St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS,

An entire family was poisoned neal
Green River, KY, few days ago, from
eating pork which had been poisoned to
kill wolves.
Rev. George McDuffie, colored, was sen.
fenced to be hanged at Greensboro, Ca,
for the killing of William Cheney last
fall
Father Taafe, who has been Cath olit
priest at Flemings burg, KY, two years
has apparently become temporarily de
ranged by smoking cigarette tes.
The oldest person in Chattooga County,
Ca, is Mrs. Shaw, a grandmother of the
Flournoy boys. She lives above Trion a
short distance. She is in her ninetieth
year, and is quite active and able to get
about without any trouble.
j. A. Pearson, sheriff of Leon County,
Fla, has received the reward of $400 of.
fered by Governor Seay of Alabama fol-
the capture of Dink Buckalew, the noto-
rious Chambers County outlaw, who was
arrested few days ago and taken back
to the scenes of his crimes.
James Taylor and John Cheek were
taken to Chattanooga, Tenn, a few days
ago, by Deputy Marshal Hill, on charge
of violating the revenue laws in Sequat.
chic County. Both men were before
United-States- Commiss ioner Ewing. Tay.
lor was bound over to court and Cheek
will have further hearing on the 31st.
Hon. s. L. Hutchins, member of the
Tennessee Legislature from Chattanooga,
got in to a row with man from Georgia,
in the southern part of the city, few
days ago, when Hutchins was badly cut
ind fhn 1of$ h. II
through the abdomen by Hutchins.
The levees on Caldwell and Eagle Bend
plan tations, fifteen miles below Shreve.
port, La, broke few days ago and the
lower country for a distance of eight
miles was all under water.
A white man giving his name as John
B. Andrews was arrested near Birming-
ham, Ala, few days ago. His clothes
were torn to shreds and he was cut and
bruised in several places. Itwas thought
that he was insane, but he says that he
had discovered an organized band Of
highway robbers and received the wounds
while trying to escape from them. An.
drews was held in Gus tody, and posse
of officers was searching for the highway
men and their hiding place.
News was received at Raleigh, N. c., a
few days ago of the death of Rev. DIR.
Matthew Yates, in China. He was the
Oldest of the Baptist Missionaries, having
been in China forty two years. His age
was seventy. DIR. Yates was born in
Wake County, near Raleigh, and grad
uated at Wake Forest College. He was
looked upon by the Baptists as one Of
their leading preachers.
The regular racing season begins at New
Orleans April 2.
The Democratic State Central commit.
tee Of Kentucky has decided to hold the
State convention at Lexington, May 16
Miss Postelle Green, of Ashville, Ala,
was burned to death few days since,
while parching corn before an open fire,
the sparks in some manner igniting her
clothes.
The Georgia Democratic State commit.
tee has called State convention for May
9, to select delegates to st. Louis, and an.
other for August 8, to select candidates
for State officers.
The Bell Meade sale of thoroughbred
yearlings will be held April q. Fifty
four head will be disposed of. The first
Ken lucky sale will be Easton's Kentucky
Tattersall's at Lexington May Z.
Rev. j. L.Vass has closed his pastorate
of the First Baptist Church of Jackson,
Tenn, and has gone to Darlington, 8. c..
where he has accepted pastorate.
Two boys, Willie and Malcolm Jones,
were playing with loaded pistol in front
of Arnold's store, seven miles from Al
bany, Ga, q few days since, when the
weapon went of accidentally in the
hands Of Willie, shooting his brother
in the mouth and killing him in.
stantly. The dead boy was twelve years
Of age.
The most destructive hurricane in the
history of East Tennessee passed over
portions of Loudon and Knox Counties
few nights ago. The most serious dam.
age was in the vicinity of Loudon, the
county seat Of Loudon County, and near
Lenoirs, six miles east of Loudon.
Governor Lowrey of Mississippi has ve-
toed the bill which passed the Legislature
the Local Option law.
Mr. w. A. Howard was bound over to
The Circuit Court at Jackson, Tenn, in q
bond Of $500, charged with shooting O
negro named Jim Bird, in the left arm.
A reward Of s, 900 has bean offered for
The arrest Of Tate, the defaulting Ken
lucky State Treasurer. His shortage is
between $190, 600 and 500, 600.
Senator Walthall, of Mississippi, has
purchased a house in Washington. He
bought the handsome property, No. 1714
Rhode Island avenue, paying Colonel
aartwell P. Heath, of st Paul, Mimi,
S13. 500 for it
Jasper Davis, the Columbia (S. C.1I
wife murderer, who was to have been
1.hged last week, was respited by the
5overnor until April n. It is believed
hat the Governor will-Eefuse to commute
ID sentence
= Pmas L sasDtenden, young man
vitbSan inter~hg record, died at B eat.
ysvgle yJay, gfew days ago. He was
he son of<9ex- United States Marshal
Thomas ]. Fittenden, grandson OF J. ].
JrittendeAl and nephew Of Ex-Governor
Thomas Cr1ttenden Of Missouri.
E. Knox Herren, the counterfeiter who
vas arrested and jailed in jackson, Miss.
ecently, was examined by United States
McGhee, and IN default of |
'ail was remanded to Jail to await the
Iction Of the Federal grand jury.
A State convention Of all labor organs
ations in Alabama was held last week at !
he Capitol in Montgomery. The Knights
4 Labor, the Farmers Alliance, the |
Agricultural Wheel, and a number of |
rades unions were represented. +. L. |
horton, Of Mobile, was chairman.
Rome Barnes, wealthy farmer living |
ear Russellville. Ark, was shot and |
filed few nights ago, while riding along
he road, by unknown partiesl lying In |