The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-28
Sessions with an Ak on the left shoulder.
They are both colored

Sessions with an ak on the left shoulder.
They are both colored.
The Beauleu plantation, West Baton
Rouge containing 3220 acres, with O good
gar-house, stables, barns, out-,houses.
mules, horses, oxen, agricultural implements
and 9 fine growing crop, was sold the other
day for $4,000.
The Webster Tribune of the twenty third
says that Miss Amelia Van Bokern, Une OF
three young ladies thrown from an ox-Oart on
n recent trip OF the steamer Danube some
weeks since, died at the residence of Mrs. K.
Q. Puckette In Mlnden, Tuesday night.
improvements are rapidly going on at the
asylum ii Jackson. La The dining room for
the male patients has been systematically re-
paired twelve comfortable sleeping rooms
have been arranged thereOver, O brick yard
is In course Of construction, and q building
for the gate keeper will be- shortly erected.
We are sorry to say the Kansas fever has
at last struck the poor, deluded negroes Of
East FsGlana, more especially those OF the
western portion OF the parish AS yet but
few have made any effort, however, TO seek
"de promised land" Nevertheless, much talk
| ID lndulgsd In relative to start as soon as
| the crops are gathered [Patriot~Denocrat.
The crops Of this parish are very spotted; !;
while In some spots the corn is good, LII others
| 1t is very sorry. Some say they will make o
| full crop; others will scarcely make hall
| crop. So 1t Is hard to say whether there will
but we guess not. The cotton crop will fall
below an average whether there are worms
| or not, butnot far below; for though small, IT
| is we'll fruited, and most Of 1t was not stopped
from growing by the drouth, though checked.
-IRichand Beacon.
In Bayou Bartholomew, lMorehouse parish,
on the fifteenth As the hands were tied be-
| hind the back and heavy bag of sand tied
about the waist. Il was supposed to be the
body of Isaiah Eaillff O colored man, who,
some weeks ago was accused Of committing
| o. rape on ths person OF q colored girl In Ash
| ley county. Ark also OF attempting rape on
young white girl. The body was so much
dist1gured by putrefaction that none OF the
i features were recognizable.
| Inst Sunday, during au intermission In the
services at tho Hptfy Grove Gelered baptist
Church In KiChlaDd parish. some OF tho young
people got into q plhy In the house, and some
une went TO the door and called out: If you
| don't stop such O racket in there the
| house will fall down on yDuF' It was mlsun-
dsrstood as a warning that the house was fall
| ing, and the crowd became panic stricken and
made rush for the door. In the stampede
several women and children were borne
down and trampled upon, and oDe Child had
| It's arm broken, but no more serious Injury
resulted.
Yesterday afternoon negro man by the
name OF Booth Brown came into town and
tsurrendered himself to Constable Swearin.
gen, stating that on Sunday last he shot
| Nattl Johnson In the neck with 81 pistol, from
the fleets Of which he died the following
night 1t seems, from Booth Browns state.
,nant, that while be was attending the cross
road church near John Leake's plantation, In
this parish, In company with Lafayette Sims
aud Dick Jones, they were accosted by Elsey
Williams, Nath johnson, George ScOggin and
John Wesson. who threa ened to kill Sims
because OF the latter having stolen plstO
, about three years ago from Williams, which
was compromised by the accused paying
Williams eight dollars. The deacons OF tht
church wers called to preseI We order, and
soon succeeded in restoring peace and quie
n their sacred precinct ths attacking parties
riding oil In the direction OF the BunGombs
ployed on the place Of Messrs. james Well
, born and A. Abney. An hour or tw'
later Brown and Jones went to
spring near by and there found William
and three companions, who drew pistols Ol
) them. Williams fired ON Jones, woundug hin
In the tleshy part of the left ar::s. Jones re
turned the shot, striking Williams In th
stomach, breast and arm. AT this junctur
: Nath johnson fired on Jones, and then turnet
, to fire on Booth Brown, but before he conit
t shoot the latter fired, lodging q ball in John
sons neck, from the effects Of which he det
( Monday night. After the shooting Of John
. son, George ScORgins drew bead on Brow
] and fired. and missing his aim took to hi
heels. Brown fired at the retreating form Q
Seoggins without effect. At last account
Williams was In o critical condition, and n
hopes OF his recovery were entertained.
warrant WAS issued by Justice Hargroye an
Brown was committed to jail. Late In tn
: evening Jones was brought to town by Con
stable Leonard and committed to jail. IN
othbMparties, 1t Is thought, have fled tn
country.-[Shrevepor Times.