St. Landry democrat., 1886-01-16
SOUTHERN GLEAfasNoS.


a State Bar Association, and have adopted
a memorial to Congress praying for new
Federal Court district for the southern part
of the State.
John McGill has been reelected Mayor
of Jackson, Miss, an office he has held TOT
number of years.
John McDermott died at Holly Springs,
Miss, few days ago from the effects OF
hard drinking.
Louisville, KY, raises enough money
from the dog tax to pay the salaries OF the
Mayor and City Attorney.
Imports at New Orleans Snst year
amounted to s., 100,0 600, of which II 100000
was for fruit.
Representative Louis st. Martin, of Lou
isiana, was member of Congress thirty
five years ago.
For fourteen years South Carolina has
had a law exempting manufacturing es-
Establishments from taxation. During that
time manufactures have nearly quadru-
pied in value. The law has just been re-
pealed.
The citizens committee of Austin, Dex.,
offer 81 900 reward for the arrest and 81 600
for the conviction of the murderers Of Mrs.
Hancock and Mrs. Phillips.
W. A B. Hill, formerly a Wholesale
liquor dealer of Knoxville, Tenn, fell from
a bridge at Coal Creek few nights ago, a
distance of twelve feet, and was drowned
in two feet of water.
IT is reported that Hon. Frank W. Pal
mer, late Postmaster at Chicago, ILL.,, has
purchased the Knoxville (Tenn.) Daily
Chronicle, and will take charge about the
18th inst.
Miss Emma Church, eighteen years OF
age, was terribly burned at Cleburne, Tex,
a few days ago, by the explosion OF coal
oil lamp. Her life was despaired of.
i'll. Power, State Printer of Mississippi,
recently refunded to the State II ,125, which
he had overcharged by not printing as
much matter to the page of the acts of 1882
as the law required.
The exports of corn from New Orleans
during the month of December were SS4, 1872
bushels, against A, 52S for the correspond
ing month in 1884. OF this amount 335, $50
bushels went to Liverpool.
Chas McAllister fatally stabbed Chas.
Martin at prayer-meetlng at Indian
Run, KY, few nights ago.
Burglars robbed the safe of the Post.
Office at Danville, KY, few nights ago.
Governor Ireland of Texas recommends
a reduction of the lease price for State
lands.
A convention of Southwest lumbermen
will be held at Texarkana, Ark, January
25th.
A report comes from Greensboro, KY,
that the present crop of tobacco is the
worst ever delivered there.
Police headquarters in Montgomery,
Ala, are guarded by cannon which was
used against the Indians 200 years ago.
H. C. Adams, prominent citizen of Ash.
land City, Tenn, was robbed and muir
dered a few nights ago by companion
while on spree.
Another large party of negroes, number
ing several hundred, passed through
| Chattanooga, Tenn, few days ago en-
route from the Carolinas to Arkansas.
The people of Atlanta, Ca, sunk $4,000
in an artesian we'll 1000 feet deep, only to
learn, from Profes sor of the State Uni
versity, that the city stood on granite rock
the bedrock of the continent.
A panther which for six weeks had
alarmed the citizens of Clayton, Ga, at
tackled and overcame George Greenleaf,
who was walking up hill with his wife
The latter cut the beasts throat.
The Democratic caucus recently held at
jackson, Miss, nominated Messrs. Walt
ham and George for reelection as United
States Senators.
H. P. Adams, residing near Ashland
CITY, Tenn, was found dead on the turn
pike, between that place and Clarks-
hic. hau II q
been cut from ear to ear. He had evi-
IDENTIFY been murdered for his money.
At the annual meeting of the South =
western Texas Live Stock Association a
few days since ten delegates were ap-
pointed to the International Range Con-
vention at Denver, Col, on the 18th inst.
President John T. Lyttle heads the de1ega-
ton.
Houston o. Reynolds, boy aged six.
teen, living two miles north of Knoxville
Tenn, assaulted two children OF VIM
Gardner, with a pocket knife, few days
ago, stabbing one, it is thought, fatally
He cut the left arm of the youngest child
aged four, almost entirely off. The chill
dren were only teasing him.
The property of the late Earl Of Ayles
ford, in Howard County, Texas, was sole
at auction recently. The greater portion
of the property was bought in by tn
Earl's younger brother, who will assum
all the Indebtedness of the estate and man
age the property hereafter.
The colored people in the western portion
of Phillips County, Arkansas, are evinclni
much discomfort over their poor crops TO
, the last two years, and general exodus
feared.
The Houston TEX Light Guard have de
cided to make an exhibition drill tour o