The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-07
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter is indig.
nant At the delay of the levee commissioners in
building the Grand Levee, and characterizss 1t as
criminal. 1t also calls attention to the building of
other evees.
An Aberdeen, Miss, dispatch OF the 81 says:
"On Tuesday night, Herbert, the radical car
petbagger candidate for State senator from this
district made murderous assault on negro
whom his threats could not prevent from voting
tae Democratic ticket. He would have succeeded
ia numbering the poor fellow but for number Of
white citizens who nterferred and rescued him.
During the affair a white boy was murdered by
HERBERT
A yong lady living near Powder Springs, Ca,
was fatally poisoned by using twig for tooth
brush wherein the locusts had deposited their
eggs. How true this is we do not know, but
whether true or not, it should be caution not to
anything the locusts have deposited their eggs
in, for ii is said their eggs are deadly poison. We
learn from Tennessee paper that six boys-three
white and three blsck-Eere found dead under
mulberry tree, from eating the berries in which
the loousts had deposited their eggs.
The Inauguration Of Powell Clayton, governor
elect of Arkansas, took place on the I'd. About
{ O'Clock o procession was formed, made up OF
he military, civil and State officials, General As.
8 mbly and few citizens-abOut four hundred
altogether. No negroes participated, except
m mbers of the legislature, which it is said caused
ne dissatisfaction. After a parade OF TWO
hours the procession halted at the capitol, where
tle oath was administered to Mr.. Clayton. In his
address he SAID large numbers VI Tue CiuAtus VI
the State were not disposed to accept the results
OF the war, and that idle hours were spent IN
invective against the new voters. The govern
ment erected at so much expense should be sus.
tanned. The Constitution was spoken Of as an ad-
mirable one. The ceremonies closed with ss-
lu'e Of fifteen guns.
The Fort smith (Ark.) Herald of June q says:
"On Monday evening last, about sun down, taree
half blood CherOkees by the names Of Daniel
Ross, Zeke baltimore and Clark Coleman, rode up
10 the house of John Little, white man, son-in-
law to jackson King, in threatening manner.
Little went 10 the door with a double barreled
shot gun and Immediately fred both barrels into
the BODY of baltimore, who fell dead on the spot.
Coleman then fred from the back door Of the
house with revolver shooting Little in the back
of the head, killing him instantly. This affair
took place across the river, about one and half
miles from this place. An old quarrel existed be-
tween Little, and Ross and Lsttimore, who are
half brothers. Whisky, no doubt, was at the bot
tom Of the matter"
The Canton tMiss.) Mail Of the 4th says: " The
crops that promised so well four weeks ago nave
received irreparable injury during drought Whicn
has lasted full that length OF time. Inc corn
crop especially has been injured TO vast extent,
and the yield for this year will again fall very
short. For a day or two past the long-needeo
showers have been falling in portions OF our
county and il is to be hoped that the parcoed aud
willing corn may be in q measure restored The
cotton crop looks tolersbly WELL"