The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-27
ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER " 1870

the first OF November. Cotton - coming II
faster than ever known before at this season
OF the year.
Rob. Smiley, prominent young man o.
Ellis county, was accidentally shot ana kllieu
by q stockman named Gilstrap, ID Iaylof
county.
Mrs. Clawsop. living near Eagle Ford, was
terribly burned to-day. She Was washing
clothes w1en the flames caught her aresb.
She Is not expected to live.
The coal found ia Young county is said to
be of q very superior quality. Col. Graisan,
Of that county, has sent some specimens 70
the vice president Of the Texas and Pacific. al
Marshall 1t is found in abundance near the
town of Graham.
At Marquee last Friday night several
parties, not known, went to the railroad sec
tton-bouse, where tho negroes were ssatfoheu'
ran them out of the house and began shoot-
ing as the negroes ran off. One negro was
shot in the leg, the others escaping without
injury, -Four young men OF that town.
Messrs. Hubbard Darlington, James Evans
'Inhn P,uit and - Curtis, have been ar
rested and placed under bond for their al
legged participation in the affair.
The Denison Ne,cs tells Of the death OF q
lad named Willie King. OF hydropnop11a, ,a at
September IA. The wound on his cheeK
healed. but he remained In delicate nealGn
on Sunday morning he complained OF pain 10
his cheek and rapidly grew seriously sick
He had hiccoughs, which resulted In cOnvul-
sions. aud he died In terrible agony about IL
o'cIork the same night. He imagined MINI
self surrounded by q pack OF furious dogs
irving to bite him, and would Gull most plCe-
ously upon his father to drive them away.
About forty sheriffs were In attendance at
the annual convention of those officers. Reso-
utions were adopted toward the pubHcation
OF a monthly register OF criminals, giving
their fullest description possible, and CON-
mittee Of five, besides the ex-ofllclo chairman,
Sheriff Corwin, OF Travis, was appointed 10
devise WAYS and means for the arrest OF GRIM
mails, Also q resolution was adopted TAXING
sherifTs SIS each, aid deputies hall tnat
amount to aid in the arrest OF pafues
charged with killing sheriffs or their depu..
ties While engaged LII the lawful discharge OF
their duty.
Samuel Kershaw was most foully murdered
on the eighteenth instant ut Steven Worsham
n JohnsOns cattle rancho, on Pearl river
The circumstances are given by w. j.. John
son MS follows: On last Thursday, at IL q. H.,
George Taylor, one Of n band OF thieves ana
iesperadoes who infsst the sparsely settled
region between the Wichita and the Panhall,
dis country, rode up to the above llnmed
rancho with the avowed intention OF Killing
Mr.. johnson, who was In the house at the
time. AS soon rs Taylor saw johnson ne
fired. but missed his aim. Mr.. johnson vent
to another part OF Tho rancho TO procure MS
gun and before he returned Taylor disnonnt-
ed went, into the ranehe and shot Salnuel
Kprshaw the ball entering 10 the head close
| to the left eye, killing him Instantly. Iaylof
then went out and brought his gun to bear Oh
two men who we're a short distance from the
house, and told them he would Kill W; y
10 lDson, Thomas WaggOner and James ROD
erts bafore he left this county, and intended tt
| do SO Ii 1t took him two years