Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1884 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

George T. Jackson, President of a ootton factory at Augusta, Ga., is confessedly a defaulter. The investigating committee estimates the steal at from $60,090 to SIOO,OOO. Parkerville (S. C.) dispatch: Sunday last was the white church dedication. It is reported that colored men disturiied the service by firing pisto’s. A bad feeling has continued since, and to-day culminated in the killing of James Blackwell, an officer, in attempting to make arrests, by a volley fired by negroes who were barricaded in a house. There is great excitement, and further violence is expected. Gov. Thompson has been advised of the situation. Parkesville is in Edgefield County, thirty miles from Augusta. Dr. Paret, of Washington, was chosen Bishop of Maryland by the Protestant Episcopal Convention in session at Baltimore. Dr. Paret who is of French extraction and a native of New York, is 55 years of age. Albert and Charles Goodman (colored) were hanged for murder in St. Bernard Parish, La.. Albert said ho was guilty, but maintained that his brother was innocent. Fort Smith (Ark.) dispatch: While Elijah Henderson, a tenant on the Arnold plantation, Choctaw Nation, was playfully presenting a pistol, supposed to be unloaded, at several friends assembled at hie home last evening, it accidentally went off and killed his wife. Henderson became almost crazy and begged to be killed. To-day lie surrendered to tho United States Marshal, and desires to plead guilty to murder so he may he hanged.