New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-05
Louisiana Interior.

The Baton Rouge Comet of Saturday last has the fol-
| lowing items:
We panied indeed to learn that the wife of Mr.
Frederick Banker of this parish burnt to death few
days ago by accidentally falling into the fire. She was
STOPPING over kettle Of boiling lard when her clothes
took fire. and she badly burnt before assistance
could be rendered that she died few hours afterwards
1t has not been long since that lady on Church street
met with similar accident and seriously burned
hst her life ras despared of It should prove warning
TO others.
Mr.. johnson, wealthy planter of wilkinson county,
Miss and brother Of Henry johnson, late Governor
this state fell overheard from the Magnolia and
drowned, on Wednesday morning about o'clock.
The Donaldsonyie ygilant says
The Bayou Lafourche is very low, with little prospect
OF rise soon The boats employed in feightng sugar
and molasses to our port for shipment to New0reaus
have been compelled to lay in the mud not to say In the
dust, all along the bayou This is we understand quite
unpleasant to the planters of Lafurche as to the
masters OF the hatboat and steamboats, employed In that
trade. We tender them sincere sympathy, under
existing melancholy prospects, and hope that this late
change in the weather will soon open that important
trading channel We would suggest the planters of
the bayou that branch to the n O. d G. W Railroad
connecting with DonaldsonVle would certainly il tried
relieve their sutierings.
The Alexandria Democrat states that man named
Joseph White who assumed the of Josiah williams
was arrested In that town the Goth u on charge Of
having murdered Levi Barron in Liberty county Texas
10 February last. letter found his person con-
tanning minute directions of his route through to Mis-
souri, and when this taken from him he confessed s
identity reward of $500 had been offered for his ap
prehenson.
We learn also from the Democrat that young man
named John Hawthorne, who confessed himself the muir
derer Of Mr. John G. Young, had been killed by a man
named Witze who lived about fifteen miles below Trinity
The story goes that Wtze attempted to obtain
for the arrest Of Hawthorne stating that he believed the
murderer OF Mr. Young was staying at his house. but
failed Witze returned home and the next day or
derad the supposed murderer to leave hs house which
the latter refused to do saying that man could make
him leave An alteration ensued pending which Witzel
states his unbiddsn guest himself the murderer
Of Mr.. foung-that he killed him for his money ana
offered to divide with Witse the condition that the
latter would not attempt to arrest him. or drive him of
from ms mouse unti the rgor of the pursuit saekened
On this proposition being refused he snatched up his uun
and fred two shots at Witzel who then rushed upon him
and snatehsd knife from his belt, with which he
stabbed him twice, and killed him On his body were
found eight SLIGO bills the Louisiana State Eanka
description OF money in which Mr. Young was known to
have received fifteen hundred dollars few days before
leaving ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS smaller bills and gold
Numerous other circumstances came to light connect
lug him with the murder and leaving no doubt that he
was the person who committed it. Hawthorne 1t lis said
was native of Catalonia parrish belonged to an afuent
and respectable family and had previously borne an ,n
blemshed character Witzel arrested and committed
to the oatahoula jail to await examination
The Baton Rouge Daily Advocate of the slst ult states
We have learned with the deepest sorrow. that yrs
Banker the wife of Frederick BANKER residing nm tbs
highlands In this parish, met with most distressne
death yesterday by being burned literally to crp whs
engaged in frying lard from the fat of some nnrh h
had been killed during the day The lard took fire and
IN endeayorng TO put 1t out her clothes caught and be-
suuaed, as before stated Mrs Banker was most sS.ai
lent and estimable lady She leaves fond husband ana
six children to mourn the terrible bereavement