New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-12
Mississippi Intelligence,

correspondent Of the Vicksburg journal, who
has recently visited several counties ih different
sections Of the State estimates the cottDn crop for
1866, at fraction less than 100000 bales.
I HORSE THIEVES KHLED.-We learned at the
stauon mouse mat two notorious thieves, who have
neeh carrying on their nefarious employment about
this city and the country surrounding, were found
last week dead in bottom, in ColdwaGer DeSOto
county, Mississippi Their names arb given as
Bob Moore and Davis. Their bodies presented
evidence OF death by pistol shot.
Gov. Humphreys has received check for
$4,000 from the ladies of Baltimore part of the
proceeds of the great fair for the relief of the
destitute families Of the late Confederate soldiers
$4,000 more will soon be forwarded as the share al
lotted to Mississippi.
jackson News and Mssissippian.
NEGRO lNHUMANITY.-A negro woman in Pom.
totOc county recently locked her aged mother and
i've children up in a garnet room, and deserted
them. They were discovered several days after
wards-all dead but two, who cannot live. The
woman had gone of with negro man, and ex,
Gused herself by saying that she Tas 1rs1 and d
the little brats
ToUREAMEET.--The young gentlemen OF Merl-
dian and vicinity held tournament on the LIST OF
May, as we learn from the Messenger. The first
prize a wreath of flowers, was won by Mr. John
Aaggard, who herewith crowned Miss Cain as
Queen of Beauty Master A. Bait, ayoung knight
of fourteen or fifteen years of age, bore off the
second prize, which he bestowed upon Miss Hurl.
butt a lady of some thirteen summers.
Rev. DR.. Dana. Of the Episcopal Church at Port
Gibson, has accepted a call to Trinity Church.
Eatchez.
The vicksburg Herald Of the Sth, referring to
the late storms, says:
The damage in the city is light, but we fear in
the country the rain and hail was severe on the
crops. Our adYices from the interior and north
ern and western parts of the State, where the late
rains have fallen, not fattering. We fear that
the crops generally have sustained great injury
and in some cases our farmers will be obliged to
replant, if cotton seed can be obtained.
The Meridian Messenger is informed that, owing
to unfavorable weather in part, and in part to the
defective seed, the stand of cotton in several
/ sections Of that country is bad. Many old seed
I were planted, and these having failed, the mischief
cannot be remeded, as it is too late to plant new
| seed, even if it could be procured,
/ The Columbus tMiss.) Index, Of the 4th, says a
| personal difficulty occurred on Tie plantation of
! Mr.. Watt Harston, on Tuesday, between Theo
/ phius Davis and Lafayette Hunter, in which the
1 latter was killed.
The COUNTERPART = BIBLE.-When Cen Sher.
man passed through and destroyed the city of
jackson in July, 1862 one Of the soldiers stole a
bible kept at the mayors Office On the fly leaf
he wrote, David w. Hills Book found at Jack
son, Miss July the 18th, 1868, this Book is Coun-
terband-ove nor Money can't get it,"
few days since our worthy exmayor, Mr..
| Chas H. Manship, received the bible, accompa-
1 MED by the following note;
Z NJ Manship formerly Mayor Of Jackson Miss:
Dear ST. accidentally came into possession
L of this bible, which was taken by one David Hills
who considered it Cumberland" 1t appears
that its iniunetiOns were regarded contraband, al
least judging from his disregard
return it to you to be placed in the office
again Respectfully yours, T.F.P.
Isend it to you as you were mayor when it wal
taken. P.
The Lexington Advertiser proposes the erection
4 of monument TO the Confederate dead of Holme
! county. ...a.- @
The most remarkable occurrence of the seasol
/ is the receipt, by a gentleman in Grenada, of
/ letter from vicksburg making inquiries concerning
| the ownership of l8O bales Of cotton, sent froI
Yalobusha county three years. ago and still lyin
IN Vicksburg unclaimed.
The Grenada Gazette gives the following az
count Of the recent murder at that place:
While Mr.. Woodruff, merchant of this place
and Lieut. Banding, adjutant of the freedmen
/ bureau here were walking tho streets last Monda
night about s O'Clock, the latter was shot thre
times suceessiYey--in the back of the head, bod
anu leg, DI sVllE uuhlOMll pGIsOu' ne was Cu
ried to the Collins house, where doctors Gage an
McAfee gave him all the medical aid possible
But all to no purpose he expired the next da
about 10 o'clock.
The citizens, in public meeting, denounced IL
accident, and demanded of the town authorit
the appointment, of police force sufficient
maintain order and security.
corresondent of the Pa1oa Star says:
have in my employ this rear, two up-countl
gentlemen of African descent, from Brown count
Ohio who boast that they were born of free p
rents themselves, and do not owe their freedom
any accident that may have befallen the late Co
federacv | will ventue the assertion that they a
/ two of the most lazy, slowmOtioned and wort
less negroes in the State-in the prime of life to
They can't pass muster with my old servant
many of whom are with me yet, and if any ge
tleman in Brown county-feeling aggrieVed at t
loss of their labor-wll come forward, prove pr
perty and pay charges, he can take them ava
They are, in my opinion, FL for nothing. unless
would be to bait wOf-trap with, and ] have
= y authority from the bureau to use them in such
way.
The Panola Star advertises runaway negl
with one of those same little pictures once
common in Southern papers.