The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-26
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

OF national honor
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.
III. Charles Herald June 24l
BAYOU des Allemands, In the north
weetern corner OF this parish. was
thrown into great excitement on SatuT
day, the nth, over q foul and prutal
murder that had been comniitted IN tne
neiuhborhood during the night prev.
nua. m appears that the engineer OF
tho westward bound train on the Nor
pan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad,
when approaching the bayou, about DAY.
break. espicd d form lying alongside OF
the track. and Immediately stopped his
engine. but not until the body had been
passed, Going back with several citi-
Gems OF the place, the body of one sam
Barber, colored, was discovered, horri-
bly maugled and disiigured and lie
tion. IL was found that the head and
hody had been mashed and bruised by
some blunt edged weapon. and that the
right arm, which had extended over the
rail. had been severed by tho passing
train The remains were removed W
the house wherein the deceased had
| lived and the coroner notified.
II II stated that on tho evening previ-
Gus he had been quarrelling with seve-
| raj parties ut the bayou, aud that threats
| had been made against his life. AZ night
he visited the cabin of one OF his neigh
| hors. and II Il supposed that when ne
was returning home, the PARTIES who
| had threatened him were lying In wait,
| and fell upon and clubbed him to death.
| Then To hide the foul deed that had
been committed. they dragged the body
I'd tho railroad and laid 1t across the
| track, assuming that tho train would
come along and pass over ana 30 man,
| gle 1t that the marks OF violence would
| be unnoticed. BY what means the body
was removed to the position In which 1t
was found, is beyond conjecture.
TEXAS.
Ian Antonio Express. June io.l
At IL o'clock yesterday, just rs our
citizens upon Main street were donning
their hats and coats to go to dinner, at-
| fired In front OF Moke's store, and OPP
posite the Crystal saloon. We hurried
To the scene with the tide which cen.
tired at tho locality mentioned. and
found that Jack Labatt had shot j. q.
| Afford, As will be seen by the evidence
subsequently, taken mt an inquest, } US.
| tice Houston presiding, Mr.. J. 9. Afford
and Mr.. j. NJ. DeWare were standing on
| the sidewalk In front of Moke's store,
when Labatt, In passing, stopped ana
remarked 10 Afford that he was ready TO
receive Gaming the latter had threat
ened to give him. Afford thereupon
struck Labatt with his fist and knocked
him off the sidewalk, when the latter
pulled pistol, which we learn was q
IN calibre English Tranter, and fired.
The first shot missed Afford. entered
Moke's store through the middle door,
which stood open, passed through two
trunks. and took q bee line toward Mr.
Ben Moke,. who was seated at desk IN
the back part Of the building. Happily
for Mr.. Moke, q shoe box stood IN the
way, about the middle OF the room, as
the ball struck top corner OF 1T and
was glanced into the air several feet
above MIR. Moke's head and buried itself
in the wall. Ilabatt fired u second shot,
which took effect; II struck Afford near
the heart, producing instant death. La
bait was arrested by Mr.. .Shardein. He
bore the mark OF Affords blow. In the
shape OF black eye.
dallas Commercial. Juncl6
Last night some ladies and gentlemen
were sitting IN front OF their residence,
on Ross avenue, the time being about 8
o'clock. darkness had just settled o'er
the earth, and only the evening star,
like bright eye, peeped down on the
world below, drifting clouds tloated in
ethereal space, and all was hushed and
still. A party Of horsemen approached,
and as they neared the house where the
narty were seated, u bright meteor
dropped from the heavens above almost
in front of them. When to all appear
ance but a few feet above the house
tops. 1t shot off In northerlv direction,
followed by bazy tail Of fire, like a
comet. Swift and steady was its course,
now lost to sight by q cloud, then
shining through the thinner portions
and again bursting into view from be.
hind the cloud. The whole party stood
watching IL with amazement, and when
II fell In front Of the horsemen. the
horses stopped short, and, with quiver..
: ing nostrils and trembling limbs, stood
still. The meteor was visible for nearly
three minutes, and was exceedingly
beautiful. It's course was parallel with
the earth q surface for long distance,
and finally it disappeared in the dis
tance. After the stars came out quite q
number Of shooting nebule were
noticed. and a considerable meteoric
disturbance seemed to exist for quite q
time.
MISSISSIPPI
Holly Springs Reporter. June s2
Frequent and abundant rains have
fallen In all parts OF the county, which
together with the thorough tillage the
soil has undergone, has made the corn
and cotton grow very rapidly. The
prospect looks quite promising at this
stage OF the season, but there are yet
SO many evils which may befall It,. i
, would be folly to surmise as to the yield
Good reports come from every neigh
borhood as to the faithful and steady
performance of labor. We hear Of nc
: disturbances nor troubles, as in late
! years. The discordant element appears
! to have subsidized to the great peace and
harmony Of the people at large. We
rejoice at this, and hope it may con
tinue.
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Mr.. Merton.
tChicago Times.l
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