St. Landry democrat., 1886-11-13
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


crate.
A train on the Louisville & Nashville
.aiIroad. having on board United States
sroops and Apache Indians, was ditcheh
aear R:goleto, La, few days ago. It's
reported that no one was hurt.
Charles Henderson, the well-knowp
sporting man, was arrested at Louisville
Kv., few nights ago, charged with beat
ing Munson Heddon, farmer, near
She!byyille, KY, out of $1,000 at three
card monte. 1t is charged that Henderson
wore disguise at the time. He was spot
ted by two country men, who held him ul
at revolvers' points as he was taxing
drink in a saloon, and accused him OF the
swindl,. The police captured the whot
party. Henderson got straw tail ane
skipped.
There was a sngula Incidence in thu
maria ges of William 6. and George II
Phillips at Boyce Station, Ca, a few day'
ago. Both brothers were paying their
addresses, with out the knowledge Of the
other, to Miss NJ. D. Haney and Miss III
A. Logan, respectively. 1t was not unit
they met simultaneously in the ordinary
office to secure the required license thai
thew discover ed each others secret.
A contract has been let for building the
first twenty seven miles of the Georgis
Central railroad extension from Good
water, Ala, to birmingham. The compile
ticn of this gap with the Memphis
Birmingham road now building anc
known as the Kansas City route, which
the engineers say will be finished by thu
first oil J uly next, will give the Northwes'
a direct short line railway connection
with the southeastern Gulf conss.
A son of Charles sarreil, living neal
Owing sville, KY, accidentally discharge
q rifle few days ago amt shot his six
teen-year- old sister through the head, IN
fiicting q mortal wound.
Thomas L. Miller, of Ste phensport, XIV.
was found dead in his bed at Bosler's Ho.
tel, Louisville. a few days since. the results
of wounds inf icted by thugs.
A Virgnian visited the White House al
Washington recently with two bloodec
puppies, which he desired to present te
President Cleveland. When the animals
fell to fighting they, with their owner
Were driven out.
Henry H. Meyer, of Memphis, Tenn.
was acquitted of the murder Of W. B
Dunavant, the debaucher of his wife.
Meyer will return to Germany with hi:
children.
Calvin Harris, a colored man in Wilkes
County, Ca, was rummaging in the draw.
er of table in his house, the other day
WI ell he accidentally fred a pistol which
happe ned to be there. Tho ball struck his
hand and lodi ed in the joint of his fore
finger. 1t wedged itself in so tightly tina
it was with considerable difficulty that i
was extracted by the physician
In Greensborough, Ala, has been or
ganized society of seventeen young ant
pretty ladies, the principal feature being
to do away with the odious habit
speaking i'll Of any one. Meetings are hello
every week, and each member who hai
been guilty of violating the society's laws
is fined one cent. The society was organ
lied one month ago, and up to the presen'
writing five dollars in fines have beer
taken by the treasurer
Will Fl. Fair, clerk and master of Sui
liva an County, Tennessee, has teen re-
quested to resign. He is said to be severa
thousand dollars short in his accounts
and is unable to return the money. FAN
is leading citizen in that section, and TIL,
discovery of the supposed shortage has
Great ed big sensation.
1t appears that Alfred Taylor, the Re.
publican candidate for Governor of Ten.
nessee, is also running for State Senator
His brother Robert is also an aspirant tt
l.
fail to be elected Governor. 1t is probabl
that Robert can capture both places, an,
that Alfred may be chosen president OF
the State Senate and be elected Governo.
to fill the vacancy.
Jacob Gawney, totally blind noun.
taineer, was recently sentenced at Nash
vile, Tenn, to Imprisonment in the AL
bany IN. W penitentiary for one year
having been convicted by the United
States Circuit Court for selling moonshin,
whisky. Gawney has been tried severa
times for the same offense, but on accoun
of his affection was always acquitted.
An Arkansas man recently whitfield ,
bullet out of plug of tobacco and shot i
through the body OF wild cat.
Near Eufaula, Ala, recently there wa,
taken from river bank by workmen ,
large white oak tree that was in an almos
perfect state Of petrification.
From October l, 1885, to September 80
this year. sos, 425. 10 worth of stamps wer,
sold by the Post office ct Atlanta, Ca, ans
the net profit was SS1 600.
The loading bank in Birmingham. Ala.
has recently increas ed its capital from
SOC, 900 to $500, 100.
A hawk was Kill led near Hartwell, Ga.
few days ago, that measured five fee
from tip to tip of wings.
A hunter near Buena Vista, Ca, th,
other day, shot at one partridge ant
killed eight,
A number Of Norfolk (Va.) merchants