St. Landry democrat., 1888-11-24
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

z The official returns make Cleveland
majority in Georgia 6O,O03.
t Frost fell in Louisiana and Mississip,
, o few nights ago:
Daniel Hands gift of t,dod 600 for th
education Of colored people in the Sout
will educate 500 pupils year.
Fire in the European Hotel at Chatta
nooga, Tenn, recently caused SIS, 600 los
A guest who jumped from window wa
badly hurt. The bodies Of Major Bigger
OF Atlanta, Ga; Fila White, cham Der
maid, and Thos Moore, of Bloomington
Ill; were found in the ruins.
The Memphis & Charleston road is t
erect new shops at Sheffield, Ala, to cos
$300000. Work is to be commenced o.
them at ones.
In Marion County, in the western pal
OF Alabama, few days since, three Nor
mon elders, who had been in that sectio
about ten days. were tarred and feath
cred, and warned to leave within twenty
four hours. 1t is said the tarring an
feathering was done by about fifty of tn
best citizens of the County, who were Ii
no way disguised.
During celebration held at Hopkins
villei KY, over the railroad tax having
carried, George Billiard, of that city, was
shot and seriously wounded in the breast
by the accidental discharge Of a pistol il
the crowd. He was taken home in q crit.
lcal state, with the chances against his
| recovery
There are two more graves in the
French Eversole burying ground il
Breathitt County, KY. Buck Combs and
Fulton French, partisans cs the Fren ch
faction in the famous vendetta, We're as:
sassinated recently. The two men were
riding along together when a volley was
fired from ambush and both fell dead.
French and Eversole were the most prom.
lnent men in Breathitt County. They
| quarreled at an election and the vendetta
| resulted.
The second trial at Nashville, Tenn, of
j: r. Banks. who kill ed j: j. l1ittleton,
has been postponed to tbs next term:
A party of Northern capitalists are
down in VIRGINIA prospecting for spots
for railroad and other Investments.
Tbs. Chattahoochee Valley Exposition
was Sbered at Columbus, Ca, with i'm
posing ceremonies.
The cornerstone of Masonic temple
was laid, few days since, at Richmond,
Va. The building is to cost $50, 900.
Governor Lee and W. P. Breckenridge
delivered oratiors.
John. Rutherford Is now in jail at Ato
1antal Ga. H6 escaped from The peniten-
tiary on August aG and nearly killed four
officers who captured him.
Near Lexington, KY, a few days ago,
by tie premature explosion of charge
of dynamite, Mike Gornil6y, fire owner of
a quarry, was killed, and negro named
John Hayes fatally injured.
Henry Kuhn committed suicide at Louis
Tillej Ky., recently, by shooting himself
through the head. Hs was threatened
with pneumonia
A gin house, owned by H. c. Bond, of
St Louis, and located in Tunica County,
Miss, was destroyed by fire few days
ago. Eight bales Of cotton were also
burned.
Charlie Winchester, brakeman on the
louisville & Nashville railroad. fell from
the top of moving freight train nsar
Guthrie KY, a few evenings since, and
was instantly killed.
The residence of L. p. Coomes, near
Owensboro, KY, was burned a few nights
ago. The fire was caused by an exploded
lamp The loss is $500, with small in
surance.
Ed Fontaine, OF Jackson, Miss. was
convicted il the Federal Court for burg
larizing the post-office at Brookhaven, O
few months since: He is not over seven=
teen years old and belongs to d good
family. This is his first offense. Sem
tence was eserved.
The political sensation of the hour in
Georgia is the fight for the Ulited States
Senatorshlp, and the announcement, or
what am cunts to that that Henry W.
Grady will oppose Senator Co!quitt for
The place. The scheme has been quietly
for some time, but was only re-
,ently made known.
A burglar entered the residence of G. |
?. Atmore, general passenger agent Of |
louisville, KY, few nights ago, and |
succeeded in getting away with 81, 800 in
money, silver and jewelry.
H. Nj. Meadows, circuit clerk of Cham
,ers County, Ala, was found burned to
leath in his room at Lasay cite, Ala, q
ew evenings since. He was In the habit Of
aking opiates. and it is supposed he fell
q the fire while under the influence of
ne, and was burned before help arrived.
A north bound passenger train on the
richmond Sc Danville railroad jumped
he track near Toccoa, Ga, few days
go, and all seven coaches were destroyed
y fire. Nobody was killed or fatally in
lred, but eight passengers were more or
ess hurt.
1t is announced by the Richmond &
'auville syndicate that it will establish
bureau in Georgia for the extension Of
S line and the encouragement of manu-
acturing plants along the lines now In
peration. President Inman will visit
ne South shortly.
George Washington, an insane inmate
the Louisville (Ky.) aims house, was
not dead, few days since, by William
arr, nurse. Washington had been re-
arded as harmless, but suddenly became
olent endangering the lives Of the
hers. The shooting is said to have been |
one in self-defense.
The body of Mr.. D. W. Connor was
'und on the track of the Louisville,
ew Orleans 6, Texas railroad, about
70 miles below Vicksburg, Miss, few
ays ago. From all the facts that can be
otained. there remains no doubt but
at he was foully murt-zered and the body
aced where it wal gEoundS
Great excitemen'T exists at Paris, Ply,
'er the recent fnd # large appuf1 Of =
oney, some say as R, h as SIG, 900. fpsX
BOX in a second -hanek book sto.s. .xby
'me colored men who swereeEdn aing
.gs in the establishmeneanrt is SHOWN
at one man had al high as SsfeI all OF =
hich was old greenback billsea issued in
". The proprietor does ,lot know
1ere the book with the n 5ney came
om.
Yellow Jack has nearly disappeared.
Christian County, KY, voted recently i
q proposition to levy a tax for the
rpose of subscribing $25o,00O to the !
lio Valley railroad, the amount neces- I
ry to secure the extension OF the rna.l S