Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A PRIVATE letter recently received at
Little Rock indicates distressing state
of affairs existing in the parish of
Northwest, Louisiana, located on Bushy
and Tensas Bayous, resulting from the
recent overfows. The letter says !:
1.-The terrible pictures of distress exist
ing in this section are pitiful in the ex-
treme and we are powerless to give relief.
Suffering is not only among the blacks,
but white people. They are in state
bordering on starvation, but too proud
to make their situation known. An in
stance may be mentioned of family of
cultured ladies whose constant occupa-
ton is padding dugouts all day long in
the hot sun, as they gather from the
trees and bushes their verdure to feed
the furnishing cattle, themselves strug-
Cling out miserable existence on craw-
fish and meal peck. The situation, al
though desperate enough among the
whites, is indeed appalling among the
colored laborers. The hill country in
the community is overrun with refugees.
There is no work to be obtained at
points which can be reached by our
means. Naked children are crawling
over the levees grubbing for crawfsh,
and in their ravenous hunger devouring
them in their raw state. Advances on
crop prospects are altogether out of
the question, as upon the retention of
work horses and mules depends the
last chance of crop of any description,
and nothing can be realized from cattle. -"
The Pope has directed a special COM
mission of Cardinals to prepare protest
to french. Catholics on the subject of di-
vorce laws.
DURING storm near Peters burg, Va.
a few days since Baptist Church was
blown down and woman killed.
VIM. A. DUNCAN has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Nineteenth Pennsylvania District.
The President has signed the act fix
ing the rate of postage on mail matter
of the second class when sent by per-
sons other than publishers or news
agents.
THE House Committee on Elections
in the contested election of Campbell
VS.. Morey, of the Seventh Ohio District,
by vote of eight to four, agreed to re
port in favor of unseatin9 Morey, and
seating the contestant.
The Supreme Court at Jackson,
Tenn, has rendered decision affirming
the verdict of the Criminal Court OF
Shelby County in the case of the State
VS.. Garvin. in which the constitutional
ity of the act passed by the late Legis-
lature making the keeping of a gaming
house felony was being tested. Gar
vim was sentenced to one year in the
Penitentiary,
The large Union depot at St. Paul,
Minn.. was destroyed by fire on the
11th. Loss 100000.
The village of Grand Park, ILL.,, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire on the
night of the 11th. Twenty of its prin-
cipal buildings, including its main busi-
ness block and two hotels, were burned.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN has addressed a
letter to Daniel Manning, Chairman Of
the Democratic State Committee OF
New York, positively declining to again
be candidate for the Presidency. I all
ing health is the cause of his refusal
FRED AsDELL, an expressman, and a
young man, name unknown, were burn
ed to death while sleeping in a barn in
Chicago on the 11th.
OTTo H. WEIDNER, general delivery
clerk in the st. Louis Postoffice has
been lodged in Jail for rifiing letters.
THE Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is
quoted as saying that he would not vote
for Blaine for any Office In the country
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