The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-11
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

Galveston has some exhibiting Indians.
Col. S. N. Evius, of Spartanburg, S. c., is dead.
John Girvin. compositor in Mobile, was
drowned while bathing on the Sth.
Mr. F. o. Banks is giving public readings from
Dickens inIvirginia.
The wheat crop in some portions Of Alabama is
not promising. Other crops are very fine.
The Georgia ladies are raising means 70 co-op-
crate with those of Virginia in re-interrng the re-
mains Of the dead at Spottsyvania Court House.
The Greensburg (La.) Journal. Of the 9Th, says
it is hot and dry and that the corn crop is iDjuring
for want of rain. rTrl
Although the wheat crop of Texas is small,
other crops, and corn in particular, will be most
abundant this season in Texas.
The Church Register Is the name of new
paper in Montgomery, Ala. Rev. j. W. Ticknor
is editor. r-. l Ef.
At the late commencement exercises at Emory
and Henry College, Va, the Baccs laureate SER
mon was delivered by Rev. b. Arbogast. presi-
dent of Martha Washington College. 10 the ora
torieal contest the Peterson prize medal was won
by James W. Reid of North Carolina The de-
gree Of LII. ID. was conferred upon Prof. Peters
of the University and that of d. D. upon Rev.
VIM. f. MuDsey of the Baltimore and Rev. W. G.
f. Cunny CHAM Of the HOlston Conferences. The
catalogue of the institution shows the attendance
OF one hundred and seventy-eight students the
past year. tfL
Mr.. A. S. Starret, Just in from FL Paso, Informs
the San Antonio Express that about the 18th Of
April q large band of Apache Indians attacked an
emlgIdnL udlQ ABOUT 01Ly miles IRON Las OTuZh3,
New Mexico, and butchered thirteen of the party.
including men, women and children. The mar
dered party were all from Las Cruces. A week
subsequent to this affair the same band captured
ana burnt large train of goods belonging to
Simon Ago, in Messilla, New Mexico. After this
they attacked the working party at the saw mill Of
Geo. Nesmith, some hundred aud fifty miles from
the scene Of their first outrage; they driven
away from the mill, but not until they had sue
ceeded in burning valuable lot of lumber.
The Charleston Mercury of the 9th is responsible
for the following: " A most extraordinary sea
monster, regular rlDged-st. eaked- and striped
devil fish, was captured yesterday by some coll
ored fishermen near the wreck Of the gunboat
HOusatonic. One Of the men feeling a bite,
thought that he would play his fish awhile and
then draw II in, but to his terror and dismay and
that Of his brother fishermen, huge monster,
such as they had never before SEEN leaped into
the boat, and was 20 savage that they were COM
PEELED to kill it in self-defense. IL is nine feet
four inches in length and five feet ten inches in
breadth. II has square head with large square
eyes, and is spotted on the back. with white
belly. This monster will be exhibited today at
Moreland's wharf, and will probably be given to
Professor Holmes, to be preserved in the museum
Of the Charleston College. where large number
OF the marine curiosities Of Charleston harbor are
already collected" ..1. d.. r.rr.H .Ii
The lndisnola Bulletin gives an account Of an
unpleasant afairon Caney. A negro man who
had intruded himself on the plantation of Capt.
Duncan, was ordered of by the overseer, but re-
fused to leave, using abusive and threatening
language towards the overseer. and drawing six
shooter upon him. which compelled the overseer,
whose name Is Williams, to knock the negro down
in self.defense. Upon this, the negroes Of the
neighboring plantations congregated together TO
the number of two hundred and proceeded TO the
residence of Williams, took him out and were
about TO murder him, but some fifteen citizens ar
rived just in time to save Mr.. Williams from
death. 1t was only through the urgent expostu-
lstions and pesdings of the citizeus that his life
was spared. The matter was Land before the bu-
resu agent, who had the ring leaders arrested,
and sent TO Columbia, where they were tried and
sentenced to pay fine Of $50, in default of which
they were placed 20 work upon The road until the
line is paid. Mr.. Williams who only acted in self
defense, was not troubled by the agent.