The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-09

Y, MISS, THURSDAY
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS,
A Louisiana Tragedy.
One of the most distressing tragedies
that has occurred in Terre Bonne Par
ish, La, for many years transpired near
Houma few days ago. Captain T. A.
Wood was shot and instantly killed by
Ernst Lapayrauz, tenant upon Woods
plantation. 1t appears that there had
been for some weeks past misunder-
standing between deceased and his
slayer, growing out OF business relations,
which eliminated in the fearful tragedy.
Captain Wood belonged to one of the
oldest and best families Of Terre Bonne
Parish.
No More Prize-FightIng.
Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans
has issued a proclamation prohibiting
all prize-fghts, glove fights and other
pugilistic encounters, and instructing
the chief of police to stop them and to
use whatever force necessary to do so.
Governor Mckinney Inaugurated.
p. W. Mckinney has been inaugu-
rated Governor of Virginia, Judge l..
l.. Lewis, President of the Supreme
Court, administering the oath of office.
The Governor went at once to his office,
where he received many callers. The
Legislative Hall was densely crowded,
and the short ceremony was soon over
South Carolina Negroes.
The first colored State Fair ever held
in South Carolina was opened to the in
spection of the public of both races at
Columbia a few days ago. A cseditable
display of agricultural products, fancy
work. poultry and livestock was exhib-
tied. The programme embraced drill
by the National Colored Guard, of
Charleston, races, fireworks, parade
and sham battle, torchlight process
sion, etc.
The North Carolina Negro Exodus.
The exodus of negroes from North
Carolina breaks all the records. Fifteen
cars of them recently left the Goldsboro
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work in the turpentine forest. Many
negroes from that State have heretofore
gone annually to Georgia, but left their
families behind them and always re-
turned during the holidays. They are
now going to stay, and are taking theiu
families with them. Three special exc
dus trains left Goldsboro and Selma a
| few days ago. On board of these were
| 1000 negroes, all bound for Mississippi,
collected them. These negroes will
| work on farms in the Yazoo Delta. 1t
is calculated that 10000 negroes left the
State during December, and it is said
that more than that number will go this
month. They are hired by the labor
agents, who are steadily at work among
them, aided by negroes, who, it is al
legged, are paid so much per head for all
whom they induce to leave.
Terrible Tragedy.
A terrible tragedy took place in
Mitchell County, n. c., twelve miles
from Bakusville, the county seat. In
drunken row Christmas Day, three men
were killed, and several days later Gar
land, a brother of one of the murdered
men, rode up to crowd in the same
place, and fired into the crowd, killing
three and wounding twelve.
An Old Settler Dead.
Aaron Clements, one of the oldest and
wealthiest farmers of Union County,
KY, died at his home, near Uniontown,
few nights ago, aged eighty-two years
ADesperate Charater Lynched.
Henry Holmes, a negro, was found
hanging to a tree on the Bellevue e
Shreveport road, in Bossier Parish,
few evenings ago. He was desperate
character, and had been guilty of many
offenses. He recently shot a well-knowr
citizen of Bossier.
Refused to TIA Ike the Oath.
Henry Adams is the name of a typical
mountaineer who has been in the Full.
ton County (Ga.) Jail for two months for
making moonshine whisky in Lumpkin
County. He was sentenced to serve one
month in Jail and to pay fine of 500.
AS he was unable to pay the fine he had
to serve an additional month in jail.
That month has expired, and, according
to law, the prisoner could only be re-
leased after taking the poor convicts
oath to the effect that he was unable to
pay the fine. He was taken to the
United States attorneys office for this
purpose, but on being asked to take thc
oath he refused most emphatically, say
ing that the Bible commanded him to
swear not, neither by the heavens or
the earth Assistant-Attorney Engier
asked him to affirm He refused to do
that, and as there was no other way for
him to be released he was sent back to
Jail. Mr.. Angler will present the case
to Judge Newman and ask that thu
prisoner be set at liberty.
An Execution in Louisiana.
Calvin Morris was hanged in the Jail
yard at Houma, La, for the murder OF
Alfred Harris on the 5th of October,
1889.
Judge samuel II. Rice.
Judge Samuel +. Rice, a distin'
guished jurist and ex-Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court OF
Alabama, died at his residence in Mont
gomery few nights since. He was a
native of South Carolina, and was edu-
Gated at the South Carolina College. In
1888 he emigrated to Alabama and set
tied in Talladega. He was elected Chief
Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
in 1854, and held that position four
years. From 1851 to 1865 he represented
Montgomery and Autauga counties in
tho State Sonata In politics Judge