New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-18
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FRIDAY MORNING. MAY Is. Ig9s.



Gen. Wood offers reward of 81 900 for the ap-
prehension of the murderer Of LIST Lieutenant J.
d. Blandug, 2lst Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps,
assistant sub-commissioner, bureau refugees
freedmen and abandoned lands who, was assassin
ated at Grenada, on the night of the 3Oth ult.
ENORMOUS STRAWBERRY. Stafford has laid
upon table this week, says the Liberty Herald,
a strawberry grown in his garden, measuring four
inches in circumference aud an inch and quarter
in diameter.
Two of the Jackson papers-the Clarion and the
Standard-have united, and the joint paper IS now
published under the name of I" The Daily Clarion
and Standard" Messrs. j. ]. shannon, Jones =
Hamilton, j, L. Power, and B. +. Jones are the
publishers, and Col j, j. Shannon is editor.
CIRCUIT CouRT.-The spring term of this court
will commence on next Monday, the Hon "A. NJ
Clayton, Judge, and George 3, Harris, Esq aus,
trict attorney The trial docket i5 large buI ~ u
doubtful whether many of the old cases VIII De
ready for trial at this term.
There are four hundred and ten new cases,
brought to this term, being double the NUMBER
ever brought before. There were five hundred
and eighteen new cases in Marshall county, t9ree
hundred and fifty in Lafayette ana snree uapg1
but the other counties in the State will equal these
So that the indebtedness of the people OF MlssIs'
sppi has been increased one million OF collars by
suits while their ability to pay mas NOT Deen I'M
proved Int rather diminished. Verify our peO.
Ppie arc @bnnrerine and thrsting after each
others roods When consider the fact that
the rains for the past three weeks has cut off at
least one half of the anticipated crop for the com
ing year the prospect ahead is truly heart.rend
ing Unless the Governor takes some steps in the
matter our people will be ruined beyond redemp
tion.-[Panola Star 18th
Proposals have been made for rebuilding the
bridge over Pearl river at Jackson
The Mississippi Baptist State convention is to be
held at jackson on the 3lst.
Lo, THE PooR IND1AN.-The Columbus Sentinel
says ... ..
A squad-so to speak composed Of several
Indians and twice as many squaWs, of the Choctaw
persuasion, passed our office, in single file-the
Indian stye-yesterday morning. They reminded
us, they filed by, following their leader in wild
goose fashion, Of what was once rowing, wild,
and brave American people, and we wondered
whether the rule Of our so.Caedn Congress Of
the United States was much in advance of that adj
mnistefed by the aborigines, who employed the
torch, tOmahawk and scalping knife, in the asser-
ton of power, instead of the freedmen's bureaus,
civil rights bills, and other convenient appliances
invented by Stevens, Sumner and Company. We
did not learn whether the Indians were Christian
Indians or whisky Indians, nor whether their file
leader was Lo, the poor Indian" but we viewed
them with certain amount of admiration, not IN
mixed with a sentiment Of sorrow, as we recog-
nized in them the remnant of a race that has well
nigh passed out of the world and out Of the mem
ory of our people.
HANCOCK CoURT.-The Circuit Court for this
county commenced Monday of last week, and re
NAMED in session the entire week, disposing of a
large amount Of business. The only case Of any
amount was the State vs.. Lawson SchenCks for
murder. The case was set for Wednesday morn
ing, but the examination of the witnesses continued
up to II O'Clock Thursday, when the case was sub
mitted to the jury in an able manner by Captain
Charley Smith on the part of the State, and Hons
Glenn and Seal for the prisoner. The jury returned
averdict of mot Guilty. ~ Handsboro Democrat
Mr. John F. Salman has received the appoint
ment of postmaster at this place, but declines &C
cepting-reason that iron-cladp oath is in the
way,-[Lbid.
Five bales of cotton arrived here Tuesday, al
the way from Covington county, and went of like
g hot cakesn at % cents If you have any mort
of the same sort, bring it along and getyour green
baeks.--EIbid
We have had rain in perfect torrents in the las
three days; the rain on Tuesday night, is thu
heaviest known for many years. Much damag
has resulted in all parts of the country, to the al
ready backward crops-L Wilkinson Journal, 18th
The ladies of Jackson are giving concerts Il
raise money to rebuild the Episcopal church there
which was burned during the war by that famou
incendiary, military necessity
Hon. W. L. SHARKEY.-Judge Sharkey arrived
in our city yesterday direct from Washington w
were gratifed to hear from him that Presiden
johnson entertains no doubt of the complete sue
cess of his restoration policy, and is confident tina
the radicals will be defeated in majority of thu
Northern States at the approaching fall elections
President johnson believes the South has nothing
to do but remain quiet, and await the popula
movements that will result in the overthrow Of tn
factonists that control Congress. The Presiden
assured Judge Sharkey that he has at no time fel
as confident of being sustained as he is at present
This assurance coming from the President will b
highly satisfactory to our readers.
jackson Clarion
THE WEATHER.-For several days the weathe
has been rather cool and wet for the growth Q
cotton, and we fear that it will be seriously il
jured, We do not recoeet to have seen as muc
rain fall during any spring for the last ten year
as has fallen since the first of March and the cor
sequence of so much rain will be injurious to tn
growing crops.--[HOlly Springs Reporter, llth.
Texas Intelligence.