Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1883-11-10 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

LAWLESSNESS IN AMERICA.  The reports of crimes contained in the American newspapels of a single day do not make pleasant read. ing. The following incidents were all reported in the New York papers of October 23 last, and occurred on one or other of the two days immediately preceding that date : "Joe" Holden, a negro, while out hunting in Wilkinson County, Ga., discovered another negro butchering a hog belonging to a white man named Clay. Holden reported the fact to Clay' who with Holden and two white men armed with guns went to the house of the thief, but fsiled to find him. His wife refused to tell where be was, and Clay knocked her down with a stalk of sugar cane. The party then left for their homes. Two sons of the negro woman and one Cooper, an ex-convict, pursued Clay and his party with guns. Overtaking them they fired, killing Holden instantly. Clay returned the fire, killing Cooper and wounding his two negro companions. —Two murders werecominitted in East Tennesse. Wesley Crouchos respectable young man of Russellville, was killed by two brothers named Woody while remonstrating with them for being diborderly in a dry goods store. At Johnson City, a few miles above,William Carroll,while resisting arrest by Marshall Hale,was allot and killed by the latter's son, aged 22.—A bloody tight occurred near M`Bean Church, in Burke County, Ga. On Saturday afternoon there was a quer, el between two young men named Syms and Rogers at the baseball grounds, when Syms cut Rogers in the hand. After church next morning the quarrel was renewed. Thomas H. Syms and his sons Frank and Thomas were shot by T. B. Rogers, J. M. Rogers, and Warren Rogers, Rufus M`Norrel and John T. Cox. Thomas H. Syms was shot five times and instantly killed. Frank and Thomas Spin were mortally wounded, and John Rogers was shot in the face by one of his friends. The Syms family, it is reported, were unarmed. All tne men are respectably connected and well-to-do farmers. Another account says the Syms family were the aggressors and participated in the shooting. Both parties went to the church armed, evidently for the purpose of settling the difficulty.—At the circus at Nashville, Tenn., Robert Brierly shot and killed Robert Bates. Ten years ago Bates killed Brierly's br3ther, and served six years in a penitentiary for the crime.—A quarrel occurred at Fort White, Columbia, County Florida, between Henry S. Stringfellow and one Bailey, a negro. Stringfellow ordered Bailey out of his k tore. Stringfellow afterwards sought the negro, and called him out of a camp where he was. Shortly afterwards shots were heard, and Stringfellow was found lying on the ground dead, pierced with buckshot. Bailey fltd.—Charles M'Cartney was attacked on the street by James T. Fenwell and Frank L. Thompson, who were aggrieved by publications in M'Cartney's newspaper. They used stones as weapons. )ci`Cartney drew his revolver and shot them both. Penwell died next morning, and Thompson was mortally wounded.—A terrible riot took place at a negro ball in Charleston, Va. When the fight commenced the lights were blown out and the scene w.fich ensued beggars description. Knives, razors, and pistols were used indiscriminately. Men and wemen were shot and stabbed, some fatally. " How many victims there are," says the despatch, "is as yet unknown, but two have died certainly and others are not expected to live from one hour to another. One limn, yet alive, has his face crushed and his eyesight completely destroyed. The ringleader has been arrested, and the feeling is so high that his lynching may take place before morning.' Two Mexicans, names unknown, went to a house near Gardner, Col., where a dance was in progress, and, while standing outside., fired several shots into the house, killing two Mexicans, one of whom was the owner of the house, and two other men, one the son of a prominent citizen. "The sheriff with a posse is in hot pursuit of the murderers, who, if caught, will probably be lynched."  The Duke ot MAiniourgh is haring constrt.lted at Eastwell a large and comm Klious dairy. It is built of wood from the Prince of Wales's estate at Sandringham, and is as a plan• quite unique for this country. It is to be fitted up in an elaborate manner, with introductions front Russia and other countries. Since his residenoe at Ea.stwell his Royal Highness has taken great interest in farming matters, as,d has, it is stated, several prize animals which will be exhibited at the fortheotniv cattle Aims.