St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-04-03
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

AAo ASs@uiHS pay CHS Vi ANDERSON
County, in East Tennessee, asked the State
Comptroller to send an expert to examine
the books of their County Trustee, A. j.
Hicks. He has held that position for a
number of years, and for several months a
suspicion has been prevalent that there is
shortage. 1t is currently rumored that
the shortage will reach $4,000.
In Palatka, Fla, the mayor recently sus-
pended the marshal and the council rein
stated him. The mayor issued another
order of suspension. Then the marshal
whipped the mayor. The court fined the
pugnacious officer and sympathizng citi-
zens paid the fine. Hostilities were sus.
pended at that point
Governor Ireland Of Texas has issued a
proclamation warning the strikers not to
interfere with the railroads.
A fashion note from Georgia saws that
society ladies are now carrying light and
nobility ornamented canes when out walk
ing"
There is an ex-Confederate soldier at
Athens, Ca, who belonged to nine differ
ent regiments during the war, yet never
was in fight.
VIM Bullitt, colored, has been arrested
for stealing packages of goods left for
mailing from the Louisville post office.
A recent fire in New Orleans DESTROYED
nine residences in the vicinity of Baronne
and Washington streets, the loss being
$21,500.
MISS Fannie Wilder, a prominent society
belle of Brunswick, Ca, went out with a
hunting party of ladies and gentlemen on
Cumberland Island several days ago and
accidentally shot herself, the wound hay
ing since resulted fatally
One of the oddities Of the wet and dry
excitement in the South occurred at the
local election at Seneca, S. c., a few days
ago, when one of the wet candidates for
Town Council soaked his ballot in whisky,
and, putting it in the ballot box, thus ex-
claimed: "She goes wet"
Joe Gully, of Selma, Ala, was cruel to
his wife and few days since she fed to
her brother, Lee Albrittan, for protection.
when the latter was returning to her
house with her he was assaulted bv the in
furlated husband Albrittan discharged
the contents of his pistol into Gully, in
Hlctlng wound from which he died.
ID. f. kreutz, a prominent barkeeper of
Milledgeville, Ga, elated by the success
of prohibition, in crowd of negroes,
made an insulting remark about the white |
ladies'. He was waited on by q committee |
of whites and ordered to leave town in |
stanter, which he did, and public meet |
ing Endorsed that action.
George E. Jones, farmer of the Fifth |
District of Montgomery County, Tenn,
committed suicide few days ago on ac-
count nf hu cnacc
quently his wife attempted suicide with
morphine, which was taken from her by
friends.
novel case of boycotting is reported
from Greensboro, Ga. A young man had
won the affections of cigar dealers
daughter but the father forbade him the
house. The young man organized club
OF sympathizers, who refused to buy cigars
of the father unless he raised the barri-
cade. Latest accounts say he is weaken.
ing.
j. N. Couch, a saloon-keeper at Decatur
Ala, shot and killed Pink Brown (colored)
few days ago. Brown, who was shot
three times, ran fifty yards and fell dead.
Couch was arrested. The negroes are
greatly excited over the killing, the cause
IT which was not learned
The Hawthorne case, the oldest murder
'ase on the Warren County (Miss.) crimi-
lal docket, was forced to trial by Judge
North few days ago. He overruled every
notion for continuance offered by the
License. He says he is determined to give
" arren County clear criminal docket
nee more.
Advices from Jacksonville, Fla, bring
Intelligence of the capture of Charles
;lemmons, who is wanted at Martin,
oakley County, Tenn, for the murder of
ohm l.. Price. The crime was committed ,
our years ago and James Barbee, one of
ne implicated parties, is at present serv- :
1g out twenty years. sentence in the !.
tate prison. !
Near Wllsonville, Ala, the dead BODY of
Jackie Holcombe was found in a clump of ,
ushes few days ago, a bullet having
cen sent through his brain. Holcombe d
as vender of patent medicine, and al
avs carried money on his person. There !
no clue to the murderer, but as the dead Q
ANS pockets were turned inside out q
lere is no doubt that robbery was the
otive.
The coal-house, blacksmith and machine
tops and coach house of the Louisville & -
ashville railway, between Julia and II
otre Dame streets, New Orleans, were
lrned few nights ago, as were also sew
al freight cars. The Pullman Company's n
ore-room was also destroyed, but not b
It'll its contents had been removed, q
George Il. Whalley, the Nashville b
enn.) saloon keeper who was cowhided 81
the streets several days ago by Mrs.
airy kiber, has entered suit against Mrs. a
Der and w. B. Wailwork for $4,000 J, &c
IMAGES. Mrs. Kiber claimed that wh.l ~