St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-07-17
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


wife's throat and then his own.
The tobacco sales at Danville, Va, DUR
Ing the past wear amounted to al ,00o, ooo.
Alex Board was shot to death a few
DAVIS ago in street battle with three men
at W ill's Point, Tex.
Lee Brown, colored, shot and kllle0
Henry and Albert Morgan, white, he"
DAYS since on the Peters plantation, ABOVE
Vicksburg, Miss.
Charles Miller, living near Sherman
Tex, lost his residence few days ago by
fire, and two children persisted in the
flames.
The Roane Iron Company, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, will remodel it's extensive
works into Bessemer steel-rall mill ana
employ one thousand men. The plant mas
been idle for five years.
An official test of the new water-works
at Pensacola, Fla, resulted satisfactorily
amid general rejoicing. The system at
fords fire protection to every part OF the
city.
Major Penn, the evangelist, arrived at
his home in Palestine, Tex, few days.
after his eight months visit to England.
The people were highly pleased to meet
and greet him back to his home.
Terry Patty, a wealthy farmer OF
Cleburne County, Ala, committed suiclde
q few nights ago. He had been Respondent
for several days over some cause not made
public. About midnight he arose and
taking his Martini rife out into the
kitchen, an explosion was heard, which
awoke the family. He had placed the
- s,,h ;c mouth nuI1eN The
trigger with a string and thus accom-
plished his self-destruction.
Distress from storms is reported in sew
sraI parishes in Louisiana.
The Misses Austin, of Louisiana, who
have $4,000 claim against the United
States, both hold departmental positions
at the capital.
The watermelon agents of the Northern
roads are busy at work in the Southern
melon patches, soliciting shipments for
their respective lines.
General Buckner has farm of fifteen
hundred acres, six hundred cultivated, In
a quiet part of Kentucky. He lives there
most of the time, ON the spot that was his
birthplace.
Jack Hale killed his sister-in-law,
LOuiSd COUDs ucdI hoAk lSso"hs ASAAAA's -
few days ago. There were no witnesses
to the affair, and he claims to have acted
in self-defense.
The recent storm in Texas was very
severe at Lorena. The dwelling house OF
Mrs. B. Sherman was blown down and
badly wrecked. Other damage was done.
This makes the third cyclone to visit that
Inflated village within fortnight.
Mr.. Joseph Belzer, a Louisville (Ky.t
express driver, seventy-six years of age,
died few days since from the effects OF
injuries received in runaway accident.
He was taking his horses harness off in
the stable when the animal took fright and
ran, dragging Mr.. Belzier after it. Tho
wagon passed over him, breaking his leg
in two places. Owing to his age the shock
proved fatal
In the famous Kate Townsend will case
at New Orleans, Judge Houston recently
rendered decision decreeing the will OF
Kate Townsend in favor of Troisville
Sykes null and void, because Sykes was
guilty of ingratitude Che having killed
Kate Townsend) and thereby forfeited all
benefits under the will, and giving judg-
ment in favor of the State of Louisiana,
desiring the State to be the heir at-law
under the will of the deceased.
Thos. Watson, while hunting near jack
sonville, Fla, recently, was surprised by
a large bear, which rushed upon him. A
load of buckshot failed to stay the brute's
charge, but a faithful hound seized the
bear by the throat and, though fatally
crushed by bruins hug, caused sufficient
delay to enable its master to get in a sec
ond effective shot. The bear weighed over
four hundred pounds.
James N. Basmere, who lives near Wind
sor, N. c., and his son, Stone Basmere,
quarreled few days ago. The son fred
both barrels of shotgun loaded with
buckshot into his fathers body. He then
broke open safe, took therefrom $500 and
fed. The sheriff and large posse were
securing the country in search of him.
The father was alive at last accounts, but
will die. There is great excitement over
the awful crime.
A duel, fought with shot-guns, between
two brothers, Adam and Alphonse Reed,
who live five miles west cf Opelousas, La,
took place few days ago. Adam re-
ceived two wounds-one in the face and
one in the bowels-which it was thought
would prove fatal. Alphonse was un'
touched, although Adam fired two shots al
him.
A party of masked men took a Rocl
Castle County farmer named Joe Ramsey
and his wife from their bed few nights
ago and brutality logged them, giving
them notice to leave within ten days.
Ramsey tried to sell what property he had,
but could not. He disappeared soon after.
and the other night his decaying body was
found hanging to tree in the woods. 1t
is supposed that he suicided on account OF
threats Of the midnight mob.