The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-16


| AWFUL DISCOVERY Yesterday evening.
about dusk report reached town that whole
family were discovered buried under the floor
of the cabin occupied by the Hubbards, who
are now in Jail charged with the murder of
Boyles. The awful news spread rapidly over
town, and in half an hour or less the coroner.
with jury, and some thirty or forty citizens,
had started for the place. We Immediately
are indebted to Mr.. James Wilson for what fol-
| lows: =..... ...
Yesterday Tuesday morning Mr.. Wilson
and Mr. Nd. }. Thomas, constable, provided
with warrant started down the canal to arrest
rendered it highly probable was an accomplice
Mr.. Gardeners works, five miles out Of town,
when they found the woman, and arrested her.
Mr.. Loveland suggested to Mr.. Wilson that
| suspicious were entertained that the Hubbards
had murdered the whole family last fall,
| AS soon as Mr.. Wilson heard this, he in
company with Mr.. Loyeland went to the house
of Mr., Fisher, where they ascertained that,
some time in September last, this Hubbard
| family went to board with family by the name
of French, who then lived in the cabin since
occupied by the Hubbards. This French family
consisted Of seven persons, the father, mother,
and five children. They were a very poor
family, that had been living in the neighborhood
six or seven years, and were well known by all
the neighbors. During the last summer, old
man French had raised a small patch of corn
and some garden stuff, the whole Of which,
together with the furniture, was not worth over
$50. Some time in October, Mr.. Lewis near
neighbor, went to the cabin of French to pur
chase his corn. He was met at the fence in
front of the cabin by the Hubbards, and was
told that the night before Mr. Frenchs brother
had come along with wagon and had taken
Mr.. French's whole family away with him, and
had started for Illinois, and that they had pur-
chased all their things, including the corn.
garden, and furniture. A day or two after
wards Mr.. Steanes Fisher went over to in
| quire if the French's needed any assistance.
and was told the same story.
No suspicious were entertained at the sine
that foul play had been used, and nothing oc-
CURED until after the body of Boyies had been
found, and the Hnbbards were arrested. 1t
then began to be thought these monsters had
murdered the whole family. On hearing these
statements, Mr. Wilson determined to 60 and
search the premises. He then went down to
Gardeners works and procured a shovel and
pick and tried to get some one to go with him,
No one, however, believed the story, and so
no one volunteered to 60. While they were
talking, Mr.. Thomas came up, aid he and Mr.
Wilson proceeded to Hubbard's, and found the
door locked. They drew the staple with a pick
and entered the house. They found the floor
raised and some dirt removed Mr.. W. Morgan
constable, had been there short time previous
seaching, and had discovered piece of skull
bone and had gone away.
They then proceeded to dig away the dirt anC
soon discovered the body of an infant, very
much decayed They Immediately left and
came up to town and got the coroner, who
summoned a jury, consisting of S. Fisher, ],
Lewis, D. Brooks, F. Loveland, M. W. Stobcr
and ]. W. Jebbison, who at once proceeds to
the place. which they reached about O'Clock
last evening,
In presence of a large company they proceeded
to examine the place where the infant had been
discovered, and horrible to relate, found seven
bodies, consisting of the entire French family.
Their skulls were all broken in, and the legs of
the old man French and his wife were broken
SO that they could be doubled up and forced into
| the hole, which was three or four feet deep
They were laid in heap, the father and mother
at the bottom and the children on top. The
babe was about 5 months old and the oldest
child about 5 years old. There were three
girls and two boys. The children were much
decayed, but the parents were still sound, and
were easily recognized by those who had known
| them. The Hubbards are all in jpil. Mrs.
Hubbard will be examined to-day. There
seems to have been no other motive than the
obtaining what few worldly goods this poor
| family possessed, which were not worth over
| fifty dollars,
The man Royles, spoken of, was found In the
canalosome two weeks since with his throat cut.
and this family were suspected of having murr
dered him. Wabash Gazette
TONNAGE AND COMMERCE.-The New York
| Journal of Commerce presents its quarterly
statement Of the tonnage and commerce of that
port from which we extract some facts. The
statement of. tonnage for the three months
ending March 51st shows decline as com
pared with the same quarter Of last year of So
! vessels, amounting to 25,O543 tons in the en-
tries of vessels engaged in foreign commerce,
and a still greater decline as compared with the
first quarter of the previous year. The clear
ances for foreign ports comprised Cos vessels,
Win all aggregate tonnage vi oZo, '5i toLS}
against 1913 vessels and 3S1 ,999 tons for tho
same period Of 1854. The falling off in the
number Of vessels and tonnage is alt0getherl in
foreign, the entries. of America9l vessels show
ing a considerable increase in both these par
ticulars. While the number Of American yes
sells has increased fronp61 3 to 537, the number
of foreign has decreased from 80 to 1O1 a very
marked change in bo:h particulars. Part of this
decrease in the arrivals of foreign commerce
growing out of the difficulties in Europe, and
part to the want Of demand at New York
where shipping has been less wanted than usua!
at this season. THERE'S another item connected
with the shipping returns for the quarter, which
is deserving of special attention. The great
bulk of the carrying. trade to and from New
York for the quarter, so far as the value Of the
goods is concerned, has been in American bot
toms The totals show that of the $3.50, 6,618,705
in value of goods imported and exported during
the quarter, s5l ,595, 984 have been carried in
American bottoms. and only S5O22,721 il
bo