New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-02
STATE NEWS.


81. NARY
From the Attakapas Register, Februarp
On Friday, the ninth instant. auaono fba
passengers enrolled from Morgan CITY "a
Galveston per steamship Josephine, Of tan
Morgan line. was Mr.. F. NJ Campbell. 4
citizen Of this parish for many years. This
deceased was on his way 10 Texas where he
mas relatives, and during the voyage moth
ing strange or mysterious was noticed n
nls actions BY the officers or others on the
steamer. Mr. Campbell did not retire at ALI
but walked the cabin and on deck fora long
while ag If in deep meditation Late
ct night he asked the puFeer of the ateernpr
Mr.. T. 81. Kock, to write q letter for him.
and as Campbell dictated its contents very
carefully the purser wrote it down. He
then TOOK some paper, and seating himself
81 table in the cabin, occupied two or
three hours IN writing: Having finished
the letter, the tpuIeeF directed him TO do
pOeit it in the letter box, and deceased en-.
tered his stater0om. About four o'cIouit 4
the next morning, and when within forty
miles of Galveston, Campbell walked for
ward on deck, and going to the starboard
side Of the vessel, jumped overheard into
the blue waters Of the Gulf, and is nov
numbered with the dead.
Later in the morning the purser openeC
the letter box and found Campbell's letter.
It was addressed to George D. Jarvis, Co
lumbia, Texas, end stated that deceased
had been guilty Of wrongfully transferring
titles to land, and that all the proof Of his
transactions was on his person and WOnld
perish with him. He left q valise, overcast,
and pair Of gloves in his room on the
steamer. Mr.. Kock, the courteous purser
of the Josephine, furnished us with the
statement in this case, for which we returR
thanks.
cADDo.
From the Shreveport Telegram, February
Information was received here about ten
O'Clock last evening, that John Agurs, son
Of Mr.. w. G. Agurs, had shot and killed 3
colored man by the name of John Weber,
at Greenwood, in this parish. A deputy
sherlH was dispatched early this morning
by Deputy Sheriff Barbee TO accomplish tho
arrest of Agurs If possible. This will likely
be hard TO do, Rs the information is that IN
very short time after the killing he
mounted his horse and left IN the
direction of Texas. Coroner Gus Marshall
also left this morning for the scene Of the,
tragedy to have an inquest held over the
body. We have no particulars ~ to what
caused the fatal difficulty. We are told
that the cOlored man and his wife were the
only persons working in the field ct tho
time, and that the latter, who was in deli
cate condition, has been violently III since
the killing. We will give what further par
ticulars Of interest may be developed before
the coroner's jury.
From the Shreveport Telegram, Febru-
ary IL:
Coroner Gus Marshall returned last night
from holding an inquest on the body Of
John Webber, the eOlOred man who was
killed on Thursday last by Mr., John Agurs.
near Greenwood, in this parish The fol-
lowing jurors were empaneled according
to due form: Dr. j. G. Calhoun, foreman; A.
A. Carter, w. R. Shepherd, s, Bryson,
Alex. Scott, who, after examination of wit
nesses and the body, returned a verdict
upon their oaths that deceased came to hiap
| death by agunshot wound from gun in the
hands of John Agurs. The gun was loaded
| with buckahot, and took effect in the right
| side, some of the balls penetrating the lungs
| The colored man was well liked BIZ All in
the neighborhoOd, white and black, and the
/ shooting appears to have been unprOvoked.
| Mr.. Agurs is still at large. The coroner
says he is indebted to the citizens Of both
races for the ready assistance rendered him
| IN the discharge of his duties. and especiellp
| to Mr.. W. G. Agurs, the father of the perpe-
traitor of the killing, and DIR. j. C. Calhoun.
From the Shreveport Times, February 25s
| we learn thRta white man by the name OF
Helden shot and killed q negro at Benton
last Friday night without provocation, and
then made his escape. He is described na
| of medium height, rather square built,
| slightly boW-legged, walks erect ard his
coat tail swings from side to side, is thirty
i've or forty years old, has black hair and
full black whiskerB, has long front teeth,
has peculiar movement Of the lips when
talking, as though sucking in saliva,
speaks short and quick, chopping bis words
on as 1t were, and is 3 carpenter by trade,
MADISON.
From the Madison Journal, February 20:
One day last week, while the steamer
Kate Dickson was lying ct Miliken,s Bend
| q quarrel took place between Nike Gal-
lagher, the mate, and one of the deck
hands, and the deck hand was shot by Gal.
| lagher, resulting in the death of the dsck-
hand. Gallagher afterwards took the yawl
OF the Dickson and made his escape.