St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-18
SOUTHERN GlEANlNGS,

M. Carlton, who lives in the southern
portion of Montgomery, Ala, met witt
an accident few days ago, that viii
probably cost him his life His horse
fell into an old we'll 100 feet Deep Mr.
Carlton was looking down at his horse
when he lost his balance and tumbled il
himself. The horse kicked him on the
head and body, inficting very serious
wounds, from which recovery is extreme.
ly doubtful.
Major B. F. Fall, associate editor of the
Pine Bluff (Ark.) Daily Commercial, dice
recently, after an illness of severa
weeks. He was man of very consider.
able attainments and was very grace
full writer and of genial disposition. HI
was native of Ohio, but served in the
Confederate army on the staff of Major.
General Pagan.
A passenger train on the Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific jumped the
track on trestle, fourteen feet high
near Somerset, Tenn, few mornings
since. All the cars were derailed, but
lodged on the woodwork of the trestle.
No one was hurt. The road was com.
pletely blocked for several hours.
William Van Patten and r. E. Brook,
two Michigan immigrants living near
Cleveland, Tenn, about fortnight since
swapped wives by mutual consent OF the
quartet. The new relations were pleas
ant and satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned except Van Patten, who became
sick of his bargain, and wanted to trade
back. His wife, a very handsome wom-
an, positively refused to return to him,
whereat he consulted a lawyer with a
view of securing legal restitution. The
people in the neighborhood are very in
dignant, and the law will be invoked on
the parties.
gardner near Huntsville, Ala, has
produced forty-two pound cabbage.
The cotton prospect in Fayette County,
Ala, is represented as better than for
twenty years past.
The live poultry trade Of Birmingham,
Ala, is said to amount to more than S.
900 per month.
Alfred Llewellyn, young man nine
teen years old, was drowned near Ovens
boro, KY, a few days ago, while bathing.
The city authorities of Charleston, S.
c., have quarantined against Jackson
vile, Fla. No persons thence are allowed
to enter the city, and vessels are stopped
at Fort johnson.
Wllfred Newman, assistant postmaster
at Gretna, La, was arrested by Post
Office Inspector Fisher, few days since,
on the charge of stealing registered mail,
and was held in $1,000 bail for examina-
ton before United States Commits
sioner.
A south bound freight train on the
Illinois Central railroad ran off the track
near Medon, Tenn, few days since,
caused by an open switch. The engineer
and fireman were slightly injured
Two little girls, daughters of John W.
Hackett and John Mercer, were very bad
ly, and perhaps fatally, hurt at Ovens
boro, KY, a few days since, by being
caught under some cross ties which fell
off freight car near which they were
playing.
James Frazer, a native Of Scotland.
of Hemmingway's stock farm,
near jackson, Miss, was fatally shot, a
few days ago, by VIM. James, colored,
1urlng an alteration brought about by
The refusal Of James to obey orders,
James was wounded with birdshot.
West Cribb, who cut and killed Jack
Thomas, both colored, was recently con-
7icted Of murder in the second degree in
he City Court at Montgomery, Ala, and
vas sentenced to the penitentiary for a
.erm of nineteen years.
A big sensation was developed recently
1T Montgomery, Ala, by the action Of
,hree companies, members of the city fire
department., in joint meeting appoint
ng committee to institute impeachment
against Chief VIM. K. Jones,
If the department, on the ground OF
and general incompetencY.
A colored boy named Link, twelve years
# age, was drowned in well at Poplar
iroye, Ark, a few nights ago. He had
,een sent to the well after water, and, re-
naming away an unusual length of time,
hiding the body.
w. D. Brown & Co., public printers Of
Alabama, recently filed bill in the City
court at Montgomery and obtained an in
JUNCTION against R. F. Kolb, State Agri-
ultural Commissioner, to restrain him
rom having printing for the department
one outside the State and by others than
he public printers.
At Wilson, N. c., few days ago, Chas.
,ynum, colored, shot and killed Henry
'rivett, also colored. Bynnm had been
arrying on for some time an illicit cor
with the sister Of Privett. |
he latter had freque nt1y demonstrated. |
hey met during one OF Bynum's calls ON |
be girl and the tragedy resulted. |
John Read, book keeper for Pat Flem.
ag, Wholesale and retail dealer in plumb
rs' goods at Chattanooga, Tenn, has
kipped out, taking with him large
mount of money, the exact amount of
'hich has not yet been ascertained.
Near Dalton, Ca, q few nights ago,
.ev. j. G. Giddins was stabbed five times
nd his throat cut and his death was only
question of hours. The crime was com.
lifted by a renter on Giddins' farm,
amed Stamper, who called the preacher
, the door and attacked him.
A terrible shooting affray occurred at
ock Run, Ala, few days ago, between
ames Smith and Frank Kirk, which re-
llted in the former being shot through
le head. Smith can not possibly re-
over. The shooting was the result of a
larrel over q woman. Kirk made his
'cape.
The first bale of new colt on in the
ouisville market was sold at auction
the Board Of Trade few days ago to
70 Louisville Cotton Mill Company, an
ltensive warp-ma aking concern which is
ct beginning operations. 1t graded
richly middling and the price was
urteen cents.
Alb. Sewers, marshal of Stephensport,
" was killed a few nights ago while