St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-01-02
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

A negro in Sumter County, Georgia,
having lost his mule, bitches himself to the
plow, and with his wife to push at the ham
dies. cultivated enough ground to raise
four bales of cotton and garden truck
enough to live on.
Judge F. s. Goods, of the Nineteenth Ju-
dicial District of Louisiana, committed
suicide few days ago at his home on the
Ridgeland Plantation, at Houma, La, by
shooting himself with shotgun
Mr.. W T. Finch, who eight years ago
purchased an interest in the Atlanta (Ga.)
Constitution, paying therefor $4,000, re-
Gently sold the same to Sam lnman and
James Swain, of New York, for the snug
sum of $4,000
The Jail at Rockingham, S. c., was forci-
bly, entered by fifty masked men few
DAYS ago, who secured white man named
John Lee, took him out of town and hanged
him to a limb of tree. Lee murdered Sol
ONION Welsh three weeks previously for his
money.
Mrs. Mary Splan met horrible death in
Knoxville, Tenn, a few days ago. She
was standing near an open CRATE when her
clothing caught fire, and before the flames
could be extinguished she was fatally
burned. The flesh peeled from her limbs
in great flakes. She died in few hours.
Buck Bobo, of Houston, Tex, attempted
suicide few days ago by taking NOR
phine.
Thomas Clements, wanted for the muir
der of Joe Boyd in Alexandria, La, was
arrested few days since at Atlanta, Ga.
~ Of tba iailS in
Georgia are supplied with fires, even i'll
the coolest weather.
The steamboat Sallie Carney with 26o
bales of cotton was burned recently on the
Tallahatchie River.
JIM. Waddell's Clubhouse and mill at
Society Hill, s. c., were burned a few days
ago. John Malloy (colored) persisted in
the press box, and two colored boys were
badly burned
James Gunter, of Madison County,
North Carolina, shot his father dead with
a shotgun few days ago while in a
drunken alteration.
TIL case against the colored kukiux, Al
len Yancey and Abe Blocker, at Leary,
Ca, has resulted in the conviction of both
for murder, and their sentence to lifelong
imprisonment.
The Exposition Compress at jackson,
Miss, performed feat few days ago OF
which it Justly feels proud. 1t pressed 100
bales of cotton to such dimensions that
they were easily packed into an ordinary
thirty -fourfoot box-car for shipment.
The Taylor and Scarborough families, of
Clay County, Tenn, had fight with pis-
tolls at short range few days ago, IN
which three of the Taylors and one Scar
borough were seriously wounded. The
latter will die. A deadly feud exists be-
tween the two families.
Chink McLenden Of Greenville, Ga,
shot and killed his father-in-law, Judge
Rufus johnson, few days ago, who, in
turn, mortally wounded his son-in-law.
The trouble was caused by the Judge try
ing to collect a rent account.
Two masked men entered the residence
of Mrs. Kirby, at Gibbs Cross roads,
Tenn, few nights ago and demanded
her money, but were forced to leave by
her SON. Hess Witt and James Kirby
were arrested on suspicion. Witt was
bound over for trial and Kirby was dis
charged.
A fire occurred in the East Tennessee,
Salem, Ala, few days ago, in which the
round house and coppersmith- shops were
burned. A large number of engines were
in the house, but all were saved.
North Carolina Prohibitionists have de-
clared that they will support no candi-
dates of the old parties unless they favor
prohibition.
The residence of Mrs. Kopp at Wards
vile, Tenn, burned during her absence
from home a few days ago, and her two
children, one aged four years, the other
eighteen months, were burned to death.
The case against Edward McGhee, of
Concordia, Miss, who shot and killed Miss
Jessie Clark at Mckenzie, Tenn, recently,
has been dismissed, and McGhee has return
ed home. The bondsmen of the young M an
appeared before the court ready for pre-
liminary investigation, and MIR. Clark
asked that the case be dismissed, believing
the killing was accidental.
The suit of Mayor Kerchival of Nash.
vile, Tenn, against the city to compel the
Comptroller to pay him a salary of 81, 400
per year was recently decided in favor OF
the Mayor. The city appealed to the Su-
preme Court. The Council recently passed
bill abolishing the salary, but the Mayor
claims that the law is of no effect.
The town of Hogansville, Ca, on the At
lanta & West Point Railway, was badly
damaged by fire a few nights ago. The
fire originated in P. C. Whttaker's store,
and spread rapidly, burning the houses of
J. G.. Adams, Mrs. Worthen, P. B. Whitta-
ker, Neffs & Prather and the Masonic
Lodge. The stables of Lane, Whitaker &
Swanson were also destroyed. The loss is
heavy, and there is not much insurance on
any of the burned property.