The Ouachita telegraph., 1871-06-10
STATE NEWS BY PARISHES.
MOREHOUSE.

AOlIoNl lHS SlOOHly crop lteIl.
Almost without an exception, More
house planters unite in Il general COM
plaint of the season. Some appear
gloomy and less hopeful than others,
it is true, but none wear very bright
faces in view of the chances. Every
body was sadly behind hand to begin
with, and then to this may be added
wind, rain and hail-one storm fol-
lowing another in quick succession, rem
ders the prospects anything but flatter-
ing.
CLAIBORNE.
The Advocate, we are glad to see, re-
appears, after the recent fire, in a new
dress, and retaining its original size.
The 2nd annual Fair of the Claiborne
Agricultural Society will be held in
October, commencing on the 25th and
continuing four days. Considerable in
terest is already felt in the exhibition.
FRANKLIN.
An imported Irish or Scotch laborer
named Blake, who went to Franklin
last March, has come to grief. AS a
man INSCRIPTIONS, as a laborer worse
than worthless and as a citizen a gen
eral nuisance, the people gave Blake a
warning to behave. The Sun, Of the
3rd tells the balance as follows:
Inscriptions and intrusive, he went
where he pleased and did as he pleased,
regardless as to who he pleased or dis
pleased. Taking a notion to Il widow
in the neighborhood, he sought to mar
ry her or possess her any how, but he
failed. He then commenced to work
on a young colored girl, and, watching
his opportunity, ravished her. This
act filled to over-fioWing the cup of
public forbearance towards him. He
was brought before Judge Lynch,
tried, convicted, and sentenced to be
hung and his body thrown into the
Bayou, and the sentence was duly ex-
ecuted on last Monday.
The crops in Franklin are very back
ward. The cotton, says the Sun, is al
most totally ruined by the winds and
rains.
ROSSIER.
d. Charles Minis, and two accom-
pliccs, killed Jas. Woolcy and shot
Jas. McCianallan three times while the
two were working in the field on the
23rd ult., in the vicinity of Fillmore.
The wives of Minis and McClanahan
are sisters, and it is supposed the
trouble grew out of McClanahan's in
reference in Mrs. Minis behalf, who
had been brutally treated by her hus-
band, the murderer. \ reward of $1,000
is offered for Minis delivery in the par
ish Jail Of Bossier. His description is
thus given in the Banner:
Minis is lean man six feet in hight,
about thirty years Old, fiorid complex
ion, with dark red or auburn hair, light
red beard and thin when worn, and
gray blue eyes. He weighs about one
hundred and forty-five pounds. His
complexion is Of the sort that burns in
the sun. Hands freckled. Several
wounds are thought to be on his body.
One gun shot wound, of considerable
SiZe,i on his left arm above the elbow.
Minis loves to trade horses, and often
plays the fiddle around groceries. He
came from Alabama to BoSsier parish
some three years ago, and has lately
resided in Rusk county, Texas,
JACKSON.
The Standard of the End, says there
will not be Il half-crop made in Jack
son, should the rains continue a few
days longer.
Vernon has had 4 concert and tab
lcau; proceeds about S16O net, to go to
repairs on churches.
The Record has two paragraphs, of a
discouraging character, in reference to
the crops. In places the heavy rains
have actually beaten down corn knee,
high. The farming interests, says the
Record, have suffered terribly, and
that paper ''counsels peas, potatoes and
economy"
Jno. l.. Barrett, Esq, is visiting Col
arado, and looking for Il new home.
Nose Daniels has 4 four-lerred
guinea-fowl; Mr.. Green has seen a two
headed snake, and Mr.. Webb has a hen
who has laid two eggs at the same eff
fort, one being within the other and
both having hard shells. We pass
Union for the present.
RICHLASD.
The crop prospects are noticed thus
by the Beacon of the 3rd:
After the long continued and hard
rains that we have had, we presume it
is perfectly safe to predict, even this
early, that there will scarcely be a half
crop OF cotton made in Louisiana thus
year. Leaving out of consideration the
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