The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-27

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storm of Saturday. The Thermometer
at Pittston, Pa, Monday morning,
marked two degrees below zerO.
The Interior Department is about to
send geologist TO the Black II Ids coun-
try to ascertainitS mint raj y saI h. and,
in the meantime, asks the Var Depart
ment to cause the eXpulsi1 of all tres
passers in that region, arrangements
are making to negO,idte with the Sioux
for the relinquisl lment of their treaty
rights, nut ltn,,, these negotiations are
successful NJ trespassing on their reser-
vation viii be allowed. h..
A woman rode home from ball in
Bost ON on a recent cold night, and the
driver, upon hearing the door of the
carriage open and shut, supposed she
had alighted. lie drove away, without
! having got down from his seat, and left
his carriage standing as usual outside
his stable after caring for his horses
The woman, who had been drinking
freely, had not got out of the carriage,
and was found in it the next morning
frozen to death.
A fearful tornado passed over several
counties Of Georgia and South Carolina
on Saturday afternoon. Augusta was
protected from its fury by her surround
ing hills, but in other places there was
great destruction of life and property.
Richmond, Columbia and Warren
counties, in Georgia., and Edgefeld,
Aiken and Barnwell counties, in South
Carolina, suffered terribly. About
6nVpn b IN, %
of the storm,a probably fifty injured.
The loss of property is estimated at
hundreds of thousands of dollars. -Addi-
tlonal details of the tornado says: AT the
Elan church, near Camac, Mrs. Lewis
Jones was killed and twenty others in
Jured, three of them dangerously. Near
MilledgeYille, 10 houses were demolish>
ed and several persons were injured. AT
Sparta, Mrs. S. d. Massey and Miss
Berry were killed. Miss Baily was
killed at Appling, where the Methodist
and Baptist churches and the Acadamy
were demolished, in addition to the
buildings heretofore reported de
stroyed. Along the entire track of
the tornado the country is waste. At
Hepzibah, in Richmond county, many
houses were demolished and the fences
and trees were torn up. Great distress
prevails in the desoIated region, and
contributions sent the Mayor of Angus
ia will be distributed among the suffer
erS.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Last night
a horrible crime was perpetrated in
Prince Georges county, Nd, and the
M at nc tNt, init 20, Al
after suffered death, although not by
the hands of the law. A Mr.. Nelson,
who, q few years since, came to this
section of the country from the north,
| to purchase portion of the Natley Hall
estate, in Maryland, nearly opposite
Alexandria, aud ABOUT seven miles
from this city, since which time he has
been engaged in improving the place.
He had in his employ young negro
names Simms, about 81 years of age.
Last night Mr.. Nelson had occasioned
to come to this city, and about midnight
the negro Simms, taking advantage Of
his absence, and the lady being alone
and unprotected, went to the house and
entering it conmitteda shocking assault
upon her. The negro had been in
the employ of Mr.. Nelson for
year, and occupied one of the rooms
in his house. When he entered
the sleeping chamber of the lady,
he was armed with revolver,
and announced his purpose not only to
commit the crime, but that he also il
tended to kill himself, threatening at
the same time that if an outcry or re-
sistance were made he would kill his
victim and her babe, two years of age,
that was sleeping by her side. The
scoundrel remained in the room for
three hours after the commission of the
crime, and then, after again repeating
the offense, shot himself in the left
shoulder, and went to his own room.
where he was arrested. The incensei
residents of the neighborhood, who took
him from the authorities, hung him to
the first convenient tree they found.
The rope was put around his neck
before he was taken from his room, and
the scoundrel was seated upon a horse
that was driven from under him as
soon as the rope was fastened to the
limb of the tree, Several colored men
in the vicinity took an active part in
the lynchlng.
Bermuda potatoes, of the crop of
1870, have made their appearance in
the Philadelphia market-also green
peas and other garden sassl
The striking employees of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company have
yelled.