St. Landry democrat., 1888-09-29
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS,
The damage to North Carolina cottor
hY foods is astim atad at fiftean Der can f


by foods is estimated at fifteen per cent
The dumping of four hundred yello,
fever refugees at Hendersonville, N. c.
has caused much uneasiness in Charles
ton, g. c., as quite number of Charles S
tonians have summer homes in tina
neighborhood
The cotton factors Of Savannah Ca.
have organized pool to fight the Baggin
Trust by importing the covering of las
years cotton and using it in place o
syndicate bagging. Samples of old GOV
ering have been secured and the plan i
pronounced practicable. Since the or
ganization of the pool, syndicate baggin
has been offered at one-quarter to one
half cent less than quotations.
Two ynen named Steele and Mockabee
both drunk, boarded a train at Mt. Ster
ling, ByS., few days since and fought al
the way to Stepstone, where the con
ductor, for the safety of those in hi
charge, put the men off and told them t.
fight it out. They drew pistols and ex
changed five shots each. The fifth sho
from Steele's pistol passed through
Mockabee's brain, killing him instantly
They were cousins. After the killing
Steele boarded the train and proceeded
home, the train having waited until the
duel was over.
At a special election recently the citi
zens of Augusta, Ca, voted an extra levy
OF one per cent, to repair the damages te
the city caused by the recent foods.
j. B. Bobb, prominent citizen o
Trenton, KY, while engaged in mill, {
few days ago, had one of his hands cut of
with circular saw. His suffering was
SO great that there was fear of lock jaw.
The survivors Of the Jones and Green
families of Hancock County, who have
been at war since last February, were
placed on trial at Sneedville, Tenn, for
murder. Every citizen going, into the
town was searched. Fifty special depu.
ties were standing guard about the court.
house.
The jury in the case of ex-Secretary OF
State Will A. Strong, OF Louisiana,
charged with embezzling about $500
from the State, agreed upon q verdict
The sheriff went out to call the Attorney.
General, and Strong walked out behind
him, attracting no attention. He was de.
clared guilty, but is not to be found.
Louis Hill, negro fugitive from Union
County, Miss, was arrested near Mem.
phis, Tenn, recently, by the sheriff OF
Union County, who came upon him acci-
dentally. Five years ago Hill resolved
to get rid of his wife in order to wed
dusky belle who had enslaved him, and
tried to poison her by boiling mocca-
sin snakes head in her coffee.
A partly constructed bridge over a
raVine in the southern part of Paducah,
KY, gave way few days ago, and five
chrpen ters-W. F. Brown, j. L. House,
FL. Palien, Robertson and Roberts-were
severely hurt by falling twenty FIVE feet.
John Bachman, who was standing on the
bridge watching the men at work, was
caught between the timbers and fatally
injured both legs being broken and his
head crushed
The negroes of Tuscaloosa, Ala, are in
a terrlbl fright and meet every night to
pray for deliverance from the voodoo.
Their meetings often last all night. Flora
Baker, a respectable colored woman,
owned two horses. A few days since
n ese suddenly became sick and died a
few hours later. Flora said they had
been yoodooed and had their stomachs
opened. In the stomach of one was found
\ green snake eight inches long, while
he stomach of the other cne contained |
wo small lizards. The negroes OF the |
own at once became greatly alarmed, |
caring some great harm would come TO |
hem through the unknown and mys- |
erious voodoo.
NJ. V. Ingram, of Clarksville, Tenn,
as issued call for meeting of the
obacco planters of the State, to be held
q Clarksville on the Goth inst, to take
ction on the proposition to head off the
segie monopoIies and secure full value
or the very large crop of tobacco now
eing housed The planters will be asked
sign an agreement pledging them
elves not to plant any tobacco next year,
4 condition that general organization
planters is effected to this end before
le 1st of February next.
A fight occurred between George Whit
white) and colored laborer at Gadsden,
la, d few nights ago. Whit and his
lends fired on five negroes from am
ush, killing two and wounding the three
theirs. Later in the night negroes
rmed themselves, and a regular battle
etween the two parties followed. Several
re reported killed and wounded.
There was a strange stew in church in
urke County, N. c., recently. People
ere Mortified at seeing a dead man
ottle of liquor. An inves tigation OF the
sse was at once begun, and most dis :
'aceful state of affairs was brought to
yht. The dead man was Horace Card
oil, and, in company with two other
,andoned fellows, John Mitchell and
olumbus Mitchell, he had gone to the
lurch to have drunken spree. The
rec had purchased five quarts of ,
andy, and in night drank it all save
If a pint. When daylight came the
itchells left. Cardwell lay unconscious
the floor. He never awcke, and was
und horribly swollen and distorted.
le men had lighted the lamps in the
urch and had q regular orgy. .
AS John Smith, stone contractor of the
tshVille g. Knoxville railroad, and his
ok-keeper, Mr.. Spriner, were between
rdonville and Lancaster, Tenn, few
VS. ago, on their way to pay off the
nds, they were stopped by two men,
10 demanded the $1,000 which they had I
a grip-sack. They fired at the robbers, 7
Smith was struck on the head and q
ldered insensible and Spriner fed. The :,
obers escaped with = d money, but were
N overtaken in IL Swoods by party of
lroad men, who had been notified, by I
18th as soon as he Bsecovered conscfrlszop'
IS. One of the purssLrs named J5Ay f
mortally wounded OF of the 52,ltrs =
! shot the other SO .oyersslnrr>e1SNg he :
y die. The money WasVcoveat1 and L
robbers taken into Gus todig They Q
re former employees of the pbad, and V
wv when the payee would psas and the 7
ount he would have with hiT
he fever still holds its ground.
It Vile Platt Prairie, La few days S
}, a crowd Of armed men went to the a
S OF two negroes named Jean Pierre
ct and Diadere, and took them to the :.
DDS where they shot them to death. =
endiary language on the part of tie d
'roes is said to be the causa of tha lin.