St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
SOUTHERN GLEANfNGS.

the President mas approved the act lot
public building at Chattanooga, Tenn.
AS John Keel, tenant living on VIM.
Tandy's farm, near Hopkinsville, KY,
was helping to load a hogshead OF tobacco
on to a wagon, few days since, it slipped
and rolled over Keel, crushing him In
frightful manner and inflicting internal
injuries from which he has since died.
Henry Miller shot at a crowd of women
a few nights ago at South Pittsburgh,
Tenn, who were laughing at him. Smith
Langford, Of Admission, Ala, interfered
and Miller shot him through the brain,
killing him Instantly. A general row fol-
lowed in which George Cook was fatally
cut about the head and neck.
At Somerset, KY, a few nights ago,
Nanny Sidebottoms, who was convicted
of the murder of Thomas Wilson, a vet
eran Federal soldier, and sentenced for
life, barely escaped a mob. They had
gathered, but as they were on the way to
the jail the Methodist Church caught fire,
and they stopped to help put it out Mean
time the jailer got word, and with his
prisoner escaped.
A desperate cutting affray took place
some days ago between VIM. Swift and a
man named Dewes, neighbors, living in
Muhlenburg County, KY. The trouble
grew out of an old feud, and they met in q
secluded spot and had cut each other. up
badly before friends interfered and parted
them. Dewes was not seriously hurt, but
Swift's Injuries are such that he can moi
recover.
A Montgomery (Ala.) restaurant boasts
of a waiter who is a German baron.
Commander-in- Chief Rea of the G. A.
r. was banqueted at Nashville, Tenn,
both Federal and Confederate veterans
participating.
Ten practicing physicians Of Barlow,
Fla, have written letter in which they
state that no yellow fever cases have been
in existence in either the town or county.
The strawberry crop of Eastern Tennes-
see is ripening rapidly, and the growers
are beginning to ship. The yield promises
to be fair.
Fire destroyed the Louisiana Furniture
and Coffin Manufacturing Company's es-
tablishment at New Orleans, entailing
loss Of $4,000.
L The City Court Of Mobile, Ala, return
ed verdict giving $4,000 damages to G.
Hall, brakeman, who had his foot cut of
by train on the Louisville Il Nashville
railroad.
Elder L. W. Welsh, pastor of the Chris
tian Church at Hopkinsville, KY, has ten
dered his resignation. He will go to
Columbia, Mo-, to accept position as
teacher there.
James Ford, of Simpson County, KY,
shot and fatally wounded Jim King, the
marshal Of Adairville, few days ago.
This is the third killing in that hamlet in
the past year.
Tom Hanberry, Jr., formerly of Hop
kinsville, KY, was shot and instantly
killed at Australia Landing, Miss, a few
| days ago.
The attorneys representing the $4,000
| suit of Rev. Frederick Howard against
| three newspapers of Tennessee and six
| teen members of the First Baptist Church
of Nashville, have withdrawn from the
suit. They decline to give any reason.
Chief Post Office Inspector Gullich has
| received notice of the arrest of Theodore
| Loswell at Monroe, La, for robbing the
! Monroe post-ofice.
| The weather in Virginia has been very
cold for the season, and there have bee n
some heavy frosts. Great anxiety is felt
| for the fruit. 1t is thought to be ruined
| in some localities.
| While an engine on the Louisville, New
Orleans & Texas railway was backing up
Levee street to the depot at Vicksburg,
| Miss, to pull out the south bound passen-
| ger train a few days ago, it ran over a
| two-year- -old son Of Mr.. Joseph Stackner,
crushing it so that it died in few min
| utes.
II. Dorsey, Jr., the well-known trot-
| ting-horse breeder and turf writer, fell
| dead at his farm near Louisville, KY, q
| few days ago, aged sixty nine. For over
! thirty years he has bred fine trotters in
| this country. He founded the Gold Dust
family. EpauIet sold for So 500, and was
| probably the finest horse he ever trained
| Dorsey was an Englishman and grad
uate Of Oxford.
| r. F. Sullivan, Of Rockingham County
| Va, agent for ]. p. Cooper, representative
| Of foreign bondholders, OF London, was
recently indicted for selling Virgins
coupons. During the term Of the Circuit
! Court at Harrisburg, just adjourned, one
hundred suits against parties for Offering
coupons in payment Of State taxes were
tried. Eighty-six judgments were rem
dered.
| The dwelling house Of Louis Stromans
near Springfield, 8. c., was burned few
| mornings since and four Of Stroma0s
children, two boys and two girls, whs
were sleeping upstairs, perished in ths
| flames. Stronmans' eldest son was
| frightfully burned while frantically en-
deavoring to rescue his brothers and sis
ters, and will probably die.
The business portion Of the town o.
Harrellsville, in Hartford County, n. G..
was burned q few days ago. An incen.
diary fred the restaurant Of Geo. Baker
and the fire quickly spread to nine stores
1 all wooden structures, and burned them
all, as we'll as dwelling and the post
Office. The loss is estimated at 5000
There was considerable salvage of goods
in the burned stores.
Judge Key, of the United States Distric
Court, at Nashville, Tenn, has sentenced
Arthur A. Stanton to twelve months i'm
| prisonment and a fine of $500. Stanton
| was storekeeper and gauger, and while
watching the distillery of ]. c. Barnes, o.
Putnam County, let the owner have th'
| keys to the bonded warehouse for the pur
| pose of removing several barrels O.
whisky, the profits of which were to b,
| equally divided.
Mrs. Holly Sheldon, of Graves County
KY, at this writing had eaten nothing fo
fifty-six days. All this time she has beel
in apparent good health, being perfectl,
rational all the while and suffering nj
pain up to few days ago. She says sh
merely lost her appetite, and has no de
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