St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

Cairo, KY, was destroyed by fire few
days ago. A negro child and three loco.
motives were consumed.
Hon. j. c. Eversole and Nicholas Combs,
of Perry County, KY, were shot from am
bush few nights ago and instantly killed
by unknow parties. A reward of $500 has
been offered for the arrest of the murder
er. A renewal of former hostilities and
further bloodshed is expected in Perry
County between the Eversole and French
| factions.
Rosetta Washington, better known as
''Grandma," living with her daughter in
an alley in louisville, KY, claims that
she was 121 years old the middle of this
month. Her daughter, who is seventy
five years old, makes this statement:
Grandma says she was born in WASH
ington County, KY, and her mother was
half Indian" Her father, she SAYS, came
from Guinea and could not speak English.
The little mining town Of Warrior, Ala,
! was the scene of a bloody double tragedy
few nights ago. William Dodd, a white
miner eighteen years old, cut the throat
of j. c. Trumble from ear to ear, killing
him instantly and fatally stabbed an
! other miner, whose name could not be
learned.
|
cruelties reported in the Jefferson County
! (Ala.) convict camps, Governor Seat has
| ordered the contracts annuled.
| The Governor of South Carolina has ap.
pointed j. Q. Marshall Secretary Of State
| to fill vacancy.
The jury in the case of James S. Hamil-
ton charged with the murder of r. D
Gambrell, in Mississippi, brought in
verdict of not guilty.
Major George B. Clark, United States
revenue agent of North Carolina, has been
ordered to st. Louis.
Much alarm exists at Owensboro, KY.
over the breaking out of a series of case:
of erysipelas of malignant character
and fears are entertained that it may be-
come an epidemic.
Governor Taylor of Tennessee refuseS
to commute the death sentence of Ma
poleon B. Lester, and he was hanged a.
Lebanon for the murder of Lieutenan.
j. T. Lane.
Mrs. Effie Powell, of Owensboro. KY,
fell from he. buggy few days ago, and
dlea from the effects of the accident.
She was only eighteen years old, and had
been married but short time
The Thomas railroad bill passed the
lower house of the Kentucky Legislature.
The bill provides for the control of the
railroads by statute and abolishes the
railroad commission.
Rev. George A. Loften, DID,, formerly
pastor of the Third Baptist Church of st.
Louis, Mo-, and at present pastor of the
church at Talladega. Ala, has been called
to the pastorate of the Central Baptist
Church of Nashville, Tenn.
The marines and blue jackets partici-
pated in a sham battle at Pensacola, Fla,
a few days ago. Five blue jackets and
marine were wounded. 1t is supposed
that the material in the cone of a few
shells had hardened and tore off the meta
cone, wounding the men.
The Southern Yellow Pine Lumber AS
sociation met in Montgomery, Ala, last
week. The subject of prices was discus sed
at length, but no material changes were
made. One member of the association
was suspended from membership for vio-
lating the established price list.
James Weir, foreman of Washington
Fire Company No. 20, at New Orleans, was
fatally shot few nights ago by George
Dunn. A difficulty had arisen between
Weir's brother and Dunn, and James Weir
was trying to separate them.
Joel Pitman, well-to do farmer, living
five miles south of Paducah, KY, was
found hanging by the neck in his meat
house a few evenings since, and quite
dead. 1t was clear case of suicide. Pit
man lost his wife a few months ago, and
brooded over his bereavement until he
lost his reason.
In wreck of a work train on the New
Orleans Pacific railway at Victoria mills,
two miles west of Provincial, La, few
days ago, cause unknown, but supposed
to be some defect in a switch, the fireman,
George woodward, was instantly killed.
and Engineer G. Brownell was injured so
badly that he died in few hours there
after.
Mrs. Virginia Kirkland, mother of DR..
J. H. Kirkland, professor of Latin at
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn,
died a few days since after prolonged
illness. Mrs. Kirkland was also the
mother of DR.. w. D. Kirkland, editor of
the Southern Christian Adcocate, of
Columbia, S. c., and of Mrs. J. w. Tar
baux, whose husband is a missionary to
Brazil.
The champion curiosity in the shape of
an orange tree may be seen at Mr.. Cod
ington's residence, near Barton, Fla. 1t
is only eleven and one-half inches from
the ground to the extreme top, and is less
than one-eighth of an inch in diameter at
the ground, but it has a well developed
fruit-bud opened, and there is every indi-
cation that it will bear fruit this year.
The Alabama State Temperance conven-
tion met at Decatur last week and the at
tendance was good. The convention NOM
mated State ticket as follows: For Gov
ernor, j. c. Orr; for Secretary of State,
L. G. Conelson: for Auditor, M. G.. Wade:
sor Treasurer, N. F. Thompson; for Su-
Education, M. G. benson.
Hon. E. G.. Sebree, one of the wealthiess
and most influential citizens of his sec
ion, died at his home in Trenton, XIV,
Jew days ago, of paralysis, in the sixty
sixth year of his age. He was formerly
State Senator from his district, and was
one Of the directors in building the Evans
lille, Henderson & Nashville railroad.
ae was father of Hon. Elijah Sebree, pres
mt member of the Legislature from
Christian County.
While Angus Prevatt, a Scotchman, who
lived near Gibson station in Richmond
County, N. c., was i'll his house with his
wife and four little children few nights
ago, he was called to the door. AS ha
opened the door and his figure was plain
n relief, he was fred at by a concealed
assassin, and rifle bullet struck him in