The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-08
Tie DAILY DISPATCH.
Richmond. june 3. 1s53.

N. an arrival at New Orleans, the
n,cayune has late intelligence f,om Texas-
: ne news from the gold diggings in ,b,, conn
uy is very discouraging. letter from F.,
ha snaa Ss s.a'es that there is probably gold to
oe 'ouna'ou' in such small Quantities that > man
might dig until the Internal regions were frozsn
sunicien'iy for good skating, and still bs w;,h.
OUT enough to get drink. The com,,,;.o.
with California gold is, if the pan.r. 80
correct account of the imports, in onsn,;,s
about as 0 to 100,OOO,OOO. '
The Richmond fort Bend coun,v, p
der Of the 18th has an article detailing All n.
circumstances which have finally led to ,hs
discovery Of the murderer of MIR. Lewis IT,,
some months since
1t is now ascertained that he was sho, h.,
one Of his own servants, yellow boy, about
twenty-three years OF age, named Hector. who
was instigated by negro preacher named
Daniel, and another of Mr.. Inns negroes
named Jim Munroe. The authors of the mur
der were detected by means of powder horn
that was found concealed in pile of cotton
seed, and the ownership was finally traced te
the negro preacher. At first the negroes were
examined separately, and afterwards confronted
and their contradictions led to mutual accusa
tions, and finally established the guilt of Hec
tor, acting as the agent of Daniel and Nun
roe. Hector and Daniel were taken charge OF
by the sheriff, and securely ironed and put un
der guard but during the first night they
were rescued by party of some fifty or six ty
men in disguise, and hung to tree till they
were dead. The next day, which was Sun
day, the 18th, some three hundred negroes as
sembled to witness the dead bodies as they
were hanging; but in the afternoon they were
taken down and buried by Mrs. Lum's ser
wants by her direction. While in custody
they confessed their guilt Hector stated tina
he had been instigated to.the act by Daniel ant
Munroe, who had given him ten dollars.
seems that both Daniel and Munroe had beer
deemed trusty servants. The former haC
never been whipped at all, nor the latter since
the age of fifteen years.
A man named Solomon Bryan recently
murdered Levi Parr and his mother, at Boil
var Point, about ten miles from Galveston.
There had been previous difficulty between
the parties.
Bryan rode up to PARIS gate, where Lev
| Parr was, and accosted him in friendly man
| ner. Then Bryan asked why Levi had taker
| his plank? (which was picked up on the beach.
| Levi said the plank was his, but rather thar
| have any trouble about it, Bryan might have
il. Bryan then called Levi liar. Brya,
raised his gun, and Levi called out for Sod
sake don't shoot, and turned away when Bry
an fred-seven large shot taking effect. Mrs
Parr came running out of the house, saying
she would soon drive Bryan off. She had he
hand on the gate and spoke to Bryan, when h,
having rode a few steps along the fence, de
liberatey raised his gun and shot her.
| Mrs. Parr fell ON the spot and expired in {
few minutes. Her son, who had stood wound
ed during the brief interval, was endeavorine
to get inside of the gate, and as his mother
fell, he fell at her feet.
| The fend who thus deliberately shot an un
armed youth and an old woman is at large.
The following is an extract of letter writ
| ten by an officer at Fort Duncan, dated MAY
| 11th, 1858:
81 received letter from my brother at For
Mcintosh: he says that murders are occurring
every day between that point and Ring old 8
The citizens are anxious TO have martial law
proclaimed. few days since, at town nea,
Ringgold, four Americans were killed by some
Mexicans. The Americans belonging to the
place started out, and in the course of an hour
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