St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,


in the Government service under Presi-
dent Arthur's administration, was ar
rested few days since by United
States Marshal at Paris, Tenn.
Miss Colquitt, daughter of Senator
Colquitt, of Georgia, and Miss Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, have applied for po-
ID. CO. public schools.
At Concordia, Miss, few days ago, a
difficulty occurred between Lee Huff,
mate of the steamer Coahama, and one of
the colored deck crew, which resulted in
the killing q the negro, who, while at
tempting to cut the mate, was shot three
times.
The negro Williams, alias Frey, who
was found guilty of murder at Marietta,
Ga. was sentenced to be hanged on the
29th of August. When sentence was
passed he broke down and cried bitterly.
The annual camp meeting of the Look
out Mountain Association of Spiritualists,
which held a session of four weeks on the
association grounds, has closed. The
attendance was good throughout and full
of interest.
: Near Eden, Yazoo County. Miss, re
Gently, Louis Ogle, white man, killed
Frank Guice (colored), and was himself
killed by Guice's son. Ogle was out gun
ming for another man, whom he accused
of having slandered his (Ogle's) family.
He met Guice, who had also been spread
ing the scandal, and opened fire on him,
with the result stated.
General H. II. Stuart died suddenly in
Louisville, KY, a few days ago, presum-
ably from the excessive heat.
James o. Johnson. the ife-long frie nd
of Henry Clay and executor under his
will, died at Lexington, KY, recently, at
the age of eighty-four.
Governor Lowry of Mississippi has
pardoned JEFF D. Bell, who was sentenced
to the penitentiary for life, fourteen
years ago, for the killing of printer in
his employ.
Roderck Lowry, the nephew of Govern
or Lowry, Of Mississippi, the man who
beat his wife nearly to death at Jackson
in that State some days ago, was arrested
in New Orleans and taken back to Jack
son.
The notorious outlaw and fugitive from
justice, John A. Gafford, who is wanted
at Coal Hill, Ark, for whipping conEicts
to death, is still foot-loose and free.
Mr.. John Kirkmau, president of the
American National Bank of Nashville,
Tenn, was killed in runaway accident a
few days since. He was nearly sixty FIVE
years old, and for Iuany years had been a
prominent banker.
Leroy B. Settle, one of the leading citi-
zens of Lebanon, Tenn, is dead. He was
q graduate of both the literary and law
of Cumberland University,
and man of fine talents, having devoted
his whole life almost to literature.
A white man named Garris, employed
in cutting slaves, committed suicide at
Baton Rouge, La, few nights ago, by
jumping into the river. His body was re-
covered. He was subject to spells of in
sanity.
Governor Lowry of Mississippi is max
ing quite a reputation for the numerous
pardons granted and his critics go for
him lively about it, but he appears to al
ways give good reason for his action.
Associate Justice Van Valkenburg, of
the Florida Supreme Court, died few
days ago at Suwanee Springs, Fla. He
was appointed Supreme Judge in 1874.
and has been in feeble health for some
time past. He was the last of the Repub-
lican office holders in the State.
resolution has been sent to the Presi-
dent of the Louisiana State University at
Baton Rouge requesting that he make
application to the Secretary of War to
detail graduate officer of West Point to
act as professor OF military science and
tactics.
Dan Sullivan, white man, was found
dead on the Texas & Pacific railroad
track, about mile below Baton Rouge,
La, few days ago. He had been work
ing at Melville station, on the Texas &
Pacific road, and is supposed to have
died from natural causes, as no marks of
violence were discernible.
The largest cattle sale ever made in
Kentucky by one man was consummated
q few days since by Mr.. c. Alexander,
cashier Of the Northern Bank of Paris.
He sold from his g, ,0O0- acre farm, on the
Bourbon and Fayette County line, $50
head of fat cattle to M. Kahn, of CiRcin-
natl, for M. Goldsmith, of New York.
They are to be shipped to Lo ndon, En-
gland.
at meeting held recently by citizens
If Fulton, KY, representing ex-soldiers
of both armies, it was resolved to hold
,rand reu MON of the blue and the gray, to
commence October 28 and continue to the
list inst. The affair is to be an inter-
tate event, including the States of Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
The Local Option election at Meridian,
Mss, passed off quietly. The county
,oted for the sale by 500 majority out of
900 votes. Meridian has had prohibition
or two years, and the sentiment Of the
,est people was greatly against it
Colonel A. F. Redd, of Marion. Ala,
vas thrown off his horse while inspecting
lis plantation near Mas1lion, about TWEEN
y-five miles from Selma, few days ago,
md was instantly killed, his neck having
,een broken. Colonel Redd was well
,nown throughout Alabama. He was
of the corps of cadets Of
Toward College, at Marion, for several
ears.
The two Nolans, whose whisky Judge
lewis emptied into the streets OF Harlan,
ly., and who retaliated by an lattack on
he citizens for enforcing the Prohibition
aw, went into town, few days ago, and
They were placed under
1 ,0e0 bonds each. The other leaders Of
he whisky faction had not been heard
rom.
A man was Jailed at Valdosta, Ga, a
ew days ago, answering the description
# John Williams, the desperate and
fugitive murd 1er. The crime for which
Ohm Williams is wanted was the mur der
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