St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-07
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,

The Jones' Green war in Haneoc
County, Tenn, still RACES. A battle wa
fought recently at the residence of Ham,
Green. During the progress Of the bat
tie fve-year- old child was killed ant
several of the combatants were slightly
wounded. Over two hundred shots wer,
fred. A new invoice of rifles has beer
shipped to the scene of war.
The outlook fol- big crop in the vicin.
lty OF Jackson, Tenn, was never better
The cotton is looking very fine, will
plenty of blooms.
Charley Winters, fisherman at Helena
Ark, caught and landed one of the larg
est fishes ever seen in that part of the
country, few days ago. 1t was chan.
mel catfish, weighed over two hundred
pounds and was caught in the ST. Francois
river.
Near Bayou Pierre, twenty-five miles
below Vicksburg, Miss, few evenings
since, gravel train on the Louisiana,
New Orleans & Texas railway tackled q
furious bull on trestle, which resulted
fatally to the bull and the piling up Of
the engine and tender and seventeen
gravel cars in a general smash. One ne
gro brakeman was killed and the engi.
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The north and south bound passenger
trains were compelled to tranfer at the
wreck, which delayed them several hours.
At Maysville, KY, few days since, a
domestic scandal termin ated in Lucy Rice
| shooting Barbara Ballinger to death.
Rev. J. Henry Smuthe, D. D., L. L. D.,
regent of Grant University. Athens,
Tenn, was reported lying dangerously i'll
| at the Windsor. Hotel, in New York.
Boston capitalists are negotiating for
the purchase Of the charter of the Chat
tanooga & Augusta railroad, and if they
succeed in their efforts it will mean the
immediate building of the road.
George Deans, negro, living near
Jacksonville, Fla, three of his own chill
dren and another child, were poisoned,
few days ago. by some drug in their break
fast. Two Of the children have died.
Three men were arrested recently in
Mason County, KY, charged with steal
ing 81, 600 tobacco plants from their neigh
bors.
Three years ago Charles Selhe, of Nor
ris Cove, Tenn, saved from drowning the
young daughter of a rich New Yorker.
Now, by will Of that gentleman, who has
lately died, Selhe gets 10000 in reward
for his bravery.
Blanche K. Bruce, formerly Senator Of
the United States from Mississippi, and
later Register Of the United States Treas
ury, received eleven votes for Vice.Pres-
ident in the Republican National conven-
ton.
The last spike Of the Chattanooga. Rome
g Columbus railroad was driven few
days since. This road extends from Chat
tansoga through Rome, Ga, to Carroll
ton, Ga, distance of 140 miles, and will
be extended 10 Columbus, Ca, and thence
to the sea.
A young man named Harris was killed
in stave factory near Pimeson, Tenn, q
few days since. The jointing machine
few to pieces while going at a rapid rate
of speed. A large piece Of casting struck
Harris in the breast, killing him instantly.
Two other men were seriously hurt, but
will recover.
Sam Alexander, colored, was shot dead
a few nights ago in Walton County, Ga.
There was church festival, when a quar-
rel arose as to who had done the most
work for the church. The combatants re-
tired to distance of $50 yards and fred
several volleys at each other, by which
Alexander was killed and others wounded.
The grand jury at Frankfort, KY, has
returned four indictments against Ken
tucky's fugitive Treasurer, James w.
Tate, charging him with defalcation. The
charge Of forgery did not hold because
the evidence showed that the bank book
which he used was his own private prop
erty.
Rev. Warren A. Gambler, associate ed
ltor of the Nashville Christian Advocate,
has been rendered the presidency Of
Emory College, located at Oxford, Ga.
Mr.. Gambler is regarded as one Of the
ablest young divines OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
Having just finished the mineral road
around Birmingham, Ala, and being hard
1t work on the Huntsville extension, with
! letting few days since of the contracts
or sixteen more miles Of the latter, it
develops that the Louisville and Nashville
railroad Company is at work on another
cheme, by which Bristol, Tenn, and
birmingham will be joined.
A destructive cyclone visited Todd and
counties, KY, few nights
Igo, passing from northwest to southeast
md on to Tennessee. Vast tracts of land
we're laid waste, trees uprooted and houses
,lown down. The rain also fell in tor
ents, causing the streams to overflow,
LOlng great damage.
At negro church three miles south Of
Ca, a dispute arose between
wo negroes, Hal Bryant and Sam Hunt
ver debt of fifty cents, which it is
laimed the former refused to pay the lat.
or, as it was made at cards. Hot words
aused Hunt to draw his knife. and when
Ie did SO Bryant shot him through the
eft lung, causing death in less than four
rsinutes. Bryant left immediately after
be shooting.
Eight years ago Henry johnson, living
q Stafford County, Va, was made tho
appy father of twins and he named them
'rant and Garfield. A few days ago.
'hile the husband and wife were absent.
be boys got possession Of their fathers
un, and after fruitless attempts to fire it
Frant found percussion cap, which hs
ut on the gun and with an old hammer
acceeded in discharging the load into
le body of his twin brother, Garfield.
,aring and mutilating it almost beyond
ecognition.
The Grand Temple OF Tennessee.
nights of Tabor, the second strongest
olored organization in America, was in
sssion. at Nashville, Tenn, last week.
ev. Moses Dixon, Of st. Louis, delivered
q address, and the report of A. McFal.
hief grand mentor, was read. The Grand
emple OF Georgia, which has a MEMBER
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