St. Landry democrat., 1886-02-13
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Fischer, furniture dealer at Memphis,
Tenn, was arrested a few days ago
charged with larceny. 1t is alleged he
stole twenty dollars out of the money
drawer, also a pair of gold bracelets.
Oates has been cutting quite figure lately
as society young man.
fire at Shreveport, La, few days go
destroyed a one-story store occupied by II.
Segel as a second hand clothing store and
Abe Bronig, fruits, confectioneries, etc.
The flames did considerabl damage to adj
Joining buildings on either side, occupied
by Sam Bergman as a saloon; Branning
Bros, dry goods; B. Nassille, groceries;
Felix Conn., cry goods; Ebsterin, clothing;
Sam Bergman, general merchandise. Loss
! about Si5 900; insurance, over $50 900.
sensation was created at Nashville,
| Tenn, a few days ago, by the discovery of
an attempt to blow up the passenger ferry
boat Pearl with dynamite. Henry Robert
son, the fireman, found in pile of coal
from which the furnace is supplied
dynamite cartridge one foot in length,
with fuse attached. It is not known at
what time the cartridge was placed in
the coal or by whom, but it is evident
that the intention was to blow up the
boat.
There will be trotting races at Jackson
vile, Fla. from February 16 to 20.
Moses likes, working at the sawmill of
Burns &, Townsend. at Camilla. Ca, fell
against the saw a few days ago while it
was running. and his body was cut in two
| from the crown of his head down.
A fire at Greenville, s. c., few nights
ago destroyed the stores and stocks of l.,
Rothschild, R. G. Mcpherson, Mullane &
| Co., and NJ. Rosenthal Loss, $3.50 ,0G0; in
surance, $4,000.
Frank Russell, brakeman on the Louis
| vile & Nashville road, who was run over
| while coupling cars at Henderson, Ky, a
couple of weeks ago has since died of his
injuries.
| At Denison. Tex, few days ago, Hon.
Alex Rennie's little fve-year- old son
Johnnie accidentally shot himself while
playing with gun. the ball entering his
face near the nose, ranging upward into
his head. The attendant physicians failed
| to find the bullet, and decided that the
wound would prove fatal.
The large carp breeding ponds leased
by the State of Texas at Austin were
frozen 20 the bottom during the recent cold
spell, and three thousand young carp were
| frozen to DEATH The State will probably
abandon the breeding of fish.
Harvey Grady a sixteen-year- old son Of
| W. F. Grany, prominent farmer of Hen
derson County, KY, met with fatal acct
dent few days ago. He was opening a
large farm gate, when the hinges broke
and the gate fell on the boy, telling him to
the ground and breaking his neck.
Martin Bates has been arrested near
Benton, Polk County, Tenn, for the muir
der of his wife over eight years ago. His
children, who were quite small at the time
of the murder. allege that he and his wife
qualreled and that he kicked her in the alb.
domen she gave birth to a child the same
night and died the next day. Bates
dressed the dead woman before the neigh
bors had time to arrive in order to hide the
bruises. The children kept the affair Sc
cret, fearing the wrath of their father, who
Is very desperate character.
The singular spectacle was presented at
Atlanta, Ca, few days ago, of the at
tendance of Governor Mcdaniel and
official staff at the burial of negro, Owen
Smith, from Big Bethel Church. Smith
had been janitor of the executive offices for
sixteen years, and was popular with all
the State house officials.
The smallpox epidemic has disappeared |
from San Antonio, Tex, and at last ac
counts there had been no new cases for
several days.
The United States Grand Jury at Calves
ton, Tex, returned true bills against the |
four deputy sherfs from Hill County who |
recently beat the conductor of a Missouri |
Pacific passenger train, terrorized the pas
sengers and interfered with the running of
trains. They are charged with obstructng |
the mails.
News comes from Crawford County, Ca,
of the elopement of Della Mathews, the |
daughter of respectable planter, with Sim |
Sanders. Sanders is a Texan, who had |
been selling stock to Mr.. Mathews, when |
he met Miss Della and induced her to fly |
with him. The father with posse, put
cut in pursuit, overlook the party and re-
covered the girl. Sanders has wife and |
child in Texas.
Thomas Burt and family, residing at
Turkey Creek, Coffee County, Tenn, five
miles south on Tullahoma, were aroused by
knock at the door a few nights ago. Burt
opened the door and was confronted by
nVe masked men, VINO presented reyolvers
and demanded his money or his life. Burt
replied that there was no money in the
house and was endeavoring to secure
pistol when one of the men fired, the bullet
striking Burt in the hip. After ransack-
ing the residence and finding no money the
men withdrew. Burt's wound is a very
dangerous one.
Oscar Coulter, of Walker County, Ca, is
Deputy United States Marshal, and is
the youngest and tallest man in the SER
vice in Georgia, standing six feet eight