood.
Jay Gould and family made visit to
Key West, Fla, the past week on tbs
yacht Atalanta.
The people of Mississippi are elated over
the action of the House of Representatives
in refusing to pass the Senate bill, submit
ting to the people the question of consti-
tutional convention. 1t saves the Stats
10000.
The District Executive Committee of the
Knights of Labor, after full inveStiga-
ton of the boycott against the Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution, has declared the boy.
colt off.
John Judson, locomotive engineer at
Fort Worth, Tex, recently died from in
halng the fumes of sulphur match while
lighting cigar.
James LaFontaine, dissipated carpen-
ter, was found dead at Lorenzo, McLennan
County, Tex, few days ago. He hailed
from Vermont.
A. p. McCauley, a Galveston, (Tex.) po-
iceman is held in custody on the charge OF
kicking Clarence Clarke, of McCombe, Ill:
in the abdomen until he died. Clarke was
drunk and provoked quarrel with the
officer who was off duty.
The trial at Gallatin, Tenn, of VIM.
Moss and on, charged with the murder Of
Arch Harper, of Bethpage, resulted in the
acquittal of the father and the conviction
of the son. The latter was sentenced to