The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-26
Southern Items.

Two children in Mobile, boy Of eight aud his
sister of six years, were near meeting the fate OF
Geneva, few days ago. They were at play
among number OF empty boxes and other rub
bisb, one being very large chest, with hasp
closing over a staple so as to be secured in the
old-fsshiOned way with paddock. The children
finally got into the chest, and the lid, which was
heavy, fell and brought the hasp over the staple,
fastening the lid down soIsecurely that q strong
man could not have bursted it open from the in-
side. Near nghtfa the mother of the little prison
eTs missed them, and not finding them ia the yard,
supposed they had. against orders, strayed into
the street. She happened TO pass near the chest
end fancying that she heard a strange. moan.
ing sound, stopped and opened il, aud there,
TO her great surprise, she found her little dar-
hDgs, crushed down by the heavy lid aud
70 nearly sufocated that they were speeches..
little longer and the chest would have been
their coffin. The boy, it appears, had stout and
pious heart. He told his mother that when he
found they were fastened in he prayed that she
might be sent to open the chest, and he believed
that she had come in answer to his prayer. He
then got out his little pocketknife and felt about
for the hinges Of the chest, which he vainy eu.
deavored to cut loose telling his little sister lisy
20 pray in the meantime with all her might. That
boys life was undoubtedly spared to some good
end.
Mrs Lovey Blount died In Ripley, Mississippi
on the 9Th inst, aged l02 years, months and %
days. The last nine years of her life she had been
helpless and suffering.
The Office Of the internal revenue collector at
Walden, Mississippi, was lately robbed of $500 BY
twomen disguised as negroes who knocked down
&r. W. j.. Tyson, the collectors agent, and one
Of them held him while the other secured the
funds.
An attempt having been made to manufacture
radical capital out Of the case of John A. Bevins
said TO have been imprisoned in,Virgnia 10 years
for teaching cOlOred children to read, the Rich
mond Examiner explains that he served term in
the penitentisry tor highway robbery, aad being
afterwards convicted OF aiding slaves to escsps
mot teaching them to ready, he was sentenced for
n double term, as it was his second conviction.
The Examiner adds that teaching slaves to read
never was Penitentiary ofense in Virginia.
A quarrel took place at Newburg, Franklin
county, Ala, between two young men named
Hooker and DR.. Holloway, The latter acting on
the defensive until hard pressed by the HOOSers
and their father who had joined them, when Hot
lOway shot one of them dead, and mounting his
horse, rode of. The surviving Hookers, one Of
whom was wounded by second shot from DR.. H.,
were arrested.
Last Week a wholesale rad was made in Wilkin.
son county, Miss, aud over one hundred head of
cattle, collected from herds Of different planters
were carried off aud secreted. Armed parties
have been securing the country in pursuit of the
thieves, but without success.
The Little Rock ATk.,) Republican Of the l. h,
states that within three weeks three men have
been murdered in the vicinity Of Dlrdanelle: Jos.
i. Bennett a man by the name of Perkins and
the last one, Mr.. Ferguson, well known citi-
zen of Yell county. Ferguson was shot by man
named Turner. he leaves a wife and five small
children. The informant adds that he has Just
learned of the murder of a Mr.. George Bigger
static, who was killed while riding in his wagon
about five miles west Of GAINESVILLE. A negro
boy named Allen, who accompanied Biggerstafe,
was murdered at the same time.
On Sunday last some words were passed be-
tween I. W. Davis and W. DOugherty, at the room
OF the latter. at Tuscogee, Ga, when Dougherty
struck Davis, fracturing his skull, causing his
death in a few hours.
The citizens of Aiken, South Carolina, have
called on Mrs. Preston ). Brooks, for the cane pre-
scented her husband in token OF the assault on
Sumner with the intent to send it to Mrs. Sumner,
inscribed, "Hit him again"
The new cotton factory at hcMinnvie, Tenn,
is 10 run 1000 spindes and sixty looms. The
machinery has been brought on and is put up as
early as practicable.
sale of sheen is reported near San Antonio,
Texas, at twenty five cents head.
During the epidemic at Houston, Texas, last
fall, no fewer than fifteen persons editors aud
printers, of the Daily Journal, fell victims. The
Taper, which had been suspended, has recently
been revived.
The Savannah, Georgia. National Bank declared
a dividend, Oh the Sth instant Of thirty-seven aud
a half per cent. Pretty good for six months
work.
cold, and the inhabitants, says the Gazette with
draw, like bears, TO their dens, and hibernate
until the sun comes out again.
Numerous pieces Of property have changed
hands lately, and the purchasers, mostly men OF
wealth from New Orleans are actively engaged
Ia improving, repairing and Identifying them
Some of the leading men OF the Crescent City
have indicated their Intention to acquire property
at the Bay.
Governor jenkins, of Georgia, viii go to Wash
inRton 70 see the president and take steps to
bring bis case before the Supreme,