New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-27

suspender broken, and part of it round his
neck. The boy appeared to have been gather
ing plums, as the pits Of those he had eaten
were found strewn about the path but as to
the catise Of big death, or the agents Of it, not
the slightest clue has been found. He was q
cheerful, lively led, and 2 general fayorite
and, under the circumstances, it seems equally
difficult to attribute his death to foul play, sui
eide or accident &
DEATH BY DRowNrNa--On Tuesday morning
last, as the steamer Odd Fellow lay aground at
Cottonwood Bar, about six miles above here,
three men, for amusement, agreed to try their
skill in swimming ashore. They jumped over
board and swan ashore, and after resting and
walking about awhile they pitched into the
water to return. Two reached the boat in
safety, but the third, after making few
strokes, was observed to turn upon his face,
sink, and rise no more. Just before leaving the
boat he was seen to take some thing from his
pocket and lock it up in his trunk, which is sup
posed to have been his pocket book. His effects
We're brought to this place. and on examination
Of his papers his name was found to be Geo. w.
Keeb1er, and his residence Is near Jonesboro'
Washington county, Tenn. EPaducah journal
14th inst. ygs55 2ll,ts 5
A HARD CASA hard case was brought be-
fore Justice Farrar yesterday, says the Rich
mond Wing, to decide, moi. hard as far as the
legal decision is concerned, for the law is clear
and impartial in relation to it, but appealing
so strongly to sympathy as to make it disagree.
able for the Justice to pronounce his opinion as
it was to the defendant to receive it, 1t ap.
pears that John II. Smithe, q very respectable
colored barber, on 18th street, has been paying
attention to the step daughter of another bar.
Der named West, with the design of marrying
her, and that West bitterly opposed the match
until the young lady should come,pf age, which
time it would appear is too far distant for thu
impatient lover, who attempted to elope witt
her q day or two since, but through the inter
ference of the step father was prevented from &C
complishing his object. Some days since Wes
sent friend to the prisoner to tell him that b.
knew of his having visited free state some tim'
since, and therefore forfeited his right to remain
| in the State, but if he would relinquish any
| idea of marrying his daughter before she be
came Of age, he would not use that knowledge
| to his injury. The faithful lover partly &C
| knowledged having visited free state, bu
scorned to buy his right to remain here on tn
condition proposed by West, and sent him wore
| that he would marry the the girl at all hazards
and, that too, before she was of age. Upon re
ceiving this answer, West Immediately gave tn
threatened information and caused the arrest Q
| Smithe, who made bis appearance at the Polio
Court, yesterday morning. It was shown dur
| ing the examination that Smithe was man Q
most excellent character, had been born here
| and had always lived here, and that his visi
! to free state was for the purpose of seeing
| dying relative who had been through life as
| mother to him.
| &The Justice, seeing no way of proceeding blu
| to require bail from the prisoner to leave tn
State in ten days, gave that as his decision.