The Northern Star, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advocate

Horrible Casualty. On Monday night last, one of the negro houses of Mr. James Thompson, of this county, took fire, and was entirely consumed; and awful to relate, six small negro children were consumed in the flames! It appears two negro women occupied the house, each having three children, the oldest not over eight years old; that early in the evening, they put their children to bed, and as is too often the custom, went off on a visit to another plantation; that about eleven o'clock at night, the cabin was discovered to be in flames, and the roof fallen in and entirely too late to save the wretched inmates who were literally burnt to ashes. The detached situation of the cabin, prevented the flames from spreading. The anguish and remorse of the bereaved mothers at their careless exposure of their offspring and the melancholy consequences, are not to be described. [Macon Telegraph, 23d ult.]