Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1884 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

The death is chronicled of Mrs. Almira Lincoln Phelps, an authoress of Baltimore, aged 90 years. The ootton mills at Atlanta, Ga., have decided to reduce production 25 per oent. by closing down a part of each week. Albert Miles, a negro, was hanged at Natchez. Miss., for the murder of his wife. In the last year the taxable property of Texas has been increased $60,000,000. Capt. J. E. Brow, a steamboatman, and E. Poche, a creole gentleman, fought a duel with swords opposite New Orleans, Poche being painfully wounded in the left lag.

Bob Hnnt and Dan Parker (both colored) were hanged at Greenville, Miss.; the former killed Burrei Best (colored) at Refuge, Oct. 6, 1883; the latter killed Richard Barrett (colored) on Deer Creek, May II; both confessed their guilt. Commlngs Nelson was hanged at Houma, La., in the presence of 6,000 spectators, for the murder of John Martin, in Terre Bonne Parish; the culprit remained firm to the last. Sam Williams, a colored man, was executed at Waynesboro, Ga., for the murder of Clem Bush.

Thomas Johnson was about to whip his stepson at Clifton Forge, Va., and had tied the boy’s bands behind his back preparatory to the castigation. Tbo boy loosed himself and rushed to a river close by, Into whicn he plunged. His stepfather followed, and both were drowned.

A package containing $7,000 sent by express from Washington to the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New Orleans was opened in transit and $4,000 extracted. The express company will hare to make good the loss. The completion of the Livingston extens'on of tho Kentuoky Central Road gives a d root line from Cincinnati to Knoxville.

The Hon. Francis H. Hatch, who was Collector of the Port of New Orleans under Buchanan, died in that city last week. At his request, the funeral services over his remains were conducted by a liberal Jewish :abbi.