The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-12
Correspondence of the Dispatch.
Mob Law-Crops-Weotber e.,

| oofhi Eh'lLLE, Ala, June I'd,
You have no doubt seen some account OF
the case of mob law that lately occurred ir
| this county. think large majority of tht
| inhabitants regret that the law was not lef
to take its course. 1t is a pity that a mob
under any circumstances, should have oc
Cured out OF old Yanksedom down east. o.
young Yankeedom up west but the circum
| stances afford, ifnot justification. at Least
| palliation, for the conduct of those engage
| in the affair. If the action of the court onob
ever to be dispensed with, this was q case ir
| which it ought.
The facts were briefly these: A yery in.
| teresting, little girl of l3 was outraged and
| most barbarously murdered by negro bow
| of 10 or 20, belonging to her father. When
her body was discovered, the track found
| about the place caused this boy to be sus.
pected, and he confessed the murder to one
of the neighbors, on his engaging that his
master should not kill him. As there were
but few present at the time, he succeeded in
| getting the negro to Jail. When the case
| was called for trial, (about ten days after the
| murder) it was moved to Greene county,
whore it could not be tried until the fall term.
| A few days after the adjournment of court,
company got admittanoe into the Jail, took
| out the negro, and gave notice that they
| would burn him on the second day after that,
at O'Clock, which they accordingly did, in
| the presence, it is said, of near two thousand
| people.
The weather has been excessively hot and
| dry. A few days since we had fine shower,
| about one third of a good rain, and since
then it has been very cOol-cool enough to
make fire not only comfort, but almost a
necessary in the morning.
Crops OF cotton are very irregular. Those
| who planted early have promising crops, but
| great deal is very late and small. Wheat
has turned out well generally. Oats very
poor.
Corn promising considering the excessive
| drought. If we can have one wetting rain
soon, we will make corn enough, and two
good rains will make large crop here. Our
corn is just beginning to shoot, and month S
drought, such as we have just had, will cut
of the crop Very much. vr a
Yours, "B.'
The NEGRO BURNING IN ALABAMAs-We have
stated the feet that the negro who murdered Miss
| Thornton 10 Sumpter, Alabama, had been burned
| by mob. The Execution took place on the spot
| where he committed the murder. I'VE were pre-
sent says the editor of the Marion, Miss Rebubli-
can, but hope that we will never again witness
| scene like it. The pyre was composed OF several
| cords of ltghtwood, In the centre OF which was
green willow stake selected In consequence of its
| indestructibility by fire.
On the top OF the pile of lightwood the criminal
| was placed and securely chained to the stake
While fn tn situation be confessed bis guilt,
ting that he had no sccomplice, that he sctua
ed by lust alone that ne bad attempted 70 violate
her person, but had failed, and to conceal the At
| tempt he had cruelty murdered her by beating the
poor innocent creature with stump, that while he
was doing this she implored him TO carry her
home TO her father and that she would conceal the
violence ne had inflicted. He then left her, but
soon returned and alter agsin beating her, the con-
ceaed the body In the very hole where the stake
Eae planted to which be suffered. F--#
"After this confession was made, the match was
applied, and In few moments the devouripg fames
we're enyeloping the doomed negro; his fearful
cries resounded through the air, while the sur-
rounding negroes who witnessed his dreadful ago.
ny and horrible coptortions. sent up involuntary
howl OF horror. His su!ferings though excruci, !,
aiing were short; In = lew minutes the flames had
enveloped him entirely, revealing now and then,
they tfully swsyed hither and thither his black
and burning carcass like demon Of the ere, grim
ming as II To beilish triumph, at bis tormentofs.
A MOB IN MICHIGAN Great Proroeasioa--on
the "a inst, In michigan City. man named Child 9.
who kept an eating house, Was subjected to mob
violence. IL sppeaIs the mob violently entered the
house, and the furniture. liquors and even the pro.
visions were ell carried into the street, piled togeth-
er and burned to ashes The windows were sll
article of erockery shivered to atoms Childs got
out thrcu the garrett under the roof and escaped
with his life, leaving behind loaded revolver and
bowie knife, vhieh he had to defend himself The
provoeation for this violsnee was certainly very
crest, H. whst ALLEGED, be true. Il u said that
respectable Scotch girl arrived in Michigan City .
fe~ evenings previous in search Of yoang man she
was about to marry, and erqarsd on the street ct
two persons, lsaid to have been connected with
Chils1 house, II they knew where the young man
was. They told her he beasdsd st Chiids house,
and would be in In shott ime. Shs beiisving theiI
statement. although It was false proceeded tbithsE
and In paying for supper, displayed qususity o
money Subsequently, fsmsie induced her to Or nj
alass Of what she ssid Was pure vine. from the Of
fseis Of which abe soon fell aslssp Whee she s1oht
she fonnd herself lyine Ii stable, sil hsr moAeJ
soue her ear ass torn out OF her saEs aud her per
hence the mob.