The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-01-20
OpELousAs, lLa.l Jan. Is.

EXECuT1oNs.-On Monday last, three
slaves belonging to Mrs. Preston Of this
place, were executed for the murder of
John P. Moore. The circumstances of
the murder are these. Mr.. Moore being
the overseer of Mrs. Preston, discovered
some whiskey in the cabins of the slaves,
and threatened to punish them for it next
day (Monday.) 1t seems, however that
three or four Of the negroes had previous.
" resolved upon the death of Moore, and
in order to avoid the threatened punish
ment, fixed upon that as fit occasion TO
accomplish their hellish designs. Three
of them Zachariah, Jeffrey and William,
(Mrs. P's. carriage driver and conliden-
tial servant,) went TO the house of Mr..
Moore, Jeffrey went in and began to beg
off from the promised punishment, while
Zachariah pretended to be making fire,
(it being nearly day light,) and William
stood at the door. Moore having refused
to forgive them their offence, Jeffrey leap
ed upon him and began choaking him,
calling to the others to assist, both OF
whom did so, holding him while Jeffrey
held him by the throat After they had,
as they thought, strangled their victim,
they took him out of the house, when he
again struggled violently and Zacharinh
struck him with billet Of wood, frac-
turing the skull, causing instant DEATH
After the murder, they saddled Moore's
horse, and throwing him across the sad
die. carried him about mile in the woods,
and left him near the road, with his coat
off and one foot in the s;irrup, in order to
induce the belief tha. his horse had
thrown him-and bad caused.his death by
DRAG ging, the girth being broken, anu rne
horse standing not far of from his master.
All the above facts were elected on the
trial, and were confessed by the criminals
after they were convicted. Another ne
gro belonging to the same lady, was put
upon his trial for the same offence, and
was acquitted, but it has been ascertained
since, that he participated in the crime
his name is Morris-and we regret that ne
cannot be again tried and hanged.
The whole of this melancholy affair,
can be traced Immediately to that wretch-
ed practice of selling liquor to slaves
Four human beings have been suddenly
deprived Of life, in consequence OF the
avarice of some contemplate grog shop
keeper, who was willing to risk the lives
and property of his neighbors, for the
small profit he could make upon a jug of
whiskey. 1t is high time our good citi-
zens should take this matter into consid-
Grafton, and adopt such measures as shall
put an efectual check to this dangerous
practice, either by law or otherwise.
MEASURING CoRN.-The following rule
for ascertaining the quantity of shelled
corn, in ahouse Of any din ensions, is by
William Murray, Es1. Of South Carolina,
and was read before the ST. Johns Collie
ton Agricultural Society and communica-
ted by them for publication in the South
ern Agriculturist.
"Rule-.Having previously levelled the
corn in the house so that it will be- Of
equal depth throughout, ascertaining the
length and breadth and depth of the bulk;
multiply these dimensions together, their
products by 4, then cut off one figure from
the right of this las: product. This will
give SO many bushels and decimals Of
bushel Of shelled corn.
ExampIe.-The bulk Of corn in the ear,
measuring l2 feet long, II feet broad and
6 feet deep there will he BIG bushels and
tenths of a bushrl ofa bushel of shelled
corn. or 6O3 bushels and = tenths Of ear