St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-09-01
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS

Two tramps, who were stealing ride
on freight train, were killed by rear
end collision near Nichols, N. c., . few
days since.
The Rome & Decatur railroad, recently
completed from Rome, Ga, to A tlanta, a
distance of about seventy five miles, has
been formally opened for business.
Two hundred men are now at work on
the Jacksonville & ST. Augustine road, in
Florida, strengthening and widening the
road-b bed and laying nine-foot ties By
next December the ROAD is to be stand
ard gauge with magnificent improved
equipment.
The authorities Of Green County, KY,
recently imposed fine of 5000 on the
Louisville &; Nashville Railroad Compa-
ny for breaking the Sabbath by distribut.
ing ties along the line of the road.
Near Paducah. KY, few nights ago,
Martin Englert, a prominent German
farmer, was sitting with his family on the
'veranda before his house, when bolt OF
lightning struck him, killing him instant.
ly. No one else was hurt, although sitting
around him.
The SURVIVORS Of the famous Phillips
Legion Confederates held their second
reunion at Dalton, Ca, few days ago.
The veterans Of the Thirty-fourth, Thirty
sixth and Thirty ninth Georgia Infantry
were also present. General Longstreet,
In whose command the famous Legion
fought, was announced as orator Of the
day, but was unable to attend.
A novel feature in the way Of affairs OF
honor occurred at Richmond, Va, few
days ago, 1t being nothing less than one
young Baptist minister challenging an
other to fight duel about young lady.
The affair was finally settled amicably.
William Hunter and Henry Lee, two
boys of twelve years, got into qualre.
at Owensboro, KY, few days since,
Hunter cut Lee, making dangerous
wound across his neck and face. Hunter
was arrested and held to await the result
of Lees injuries.
The gentlemen representing the princi.
pal coal companies Of Kentucky and Vir-
ginia met at Louisville, few days ago
and succeeded in forming gigantic COM
bine, involving about So, 100000 capital
and 4, 900 acres Of coal land.
News comes from Clay County Ala,
of the mysterious disappearance and sup.
posed murder of two Mormon elders, Da-
Wis and Weaver, who have been preach
ing in that section for some time.
N. NJ Reid, charged with the murder OF
his wife, in Tallapoosa County, had
preliminary trial at Alexander City, Ala,
and was committed to Jail without bail to
await the action of the grand jury. Reid
is a well-to do farmer, and lived near
Alexander City.
William Robertson, a brakeman on the
Newport News & Mississippi Valley
railroad, in Kentucky, while engaged in
coupling box cars together at a station
near the bridge over the Cumberland
river, few evenings since, was caught
between the standards of two cars ano
crushed to de ath.
Near Monticello, Ca, at Baptist AS
sociation meeting, desperate fight oe.
Cured between the Tyler and Malone
families and their friends. Thirty shots
were fred in less than one minute.
James Malone and Sam Tyler were in
stantly killed. Ed Tyler was mo.tally
and Walker Malone and several others
severely wounded.
At the last term of United States Court
in Ch attanooga, Tenn, Mat Walker, Of
Bledsoe County, was on trial for violating
the revenue laws. One of the witnesses
against him was Thomas Mcdowell. The
two men met on the road q few days
since, when Walker drew his revolver
and shot Mcdowell through the breast,
the ball coming out at his back. Nc
Dowell will die. Walker has been ar-
rested.
The trouble which has been existing
for some time between the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
and the Mobile & Ohio railroad, in re-
gard to wages, has been settled. A
grievance committee met General Man
ager Clark in Jackson, Tenn, and the
difference was satisfactorily adjusted.
Forty Italian and German emigrants,
en- route from New York to Texas, on ar
rival at the Mississippi State line, few
days ago, were stopped by the quaran-
tine officers as they had no health certif-
Gates. Not one Of them could speak q
word of English and being In a strange
land were left in a deplorable condition.
The Farmers Inter- State Association
which met at Raleigh, N. c., last week,
adopted strong antitrust resolutions,
calling upon Congress to take the neces-
sary action to destroy all existing trusts
and to prevent the formation of new ones.
1t also called upon Congress to repeal the
jute bagging customs tariff, with view
to defeat the combination Of capi talists
known as the bagging trust.
Pauline Mccoy, the negro woman who
few months ago murdered Annie Jor-
-on, demented white girl who wandered
from her home in Montgomery, Ala, has
been sentenced to be hanged October Is.
The crime was committed near Union
Springs, Ala, where the murderess is
now in jail. She will be the first woman
hanged in Alabama since the war.
Stevenson, Ala, was visited by heavy
shock of earthquake few mornings
since. All the buildings in the town were
shaken up, alarming the colored popula-
ton so badly that many of them rush3d
into the street. No damage to property
was doneobut many persons have been
living sseseonsnant fear of another shock.
A relher alarming state of aft airs has
been developed in Gre epgille 1@-srs., where
the Unft>s3 statesaSo,gt dg in session.
Greenviuea the centsg aYthe moonshine
district in aputh !Gs<ezgRa, and over five
hundred wfaeLpss a& in attendance at
The court. The dsaiculty is a want of
funds to pay the Jurors and witnesses.
Judge simonton, he presiding Judge, has
written about til fact to the Comptroller
Of the Treasury. Attorney Johnson has
written d letter in which he places the
blame on the Federal authorities. The
in Greenyille is said to be ap-
palliug. The jail is crowded with wit
nesses who have been admitted on the
order of the presiding Judge, and who