St. Landry democrat., 1886-03-06
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

pronounced success.
James T. Marler, who has been twice
convicted and once sentenced to death in
Crenshaw County, Ala, for procuring the
murder of DR.. Colquitt in 1873, has at last
been acquitted of the charge.
The jury in the case of John j. Aufde-
morte, late redemption clerk in the SUBJ
treasury at New Orleans, found him guilty
of embezzling $780, but strongly recon-
mended him to mercy.
Several Mormon missionaries are said to
be getting in their work in upper East Ten.
uessee.
W. j. Ward, who murdered J. J. Par
mer in Dale County, Tenn, in September,
1888, is to be hanged March 10, the Cover
nor having declined to commute the sem
tence
William s. Bailey, eighty years of age,
and publisher of an infidel paper at Nash
vile, Tenn, died in that city few days
ago.
George E. Graharn's dry goods store at
Graham, Tex, burned a few nights ago.
Loss, 10000; insurance, $1,000.
VIM. Roses cooperage works at Chatta- q
nooga, Tenn, burned a few days ago,
causing loss of $1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Thirty-fiye bands are thrown out of en-
ployment.
The young Detroit (Mich.) lady who has
captivated Senator Jones, Of Florida, is
said to be Miss Palm, and is an heiress Of
$2.000.000.
Thomas Jones, of Petersburg, Va, was
found in a creek few days since, mur-
dered. The deed is supposed to have been
- \ &,,.,S tho am
ploy of the railroad.
Congressman Mills, of Texas, is an
earnest student of history. He sees moth
ing of social life. except at home, and never
goes out at night except in company with
his wife.
A negro cabin on DR.. Paschals planta.
ton, near Columbus, Ga, was burned re-
Gently, and the negro and his wife, whose
names are unknown, both persisted in the
flames. The fact was made known by the
discovery of their remains.
w. c. Rutland, manager on Colonel
Richardson's La Grange plantation, near
Greenville, Miss, while trying to prevent
o negro tenant of the place moving mort
gagged property, a few days ago, got into
a difficulty in which the negro was shot
and instantly killed
In the Circuit Court at Nicholasville,
KY, the jury, in the case of Bob Smith,
for the murder Of his stepfather, old man
Jim See, last November, rem dered a ver-
dict of murder and fixed the penalty at
death. This case is causing much xcite-
ment in that locality, as it is the first time
jury has fixed a sente nee OF death since
1853.
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Landing, L., on Black river, a few even
ings since. The Tensas was on her way to
New Orleans W it'll full cargo of cotton
and cottonseed, 1914 bales Of the former
and 2,'0O sacks of seed. which was totally
destroyed, but the boat got to the land and
and ell aboard were saved. The loss was
between Sc 1000 and $4,000; insured for
nearly the full value.
The little town Of Cedartown, Ca, was
thrown into a state of great excitement
few days ago over the arrest of boy who
was supposed to be Freddy Freeman, the
fourteen year old murderer of his little
playmate, Alex. Mandolin, whom he killed
in Toccoa, for one dollar and eighty-five
cents.
At meeting Of the Hebrew congrega-
ton of Galveston, Tex, recently, they de-
cided to re-engage the Rabbi Silverman
for three years. at salary of So, 1000 year,
which is an increase of $500 over that Of
last year. No better evidence of the
learned Rabbits popularity could have
been given.
E. H. Bennett, of Dallas, Tex, late edi'
tor of the Texas Co,cboy, and of the Demo.
crat, was arrested few days ago by
ob,l fho
charge Of attempting to bride jurors in the
Federal Court.
The East Tennessee temper ance people
will try to elect representatives Of their
movement to the next Legislature.
The Nashville (Tenn.) City Council has
passed bill giving the Cumberland Ma
tural Gas Company the exclusive right-of.
way for twenty years to supply natural gas
| for heating purposes to New York, Pitts
| burgh and Wheeling, w. Va. Capitals IS
are interested in the enterprise, together
| with home capitalists, and every conf
| dence is expressed that gas will be found
| in abundance.
Prof. Joshua Underwood, well known in
musical circles in Alabama, died q few
days since at Brownsville, in that State, Of
hydrophobia. He was bitten by mad
dog three months ago, utshowed no signs
of hvdrophob!a until recently. His dis
ease became rapidly acute and violent, and
he had to be chained to the floor to pre-
vent his attacking those around him.
number of other persons we're bitten by the
same dog from which this case of hydro
phobia resulted, and are naturally in a
| state of terrible suspense.
The recent Inter State Agricultural and
Industrial convention held at Jackson,
Tenn, was success in every sense of the