The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-11
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

Guano has been successfully applied to the
cultivation Of cotton in Georgia.
new Catholic church Is being built in San
Antonio.
San Antonio's cattle trade with Mexico amounts
to s., 900 900 per annum.
Some loyal lesguers in Haywood county, Tenn,
attempted TO hang Democratic negro.
The enterprising citizens OF Jefferson are en-.
gagged In raising large fund for deepening the
channel, and removing stumps and logs between
their town and Shreveport.
The Monroe lntelligencer says: On Saturday
week last the lst inst James McEnery, the son
OF Hon. j. ID. McEnery, residing on Bayou de
Siard, accidently shot himself resulting in his
death within few hours.
We learn from the San Antonio Herald that
seven hsndred and eighty acres OF land, six miles
from the city, were sold at the low figure of $425
The land is partly irrigable, and was purchased by
Mr.. II. II. McLane. The land originally sold for
five dollars per acre.
San Antonio is some on dogs: Cup to July 3Oth
there had been issued seven hundred and six
dog licenses at one dollar each, and sixty dogs
redeemed out of the pound at one dollar each,
in all seven hundred and sixty-six dollars put
into the city treasury"
daughter of Col. Dan'l Cole, OF Farmersville,
Texas, robbed his father.in.law of $1,000 in gold
horse, gold watch, etc., and left He was after
ward arrested, returned to Farmersvile and
iynehed.sA reward Of 5000 was paid by Col. Cole
The Columbus (Texas) Times states that on
Tuesday week, Mr.. J. X. Good was killed by Mr..
j. NJ. Bowen, in Colorado county. The Times
says that Mr.. Bowen and W. F. Turner, Esq, had
an alteration on the street, Turner having drawn
gun on Bowen. The parties were arrested and
required TO appear before the mayor. The de.
ceased, as policeman, had Mr.. Turner in charge,
on his way 70 the mayors Office and passing the
drug store of DR.. Bill, Bowen, who had taken his
stand at the door with double barreled shotgun,
made an attack on Turner. when Good interfered
to protect bis prisoner (Iurner) and in trying 20
do so was shot by Bowen and instantly killed.
MIR. Bowen surrer dered himself TO the authorities
and is In jail awaiting his trial before the Dis
trct Court. MIR. j. W. Herbert was arrested as
an accessory 10 the act, and is also 10 Jail, bail
having been refused.
Mr.. Love, a one armed ex. Confederate soldier
who resides on the Louisville road came into Sa.
vannah on Saturday week, and after purchasing
some groceries started for his home. About six
miles from the city, he was met by two burly ne
grOes, who arrested him and robbed him OF his
groceries and his money. BE met two other ne
groes. to whom he related the occurrence and de-
scIibed the robbers, when they simultaneously
exclaimed, "Dey j. de very niggers we are after,n
and started of. Mr.. Love went on his way and
soon met white man, and the two gentlemen soon
recruited force of four or five more, some Of
whom were armed, and with two or three fierce
dogs, started 10 pursuit Of the robbers. They soon
found the two robbers and the two negroes Mr.
Love had met, sitting on the ground busily en-
gagged in making division of the plumber The
negroes, upon perceiving their pursuers, took to
their heels and we're fired upon, and two Of them
fell, but Immediately arose again and continued
their fight. The dogs soon came up with and
seized upon them, tearing of their clothing, but
by The most desperate efforts they succeeded in
reaching Pipemaker's swamp and making their
escape.