South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-08-01
v arious Matters.
RIOTS IN JAMAICA.

rom ietteI TcCciVcu Wy tAuuSOU,
of the merchants News Room, dated
at Kingston, Ja.) June 22d, we learn
that the whole island had been kept in
state Of alarm aud feverish agitation
10 consequence of the insurrection oil
the manuwitted slaves, or apprentices
as they are now called.) Not a day
passes but one or more OF the murder.
ers are brought up for trial.
The Governor at present is very
unpopular, in consequence Of bis TAX
ing part with the apprentices and IA
voring their cause.
l, is expected daily that general
insurrection will take place through
the island. Who will be copquerors,
time only will disclosp.-N. Y. Star.
NEGRO STEALINa.-Two men nam.
ed Cary and Johnson have been con-
vicied, at Natchtz, on the charge OF
nego stealing. There appears to be an
organized band OF horse and negro
thieves extending through the whole
Southern Country Of no less than four
or five hundred. Clary was caught by
stratagem of two gentlemen who
had BACKED their faces, were mistaken
by him for blacks. He agreed to take
them to Texas for $l25 each. He
acknowledged that he had taken away
no less than Is or Is from Virginia.
They will, without any doubt, be hung.
LYNCH LAw.--The following account
of summary execution of yindictive
justice, scorning the laws delay, is from
a late number of the New Orleans Adver-
tiser: New ORLEANS, July IL.
Mob Justice.-Information was re.
oeived from Vicksburg in Mississip.
pi) yesterday, by the steamboat Scote
land, that serious act of mobocracy
took place on the 9th inst. in the town
mentioned. It appears that den of
gamblers existed in that place, which
had become obnoxious to the citizens.
On the Fourth of July the gamblers
were refused permission TO participate
in the celebration, whereupon, they
became insolenl, and notice Yves civ.
en- to them by the citizens to leave the
place. This they disregardsd, and
remained. Two of them, in conse-
quence, were taken, and made to 60
through the ceremony of tarriug aod
feathering, 90 we'll known g. SO often
practised in the West. These two left
the place, but the others, Eve 10 num-
Der, armed themselves, and made
fortress If their establishment, to which
the citizens repaired, and, after having
forced the doors, rushed in. DR.. Bod.
ley, the first person who entered, re.
ceived eleven balls through his body,
and fell dead instantly. The death Of
the doctor excited the people to the
highest degree Of wrath /; and, having
seized the gamblers, they lost no time
in hanging tile whole foe, who remain
ed suspended twenty.four hours. Per.
haps justice was done them. tits re.
ported that they had several times be.
fore escaped legal justice.
Another account says-They post
ed centres, and gave notice that any
person who approached them for "a
hours would be served likewise. All The
money which was Of large amount was
piled upon table before the suspended
bodies, and the committee paid il away
to all who could prove they had los.
money at the house. About twelve or
fifteen persons in connection with the
house, starte dior this city in haste to
avoid similar fate. These are the
particulars as we have heard them
we shall make no comments upon SO
dreadful an occurrence, hoping the &C.
counts have been exaggerated.
Since the above was in type we
have heard that Dr.. Bodley was MUIR
dered in the gaming house, after hav.
ing won considerable sum of money
a, the table, which was the original
cause Of this execution of summary
justice, or Lynch Law as it is called.
The persons executed were, Mr.. North,
who kept tavern, Dutch Bill, his bar.
keeper, Mr.. Samuel Smith, Mr.. Gull.
um, and MIR. Mccall.
The Meeting at The White S@lphar.
Our political friends will feel natu'
rally pleased to hear that the PROPOSE
ton for Wing conference al the
White Sulphur is displeasing to their
opponents-the best recommendation
it could have, and which supersedes
the necessity Of saying word more iu
its favor. They, the foe, are endeav.
oring to assimilate such proceeding
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