New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-07
Mississippi Intelligence.

From the vicksburg whig Of satarday-ast, we ex
tract the following:
We learn that there was quite severe storm at
Brandon. on Thursday evening. A gentleman who
came in yesterday informs that the rain fell in tor
rents and was accompanied by severe wind and
very heavy thunder peals. During the storm tho
Shelton House Hotel was struck by lightning No
person was injured, however, and the house was only
slightly damaged considerable quantity Of timber
was blown down, and fields that had been recently
ploughed were very badly washed.
While the rain was faiag in torrents, about III
O'Clock Thursday night, the fire bells rnng out a
starting peal The fremen were soon out with their
engines. but the fire was disco4ed to be about two
miles out Of town, on the Baldwin's Ferry road. A
frame building belonging to Professor w. 8. Young
was found TO be in ames and despite the heavy rain
vas Darned 70 the ground. It was occupied by an
risnman named James holland, who lived alone, and
those who first reached the scene Of the conagration
discovered bis heleas body lying on the floor Of the
burning building The coroner held an inquest on
sns 6oay Yesterday morning and the jury rendered
head with some heavy blunt instrument in the hands
OF some person unknown. Having accomplished his
diabolca purpose the murderer then fred the house,
of his crime. = =
The Lexington Advertiser, of the lst instant has
the following paragraphs:
On yesterday the food gates of heaven we're thrown
open, and the loud artillery from above echoed in
fearful tones, while the lightnings vivid ashbut to
be short, we had fine rain yesterday, for which
the farmers will feel thankful.
We are indeed sorry to say that considerable sick
ness prevails in and about Lexington at present II
is said that at time for many years has there been
known such number Of cases. 1t is chiefly pneumo-
mia, chis and measles We have lost several Of our
citizens within short time, and also quite number
of children have died.
On the 25th ut., Mr.T W. Price, citizen Of Holmes
county, was killed at Yazoo City, by wagon wheel
passing over him. His head was crushed.
The Kosciusko Chronicle, of the 1st inst, has the
following paragraphs:
We learn that on Tuesday evening last stranger,
supposed to have been Frenchman or German, and
travelling on foot put up for the night with Mr. John
Kinbrongh, living eleven miles east OF this place ana
not coming to the table for breakfast in the morning.
and no noise being heard in his room, Mr.. Kimbrough
proceeded to his room to arouse him as he thought
from sleep, but to his horror found the man hung BY
rope to the bed-post, and perfectly dead he re-
ported himself as being just up from Canton, where
he had been working the railroad, and the cause
| Of the act was not known.
We learn that on last Tuesday week, while Messrs.
Herring and Alex. Eupy were out turkey hunting, in
the vicinity of Greensboro Choctaw county, the for
mer was shot in the mouth blythe latter, who mstook
him while yeping behind log for turkey. He
estimable fellowctzen A. Herring, Esq, leaves
wife and several children to mourn his untimelJ
/ end. ID HsF A.. 4s.
! We learn that on Sunday last monstrous beal
was killed in Llphyr swamp IN this county near ths
residence Of Sam Mitchell, Esq, by some negroes
who were engaged in fishing in the creek. Their at
tention attracted to the bear by hearing the con
tinued squeezing of hog which he was devourinf
alre After several shots he was killed and divided
out by the negroes among themselves. He measured
nine feet eight inches from the tip of his nose to th
root of his TAIL and his paws when spread out, meas
ured seven by nine inches. Had he been fat he ev1
IDENTIFY would have weighed fully seven hundre
pounds. Pretty good size that, for piney wood
specimen of old bruin.