St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-25
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

with his present term.
William Kelly, inventor of the pneu.
matte steel process known as the Besse-
mer, died at Louisville, KY, recently,
aged seventy eight years.
W. E. Grimes, editor of the Che ster
County Citizen, published at Henderson,
Tenn, was killed in a personal difficulty
at Subrosa, Ark, recently.
In an affrav at Gaddistown, Ga, few
DAYS since, "Dot" Gaddis and his brother
Maxwell were both badly cut by Henry
Ward. They were involved in some litiga-
tion. A fuss arose between them in
which Gaddis was fatally cut by
Ward. 1t is said that Gaddis was thought
to have been 'shy" against the moon
Sinners and that this was the cause of
the killing. Maxwell was not seriously
hurt.
Near Moorehead City, N. c., few days
ago, a whale of the species known as the
right whale was killed by crew Of men.
The length of the whale is sixty feet, and
it's slayers had desperate struggle with
it. 1t is valued at s., 000
DR.. j. M. Bradley, leading physician
of South Pit tsburg, Tenn, left his home
some days ago with large amount of
money ON his person to go short dis
visit. Search has been instituted for him,
but he can not be found. His friends
think he has been murdered for his money
and his body hidden.
Fire was discovered few days ago in
the rear of McChesney's drug store at
Jackson, Tenn, near where fire has oc-
Cured three times recently. A carpet
was burning which had been saturated
a;J
news oil rooms. The steps going up
stairs were also covered with oil. This is
the fourth attempt since Christmas to
burn this building. 1t is evidently the
work of an incendiary. Detectives are
on the lookout.
Ruth Woodalla, negro woman, living
in Jones County, Ca, mixed some "Rough
on Rats" with water and made her two
daughters. aged seven and five years,
drink of it. She then drank what was
left. The mother and older daughter
died, but the other child was saved by q
physician. No cause is assigned for the
deed.
said to be q poor man again in conse-
| quence of unlucky speculations.
The sent 'ment in favor of prohibition is
AVA va
| Carolina.
A Mississippi man recently made three
attempts to commit suicide, but all OF
them were unsuccessful.
John Outlaw, Of Chester County. N. c..
is the oldest man in that State. He was
born in 1773. He was soldier in the war
| of 1912.
The headless body of jeff Huff, coll
ored hotel porter, was found on the rail-
road track at Knoxville, Tenn, few
morning. since, 1t is not known whether
he threw himself under the train or was
irst murdered and his body thrown
across the track to cover up the crime.
E. H. Taylor, an aged negro, was found
lead near the railroad switch that enters
the spoke factory in Lexington, KY, a
few days ago. with two wounds in the
head, supposed to have been done with
| some blunt instrument. He is said to have
saved considerable money, and it is
thought that robbery was the cause of the
murder.
Mr.. Stephen Swift, ninety.two years o.
age, and at one time prominent business
man of Lexington, KY, fell down f1ighi
of stairs at his residence few days ago
from the effects of which he died. He
moved from Massachusetts to Kentucky
In 1917. He leaves six children and g
large fortune.
A party of eight persons, all negroes
| crossed the river a few days since from
La Reusite plantation to Dymold's Fair
view place, in Concordia Parish, La. The
boat was old, and when the party were
returning, and within hundred feet o
their home landing, the swells Of pass
ing steamer caused the skiff to go t.
pieces and seven of the occupants wert
drowned. A boy saved himself by cling
ing to piece of the broken boat.
There is post Office in Tennessee callet
Sweet Lips.
A report that smallpox exists at Jack
SON, Tenn, is denied. It is positively }
stated that there is not single case II
the city.
There is young lady in girls schoo
in Georgia who goes by the nicknai o
Postscript" Her real name Is Adelin
Moore.
Great interest is felt in the reviva
which has been going on in the Firs
Methodist Church at Jackson. Tenn.
during the past few weeks. Some o
the most eminent divines in the Sout
are present, and a large number OF con
versions have been made.
William Young, while hunting ii
Chickasaw County, Miss, undertook t.
chop a possum out of hollow log. HI
} not only got the possum, but 1872 silver
J dollars which some one had concealed
there.
VIM. Patterson, who is in Jail at Louis
Vile, KY, under sentence % death fo
the murder of Jennie Bowman, has agai
been respited by Governor Buckner, thi
1ne for ninety days.
il The sad death of Mrs. Bob Cha1----.l
Esarnett, Ca, occurred recently. Her hus
Bad, in c--aminisssng the medicine lei
byNer fathem a1e attending physician
gaN four egssV Of morphine instead {
theT qxAntity of quinine, as il
strucfed, WITCH resulted in her death.
, The ena2eer on north bound passen
ger trainBn the Alabama Great Souther
railroad few days since discovered th
, dead body of woman lying near th
, track, about two miles from Tuscaloos'
} The train was stopped and the body q
: amined. 1t proved to be that of a han,
some woman about twenty five years oil
and the cuts and bruises found Shove
that she had been knocked from the trat
: by a passing train. Attached to tl
: bosom of the woman's dress was a ca
: bearing a number, and by this it W
supposed she was an escaped lunat