New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-26
ORLEANS REPUBLICAN,. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY e. 1876

hanging down. Manning, it seems, was in
formed of Reese's movements, and very nat
urally inferred that Reese intended to attach
him, if not to kill him. Leaving his seat il
the back room, accompanied by friend
with whom he had been converting, Man
ming started out of the saloon, and, walking
on, came Immediately up in Reese's rear
discharged Q ball into his brain. Reese
staggered, exclaimed 20, Lord" and fell
Manning stepped up to Reese as he lay, and
discharged his pistol . second time, the
ball entering at the inner corner of Reese's
left eye Reese lived few minutes and
expired; Manning went of to neigh bOr' q
and stayed till Monday, and then went to
FarmerHille where he surrendered himself
for trial.
To MI. j. T. Swan, living near Ouachita
CITY, we are indebted for the above par.
ticulars. Mr. Swan informs us that public
sentiment fully iustifies Manning. His do
nestle troubles, as we'll as the overbearing
disposition of Reese, have inclined the en-
tire community to sympathlze with Mr..
Manning.
Mr.. Reese was man of strong will, pas
sionate and violent when angered. He sell
dom drank. and on the occasion of his
death was cool and sober. He leaves a
little daughter now at school in Monroe, for
hearts of all will sorrow.
The ginbouse and press of S. w. Downs
was burned last week, together with sc veral
bales of seed cotton. The fire originated in
the ginstand, which was running at the
time. The building cost about $4,000; in
sured for $1,000 There was also an insur-
ance on twenty-five bales OF cotton, enough
to cover the cotton burned, which was the
property of Mr.. j. H. Mitchell.
Mr.. Ramsey, OF Union, has leased the
Kennedy place, near Cuba.
The Ineleside place Mrs. Richardson's
formerly will be cultivated this year by
Messrs Standifer, Parker, Mcleod and
Ashley, of Trenton.
Bonair Mrs. Warfield's) has been leased
bv Messrs James Bond and 5. Marx. The
latter, we learn. has sub-ler his portion to
freedmen, at about 81 per acre. Mr.. Willis
will occupy the dwelling.
Mr.. Dick Swan has been employed by
General Pargoud to manage his upper place.
vated last year BY Mr.. Henry Holmes, will
be run by the Messrs. Benson this year.
Mr.. Holmes has leased land in Madison and
will remove to that parish.
Monroe came very near being Jonce more,
Tuesday night, the scene OF serious con-
flagratiOn. How the town escaped such a
disaster is q miracle.
Wednesday morning S. Kuhns grocery
store on DeSiard street, next to EndOm's
large carriage repository, was found with
the back door open. The bolt holding the
shutter had been forced from its place and
the rope tieing the bolt was found cut.
Near q large can of coal oil in the store
lot of dry wood had been piled up, and
some trash and chips were mixed with il.
These combustibies had been fred but the
fire refused to burn, and thus a large por-
ton of the town was saved from certain
destruction. Upon examination OF the safe
in the store, 500 we're found missing, which
the clerk says he left there. No injury was
done the safe, except a little to the drawer
frame. az the clerk neglected, he states, to
lock the safe upon leaving the store.