St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-11-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

| George Eddlen1sn. of Atlanta, Ga,
charged with the murder Of r G. Gresh-
am, was acquitted.
Henry Jones. negro. was lynched by
mob at Woodland Mills, Tenn, few
nights ago. Jones lad murdered a white
man in cold blood few nights Hefore:
| Natural gas has been struck in aDar
dant quantities in the Sequatchie Valley
twenty two miles west of Cha ttanoogS
| Tenn.
| Miss Tilla Coleman was burned to death
| at Birmingham, Ala, a few days since.
While lighting fire with Kerosene her
| clothing ignited and she rushed from the
house wrapped In flames and rolled down
| a flight of stairs into the midst Of group
of women; setting fire to half dozen Of
| them. The house was burned down:
| County Judge j. Tartar, Of Somerset
| Ky, YVES drowned in Pitmau creek few
evenings since while attempting to cross
it in his buggy. The stream was swollen
by heavy rains: Congressman Frank
Finley was in the buggy with him at the
time, but jumped out and swan ashore:
He made an effort to save his friend, but
was unsuccessful. The horse and buggy
| were recovered. Judge Tartar leaves
widow and seven children.
Mrs. Jane Duke died at Hartford, KY,
a few days since in the ninety seventh
year of her age. She enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the first white child born
in Ohio County, territory W hich at the
| time Of her birth included more than one
third of VI esterr Kentucky. She was in
many respects remarkable woman, and
maintained her activity in great degree,
and her eyesight and memory up to the
time Of her death.
| Harry Smart was sentenced in Louis.
ville KY, few days since, to imprison-
ment for life for killing Meisner Green
and Belle Ward four months ago.
The Jail at Greens burg, La, was burned
few nights ago. There was only one
prisoner in the building, young negro
| charged with horse stealing; he was
cremated.
l. S. Albritton, ''picked" juror in an
Atlanta (Ga.) murder trial. has been
sentenced to jail for twenty days and to
pay fine of 5000.
At North Birmingham, Ala, few
nights ago, Henry Brown, colored, shot
and killed D. Johnson, white. The shoot
ing was the result Of q quarrel about
some trivii matter. Brown escaped.
The report of the keeper Of the Georgia
penitentiary shows that during the last
| two years the proportion of female con-
victs in Georgia has increased more than
twenty per cent
| Hon. John P. Campbell an able lawyer
and ex-member of Congress, died sud
denly at his home in Hopkinsville, KY,
recently, in the sixty-ninth year of his
age. He was at one time member of the
| Missouri Legislature.
John Corbitt died recently at Nashville,
! Tenn, from the effects Of an overdose OF
laudanum, taken with suicidal intent.
The cause of the deed is not known, but 1t
is supposed that he was suffering from
mental alteration.
Andrew Johnson, cripple living near
Red Hill, KY, while digging in the
ground, recently, unearthed copper ket-
tie filled with gold and silver coins. The
kettle was inscribed October, 17Ss." The
treasure amounted to over $1,000.
Fire at Lynchburg, Va, few days ago,
| destroyed Moorman's tobacco warehouse;
the Dental ehewing"gum fadtoryi Hef-
| sernan's sash, blind and door establish
ment, and Ainslie & Bros carriage works,
causing a loss of over $50 900; insurance.;
$4,000.
Governor Seay of Alabama has re-
moved the civil and political disabilities
If John f. Tankersley, of Crenshaw
| County, convicted Of murder in 1878, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years. He was discharged from prison
last year and the Governor, in response
| 20 strong petitions, restored him to the
lights and privileges of citizenship.
Joe Williams, Hardy Pope, Hardy
Lewis and Jack Bailey escaped from tho
Jail at Kingston, Tenn, a few days ago.
When the sheriff and jailer opened the
loor the quartet pouneed on them and
after securing the sherif's pistol made
break for liberty. After lively chase,
which large number Of citizens
oined, the jail birds were all recaptured.
At Fayetteville, Tenn, a few nights
.go, Verb McElroy, about eighteen years
I'D, clerking in L. Garneau's bakery, be-
,ame involved in quarrel with ex-Po-
iceman W. H. McCown, about the way
some oysters were served. McElroy
stabbed McCown in the throat cutting an
artery. McCown bled profusely, blood
.unning from his eyes, ears and nose.
He became very weak and was carried
nome, where he died the next morning.
Jesse Brundage, twelve-year .old son
If Mr.. H. Brundage, of Leon, Ala, was
accidentally killed a few days ago, at the
steam gin Of John Merrill. The boy
stepped over a revolving shaft, which
caught and twisted his clothing and
xhirled HIM over and over Until his body
was battered and bruised almost beyond
recognition. He was dead when discov-
,red He was the son of mute parents,
and bright boy.
At Huntsville, Ga, few nights ago,
william Harrison, in an inexplicable fit
If jealousy, shot his little niece without
warming while sitting by the freside. He
,hen fired at his sister, wounding her in
;he hip. She will probably recover. Har-
:ison fed, but returned, admitted his
,rime, and said he had attempted suicide
~ jumping in to,a we'll. Later he denied all
knowledge Of the crime. Harrison said
1e had been drinking heavily.
A remarkable scene was witnessed in
Atlanta, Ca, few nights ago. Ten
thousand indignant citizens congregated
n front of the courthouse to testify their
disgust for jury whjyh acquitted George
Eddleman, mSfderer,C against whom
vas most conclu. We evidence. He .illed
7oked manner, and cry body expe Ia
mis- conviction. The j. lors were llr at in
sffigy. Many of the bels citi-4aaasSv1,sre in
.tse crowd There was EksslEsexe Cement,
but no disturbance occurred. -9addleman
has left Atlanta 1t he retu ns he will
certainly be lynched. "
Yellow fever will not dowby
A stranger named Charles Emory Was
Zilled by a train on tbs E asst Tennessee
.oad, near the East corporation line Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, few nights ago.
de was standing In the middle Of the
rack when the train approached him
and refused to heed the signal Of the en-
gineer.