New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-11-06
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upon by the assassin, who escaped after securing
the contents of the money drawer-about S25. Mr.
Nelson leaves wife and six children. man
named Bell living in the vicinity, is suspected Of
the crime, but has not yet been caught
The lucky local of the Fayette Chronicle has
found pair of spectacles in a sack of buckwheat
The Natchez Courier says the new cotton is
coming in by trains of wagons in procession each
wagon having huge coops and baskets on top of
the cotton bales, full of gobbling turkeys, cack
ling geese and other fowls. Thanksgiving and
Christmas ''cast their shadows before.n
It was believed in Natchez that the opening of
the November term of Adams county courtwould
Gen, Thomas ]. Wood. The reasons for such
course are not given.
The Holly Springs Reporter says:
On Saturday last, P. R. Paul, Townhead Bob
ertson and Dub Ross, convicted of grand larceny
at the present term of our circuit court, were
brought into open court, and after some impress
siqe remarks by his honor, Judge Clayton, were
sentenced to terms of Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary, as follows: Paul and Robertson for
five years each and Duh Ross for three years.
Bill Coleman and John McComhs, also convicted,
remain to be sentenced
The Eastern Star says several planters Of Win
ston county are concerned in the company which
is taking steps to rebuild the Bankston Factory
burnt during the war. Col. John w. Perkins, Of
that county, is now actively engaged In building
the Perknsvie cotton factory, which will be
mill of $50 spindles-working some fifty hands.
| The following veracious snake story is from the
Vicksburg Times:
| One of the officers of that popular steamer, the
Calumet, which. as everybody knows, plies regu-
/ larry between this port and Tallahatchie river,
| tells us the following, which we think lays over
| the above considerable ~
| Tnlio i,nt,1 l,jh
| enormous rattlesnake found setting turkey hen
| on her nest, and swallowed her i'll exactly two
minutes and forty seconds by the watch, and then
swallowed the eggs, twenty one in number three
at time, without cracking a single shell after
/ which he Immediately relapsed into that state of
torpidity peculiar to Tallahatchie snakes after q
| big dinner.
4 Anxious to see the denouement Of this snake
affair, the of the unfortunate fowl, allowed
his snakeship to go unmolested, who coing him
| self in fence corner remained there quietly for
nine days, with his mouth wide open, when the
| eggs having finished the process Of incubation,
the juvenile turkeys stepped out of his mouth one
at time, but as each one Of them put its feet on
| terra firma, it was swallowed again by this $40
snake before it had time to look up at the sun.
| g All this happened about six weeks ago, and as
soon the last turkey disposed Of the rattle
snake was caught and put in a barrel Of two
hundred and ninety-fve per cent. alchohol, and on
| every clear day those young turkeys can yet be
heard chirping."
The Carollton Conservative says lady in the
southern portion Of Carroll county lately gave
birth to four children, three boys and girl. The
girl died shortly after brth but the boys and the
mother were doing well at last accounts.
During three weeks session of the circuit court
of Carroll county eleven criminals were sent to
the penitentiary The principal otfense was horse
stealing.
There was slight coating Of ice in Carrollton,
Miss, on the lst inst.
Governor Humphreys has been quite i'll, but is
now convalescent.
Doctor H. B. Griffin, of East Pascagoula, died
Suddenly from disease of the heart whilst camp
hunting, last week.
! The Handsboro Democrat says the new Catholic
church-a spacious and elegant building-wilI be
completed by Christmas. It is supposed to be the
finest sacred edifce in Southern Mississippi.
The Democrat urges the necessity of having
waterworks in Natchez.
The same paper, under date of the Sd, says there
have been two sharp and nipping frosts in
Natchez
The editor of the Democrat rode, few days
ago, through cotton field in the richest bottom
land in the State, and found that although it had
been thoroughly worked, it would not turn out
over 300 pounds Of seed cotton to the acre He
says this is a fair specimen of the whole country
and, where in former times the fields were white
till nearly Christmas they are now entirely bare.
He also says, in reference to the estimate by one
of the heads of the treasury department, of one
million, eight hundred thousand bales that it
would be nearer the truth if the million was left
out.
The Woodville Republican says the West Fe-
liciana railroad has reduced the freight on cotton
from 81 % to 81 rs from Woodyile to Bayou
Sara.
The columns of the Woodvile Republican, of
the Sd, are clad in mourning for the death Of an
old and valued citizen, Mr.. VIM. al A. Chisholm,
| long connected with the press of Mississippi Mr..
Chisholm had filled various offices of honor and
trust, both federal and State and died full of
years, beloved and respected by all who knew
him.
The Brandon Republican of the Sd, publishes an
extra, giving the particulars of disastrous con
fagration in that town, which we publish in our
columns:
About o'clock last night a fire was discovered
in the grocery establishment of J. j. Couson, on
the north side of the public square, which spread
50 rapidly that those occpying the adjoining build
lngs had no time to save anything from the de.
youring clements Everything north of Govern.
ment street, from the Courthouse to Patterson's
old blacksmith shop was consumed and so far as
we can learn, there was not a dollars worth in.
sured, except the house of j. J. Couson.
The two splendid store-rooms of a. f. Martin
together with large portion of his stock, were
consumed, and his loss is very heavy.
| j. B. Lindsey 4 Co., lost the biggest portion Of
their drugs.
". W, Ratlitf lost theirhouse and almost theil
entire stock of goods
/ j. J. Coulson lost his house and everything in it
Stith Green, hardware and grocery merchant
saved nothing.
James Shields lost his three storeroorns. resi-
dence, stock of goods and furniture.
kirkpatrick and Anderson lost their ten pin
alley.
D. w. Wilkinson's loss, in houses, is very heavy,
embracing all that block of buildings fronting the
east side of the public square and north of gov
i eminent street, aud containing five store.rooms
and number of Offices.
The grocery establishment of David Yeaeler
was destroyed, but most of the goods were saved.
The store of Falls q Myers was consumed, but
they too saved most of their stock
Tom Wilkinson,s grocery, on Government street,
together with large portion of his stock, was
CONSUMED.
Frank Taylor's cabinet shop and stables were
consumed next.
0hleyer s. Block saved a portion of their stock,
but 0hleyer lost his residence and three store
i rooms.
Dick Shields store house was torn down, but he
4 saved most of his stock.
Mrs. MGDonnelts sable, on Government street