St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-05-12
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

| murdered while asleep III his room at dot
| Springs, Ark.
| A carriage containing Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Goings and three small children
was struck by an engine, while crossing
the railroad at Versailles, KY, a few days
since, instantly killing the father and one
child, and terribly injuring the other oc-
cupants.
Roderick Murdock, of Chicago, book
keeper for Armour's branch house at
Jacksonville, Fla, who was arrested last
month"; charged with embeZzling $3.50, was
| placed on trial there few days ago. The
! jury, however, failing to agree, they were
| discharged and the case continued till
next term. As Murdock could not furnish
the $500 bail demanded, he was committed.
again to Jail.
A. S. Holtzeclaw, telegraph operator at
Lansing, Tenn, is missing and all efforts
to find him have proved unavailing. He
took charge Of the telegraph office at
Lansing few days since and myste.
riously disappeared the same night. The
people of the village have been hunting
him ever since, but his whereabouts is yet
O. mystery.
John H. Atkins, of Hot Springs, Ark,
was shot and killed IN "blind tiger"
A company has been organized at Bir-
mingham, Ala, with a capital stock OF
$1,000,0 900, to operate a new process OF
steel making from PHOSPHORUS iron ore.
The process is the invention OF Prof. N.
A Pratt, State Geologist of Georgia.
Morgan Hunter, who is under lndlct-
ment for numbering Frank Dearmond,
last January, after which he threw his
body into the Tennessee river, near Day.
ton, Tenn, has fled the country.
The Republicans of the Third Congress
sional district of North Carolina nomi-
mated o. B. Robinson, of Goldsboro, tor
| Congress.
| Two convicts, man and woman, con-
fined in the Georgia penitentiary for MUIR
der, met and fell in love in prison. Now
both have been pardoned and have be-
come man and wife.
C. B. Megrew, an old and respected citl-
zen of Port Gibson, Miss, was accidental
ly killed at Glenallen, Miss, a few nights
rgo by pistol falling from his pocket,
which exploded, the ball striking him IN
the heart, killing him instantly.
The plaid mills of North Carolina have
decided to shut off production for ninety
days from May 8. This will decrease the
production of plaids about 5,0OO,0 900 yards.
The market for plaids is heavily over
stocked, and this causes the reduction,
WulCu w oS dSi ecu c1 Ny CA4S iAAiiA ""ASAS
at a meeting at which twenty-five mills
were represented.
Two miners engaged in an affray at
Warrior, Jefferson County, Ala, few
evenings since. One of them, George
Morton, shot and killed Deputy Marshal
Kelly. He was arrested and put in the
calaboose. Later the Warrior officers
smuggled Morton aboard the caboose of
freight train bound for Birmingham. A
mob followed and cut the car loose. They
then hung Morton and filed his body with
bullets. Morton's brother, who was with
him in the row, is under arrest.
After thirteen years Of exile in Canada,
Germany and Australia, Louis Rehm, who
in 1875 stole 100000 from the Planters
, National Bank of Louisville, KY, has re-
, appeared at his former home. The
money he stole was long ago repaid to the
, bank and the indictments hanging over
, him in the State and Federal courts have
been dismissed since his return
/ Dock Dargan, a negro boy, deliberately
| shot with gun and instantly killed a
white boy, w. E. Coke, Jr., at Bennetts-
l Vile, S. c., few days ago. All the parties
lived near Bennettsville. The negro is in
Jail. Several attempts have been made to
! lynch him, but the sheriff keeps the Jail
) guarded. A number Of enraged men shot
t into the house of Essex Dargan, the
father of the murderer, and killed a three
2 year-old child. The entire section was
( aroused.
: The funeral of the two victims of the
recent tragedy at Jackson, Miss, were
I largely attended. That of General Writ
/ Adams was held at st. Andrews Episco-
pal Church and that of J. H. Martin at
the Methodist Church. General Adams
funeral was one of the largest ever seen
in the city The remains of Mr.. Martin
were carried to Brookhaven, his old home,
| for interment, and General Adams were
inferred in the City Cemetery. The
tragedy continues to be the principal
topic of conversation, and is greatly de-
plored by all.
Rev. Dr. Brantly York lectured at
! Raleigh, N. c., few nights ago. He is
a | one of the most remarkable men in that
vicinity. His age is eighty five years, and
I he is blind. His voice, as he advanced
t into his subject, became strong, sufficient
ly so to fill the hall. He was first licensed
/ as minister in 1881, and his first sermon
8 was preached that year. His ordination
r to the deaconate is coHval with the organ
0 ization of the North Carolina conference.
? He has been lifelong teacher and is
, yet busily engaged in that profession, and
q is also the author of series of text books
. in English grammar. He has for years
? been an editor, and is probably the oldest
V teacher, preacher and editor in the world
G His six sons are clergymen. DR.. York is
r still hale, hearty and active. Fifty years
ago he founded Union Institute, now
e Trinity College, the leading Methodist
e college in North Carolina.
r Five years ago lad named Charlie;
t Randolph, then living in Philadelphia
9 disappeared. His parents were wealthy
: and there was no reason for his act il
I leaving home. A few months later sis.
8 ter died and left the boy $4,000 as E
legacy, and made special provision for 6
search for him. Ever since that time the
search has progressed. John Krider,
) Philadelphian, had literally ransacked ths
j. United States for the youth, who is now
8 only seventeen years Of age. Krider had
It year or more ago, passed through Asbe
]. vile, N. C. A few days ago he stopped a
5 the Grand Central Hotel in Raleigh
Q There he found the youth for whom he hat
). for five years sought so faithfully. Ran
= dolph had for some time been employed