The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-24
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.
shreveport Times. March III


THE CoTToN MARKET There has been
the past few days u much better feeling
in the cotton market, and experts gen
orally agree that after the bottom has
been reached, the market will remain
firm at present prices, at least, while
the prcpondcrating opinion is that the
staple will continue to improve slowly,
but surely AS will be seen by our com
mercial columns the receipts at this
point we're rather light yesterday.
Those Of to-day will certainly be heav-
Ter, MS the receipts by rail will be in ex
cess Of those yesterday, even should
the wagon receipts not improve.
Baton Rouge Advocate March al
The failure Of Kellogg to comply with
the wishes OF the people Of this parish
committee OF thirty-two. This commit
tee did all in their power to avert trou-
BILE in this parish, and it was only when
they failed to get officials appointed by
the de facto Governor, who could and
would maintain good order and give
general satisfaction. that this committee
felt it their duty to resign the power
given them by the people and to wash
their hands OF all responsibility for any
future troubles that might occur. The
people in mass meeting adopted the re-
port Of their committee and positively
say to Mr.. Kellogg all future troubles
must rest upon your shoulders and not
upon ours. We have done all we could
to avert them, and you refused to aid
us; we will therefore have naught to do
with them.
Some OF the sugar planters in this
parish have commenced Scraping. The
present cold snap will retard this work.
MISSISSIPPI
lNatchez Democrat, March 2l
There was severe hurricane at Beau
regard, on Saturday, March II, which
blew down the new Methodist Church,
the African Church, the Midway Semi
nary and the Beauregard Institute, also
number Of other buildings, and de
stroyed much fencing and other proper
ty. Fortunately no lives were lost.
The bill to prohibit trafficking in corn
and cotton at night became law by
limitation on Wednesday last. March
Is. The act known as the hog law,
which made it a felony to steal a hog,
pig, sheep, goat or other animal stock
regardless of its value, failed to pass
the Senate over the Governors veto,
and is lost.
augusta Constitutionalist. March I'll
Vegetation has received severe pull
back in the wretched weather we have
had for several days past. From all
quarters in this vicinity we hear OF in
jury to the growing crops. Oats and
wheat in many cases are ruined, and
fruit, black jack, oak and other trees
have been injured severely. On Sunday
night it commenced to sleet, which
changed to snow and then into rain.
This severe spell OF weather cannot fail
to have a depressing effect upon onr
farmers. We trust ''Probs" will at once
change the aspect Of matters.
TEXAS.
The farmers OF Washington county
last week were at work planting corn
greater acreage Of it will be planted
than in former years.
In Hood county corn planting has
progressed finely. The wheat crop Of
this county will be very large.-Er
Five miles Of the extension Of the In
ternational Railroad west in Milan
county have been contracted for and
work has been commenced and fifteen
miles more have been let out to con-
tractors.-Shrecep0rt Times, March 16.
The Texas State Fair will be held this
year at Houston, commencing May 2,
and closing on Saturday, May 6. Prep
arations are making to eclipse any and,
in fact, all OF its six previous meetings.