New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24
STATE NEWS.
ST. MARY.

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From the Aaakapas Register. February ~,
Mr.. P: c. Bethel, . Teche planter, ship
ped to this place lot of sugar, and it was
taken by Morgan steamship to Galveston,
| from whence it was conveyed by rail to
| Memphis, to the consignes. What will the
| old forgies Of New Orleans say to that
We arc under obligations to Rene Mao
ready, Esq, for the following statement of
the total amount of sugar and mOlasse %
shipped to Texas from the Teche the present
season, by the Morgan line of steamships:
Sugar, hogsheads. ....-.-........l 1885
Sugar, barrels. Observation-Disclosures. g
MOl806e6, barrels. I.IS
MOlasses, half barrels. ......-..... log
sugar and nealy fifteen and half per cent
of the molasses of St. Mary parish, accord
cordipg to the Price Currents estimates.
ASCENSION.
From the D0naldsonville Chit, FebTur
airy 10:
Orleans all the week, looking after the in
cases on appeal to the Supreme Court. The
suit OF c. Kline vs.. the parish, for salary
as parish treasurer, involving the SUM OF
| $l6S3 g. and costs, is to be-Or probably
| has been-submitted, and the decision will
settle the legality Of q special tax levied by
| Judgment of district court. We referred
| in our last issue to the brief of Messrs Legen-
| Dire, P0che g. Franklin. counsel for Mr.
| Kline in this case; We have hot yet seen
CODY of the parish attorneys brief. His ar
| pumeut, as we understand the case, does
not DENY the right of the treasurer to q
| Judgment, but AYERS that the levy of q
special tax which makes the parish tax ex-
coed that of the State is illegal and uncon-
stitutional. The decision in this cause will
be awaited with inter ost by the taxpayers
of the parish.
RICHLAND.
| From the Beacon, February 10:
! About two O'Clock on Friday night, the
| eleventh instant, q crowd of armed men
eight in number-rode into town, proceed
| ed quietly to the room of w. w. Davis,
taller, and demanding the Jail keys, pro-
cured them, and compelled him to go with
them and unlock the doors, Informing him
that they had come for the Irishman con-
! fined there under the charge Of an attempt
| to rape. On entering the Jail, Mr.. Davis
says, they found Pat lying upon his pallet,
apparently asleep. They surrounded him,
with guns presented; he awoke and shouted,
"murde," when they dubbed him over
the head with guns, pistols, etc, he ris
ing and still shouting murder" showing
them off at the same time, they still club
bling him, cutting several frightful gashes
l 49,
fastening a rope around his neck and draw
ing it so tightly as to almost stop respira
! ton: being led to the door in this condition
| he seized the sides of the door, was thrown
upon his face by jerking his feet from under
him, and in this manner was drawn by the
neck to the small mulberry tree standing
near the southeast corner Of the courthouse
distance of about $50 feet, and was there
hanged to q small branch, his feet upon the
ground and arms hanging loosely at his
side, his condition rendering it unnecessary
| to tie them.
After thus tying him to the tree, Mr.. Da
Wis states they raised him up by the fee
and j-rked him down, thus, it is presumed
breaking his neck. They then mounted
their horses and rode rapidly away. with
out being recognized by the jailor OF
awakening any one in town except him.
On hearing of the tragedy early on Sat
urday morning. we repaired to the scene OF
the execution, and there witnessed sigh
| we hope never to see agaln-the bruised
and mangled body of dead man, hangins
BY the neck, almost nude, the only article
OF clothing upon him being striped tan
| mel shirt, covered with blood. The specta
Gle was frightful beyond description.
The body hung until about 10 A. NJ. Sat
urday, when it was taken down, an inques
held and verdict returned in accordance
with the above facts, and then buried
short distance away.
On Saturday evening last posse from
Lincoln parish arrived in Rayville in hun
Of horse thief. giving his name as Riley
when they had tracked from where he hat
stolen mule in that parish to this place
finding the mule in possession of man t.
whom he sold it, on Wynn Island. The.
procured a warrant here for his arres
and proceeded eastward, accompanied b.
, Deputy Sheriff Liddell and Mr.. Pitts, an
succeeded in finding him at a house wher
he had taken lodging for the night, about
mile from town. He was brought back t
this place and confined in all until Wedne'
day, when another posse came after hl1
and he departed for Lincoln.