Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Clayton Hillsman, the colorcd boy
who so brutally killed the three year old
son Of Mr.. c. G. Hillsman in Culloden,
has been tried for the crime of murder
and found guilty, Notwithstanding his
youth, eleven years, the crime was SO
tiendish in conceptian, so brutal in exc
cution and so utterly unprovoked, that
the jurors found no mercy in their
hearts for the murderer. The sentence
was that Clayton should be hanged.
\ dispatch from Calistcga, Napa coun-
ty, Cal, says: The excitement in this
vicinity for the past fortnight over a
report that the hot springs at this place
carry large quantities Of gold in solu-
tion. A. c. Tichcnor, who recently
bought the Hot Springs Hotel property,
has been vt work for the past two weeks
extracting gold from the water by a
process known only to himself. EXami-
nation showed that he had succeeded in
extracting $1,000 from ten barrels of
water. The gold is of the utmost
tincness, and as the springs in the local
ity are very numerous, the volume is
exceedingly large. 1t would be useless
to attempt to estinHte their value if
they continue to yield as rich a return
as the results has thus far shown.
Bishop Simpson, who was temporarily
in San Francisco to preach a sermon at
the First Methodist church Sunday, was
seized with congcstive chill from
which he is still suffering, though re-
ported to be improving. The church
was filled to its utmost capacity. Among
those present were President and Mrs.
Hays.
J. NJ. Wimley and James Willis passed
through Evansville, Indiana, Sunday,
on their way to Somerset, where Il broth
er of Wimlcy is in Jail under sentence
of death for the murder of Willis, who
disappeared mysterisusly from Somerset
several ago, and had not since been
heard Of until discovered by Wimley
near Ford's Ferry, Kentucky, on Sat
Urday.
Revised totals from 2i0 towns in Yer
mont, give Farnham 1851 plurality
over Philips, Democrat, and majority
over all of 25,04l. The same towns in
lS76 gave Republican plurality of
23,GM and majority of 1905.
\ rape was committed a few days ago
in Jasper comfy, Miss, on a little white
girl thirteen years old. Several negroes
were arrested and brought in the pres
encc of the girl, who recognized one Of
them as the gnilty party. The officer
conveying the negro to jail was attacked
by parties in disguise, and the negro in
trying to escape was killed.
The dead body of an old ncgress, ia
miliarly known as Aunt Isabel, was
found short distance from her house,
in the suburbs of Hampstead, Texas,
Monday, with her skull crushed in with
% hammer or AK. Her house was also
robbed and search made, evidently
for money, which the old woman was
suspected OF having in the house. A
negro named July is suspected, but can
not be found. 1t was supposed he began
robbing the house, when the old woman
fled, but was Overtaken and killed to
prevent her testimony.
At Austin, Texas, Monday, United
States Mail Agent \. p. Foster arrested
Route Agent o. H. Roberts on charge
of robbing the mails. Roberts was run
ming on the international road between
Austin and Palestine, and on the second
OF this month took from the mail reg
istcrcd package containing $1,000. Rob-
erts pleaded guilty, and was bound over.
Over $500 were recovered.