New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-22
News ffOm the Interiore

From the Monroe Ltel1igencer, August Il
| About two weeks ago Mr.. Steve Williamt
| Of Pine Bluff, in Caldwell parish, killed
panther back of that place which measure
nine feet long. He shot the panther tire
times before he succeeded in killing him.
From the Thibodaux Sentinel, August 81
Tho excessive rains Of the past weel
have interfered seriously with those rio
planters who are ready to cut or who hav,
already commenced, hut have not beef
detrimental to cane. In fact, this has 6,
fat been an orthodox season, the first TO
| some years.
back has been irregular in its commence
ment and duration, has now fairly set in,
and is strictly ION time"
! Corn is already made, cane is growing
finely, and the only drawback to peri
| felicity among farmers is the slight de
| caused by the Sains in harvesting early
rice.
Fcom the Terebcpne Republican, Au-
gust 81:
On Saturday last the vicinity il and
around Terrebonne station was startled by
the fact that q cruel and most bloody muir
der had been perpetrated on the body of q
man named James Appleton White short
distance from the station, On the main
track of More ans railroad, which for fiend-
ish barbarity has but few equals. The facts
as far as we could CLEAN them are as follows:
For some time back quite o number Of
colored laborers have been employed in
constructing a branch railroad leading from
the main track in the direction of the Bayou
LIE Bleue swamp. These laborers are mostly
all from New Orleans, and considered (quite
correctly, We think, very dangerous char
acters when in an angry mood. Among
these are four who form the subject of our
narration, John Sanders, Columbus Garden,
who on Saturday morning left their camp
and proceeded to Terrebonne station, all
in o friendly humor. While there they
partOok of several drinks, and finally,
to pass away the time las they say),
commenced gambling in a bar-room.
During the gambling some disagreement
arose and high words followed, which caused
their election from the bar-room by the pro-
prietor. Immediately after being put out
some further angry remarks passed between
Columbus Garden and j. A. White, where
upon Columbus Garden drew large sized
bowie knife and made several thrusts at
White with the deadly weapon, in which
he succeeded in cutting part of Whites
clothing from his body. Several bystanders
at this juncture interfered and prevented
Garden from carrying out his helliah design.
10 UoOOocOnS AZ COAupouy VIII u Ouu Oau-
ders and Reese, then left the ecene of the
difficulty and started toward the camp, but
met his death in a cruel and bloody manner
before reaching there, while his murderers
wandered oa, lnwardly eloating over their
shameful deed, having first placed the body
across the track to make it appear that he
had been killed by the cars.
The statement Of the engineer of the train
(which came along after the deed was COM
mitted). proves cOnclusively that the man
White did not meet his death by being run
over. As he 1.-THE engineer) approached the |
spot where the deceased was lying, he |
thought he discovered . man on the track,
and accordingly slackened the speed of the |
engine. The track being slippery from
recent rain, it was impossible to bring the |
cars to standstill. At any rate noise |
enough was made to- rouse asy one but |
. dead man. Coming in contact with the |
body the engine pushed it up the road
about fifteen PAGES, and finally passed over
it, severiBg the head (already cut across |
the throat) from the body. Upon arriving |
1t the camp the eaeiseer informed the
people there that he thought there had |
BEEN man run over. He iamsdietely re-
burned TO- tho spot Carrying with him |
reveal Of the laboren from tho camp.