New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-24
An kArPEAsABLE PoPULAcE. = The Brandon
tdiss) Republican of Thursday last has the follow

AN NArPEASARLE P0PGLACE. --The bfanu0H5
tass.) Republican of Thursday last has the follow
ing:
At the late term Of clark Circuit Court, two man
King charged to be an incendiary document.
The State was represented by the District Attor-s
ney, assisted by Judge Evans, and the accused
were defended by Judge Byrd, of Enterprise.
After an Of the facts the jury returned
q verdict of not guilty whereupon an Indignation
meeting was held at Quitman, expressing condeEf
mat ndae q the asy 0a
with which he presided on the trial. "a similar
meeting was held at Enterprise, il which Judge
Byrd, who was mayor OF said town, was requested
to resign his Office. 1t is also stated one of the
jurors who sat on the case was burnt in eiiigy at
Enterprise. 49,.
The Republican emphatically condemns these
proceedings.
DEATH FROM IsHALIsG GHLoaoFoRM.-The wife
Of Mr.. Henry L. Pope, of this city, came to her.
death on Saturday, under the most distressing CIR
cumstances. She was suffering from headache,
and inhaled chioroform to alleviate the pain.
When her little children started TO the danctnk
school, Mrs. Pope was lying on the bed inhalinG
chloroform. When they returned she was disccv-
She was cold, and had been dead for several hours.
The alarm was given. but of course nc RESTORE,
tive could reanimate the body with life. Her soul
had passed the confines o. the Invisible:
louisville Courier, 18th.
FATAL AFFRAY.-'Ehe Advocate of the I4th, pub
lished in Paestine, Anderson county, Texas, says
A fatal reneounter occurred in this place on
Tuesday, the 9Th inst, between DIR. H. g. Quarlesr
| of Mound Prairie, in this county, and DR.. J. K.
Woodward, Of this place. in which the former was
killed. DR.. Woodward submitted himself to the
civil authorities, and on Saturday last was admitted
to bond to appear at the next term OF our uisllcs
Court Both gentlemen were useful and higny
/ respected citizens.
I A SALMON " STRANGE WATEBs.-Ihe fensaeoaa
i Observer of Tuesday last says
4 we learn that large and beautiful salmon Wes
4 caught In Pensacola Bay yesterday morning: rs
the firsf of the kind ever caught mere. Mno eaA
accaunt for his Translation from the nanks o. NaM
Il fonnaland to the eeruiean waters q. tle GuH
There e nothing in his appearance iudcating tnat
he has run down here for MS neal.n. Ms
FNAgFuL FALL.-The PORT Gibson ReFeilie Of
Thursday Gays
i Tuesday last the scaffold used for the building
of the Presbyterian Church of this place, gave way
/ and fell to the ground. There were two men upon
/ Il at the time and one Of them saved himself BY
leapng upon the wall, the other fell with the tim
bers al the scaIold, distance of about ffEy feet.
and was severely if not fatally injured. The wound
ed man ID not expected to survive.
WEATHER, Ero-The Benvilie Jaf6srsonian Of tho
18th says that the weateer in that region was very
cold at that time, and that the faruara mere huaY
planting. Corn was mp and growing 6nely.
| The Rapides American of the 18th says:
The weather for the past week heggars d.
1 scription.n Tue mornings have been cold enough
for The latitude of Nova Scotia instead Of Ec1Skk
ana. We have had several frosts.