St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-20
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS,

| John Cochran, revenue officer, was
shot seriously by moonshiners a few days
ago in Newton County, Ga.
The Knights of Labor are arranging for
thorough organization throughout Ten
nessee, and an attempt is soon to be made
to force the adoption of the eigbt-hour
system among the miners.
A terrible scene was witnessed in
Augusta, Ca, few evenings since when q
huge bulldog grasped q boy named
Jimmie Gallagher in his mouth and shook
him like rat as he ran down the street.
A shotgun was brought into play, when
the dog dropped the lacerated child and
dashed into the crowd, biting left and
right. Another shot blew the dogs brains
out. The child was fatally injured.
In the case of Richard Backarrow, tho
Louisville drummer recently tried al
Shreveport, La, on the charge of being
one of the parties to the abduction of Mrs.
Inez Watkins, of Nacogdoches County.
Tex, the jury, after being out an hour, re-
turned verdict Of guilty.
Madison Wells, of Louisiana, has entire
ly lost the use ofhis eyes.
Congressman Reagan, of Texas, is sew
enty years old and has lived forty seven
years in the Lone Star State.
Near Dresden, Tenn, a few days ago,
Robert Edmondson's daughter fell down
stairs and was killed,
1t is not generally known, but the water
power at Columbus, Ca, is just about
equal to that of Minneapolis.
General Wolford, of Kentucky, is an
original character and his speeches afford
the House more amusement than those Of
any other Congressman.
Burglars blew open the safe Of J. w.
Biggs, at huntsville, Miss, few nights
ago. and secured $500 in cash and notes
to the value of So 600.
At Mecklenburg, N. c., iron works few
days since, John Springs and VIII Austin,
both colored, were instantly killed by the
falling of the elevator. Julius Brown, also
colored, was badly injured.
In the United States Court at Memphis,
Tenn, NJ. r. Patterson, the young attor
ney who recently assaulted Mr.. Newman
Erp in court, was fined 800 and costs by
Judge Hammond for contempt.
A Pole named Nj. J. Powosky committed
suicide by hanging himself by means
of a rope ON the farm of Captain
Kelly, at Oaklawn, near Dallas, Tex,
few days ago. Deceased was thirty years
old, and left no clew as to the reason for
self destruction.
Lille Shields, aged thirteen years,
daughter of Joseph Shields, died at Nash
vile, Tenn, a few days ago from burns.
While preparing dinner her dress was
ignited at grate her side and back being
fearfully burned.
Thomas Henry, a wholesale crockery
merchant of Mobile. Ala, who during the
war supplied the Confederate army with
drugs, and was noted for his Hberality
toward Catholic institutions, died recently
at the age of seventy years.
The Grand Jury at Nashville, Tenn, has
indicted Ben Brown, Nelson Joslin, Simon
Fox and Foster Joslin, all colored, for muir
der in the first degree. They are charged
with killing Frank Arnold, the negro whose
mutilated body was recently found in
"Hell's Half Acre" The quartet pleaded
not guilty.
Mary Marcissa, an old colored couple, liv
ing at Louisville, KY, recently celebrated
their golden wedding at their home. They
were married February II, 1886. The old
man is eighty and his wife seventy six
years old. They have no children.
Green Gum. who, with four others, was
arrested for entering the house of Thomas
Burt, on Turkey Greek, Coffee County,
Tenn, in disguise and shooting him after |
he refused to give up IS 900 in his posses
sion, has made a confession He impli- |
Gated the rest of the party, and said Joe
Clark, his father law, compelled him to |
join in the raid.
George Robinson, colored, who murdered |
Wittle Parker, white, at Monroe, La,
about two months ago, was arrested at
Miss, a few days ago, and was
placed in Jail at Vicksburg to await the ar
'ival of Sheriff Mcclure, of Monroe.
The jury before whom VIM. jackson was
;ried at Greensboro, KY, for the murder of |
Freeman Williams found him guilty of |
and fixed his punishment at
w enty-one years in the penitentiary.
Jackson was noted as one of the most des-
oerate characters in Davies County, and
lis conviction and sentence is hailed with
oy.
The Louisiana Senators are thus de-
cribed: Senator Gibson is an accomplished
nan Of the world, and represents more
the old regime; Senator Eustis
he practical element. Both were Confed-
rate Generals. Gibson is courtier Eus-
is would command court. Both are law
vers and scholarly speakers.
The House of Representatives of the
Legislature hes passed bill
,ranting pension of thirty dollars year
o "every soldier or sailor of the late Con-
ederafa States of Amar.iea who antarad