Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-06-17
Further from Texas.

San Antonio and Austin, and corresponding
dates from other points. We CLEAN from the
True Delta.
An immense quantity of rain has fallen lately
in nearly all parts of the State, and in some
sections the crops have suffered. The Planters
Banner states that the Brazos river had risen SO
high that an overflow was feared, which event
would prove very destructive to the planting
interests, and probably produce much sickness
Nearly all the other rivers have risen. Crops,
particularly corn, were being much injured by
the rapid growth of grass and weeds.
The Austin State Gazette has the following,
which shows that the prospects of the crops
are still fine:
Within the past week, we have met persons in
this city, from nearly all parts OF the State, and
the account they give of the growing crops is
encouraging almost beyond precedent. Every
where the corn and cotton, as well as the small
grain crops, promise an abundant yield. With
out some unexpected disaster, all parts of the
State will be supplied this fall with an abund-
ance of provisions at cheap prices, to supply
the wants not only of our present population,
but also of the heavy emigration which we may
expect from accounts reaching us from the old
States.
A violent storm prevailed at Austin on the
Goth ult.
The Victoria Allocate of the Sd says:
! On the afternoon of Thursday, this place was
visited by storm of wind and rain, accom-
panied with lightning, thunder and hail. Some
! of the hail stones were large enough to break
window gass-rain descended in such torrents
as to inundate the streets and gardens in few
| minutes after it commenced-and continued to
pour down without intermision for about two
hours.
If the storm extended far into the country,
much damage must have been done to the crops.
The same paper says:
Yesterday morning it was reported in town
that two men and two horses were lying dead
in the Hallettsville road, about two miles the
other side of the Garcetas.
| Several of our citizens, with the coroner, re-
paired to the place, and were Mortified upon
finding the lfeess remains of two esteemed
citizens of this town-Simeon c. Rogers, of the
firm of G.. F. Rogers & Bro, and NJ. s. Rag
land, a son of Judge Ragland, of this place.
They had been struck by lightning during the
severe thunder storm of Thursday.
The riders and their animals we're found lying
together, struck down by bolt SO terrible that
death ensued without a struggle. One of the
unfortunate victims still grasped in his hands the
reins and his whip, and his feet were still in the
stirrups.
The number of murders in different parts Of
! the State is getting to be fearful. James Holt,
P. NJ at Pine Grove Post Office, was recently
shot down in cold blood by a man named For
rest, who made his escape. A stranger in
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killed near Victoria by man named Owen D.
Eagan. Out of ninety-four murder cases which
have come before the courts within the last six
months, it is stated that not one of the murder
ers has met with the full penalty Of the law.
They have either been acquitted, found guilty Of
manslaughter only, made their escape from Jail,
or been pardoned by the Governor. A few days
since, a man named Odum deliberately shot
an nnarmed German named Snrh residing on
Buffalo Bayou.
thousand cattle are now on their way to Califor-
MIA from Texas. The San Antonio Texan says
they have enough left. -r
| The celebrated Virgil A. Stewart, the cap
turer and historian Of the land pirate John A.
Murrell, died recently at his residence in
Wharton county.
RAPE AND MURDER COMMITTED BY NEGRO
We learned last evening says the Memphis
Wing, of the 9Th inst, the particulars of most
outrageous rape, committed upon white woman
in Marshall county, Mississippi, near Byhalia,
by negro slave. 1t appears that Mrs. Redman,
a very respectable lady who was but lately mar
ried, had gone out into the field to hunt turkey s
nests and was out of sight of the house, when
negro man, who was ploughing in field close
by, came to where she was, threw her down
and committed rape upon her person. The
black iend made her promise that she would
not tell, and then returned to his ploaghing
The lady repaired to hill close by, and raised
the alarm, crying for help, when the fend left
his plough and deliberately walked to where she
was and ravished her the second time. After
accomplishing his hel1ish purpose, he choked
his victim to death-thereby committing a
double crime, and then resumed his ploughing,
as if nothing had happened.
| In few hours the lifeless corpse was found,
but no trace of the murderer could be discovered
until pair of hounds were brought and placed
upon the scent of the track. They Immediately
traced the track to the negro, who was still
ploughing, but he denied all knowledge of the
affair.
At length he confessed to the committal Of
the deed, giving full statement of everything,
and in taking him away, the parties passed by
the house of the negro's brother, who said it was
his brother that did it, as he had talked to him
about it before. This occurred on Monday
evening, and the news did not become generally
know thatnight, but the next morning it spread
like wild fire, and the whole country was aroused
with indignation. The excitement became in
tense, the people gathered from every quarter,
and the black wretch was taken by the infuriat-
ed crowd and first castrated, then hung by his
neck until nearly dead. He was taken down
again and hung by his heels until life was nearly
extinct, when he was shot by some ten OF a
dozen men in the crowd.
We do not uphold anything like mob law, but
such aggravated cases as this, when our wives
and daughters are thus violated and murdered
by negro, we know, will make the blood of
any man, who has not heart of stone fairly
boil in his veins, and in their excitement and
indignation they cannot wait the slow course of
the law. Such fend as this negro was ought
not to be permitted to live another moment, be
ne white or black, yet, we think that the law
ought to take its course. 7@
HrDRoPHoB1A.-This dreadful malady ap-
pears to be spreading rapidly throug hout
the north A rabid dog made his annear