St. Landry democrat., 1886-11-27
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

on the ground that the returns were doc
tored in the back counties.
The gamblers arrested at Dallas, Tex,
recently, had their trials before County
judge Bower. Their fines amounted to
nearly $1,000. J. L. Calhoun, the prn-
cipal room-keeper, wa s assessed over
$500. p.
Sam Carter was cut by James McClos-
key, at King, Tex, a few days ago, with
, a pocket-kni Carter struck McCloskey
with a bar of iron, lreaking his nose,
when McCloskey cat him to the hollow be-
low the left lung. Carter is lady
wounded.
When Jailer Brooks at Columbus, Ca,
went into the corridor of the jail to lock
the prisoners in their cells few evenings
since be was set upon by six of them, who
threw him down, tied towel over his
mouth and a rope around his limbs, took
his pistol, the key to the outer door and
six dollars in money from his pockets:
and made their escape The alarm was
sounded Immediately, but the prisoners
all escaped. Among them were two muir
derers.
The Carolinas take the lead in the num-
Der of we'll do negroes. North Carolina
has twenty who are worth from $40, COO to
$4,000 each. In South Carolina the ne
groes own S1O,000C00 worth of property.
In Charleston fourteen men represent
5000, 900. Thomas r. Smalls is worth $lS.-
900 and Charles c. Leslie is worth FOOD.
The family of Noisettes, truck farmers,
are worth $4,000 In the city savings
banks the negroes have 1924, 80 on de-
post. One man has over s. 000 He re-
Gently bought $1,000 plantation and
paid 5000 in cash.
The rice planters of Georgia have mar
keted nearly their entire crop.
There are twenty lime -kilns in Alabama
that turn out 21,000 barrels daily.
Vicksburg, Miss, is figuring on the
Instruction of waterworks.
Hot Springs (Ark.) officers recently
made successful raid on the gamblers.
A citizen of Fairburn. Ga, is said to
have walked to Palmetto, distance of
seven miles, recently, in forty -eight min
utes.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi has
affirmed the constitutionality of the local
option liquor law.
candidate in Alachua County. Fla, is
accused of having presented the women
of his district with cheap finger rings just
before election.
Fire broke cut in the saw and planning
mill of NJ. J. Crccker at Helena, Ark, a
few days ago and burned it to the ground.
Loss, $1,000; insured for s., 900 in the Peli-
can, of New Orleans.
F. Spintig of the Eighth United States
Cavalry and, had his face burned and
his sight probably destroyed at San
Antonio, Tex, few days ago, by the ex-
plosion of aninfernal machine.
Judge James Ferguson dropped dead at
the Union Depot at Houston, Tex, few
evenings since. He was aged ninety
years, belonging to the Texas veterans,
and had lived in Houston many years.
He boasted that he had killed deer on the
site of the court house.
Miss Polly johnson was arrested at
Grayson, KY, few days ago by Post
office Inspector Jett on charge of en-
bezzling valuable letter. She was taken
before United States commissioner and
boun d over TO the District Court in the
sum of 500.
ON the Monday following the last Sun
day in October this year eleven arrests
a.
On the same day last year five arrests
were made, and in 1854 seven. Prohibition
has been in force in that city since last :.
May only.
The North Carolina Senate stands 81
straight Democrats, Independent
Democrats and 90 Republicans. The House,
Sd straight Democrats, 8 Independent
Democrats and 81 Republicans. No labor
candida ties were elected.
The fence law of Georgia, which has
had the effect of keeping hogs from roam
ing unrestrained through the woods, has
also had the effect of greatly increasing
the number Of skunks in the State Hogs
are particularly fond of young skunks,
and devoured many of them when the
woods were open to stock.
William Bufcrd, a bad negro, and ames
Taylor, colored, both of Keene, KY, got
in difficulty few evenings since, which
resulted in the killing of the latter. He
was shot four times. Buford has rot been
captured at this writing.
j. G. Mccormick, aged twenty six,
prosperous cotton broker, who was to
have been married to Miss Carrie Lewis
lady of high social standing and noted
beauty, at Hawklnsville, Ca, few day,
since, committed suicide the day proceed.
ing that appointed for the wedding. He
had been subject to fits Of dependency,
and it is suppos ed that the excitement at
tending the wedding preparations sc
worked ON b is morbid nervous sensibility
as to cause self-destruction.
Excitement over the recent foul muir.
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Dalton, Co., continues undated,
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