St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-04
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

1916 year.
There are two counties in Speaker Car.
isles district in Kentucky that never haC
aralroad or telegraph station.
) Nathan Hobbs, of Penfield Ca, who i.
ninety-siK years old, works every day anc
reads without spectacles.
Iroquois, the only American horse that
ever won the English Derby, is being
wintered on farm near Nashville, Tenn
a farmer named Moore, of Chatham, N
c., was sent to the chain gang recently
for swapping off his wife.
DR.. T. Z. Knox, of Daisy, Tenn, died
suddenly few days ago at Hot Springs.
Ark, under circumstances Indicating sui.
eide
Ten thousand acres of undeveloped land
in Mississippi will be put in cultivation by
Northern capital ne xt year.
Several Alabama papers wa mt the State
Legislature to pass a law requiring every
man to produce tax receipt before vot
| ing.
At Atlanta, Ga, there has been formed
an association of young ladies who are
sworn to do everything in their power to
abolish the "parlor- beau" fashion.
George Long shot and accidentally killed
John H. Braswell at Cedar Hill, Robert
son County, Tenn, few days ago. The
charge of shot entered Braswell's mouth,
causing instant cath.
While Henry Esterwn was chopping
wood in Bethany, Va, one day recently,
his four-year- old daughter ran up play
fully and put her little foot upon the log,
and the next instant it was severed by
the descending axe, the father not seeing
his child in time to stay the blow.
John Mclaughlin, on the third trial at
| Fort Smith, Ark, for murder, was ac-
quilted.
Vicksburg, Miss, has made a contract
for the construction of a system of water
works.
The business quarter of Durham, N. c.,
was damaged by fire few days ago
the amount of 100000.
A E. Peterson, late chief of police OF
Pine Bluff, was recently convicted in the
Circuit Court of highway robbery and
was awarded two years in the penten.
tiary.
Nearly every citizen in Perry County,
KY, has armed himself for a share in the
vendetta between French and Eversol, RI
walls in business, who control the trade of
several mountain counties.
The Mississippi penitentiary and one
thousand convicts have been transferred
for six years to the Gulf Ship Island Rail-
road Company, for $4,000 per annum and
expenses.
Attachments to the amount of $4,000 |
have been run on c. N. Neel, president Of
no FirSt Nati 81
Ark.
Isaac Shelby, ST., the only son of Ken.
tucky's first Governor. died a few DAYS |
ago in the ninety second year CT his age |
at the home of his son, John W. Shelby, |
near Danville. Deceased had no disease. |
and seems to have died of old age.
George D. Wise, a member of Congress
from Virginia, was arrested in Richmond |
few days since and held in 81, 900 to keen
the peace toward Colonel William Lamb,
of Norfolk, whom he bitterly assaulted in
published card
Rev. Gordon Jones, a colored min lister,
and who is somewhat of noted local pol
itician, was sent to Jail at Memphis, Tenn,
few days ago in default of 1900 bond.
Jones has been Systematically swindling
colore d people there Tor the past six months
by representing himself as president OF
the "Sons and Daughters of Jacob" q
benevolent society, with headquarters a.
Rome, Ga.
Major S. w. Wood, an old and highly.
respected citizen of Canton, Miss, died
few nights ago. He removed from Mis-.
souri, in 1864 whore be has many friends
and kindred. He was at one time sheriff
y ~, A.
A passenger train on the Newport New,
& Mississippi Valley road partly ran off
trestle few days ago near Triplett Tun.
mel, KY, caused by broken wheel. A
sleeper was thrown entirely off an
eighteen-foot ltrestle. Chief Enginee,
Lum, the Pullman conductor and severa.
passengers were inj ured slightly.
The trial of Mcdonald and Poppom a,
Aberdeen, Miss, for the killing of Henry
Roberts in September last, was concluded
q few days since, the jury rendering
verdict OF not guilty.
Nor Brown, stepdaughter of Mr.. Jack |
Gull, of Greensboro, KY, while suffering
with fever few days ago. created quite |
a stir in the family circle by suddenly ex. :
claiming that she saw an angel and the !
said to her in clear tones
'Thou shall live another year." and fur. /
Their said she felt it's hands on her knees
She was not given to exaggeration, ane 7
It was certainly strange message. t
Something was found to be wrong will c
The kiln -drier of the Henderson Homin, Z
Mills, at Henderson, KY, few days go n
The engineer saw it was necessary to ge Il
he accumulated dust out of the kiln. i, s
order to prevent an explosion, and begar c
10 take off a nut. The steam burs >
through the aperture and badly scaldec -