The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-12
rOL. XIV. NO. So.



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Judge Ihe4 Een yam F'a f4H
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Dyke, nt Rome. GA
judge fle l1io ~ hc
t0n, on tie Iaanesaeo rlr Haa s4
Chrtnnooea. 4rnff
az of1tar In dh9 Hni2cd e|1Ia N gers
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eeryict and mnft itlf
hood yaae7 Fan nf
vania 60 - edu e w
Smith. l1 efte oIl % All
Ia AIaba1nn he Settled ia IoQ1<
cane at once identified ameng Che ia1csp y
The state. DE elsI II tl.1a4
house Of Ran1e IssH s NIaat 81. l4 east
Tennessee in fsi1 .rt tIsf in Eshu,
where he soon afl1tElu t'tliIto ne oar4Htat
ef DR.. william res1wick NFgIqlaNns pAysi'
ciau. 1adEe Van Dyke was fqf ny yeasH
chancellor in east Tennessee rne Has
noted fof his high copee1f'or Of pieig and
purity. During tbs w AZ was arratel n ths
federal soldiers. being faaH q YIpEAinee. ana
was held as q hostage tt Camp Chase. Coiuna
bus, O., eighteen months ITO Was for tho PAST
ten years oneof the connilaslsREEs oi the ~
sane asylum of tbs atato q 4cIlt gee
North caroiipa's Rsas Estase.
The aueregate valne of the real and
personal property ID North CarolinA is
shown to be, as stbd for taxation.
s262, T07, 00O, This 70 i4itled as follows:
Listed by white citizens 8zsz, l09. 000s
by colored citizcna. e.o0p. Value
OF bank stock. slss5o 900. Valne Of
railway properly, as assessed by the
railway Commission, SIS, s,729. 00os This
is the FIRST time that separate state
ments have been prepared show 1he
properly owned bX the blacks and
whites. This is done in accordance
with an act 81 The last Legislature. Tho
statements show that the negroes own
nearly one thirty-third Of the real and
personal property in the state.
Cut MS Tl,rsat in Covert.
An unique and draInatic incident oc-
Cured ia the court Of sessions st
Charleston, Ala, tie other day.
Sam Randall. & nerro. had been ssntelsced e
one year iiftle penItou ilary. After the verdict
Randall was told e atapd rp and receive PIC
sentence while tfs court was qsekane Randall
Iesnsd down. vzhinpoa a knife ont of bis ehpa
and deliberately cut his throat ia ths presence
Of tho court, ofIfcara and Spectators. Il Wns
broad cash, extending trum cNr 70 ear
couple Of bailihs grabbed him. and prompt SUR
flCtii WAS QnuGUt5lt lll.I 2 MS ms
Randall who Is notoriouslg ctimiaal, sald BIS
reason for attempting suicide was that be was
disRracsd BY the sentence. The knife be used
was made out Of bit Of iron taken from BIS
shoe and sharpened. II was concealed in the
lining.
After thirty Years.
Mr.. T. w. Henry. well-lEnown eiti-
zen Of Milan, Tenn. accidentally met
his brother, Robert Henry, Of Fulton,
Tenn.
The latter had been missing over thirtY years
They both left their home in Carrollton, Miss,
in 1881 for the army. Some years after the WIZ
q comrade reported that Robert Henry Wpa
killed at Bolivar's Landing, and stated where ha
was buried A search for his body disclosed
skeleton corresponding to his size Robert
1 Henry lived in Denver, Col, for several years,
L brothers win go to their home in Water Valley.
Miss, where their mother lives.
Merchants Want LESS Cotton.
The merchants Of Talladego, Ala.
who do large advancing business to
farmers in that and several adjoining
counties. are advancing supplies only
on condition that the cotton crop of
this year shall be greatly curtailed.
This lead will probably be followed by
other merchants in that section, the
very low price of cotton for the past
few seasons making such action necea-
sary for their own protection Tho
TURNER'S are promising oompliance.
Developing the south.
j. 7. Harahan, general manager ot
the Illinois Central railroad, has in
structed Capt Merry, western passen-
| ger agent, says an iteme from jackson,
Miss, to find out what towns along the
line desired factories, the kind, and the
amount they were willing TO suba lbe,
etc. Capt. Merry will commence COLI
lecting the information, which will be
printed in pamphlet form and scat
tered all over the north.
new Orleans Export Trade.
/ The British steamer Main cleared
| New Orleans the other day for Liver
pool with large general cargo. I'M
| cluding 25T head of live beeves. which
is the largest number Of cattle ever ex-
ported from that port in any one steam
er. Eight steamers cleared on one day
for foreign ports, q portion Of their
cargoes consisting OF 4ss, 900 bushels Of
wheat and corn in.bulk.
An Alabama win Contest.
The first steps have been taken Mt An
niston, Ala. toward suit for breaking
the will of Ephriam D. Allen, who died
leaving an estate valued at $4,000
The deceased left two children. J. BOSTON Al
len and Mrs. Luta Draper, the bulk Of the prop
.. erty being willed TO the former. Mrs Draper
viii contest the win, IL Is understood, on tha
| ground that undue influence was used.
Cheered Bahy Mckee.
President Harrison and family re-
Gently visited Virginia Beach, Va Al
Ashland, Va. the stndents Of Ram
. dolph gave the college yell for the
] president and eheered Baby Mckee.
King Rex.
The Mardi Gras carnival at New Or
? leans was enjoyed BY thousands o.
: !. strangers. His majesty, Rex, king o
!, the carnival, was present with oaten
tatious display.
Death Of Capt. Timothy DIsnher.
!. Capt Timothy Meaher, who imported
! !. In 1851 the last cargo Of slaves hfongA
4 into the United States, died at Mobile
i Ala, the other day, aged 70 years
l. claims TO be the Youngest confederatl
b George Washington Higgins, Of Jei
e ferson City, Mo-, who enlisted when
d and served four years, claims to be th
d youngest confederate soldier.