New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-04
Mississippi.

The Vicksburg Sentinel Of Saturday. ha,
the following paragraphs,
During the last two weeks we have had ron;
Gus showers Of rain. The crops everywhere 4 !,
promising We heard an old citizen say, a fey
days ago, that more corn would be raised II
Warren this year than had ever been known
Some OF the planters in, Madison parish are tan
ing about d hundred bushels TO the acre. IN,
yield can hardly run up SO high, butit Il GER
tam that we shall have corn enough and t,
spare. 81 st,s "
The steamer e. Howard, on Jiburs5av n;.,.
safTsrsa BIZ our landing the first III If railroag
psas fgr the Canton and jackson Railroad III,
I as1s ssan adapted TO o first class, road. anG
Wssga g pounds to the yard Wetrust the ann,
saac1ars viii hasten the laying of the track 4,
ssss on- Madison county friends NAV nv .nayi
lali leAFe sheir homes in the morning. sell Thai,
easton and do their shopping at Vicksburp, and
return home the same evening.
The Port Gibson Herald, of the goth nh a;v.s
the following account of recent murder in that
vicinity: $3.50. 80 IS. 49,. :, esss'
Mr.. Robert Whitemore, oyerseer on tho n1o,,
tation of DIR. W. a. Patterson, abont s paan
miles from this place, was brutaly murderad b,,
runaway negro, on the 18th of Nav Thoo
facts, Is near as we can learn, are az follo..s.
Mr. Whitemore left his house on the EVENING of
that day for the field, about two hundred Yards
distant, When he entered the field, III saw n q
negro eating blackberries, on the opposite side of
the fence. he crossed the fence to take him
When ne was met by the negro and most horrihlv
beaten on tne mead with q large stick and left
for dead. lie was found by Dr. PatteYson,s
plonghmen about dark, and convevad ~ NJ
house, where he died Of his wounds on ths
morning Of the 10th ult. He said the nsgra
was about SIX feet high. stout built, Yery black,
and his front teeth were out. ~N'
JAIL BROKEN OPEN Escape of Prisoners
IN Monday night last, two of the prisoners
eonnneo IN the jail of Clark county, at Quit
man, succeeded IN breaking out and effectinp
.neir escape. one was Thomas Ooyington, CON
Vioteu o. murder BY the Circuit Court Of Wayne
eouney, o9t IN whose case Judgment was re-
Ssrsed and new trial awarded by the Higb
Court, The other was a hog thief If y.hasa
person the State had taken CHARGE nntl us" ;nrr
should pass upon his guilt or innocence H.
mas saved them that trouble. Both have mode
suou tneir escape, not having been takan -.
'ia mn, up 70 the period of our adyiees
Inc conduct of the three rema mr. ,,,,;,.....
was SINGULAR If not indeed ;ns pt.eonsls
browning and Clark had both been conp;ota5 y
hahsiaaghter-the latter in the 6rst aa...a VI
pus nag obtained new trials upon mere 80;
cal lnformalities. Yet, they remained 4,
jan, absolutely refusing the liberty 81 ss open
70 .nelr late companions in guilty fIursss ioile
negro woman confined in the Jail. thew ref..as
TO iet Gov1ngton take with them for MAJ a .ss
son Is pest known to themselves Tbaso Ia. va
must nave strong faith in the merits NJ .ha;u
causes or have strange fancy for The na,,saa
atmosphere and cramped limits Of q s vnslae
iousment. LPaulding Clarion. s >'n