The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-15

A State Convention Of colored men was
held at Nashville, Tenn, al which resolutions
were passed demanding that Congress pass
the Civi-rights bill, giving to colored chill
dren impartial school privileges in every pub
lie school, State or national. throughout the
United States; appointing a committee TO
prepare a plan for erecting a monument TO
the late Senator Sumner; deprecating the op-
position of Senator Brownlow 10 the Civil
rights bill; and providing for fund for the
purpose Of carrying the case of David Gala
way, who is now in the State Prison for mar
rying white woman, TO the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
Mrs. Nancy +. Glen. who has been five
times on trial for the murder of Jacob Young
and wife near Indianapolis in 1865, has been
finally set at liberty on a n0ile pros.
The General Conference of the VI. f.
Church South convened at Louisville. Ky, on
the 1st.
w. II. Harrison. Treasurer Of the Globe
Theater, Chicago. lately burned. who was ar
rested on a charge of arson. was honorably
discharged. there being not the slightest evil
dence against him.
State Senator Alexander +. Barber and
Bradford Ii. Davis, both colored. have
brought suits against the Louisiana Jockey
Club. each claiming 5000 damages. because.
petitioners aver, said club refused to sell
them quarter-stretch badges during the re-
cent races, on account of their color. they be-
ing OF African descent; and that such refusal
and exclusion were not only in violation Of
the principles Of natural justice, but also OF
the rights guaranteed TO them by the constitu-
ton and statutes Of the State.
Ann Hunt was hanged at Elberton. Ga. on
the lst for poisoning Eliza Browner.
Additional crevasses were reported on the
lth near Prentiss and Glencoe, Miss, with
other points threatened. Private Bend. Ark.
was broken, and several rich plantations
oyerflowed. New Orleans dispatches Of this
date give the following:
Edgar Fazend, manager Of the BELL River plan
tation, Assumption parish, says: = In this
TON OF the parish there IL population of about
900 white and black destitute OF the first
saries OF life, living on RATS and house-iops
There Is no iranspo' taiion OF any kind, and TIE
nearest land is twenty miles on. All their cato.
and horses drowned, and the water still rising
abos.t six inches In every twenty-four hours. 4"
Mrs > Briggs, writing from Hesperia plan
tafion. Madison parish. SAYS. Permit mo To
call your attention to the suferings OF the freed
men on my plantation. ITO in number. We are
submerged; merchants are not extending credit;
our provisions are exhausted and our stock de-
stroyed. Women and children come 10 me, and
am without the means 10 help them or myself -
The lIrashear Ners says. ''Brashear City
has an average OF three ieet Of water-near i've
ieet In mont 81 the town, and hut three acres
OF dry ground In the place. Goods stored
In the railroad depot The space not
so occupied Is used for a public market
Avoca plantation, or Bayou Bguf, has co
acres Of cane and corn under water On ihs
Bayou B1uf. from lirashear 10 the abroad, nf- I
teen plantations under water; ut thrne. i've 4
under water. with a number Uf \
small i-ets, oi dry ground. occupied by swamp 4
ers; sho.frr's, three plantations aud twenty 4
families IN distress. asking assistance % trans
port them Iney ara now living on rats. or 4
sweet bay Lake, nffcen families are flooded \
out. on Black Lake, sixteen families; on Laurs
sixteen. All the front and portion Of the busi-