New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-08
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Louisiana Intelligence.
The Monroe (0naehitaJ Register Of the asth ult.
says:
For day Or 80 past the weather has been unnsr-
ally cool. We attribute this sudden change of
temperature to hail storm somewhere above
We have 1t from reliable source that the late
showers have been Of immense benefit to the
crops generally throughout this section. Our in
that he never saw hner stand Of cotton than the
present one. Corn is doing remarkably wei, and
Is growing very fast.
The Register gives the following account Of a
recent tragedy in Monroe:
Last Monday evening our community was thrown
into the greatest excitement by the startling an
nouncement that Abram Williams, the jaiIor, was
brutaliy murdered by the negro Jack, or Jake,
who had been convicted on the 18th instant OF
stabbing white man with intent to kill, and SEN
fenced to be hung next Friday.
The particulars of this horrid affair are these !:
On Monday morning Williams went to the Jail, as
usual, to feed the negro. He was alone and un-
armed, although he has been repeatedly warned
by the Sheriff and others to keep on his guard
against surprise, as the negro was known to be a
desperate character. He, however, apprehended
no danger, and thought his prisoner perfectly Sc
cure from the Iact that he chained to the floor
Of his cell.
But it appears the euiprit had managed to pos
sess himself of bar of iron about 10 or IA inches
long q inches wide and inch thick, which had
ncautiously been left loosely rvetted to the place
where one Of the locks Of the cage door had been
taken off for repairs With this piece of iron he
had broken the shaekle off his leg, and with it he
dealt murderous blow on the head Of his victim
when the door was opened to pass in his break
fast. After beating the head oil the unfortunate
man literally into jelly, the fiend placed blank
OF snugly over the body, took the murdered mans
hat tile days provisions that had been brought,
oh mn v I'D tf, hn in the
try Of the jail, and escaped to the woods The
deed was discovered about O'Clock in the after
noon by a son of the deceased who had been sent
in quest Of his father. The little fellow went to
within, he became frightened and ran for the She
riff, who upon being apprised of the condition Of
things ediately repaired to the place and found
the body Of the murdered man weltering in blood.
The alarm was atonce spread throughout the town,
and several citizens went in pursuit of the fugitive,
with dogs. He was tracked across the field In the
rear of the jail, but night coming on, and the dogs
getting bothered with the tracks Of plantation me-
Next day the pursuit was renewed, and is still Wig
orously kept up, but SO far without success
The sheriff offers reward of 5000 for his appre-
hension. The boy was heard to say that he be-
longs to Mrs. Slemmons, of Shreveport, but was
hired to the steamer Mesae by an agent of his mis-
tress, living in New Orleans. The police of that
city, and the authorities of Shreveport, would dc
well to keep sharp lookout for him, as it is pos
The deceased was poor but honest and uprigh
man, and, we are panied to say, leaves wife ant
| several children aimostif not quite helpless.
P. s. Since the foregoing. vas put in type, the
murderer was caught, brought to town and turned
over to the proper authorities for further proceed
| ings. He had another trial yesterday, and was
hung at 81 p NJ. in presence of the largest crowd
| we ever saw brought together at Monroe. Thus
| persisted the notorious desperate, g Tennessee
Jack" by which name he went and whose villain
Gus reputation was well known mp and down the
Mississippi for years past, as we have subsequently
| been informed.
At one time we thought the crowd who had him
| in charge would lynch him, SO great was their ex
| ASPIRATION. But we are happy to say that the
respect our citizens entertain for law and order
prevailed over their passions, and with praise
worthy, yet deliberate and cool determination
they quietly yielded to the voice Of reason and the
| demands of justice. <-s1a4ssi
The Morehouse Advocate of the 2sth ult. has thu
following: d
| We do not believe that we have ever experienced
colder weather at this season of the year than Nj
| have had during the past week. Last Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday were real winter days
during any Of the cold days Of the past winter.
/ We hear Of many Of our farmers and gardner
still complaining Of the cut worms. Those VIII
have not taken the trouble to look for and destro.
them in their gardens. have no vegetables. m
most effectual way Of getting rid Of them is =
!" fire hunt or hunt them by torch-hght. At nigh
/ they come out from their hiding places and crau
upon the plants; but in the daytime they are i
their holes, and it il difficult matter to find them
Our old gardener informs US that there was
light frost visible in our garden on Tuesday morI
ing. 55,,.
| We are pleased to notice that all our neighbo1
have an abundance of vegetables.
The Caddo Gazette of the 2sth says:
During the past week there were light rains
| which were sufficient to bring up the cotton. TIL
nights have been rather cool for the season.
The Coneordia Intelligencer Of Friday last says
We were blessed in this vicinity with Shove
on Monday evening. Tt was much needed, tn
crops and dusty roads both demanding anothe
fall Of rain. The crops of this parish are dom
finely.
The Jackson Parish Times Of the 9th ult says:
The farmers have had abundant rains within til
last fortnight. The corn is generally up and grow
ing finely. The cotton general thing, is in tn
ground. What has come up appears to be dom
i very well. The weather, particularly of mornings
is rather chilly, as our spring mornings most com
monty are. :
The Rapides Democrat of Wednesday last says
We have again been greeted with a refreshing
shower. Although the planters in our parish hay
suffered considerably from the unusually dr.
weather, we are gratifed to learn that the stan
of cotton and sugar is comparatively good.