St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-29
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Judge Howell e. Jackson, holding his
hrst court at his home, Jackson, Tenn.s
had novel experience recently with jury.
A damage suit for $4,000 had been
brought against the Illinois Central rail-
way. After the evidence was heard the
jury was perem ptorily charged to find for
the defendant. Retiring to the jury room
verdict was quickly agreed upon, giving
the plaintiff $1,000. The court set aside
the verdict.
fire engine was sent up from Birming-
ham Ala, few days ago to fight fire in
one of the mines of the New Castle Coal &c
Coke Company, on the track of the Louis
vile & Nashville railway. Before the
flames could be stopped three hundred feet
of the woodwork was destroyed and
good part of the pipes connecting with
the pumping machinery. The coal caught
from the timbers, and, at last accounts,
was still burning. The worst disaster VIA
probably be the necessary suspension OF
work.
Charles jacobson, a colored youth of
twelve. died at Eufaula, Ala, a few days
ago from injuries received by lamp ex-
plosion. He was endeavoring to light one
lamp with another, which caused the ex-
plosion, the burning fluid saturating his
clothing. He rushed wildly into tho
street, uttering heartrending screams as
he ran. When overtaken he was living
mass of flame, which, beng entineuished,
left him blistered sufferer. in which con-
dition he fingered for twelve hours, and
then died in great agony.
Franklin CASTOR, a coored man, con-
victed of criminal assault upon a lady, has
been sentenced at Salisbury, n. c., to be
hanged on July ?.
A fire at Gainesville, Fla, a few days
ago, destroyed all the buildings and con-
tents On the south side of the square. The
aggregate loss is about $4,000, with very
little insurance.
AT a Shelby IN. CO. court short time
ago, the case was tried of a boy who had
been fined by the mayor of the town for
climbing tree, there being town ordi-
nance forbidding the climbing of trees.
The boy appealed, and the Judge reversed
the mayors decision, declaring tree-climb-
ing to be an inalienable right of boys, over
which municipal authorities have no juris-
diction.
4 resident of Eastman, Ga, has TWEEN.
ty-fve-cent piece which has just returned
to him after an absence of seven years.
J. J. Haywood. the collector of Marion
County, Tex. in the commissioners court
room at Jefferson, a few days ago, shot
Captain John 7. Roots, killing him in
stantly. An inquest was held and Mr..
Haywood, after a preliminary examina-
ton, was released on $4,000 bond.
While Rev. VIM. Moore (colored) was
delivering sermon at Cole Ridge, Tenn,
recently, an enemy attempted to assassin
ate him. Moore received a bullet in the
thigh, the shot coming through window.
While experimenting blasting opera
tions in sandstone quarry near Lam
pasas, Tex, a few days ago. Antonio VAL
dez was crushed to death by a mass of
loose rock and dirt which slid down upon
him.
Robert Ray, eighteen years of age, was
killed in Walton County, Ga, a few days
ago, by Sanf ord Manning. The latter
claims the killing to have been accidental,
but his story seemed to have a somewhat
piscatorial flavor.
A goose owned by citizen of Telfair
y
and up to three years ago laid eggs as
regular as the day came around. Since
then her laying propensities have failed
her. Occasionally she will build a nest
and set on it for three Or four weeks and
then come off as proudly as if she had
raised brood Of goslins.
A reign of terror is reported as existing
at Osceola, Ark, arising from recent de-
velopments and alterations caused by the
alleged defalcation of Sheriff Haskins.
The town was reported as practically in
state of siege, the members of each faction
being ready to fight on the slightest pro-
vocation.
Mr.. Engelke, of Lula, Ca, is an ardent
naturalist, being particularly partial to
snakes. In the fall he buries his snakes in
the ground and unearths them in the
spring. The other day he dug up fina
large rattlesnake, which recovered from
It's torpor quickly and then struck Mr.. En-
gelke on the head. The fangs went through
the mans fur cap and gashed the top OF
his head. Liberal doses of corn whisky
saved the snake fancer's life.
An unknown white man was found muir.
dered at point near Redwood station,
Miss, few days ago. He was filed with
buckshot. He had in his possession an
expr ess receipt, dated New Orleans, for q
package sent to Julia Warren, of st.
Louis. No clew as to his identity or that
of the murderer. He was plainly dressed
in dark clothes, had mustache and light
whiskers, and was apparently thirty five
years of age.
Uncle Billy Day, of London, KY, who is
over eighty-on years old, the father of
thirteen children, and who has seventy
six grandchildren and 1872 great-grand-
children living, is noted in his neighbor-
hood for the ability to read hv tafreliphtN