The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-23
News Gleaninys.

memphis. Aug. 9.-Twenty.two
new cases Of yellow fever. 70. dpv
Fever declared epidemic TODAY TIc
total number Of cases to this date
$50; deaths So. Eositc3 th;e. SOM
~ cases and tl(ty deaths u retu. ees
nave occurred. $4,000 persons have
New Orleans, Aug. 9.-No fever has
peeo reported since 29Sh July.
The following Ia the cotton ex.
changes report for July, Of Louisi.
This report is compiled from eiph-
ty.stx answers from thirty.two oar.
tshes, from dates ranging from july
Sotn, 70 August Attn, inclusive-aver.
Age date 3lst July. !, ~
The weather Is reported BY q great.
or number Of correspondents e. "a
voraole to the crop, &c., compared
Win last year TOR the scme time more
favorable TO tho lands planted in
cotton. There is no abandonment
OF any importance reported, The
Glands are reported good, iianything.
peter than last year. The plant Ia
torntng, blooming and boiling we'll.
AT present the condition Of the crop
is good-in q majority Of instances
better cit than last year.
worms are reported to have put in
90 appearance 10 two parishes, and
rains during the latter part oi,the
month caused some shedding.
Chester, Pa, August 9.-The pas.
senger steamer Mary Morgan, With a
moonlight excursion party. number.
log several hundred on board. COLI.
ded last night, one mile above Fort
Delaware, with the produce freight
propeller Pierre Point. sinkine 6er
10 fifteen feet Of water. The pas.
sengers and crew OF the Pierre Point,
num oerlng u persons, were taken on
BOARD the Morgan and landed here.
Sne was struck amidship and sank
10 nlteen minutes. The Morgan had
her bow badly damaged and The for.
ward bulkheads filled With water.
out the iron and water.tight com.
partments prevented her sinking
With her living freight. The damages
to both vessels viii amount to sevs.
ral thousand dollars, besides the loss
OF the Pierre Points freight, which
Included 5000 baskets Of peaches and
q large quantity Of other fruit.
The Marshall (Texaa) Messenger Of
the 9Th, gives tho following account
OF Q c0wardly murder recently com.
mttted 10 Pamela county, Texas
during last week 9 couple Of
young men ct DeBerry. Panols coun.
ty. named Henry Johns and Wilker.
con, tell out about . bottle Of 60.oent
whisky. Johns CHALLENGED Wilkor.
con to light Q duel With Shot.Runs at
9 point near Elliot's ferry, on Sabine
river. They separated Tor tho pur-
pose OF arming themselves; Wilker-
son got bic gun and repaired to the
appointed spot and remained there
until be was satisfied that Johns Was
not coming and then started home
ward. While going home he VAS
dred upon from the woods on; the
roadside and upon turning perceived
johns 10 company With Alex Orum.
me! and Will Elliot Johns went Of
and told that be met Wilkerson and
Killed him 10 self.detepse and Crum.
NELL corroborated his statement. but
Wtlkerson in his dying statement
gave the facts as stated above. The
OF the wounds show that he
wae shot from the side. Since then
Johns be- acknowledged that he
1sy'latd WtlkereOn. Warrants have
been issued by E Harkrider. ]. r..
Tor the arrest OF johns as principal.
sn1 ELIOT ana Ocummell az acceeso.
rtes. Constable T. N. Nichols has
trted TO arrest them, but has fsiaed
thus tar. Az he is still 10 .pursuit
and they are concealed 10 the brush
70 the netRhborhood, ne think that
be will probably effect their arrest
00l108 the week. .,4Ee.~ses