The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-20

Scotland, whose mother was born In Wales
herself BON in England, m"rried In New
| York, and had daughter born in Tennessee /,
ana one woman who made $50 pounds OF but
ter and gathered 1900 eggs from her hens
during the year.
Oglethorpe (Ga.) Echo Some time ago Patsy
Grigsby, an old inulatto woman OF LeNing-
ton, came to lawyer and told him that she
had sure p oofth AZ a certain woman had muir
dered her husband, and she wanted the case
prosecuted. Upon being asked to give her ev-
ldeuce. Patsy replied that the night before
Christ had come into her cabin and told her
all about il; that she knew IL was the Savior,
for her apparltion was white as snow,aRd had
til ee little heads growing upon its breast lher
crude idea of the Trinity To Aunt Patsy
was explained the difficulty in getting her
colossal visitor to appear in an earthly court
asa witness, ana told her that she NUT con-
fine her case to humber testimony, Many
negroes believe her improbable story
Onachita (La.) Telegraph: Judge Wesley
j. q. Baker died at his resl-
dence on Bayou De siard, on
the morning of Tuesday, the 9th inst, of con-
gestion of the stomach and bowels, after n
painful iluess of nearly two weeks. He was
quite i'll during the session OF the supreme
court, and unable to attend personally to his
business before 1t. Judge Baker was among
the oldest citizens of Monroe, having come
here in 1857, and from that day to the date OF
his death he devoted himself 10 planting and
the practice OF law. He was gentleman of
ability ani cultivation, and possessing many
sociable qualities, and will be missed by his
family and many warm friends
Marksville (La Review; In 1864, Mr.. Carrie
BOrdelon, OF Bayou des ,laizes, q soldier in
the Confederate army, was killed in the bat
tie of Mansfield. lie left three orphans n
little bov and two little girls. After the death
of the father, the seraration of the children
became necessary, One of the girls went to
Big Cane, Parish ST. Landry, the other to
Moreauvllle and the little boy to Big Bend,
on Bayou des Glaizes Trey saw nothing of
each other until last Saturday, when, after a
separation of sixteen years and some months,
they met again at the residence of Mr.. Rem
Normand. Ibis reunion was an affecting
spectacle. Some years ago Mr. Normand mar,
ried one of the girls.
Thomas Phillips well-to.do citizen Of
Grant parish, La, was killed by negro
named Harry Wheeler, last week. Wheeler
WI employed on the Phillips place The cir
Colfax Chronicle, are; Wheeler's wife COM
menced to abuse Mr.. Phillips, when he
turned TO Wheeler and told him TO make her
shut up, which Wheeler tried to do, but the
woman kept on Mr.. Phillips thsn said he
would make her hold her tongue II Wheeler
did not, and picked up aswitch and started 10
strike her with 1t, when Wheeler, who had
stood with gun In his hand oil the time,
without word of warning, shot him in
killing him instantly. From the clrcum-
stances 1t is believed that 1t was made-up
agreement between Wheeler and his wife to
kill Mr.. Phillips Great excl ement prevails
In and around Montgomery, and posse OF
from thirty to forty men have been out oil the
week hunting Tor The negro, but so far without
success,