St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The negro who committed the outrage
and robbery at the villa Of Mrs. Judge
| Hopkins, near Lake Wier, Fla, recently,
was subsequently shot and killed near
! Fruitland Park, Fla.
A neighbor who called in to see Mrs.
johnson, wife of DE-. johnson, at Haw-
| kinsville, Ga, q few days since found her
! lying on the floor, dead, her head resting
on a bed Of ashes in the fire place, her nose
| and hair burned off, eyes burned out and
clothing burned off. 1t is supposed she
! fell in the fire in a fit.
Ex-senator George Swope, while en-
gagged in a drunken row at Curdsville, Ky,
few days ago, was struck on the head
with an axe handle and fatally injured by
! Thomas Linkeres. Swope was once a
! brilliant young fellow. who has killed his
man, served in the Legislature and is un-
| der Indictment for house brea ing.
Alex. Randolph, colored, who has been
! committed to jail at Charlottesville, Ca,
/ charged with burning the barn and six
! horses belonging to Mr. John T. Bird. was
/ born in jail during the war. His mother
was committed to jail charged with the
crime of murder. He is bright mulatto,
! about twenty two years Of age.
| 4 few nj ghts ago in the canal in Gamer
! on Parish, La. the boiler Of the steamtug
! Edna exploded, killing the German cook,
! Fred Smith. and owing Captain BENZ,
! F. Moss $50 feet into the woods, injuring
| him fatally.
The stoclz-vards in Colum bia, Tenn,
burned a few days ago. The value Of the
| plant was SIS, 900: the insurance is 5000.
TT ir,
| the County Jail at Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky, committed suicide a few days
ago by hanging himself.
| Seth Woodruff, a prominent Texas law
yer, committed suicide at Goliad few
| days ago.
John 3. Macoy, a Louisville gambler,
was mvsteriouslv murdered near his own
house few days since.
Michael Kaelin was convicted of wife
murder recently at Louisville, KY, and
will be sentenced to death.
The report of the King Cotton Mill, at
Augusta, Ca, capital 81 100000, shows that
since September, 1865, cotton has been
manufactured at a handsome profit and
that business is better than for three
years.
Tom Barlow and Grant Richardson, two
convicts. quarreled over a game of cards
at the camp in Nicholas County, KY, a
few days 60 and Richardson killed Bar
low with a club. Barlow was from War
rem County and Richardson from Louis
vile.
Judge 4. P. Boone died at Mayfield, KY.
recently of pneumonia, aged fiftv-four
years. He was q leading politician in
Western Kentucky, served repeatedly in
the Legislature and on the circuit bench,
and was twice elected to Congress.
Russelville. KY, has been excited re.
Gently over a written threat by unknown
parties to kill r. H. Caldwell and burn his
residence if he did not send $500 to desig
mated spot by stipulated time. Mr.. Cald-
well is a wealthy citizen, brother to ex-
Congressman Caldwell. Blackmail is sus-
pected.
The City Council OF Dallas. Tex, in ex.
ecutive session, recently decided unani-
mously that A. w. Wheeless, late super
intendent OF the Water works, was
guilty of misappropriatng funds Of the
city arising out Of rents. The total de-
falcation. as shown by an expert of Whee-
less own selection. is $929.21. Wheeless
was absent and is believed to have gone
to Mexico.
The verdict of the coroner's jury which
investigated the murder mystery at Nash
willie, Tenn, the remains having been
identified beyond doubt as those Of
Frank Arnold. colored, was that Arnold's
death was caused by Ben Brown and
other negroes. The officers were vigorous
ly searching Tor Brown.
E. E. Hill, the colorcd divine who holds
forth at Springfield Church, Atlanta, Ga,
is behind the bars, charged with stealing
$50 from Howard Little (coloredl, who
is the sex ton Of Lloyd Street (colored)
Methodist Church.
family Of negroes, of whom Morris
johnson is the head at Howth Station,
Tex. were poisoned recently by eating the
flesh OF q stolen hog, which had been dosed
with stlychnne. A hog owner, to trap
the thief who was evidently appropriate
ing his porl1ers, administered to some of
the latest an ample dose of the poison.
The result above mentioned ensucd. Bill
Harris and Henry Clay, two guests of
Morris Johnson, died, a step-daughter
followed, and several OF the family were
in critical condition.
Several weeks ago the Ryal family, Of
Mcintosh County, Ca, were visited by q
stranger who wished to purchase a piece
of land which was esteemed next to value
less, belonging to the family, in Carroll
County. As it adjoined his farm he was
anxious to own it. The Ryals sold it to
him for ten dollars. It now develops that
there are gold mines on the lot that are
worth fully 1000. A suit for recovery is
now threatened.
A shocking accident occurred in DeKalb
County, Tenn, recently. Colonel Vance
Iarner of the nldast and onSt rrorn-