The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-25
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.
IOuaehita Telegraph, June 23I

[Ouaehta Telegraph, June 25
Reports from the crops In this section
are In. the main favorable, but all agree
in representing both corn and cotton as
rather backward. The seasons have
been fine in some places, in others very
poor. Rain will be needed every week
from now on.
shreveport Times. June 22.l
Mr.. Trenton Samuels, Justice of the
Peace of the First Ward, in the upper
portion Of ,his parish. yesterday in
formed us of an act OF brutality which
had lately been committed in tnat sec
ton that was no less mysterious than
fiendish. On Saturday night, about II
o'clock, DIR. j. X. II. Harrison, a planter
In that section, was awakened by one OF
the negroes on his place, who informed
him that he had heard the report OF some
guns. apparently ut u cabin about five
hundred yards from the dwelling.
The Doctor got up and went into the
yard, but hearing nothing further re-
turned to bed. The next morning one
Of the negroes on the place went to the
cabin to awaken two boys who were oc-
cupying it, and found them both dead.
One was about twenty and the other
about fourteen years OF age. No one
occupied the cabin with them. DR..
IlhI IlSOu IillutuidItlN BIOCCSu6u w Vic
spot, and upon examination was salts
fed that the oldest boy was shot while
sitting by the fire place, by some party
who had put the gun through crack of
the cabin. This was evident, be-
cause the boy on which the muzzle Of
the gun rested was powder burned. The
boy was shot through the head and jaw,
and probably killed instantly. It ap-
pear9d that the younger boy had be-
come alarmed and got under the bed, as
he was found there, shot in terrible
manner, the muzzle Of the gun having
been placed so near him that his clothes
were set on fire, and the body badly
burnee.
A jury of inquest was empanneled
and the verdict was In accordance with
the above facts. It is a thinly settled
country, and but ten or twelve OF the
white neighbors were present, all of
whom were Mortified at the occurrence.
There seems to be no clue to the per-
petrators. The boys are represented to
have been quiet and we'll behaved, and,
we believe, had been on DIR. Harrison s
plantation ever since their freedom.
The only plausible theory is that it
might possibly have been case OF jeal-
ousy, as there is no evidence that any
white man committed the brutal act.
And yet, the age OF one OF the boys, at
least, would 40 to weaken that theory.
In fact, 1t is mystery to the people Of
that section, and there Is a determina-
ton on tho part Of the citizens to en-
deavor to trace out the guilty party.
The weapon used was shot gun-a
double barrel, It is safe to which
was charged with buck shot.
tThibodeaux Sentinel, June a.
The weather has been very sultry Of
late, with local showers, which have no.
where in this vicinity been excessive,
though we hear that in lower Terre-
bonne work has been seriously inter-
fered with by rain. Planters are busy
laying by, and seem as well satisfied
with the condition Of affairs as it is
possible for these proverbial grumblers
to be.
At last a definite movement has taken
place in regard to the scheme for clean
ing Bayou Terrebonne, as will be seen
by the report of the meeting and &C.
lection Of officers. The we'll known
character of these gentlemen is guar
antee that the project will not languish
under their control.