St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-10-06
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

for hidden treasure at Marietta, Ga The
say an OHIO Federal soldier gave then
information that during the war they ha,
buried $4,000 in gold and silver under
, barn that formerly stood back of tn
brick house now occu pied by Henr
Bfeiuert; This property now belongs t.
, John r. Winters The old barn had bee1
torn away and some wooden tetlemen
houses erected On the site. The men ar
very sanguine, but at last accounts ha
un earthed nothing.
Levi Brown, who murdered Mrs. Davis
proprietress Of boarding house in Chat
tanooga. Ienll., last May; 7sas eon7lcte,
of murder in the second degree. ana sen
fenced to the penitentiary for twent.
years. The murder was entirely unpro
voked, and was ld-bloodeI one.
As a north bound cattle train was pulling
into the yards at Muskogee, |. T., q few
days ago, d voting 1tten attempted jump
from a cattle car into the caboGse aftel
the caboose had been cut off from the res
Of the train. He fell between the cars
and the caboose ran over him, mashing
his head into a jelly, and otherwise man
ing lis tody Upon investigation i
was found that his name WEs Reuben B
Legate, from Abilene, Tex He was IL
charge of two cars of cattle consigned to
q ST. Louis commission house.
At the Baptist Church in Cisco, Tex, a
few nights age; while Rev Kelly was ad.
monishing and advising lis fock, young
gentleman who was sitting by the side ol
bis best girl suddenly jumped up with yell
that caused all the eyes in the house to
be turned on him. He knocked at the
wall like madman, and for the time be-
ing the preaching was stopped, while the
man continued to jump and stamp and
knock until he finally, almost out OF
breath, held up large tarantula that was
crawling on the wall close to his head,
after which the preaching continued.
By a boiler explosion at Horton sta
| ton, KY, q few days ago, Thos. Bryant,
| Berry kuykendall and his son wer
1iled.
Light frosts are reported from various
localities in Alabama and Tennessee, and
the apprehensions of the further sprea
Of yellow fever are dying out:
A sea-serpent was seen recently in
Winyah Bay near Georgetown, S. c., by
Captain Springs of the tug Henry Buck,
while towing a schooner down the harbor.
hiram S. bond has SUED VIM. E. For
rest for 5000 damages for libel, the suit
growing out of libel published in the lat
ter's paper, Truth, at Decatur, Ala, last
May.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, has been
considered improved by his sojourn at
Old Point Comfort He will probably re-
turn to Washington Id short time, but
HiIl not take part for the present iii the
proceedings Of the Senate.
The last rail on tie Thdmasville and
Monticello railroad, In Georgia, has been
laid and traffic be ,un.
Advices from San Antonio. Tex, an
nounce the killing of Mrs. Crawford A.
Long in railroad accident. Mrs. Long
was the widow Of the late DIR. Crawford
A. Long, of Atlanta, Ga, who discovered
the use of ether as an an9sthetic.
The detectives at Mobile, Ala, believe
that in arresting W. Aug Fonde, at
Biloxi, Miss, recently, they have cap
tured the leader of a gang of counter
feiters numbering st least fifteen men,
most Of whom We're recently driven out
Of illinois,
Miss Amelia Jackson. OF Washington,
D. e., daughter Of w: II. jackson, who
shot and killed Colonel Ellsworth in
Alexandria, Va, at the outbreak Of the
war, has been promoted from $720 clerk
ship in the Patent Office to a 5000 position.
Peter Cider was shot by VIM. Stephens
at Petersville. KY, few nights ago.
The killing grew out of controversy
about woman. After shaving his victim
Stephens robbed him of $219 and pistol
and fed:
Mr.. James NJ. Gibson, Sr., died at his
residence. fourteen miles from Vicks-
burg, Miss, a few days ago, from blood
poison, caused from a malignant carbun-
Gle. Mr.. Gibson was past his sixtieth |
year, and was born and reared in the |
vicinity where he died.
Charles Blackman was sentenced at !
Americus, Ga, to be hanged October 49, |
This is the fourth time sentence has been
passed upon him, but he has now reached
his last chance. He crept up behind
Stonewall Tandee in the dark and shot
him to death.
The sun began drawing water from the
paper mill dam in Cobb County, Ga.
There were six feet Of water in the dam
and in about five minutes the water was
so low that the mill had to stop. The sim
sular phenomenon created great conster-
nation among the neighbors.
Judge Thomas w. Hayes. form srly pro-
bate judge, died recently at his residence
1t Hayes Landing, Issaquena County,
Miss, very suddenly. He was the oldest
Mason in the county, one Of its best men,
md stood high in the estimation of his
people. AT the time of his death Judge
Hayes was levee commissioner, and
vas seventy years Of age.
The monument to the Confederate dead
1t Staunton, Va, was unvailed few days
ince in the presence of about five thou
and persons. A granddaughter of AL
pert Sidney Johnston, assisted by young
aides from every State represented in
he cemetery, nnvailed the monument,
md addresses were made by Governor
zee, General Early, General Rosser and
DR.. McCulloch, of Annapolis, Md
cutting affray took place upon the
treet in Dixon. KY, few nights ago.
itch Wall was returning home about
Midnight, alone, when he CHANGED to run
gainst Ambrose Spillman, who stabbed
i'm in the chest with knife he carried,
nficting deadly wound. Spil1man has
cen arrested, and says Wall frightened
lm' which the dyips11zhan denied. Spill
Rhemboid EbJl aged forty-five, l.
as found by the roadside near Jou' RI
lille, KY, few mBsings since. 'dQng
morphine poisoning.A He was ~ in to
Us home, few blockf awe-swbsre he
led without recoyerine~ronss msness.
ome letters he left showed toiat be was
bout 500 short in his accog It's with J. {
. Stone & Co., whisky de- Aers, whose !
JOCKS he Kept, and that rS had COM ,
lifted suicide for that reason.
Oh for nipping frost.
JeH Baker, young farmer from Rus
'ilVille, KY, while attempting to board {
moving freight train near the depot, at I
opk1nsville, that State, for the purpose :
stealing ride, a few nights ago, lost .
s. hold and fall r.aox, IL o.