South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-04-25
Louisiana-Bloody Outbreak.

Parish, L'uis,ans, on the upper waters OF
the Red River. The instigators of the ri
ut, according TO the statement published in
the New Orleans PcayuAe, were two ne.
grocs, both members of KELLoG's Legis-
l,ture, who, with q band Of negroes, took
fofcible: possession Of Colfax, the county
seat Of Grant Parish, ousted the authorities,
drove AL the.white men from the place. and
bruke into Il plundored their houses. Those
colorod mon who did not sympatbize with
! the marsuders were also driven off TIE
/ housJ Of Mr.. HADNor was entered By tho
rufhsu-, and the coffin, containing dead
child, was taken away aud broken open,
under the impression that money was Sc
cr.ted in it. Tho body Of The child was
left exposed on the road, until it was re-
| placed BY othor parties and returned to tho
hou.e 10 the meantime it appears that
! Mr. HApNoT had made bis escape, and
collecting 4 band of twenty five men mott
fed tho negroes to send away their women
aud children, Ms he intended to attack
them. The later news brought to New
Orleans by the steamer Southwestern fur.
nlshes the bloody sequel. The negroes,
10 the number Of some four hundred, tho
roughly armed, cnirenched themselves in
the couri-house and built breast works.
o. Sunday HADNoT's force had been in
creased to a HUNDRED and fifty men drawn
from the SURF urdiog parishes. The breast
works were stormed and taken after two
hours fighting, aud the negroes then took
refuge in tho courthouse, barr:cadiDe the
doors. Fighting was then resumed, but at
a later hour the negroes threw out q flag
of truce, but fred on the besiegors as they
advanced, wouuding several, nnd among
impossible to di.lOdge the negroes by force
of arms, the courthouse was set on fire,
and Us they came out from the burning
building they were shot down by the infu-
rated whites 1t is estimated that Que
hundred negroes were killed. The others,
taking to flight, were hotly pursued. Such
is the account which We publish of this
sanguinary affair. 1t is the first fruits of
the obstinate policy of General GRANT, in
Recognizing a State government which the
Senators who most steadfasily support him,
have declared to be illegally constituted
BREAcu OF PROMISE. Miss Disutha
Lsavit, milliner in Waukesha, Wis has
Just recovered 81, 900 from Morris Cutler.
a wealthy widower, who bad won her heart
aud then basely deserted her, after promis-
ing marriage. Cutler is sixty-three, Di.
antha is thirty four Che claimed $780,
900 damages, but the jury put her off
with less than one tenth OF that sum, not.
withstanding that 10 one of her letters to
the defendant, produ used during the trisl,
she declared that he bad caused her TO she'd
enough tears to run a small sized grist
mill. Such woman would he very VAL
liable ss water power.
"A PAwNDRcKER 10 Manchester Eu
gland, recently received key, and few
! days after a small box, which was locked
but bal 20 key. Finding that Ibe key fit
tel the lock of the box, ne opened it, The
result was startling. A pistol had been
| placed 10 the box, and was 30 arranged as
to discharge its contents into any person
who might open the lid from the 'front.'
Fortunately for the pawntroker, be bad
turned the box round 10 order TO pull up
the lid, aud the bullet from the concealed
weapon passed through the window Of the
room.
Every man has right 20 interpret bis
own name, and to say how it ought to be
pronounced. Many PERSONS have been 10 n
quaodary 10 regard 20 how the name Of the
English statesman Disraeli, should be spo-
ken, Some pronounce IL Disraeei, others
Disrahli, others DiErelly (the accent on the
6rst syllable, others pronounce il Dlsrayli
CHE accent on the second syllable). To
the course Of recent speech ibe owner Of
the name bad to repeat IL, when quoting
tho letter which be wrote to the Queen, be
pronounced IL DnTsy-li, tho accent being
90 tbe sscood syllable.
The spring styles Of bonuets aJo Ger
taiuly superb The ladies' are showing 10 .
creased excellence of taste, and they are 80
be commended. The latest bonnet IL a
.ride higher than freigbls on our railroads
and a. graceful 10 proportion.
Gen. Capby ives At one time milliisry
governor Of Virginia, and loft an impress
ion Of biz virtues that has induced the citi-
Eeus Of Richmond 10 call public meeting
10 that city, 20 give 40 expression 10 their
sorrow aud estimate Of bis character.
A well known gsstronomer says 10
make leg Of mutton perfectly tender !;
is only necessary 10 wrap 10 q cloth and
bury It 10 the earth, where il should be al
lowed 70 remain a couple Of days
/ "A man at Fort Wayne, Iod., dropped
his well-6lled poeketbook ia depot or
l. the lst instant, aud found il some tine a.,
+ ter, IS everybody around had been afraid
Of being fooled
"A reporter tells about a Connecticut
bride who wore at Der wedding pair Of
beautiful pink stockings, worn By Der mo.
tber at her wedding, thirty Eve years ago
The young husband is anxious TO know how
the reporter found cot.
Twenty. foEr dollars foT forty -oigbt
dozen stay lAGOs' is one item Of the Con
Rressional tstatiopery' accoupt IL IA +.