St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-02
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

Memphis, Tenn, fell from fourth -stor
window few days ago and was killed.
! Just before water was reached in th
new artesian we'll at Montezuma, Ga
some strange articles came from 1t, con
sisting of Jumps of coal, fish scales an
bone, clear amber colored rosin and bit
of soft wood.
The jury in the Sallie Boyd murder cas-
at Montgomery, Ala, returned a verdic
of mot guilty" The verdict was some
thing OF surprise to the public.
Deputy Sheriff Shipe was shot and kille,
by Hicks Martin, negro whom he wa
attempting to arrest, twenty miles nortl
OF Knoxville, Tenn, a few days ago. TIL
negro was wanted in Alabama for muir
der. He made his escape and citizen
were securing the country for him.
A workman named Henry Desoches wal
crushed to death at Standing Rock, KY.
while helping to unload from the cars al
immense iron girder to be used in build
ing the new railroad bridge at that point
johnnie Appleby. at Pendergrass, Ga.
a FEW days ago, saw cat-bird dart dowr
on something, futter violently, and fal
apparently lifeless. The boy found the
bird nearly dead. 1t was poisoned by q
black spider. The bird died in five min
utes from the spider bite.
Hicks Carmichael, the negro who mur.
dered Deputy Sheriff Shipe, at Knoxville
Tenn, was arrested near Rankin's Depot
Cook County.
Joseph Schuh, cigar dealer, fifty
years old, blew his brains out at his home
in louisville, KY, a few days ago. The
cause was business embarrassment.
Mrs. Fannie Friend, an aged lady, re-
siding in Hopklnsville, KY, died at her
! home few nights ago from the effects of
being severely burned by her clothes
catching on fire some days previous. Her
sufferings were very great.
William Patterson, WHO was to have
been hanged May %, at Louisville, KY,
under expiration of the Governors ninety
day respite, has received a second re-
prieve till June %.
The two houses of the Louisiana Legis-
lature met in joint session few days
since and declared Randall L. Gibson
elected senior United States Senator.
James W. Schooler, colored, Of Mich
olasville, KY, has been admitted to prac-
tice before the Court of Appeals. He is
the first colored man to attain this dis
tinction.
An interesting Indian relic was re-
Gently turned up by the plow, about a
mile from Mikesville, Fla. 1t was
double barreled pistol of ancient make
and forgotten pattern. The woodwork
OF the handle was gone, but all the rest
was intact and in good state of preser-
yation.
The Governor of Tennessee has par
doned Dan Hennessey of "gold brick"
fame, who was sentenced to five-year
term for swindling o. F. Noel, of Nash
vile, out of $4,000 under a pretence of
giving him value received in the shape Of
bogus gold brick. Hennessey has served
something over year of his term. He
has been pardoned upon the statement of
the prison physician that he can not live
more than few days.
B. s. Roberts, merchant of Black
Ford, KY, committed suicide few nights
ago by taking laudanum. He had lately
met with business reverses and was COM
peeled to make an assignment. He then
went to Evansville to seek employment,
but failing in this he returned to his home
so discouraged that he killed himself He
left letter to cousin explaining all.
The furnaces of the Eureka Iron Com
pany, at Oxmoor, Ala, employing 500
men, have been shut down, being unable
to secure supply of coke. These fur
naces were supplied with coke by the
Pratt coal mines and the recent strike of
the miners is the cause of the shut down.
There is no prospect of an early settle
ment of the trouble with the coal miners
ana it is feared the strike will become
general.
The immigration convention which re-
Gently assembled at Jackson, Miss, was
the largest ever held in the State, 365
delegates being present, representing
sixty six counties. Speeches were made
by Governor Lowry, Captain W. H. Hardy,
General Miles and other prominent men,
showing the resources of the State. APP
propriate resolutions were adopted to in
duce immigration.
The seventeen-year- son of John |
Page, Of Washington, N. c., was told re-
Gently not to visit among the neighbors |
until he was entirely recovered from a |
cutaneous disease. The boy disobeyed, |
and, when Mr.. Page scolded him, gave HIM |
an impudent answer. At this the father |
struck the boy, who instantly sprang upon
his father, cut a severe cash in his throat,
threw him down, and was in fair way to |
kill him, when his mother and sister saved |
he fathers life.
AS corporal Davis, of Company A, of the
,olored regiment at the Jefferson Bar
lacks, st. Louis, was making his roundsa
lew days ago, recruit, lately received
rom Georgia, called his attention to a
member ofp Company d, named Means,
saying tNAt Means very much resembled
nan VIII was wanted for the murder of
VIM. WATERS, colored, .over4yergame of
traps, inIYacon, Gag CSporal Davis
axed Means with bei6fsA murderer at
arge, and Md hns o44seIdp, and was duly
placed undeHsuzest 1hd held for the
Georgia authoritiess
Clark Moore, FREQ Latham and George
Voolsey, charged akith selling whisky in
'iolation of the internal revenue laws,
we're arrested in Muhlenberg County, KY,
" Deputy United States Marshal W. A.
and taken before Commissioner
soark at GreenviIle, who bound them over
or trial at the October term of the Federal
,ourt at Louisville.
George Clark, a noted character of Muh-
enberg County, KY, was arrested re-
emily, charged with kukluxing, and at his
xamining trial before Commissioner
soark he was held for trial in the United
tates Court.
James Latham, charged with moon
Inning, is in jail at Hopkinsville, KY,
waiting trial. Clark is on crutches,
aving been dangerously wounded by the
fcers in arresting him.
The Nashville drill was success. 1