New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-28
,l4w Orleans Gully Grestett,
Mississippi Intelligence.

DR.. Wilson, at the head of freedman's school
in Columbus, having received an anonymous letter
threatening him with personal violence, showed
it to the mayor whereupon the board of alder
men passed resolutions denouncing such things
and rendering DR.. Wilson the protection of the
law
ton was attracted by great clamor of voices
and, on looking out, discovered a negro mob,
together, with n few Infatuated negro soldiers,
hurrying along white prisoner. He moved with
out murInur or resistance, yet the guard con-
tinued to strike him over the head with guns and
to thrust him with their bayonets
l do not know the offense of the prisoner but l
DO know, whatever it may have been, it does not
justify such abuse. Among the many violent ex-
Presslons OF this disgraceful guard, was this
IN be God ID if don't see that we can take
Vicksburg again" ....-..
This card is intended to call the attention of
Gen. WOOD to this lawless and outrageous scene.
VIcKsuJRG, April o. 1865. tVicksburg Herald
DARING ATTEMPT OF PRISONERS TO ESCAPE
JAIL-Ihe Turnkey Shot.-The vicksburg Herald
says the vicinity OF the county jail, Sunday even
ing, was the scene of considerable commotion and
excitement; four of the prisoners confined in the
Jail, Nelson Ryan, Dortch AID another, having
made desperate attempt to escape.
They gained egress through the gate by knock
ing down tue turnkey and shooting him through
the chin. Alarm and close chase were medately
one OF them had gotten into Springfield Liberties
of the hall Of the Jail, and visits of friends were
the means through which they received the assis-
lance for escape. They had nearly all been roned,
but just before getting out, they released them,
Belves. They had sawknife and repeater, 1.-THE
latter they used on the turnkey with which they
tried to iutimidate and check their pursuers. They
are now heavily ironed, confined to their cells, and
10 communication whatever allowed with outsiders.
1t has been raining for several days The flood
gates of heaven off their hinges, and the res
ervoirs determined to disgorge all the waters
that havelacCumuiateu since Capt Noah beached
bis boat Ararat, and took to hard drink without
regard to personal appearances.
/ The T0mbighee river is " booming and the
Bull Mountain country yet to be heard from The
reasonable presumption is, that when the returns
from all the precincts in,n the lower part of
4 the city will be under water. But, joking aside,
these heavy rains are interfering very seriously
! with farming operations. Our planters would
have gotten in their seed last week had the weather
been favorable, and are all looking as gloomy as
K the clouds now.
The bitches and drains have of course been over
flowed, aud much Of the seed planted some DAYS
ago, washed out. Though embarrassing we do
not consider the present phase of affairs as at all
threatening There is plenty of time left for
planting both corn and cotton, and we are conf
dent that old Monroe will have no occasion to
blush for her agricultural record at harvest time
Aberdeen South.
We learn that ten bridges have been washed
away on the Mississippi Central Railroad south of
Grenada, between which point and Canton there
will be no train running for few days. We have
also heard Of slIilar damages on the Mobile road
jackson Clarion 26th.
1t is with no little pleasure that we announce
the arrival in this city of company of U. s. regu
lars, numbering eighty-tive men. They arrived on
the steamer Carondelet, which passed down yes
terday afternoon, and we learn that they will i'm
mediateiy relieve the colored troops now on duty
here Natchez Democrat.
The Macon Citizen announces the death of Judge
Harmon II. Howard an old citizen of Bib county.
Deceased was IN his seth year.
Lodge Of SORROW was held on the 14th inst at
Fayette, by the Masonic fraternity of Jefferson
county and an address delivered by Capt W.
l.. Harper. Also at Columbus, by the fraternity
in Lownd2s county; addressed by Rev. A. S.
Andrews