Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
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SOUTHERN oLEANf NoS.

A singular occurrence took place at
0pelousas, La, the other morning.
An old colored woman living on the
east side of the town heard some dogs
growing near her house and walked
out to see what it was about. On
drawing aear the dogs she discovered
they were guawing on a human arm
and hand. The flesh was nearly all
torn from the bones, but the sipews,
skin and finger-nails yet remained.
She gave information of the fact to
some white gentlemen, who imme-
diately repaired to the spot and exam
ined the limb. They were not able to
identify it. The graves in the Prot
estant cemetery, not very far away,
were examined, but not one was dis
covered to have been disturbed. The
flesh was not so much decomposed as
to warrant the belief that 1t had long
been buried. Inquiry was made to as
certain il anyone had been missed.
No discovery has yet been made. and
the matter has excited much curiosity.
The finger-nails were thick. strong,
and plainly showed that the hand was
that of working man.
Won't Believe He 10 . Defaulter.
very curious state of affairs is re-
ported from Charlotte, n. c. John Hol-
land, the cashier of the Merchants and
Farmers bank, confesses himself for
ger and a thief, and that during the
past six or seven years he has stolen
between SIS, ZOO and SiO0, 600; but tho
of l,a f,,oa 70, xuttl.Avo -
their friendship from him. When he
surrendered himself to the jailer that
official refused to lock him up, and in
sisted on his eating at the table with
his own family. The next day large
numbers of the most prominent men in
the place called to tender him assur-
ances of their sympathy and regard,
and when the United States district
attorney arrived and fixed his bail at
SIS, 900, they scrambled over each other
in their anxiety to get their names ON
his bond. Holland has been very promi-
nent in church and society. and people
are at loss to know what he has done
with the money, as he did not appear
to be living beyond his salary. The
people seem bound to believe in him in
spite of himself.
Married in Presence of . Corpse.
Standing by the corpse OF a man who
had been murdered, Mr.. Louis Dorneck
and Miss Margaret Gore were married
at Quincy; Fla. A coroners inquest
was being held, when proceedings
were interrupted by the entrance Of
Mr. Dorneck and Miss Gore, who beg
ged Coroner Pitman to marry them
Immediately. The coroner had
been showing the jury the
wound in the murdered mans breast,
and his hands were bloody. He
suggested more appropriate place for
the ceremony, but Mr.. Dorneck ex-
planned that Miss Cores father was in
pursuit and that delay would be dam
gerous. Accordingly Coroner Pittman
hastily said the words that made the
couple one. AS the groom handed the
marriage license to the coroner the
blood on the fingers of the latter made
stain on the document. The bride
did not seem affected by the morgue-
like surroundings. She is the daugh-
ter of wealthy cigar manufacturer
and the groom is one Of her fathers
employees.
Georgia Gold Strike.
For several months reports of gold
finds in Marshall county, Ala, near
Gadsden, have been made. And now
the largest gold find in the south is re-
ported on Santa creek, 16 miles from
Guntersville. Maj. Hugh Carlisle. of
Guntersville, one of the wealthiest and
best-known citizens of Ala abama, verifies
the reports, and says that he knows that
the mines are the largest in the south
ern states. Men are now at work on q
3-foot seam, which is yielding from S5
to SIS per yard. Experts have exam
ined the surrounding land and make
the astonishing statement that under
600 acres there is undoubtedly sl4. .0OO.-
600 in gold. So confident of this fact
was one Of the experts that he sue
ceeded in organizing syndicate which
offered the owners of the property .
large royalty on the mines. agreeing
to give S. per day for each man worked
in the mines by the syndicate. Tho
property is owned by dozen farmers.
n SnOckhu& ACctO0ots
A shocking accident occurred at the
residence of Prof. w. II. Hartwell,
Water Valley. Miss. few days ago.
While handling q pistol which had
been left where the children could get
hold of it, and which was in the hands
of ArchieCrock "A little boy Of Oxford.
Miss it was accidentally discharged, the
ball passing through the arm and into
the stomach of the little daughter of
G. p. Curtis. The indications are that
the wound will prove fatal. The lit
tie girl is about years Of age. and one
of the brightest children in the city.
Had Saws In His Shirt Tall.
A transfer of jailers was made st
Memphis, Tenn, few days ago. and
the new turnkey concluded to search
everyone. John Lang, . counterfeiter.
was ordered by the suspicious jailer to
take of his undershirt, and when the
garment was examined four iron saws
| were found sewed in its tail. -.
The Judge slid Down Pest.
The residence of Mrs Horace Hall.
in Houston, Tex, was destroyed by
fire, with all its contents. There were
several dodgers and none saved any