The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LoUlsJANA.
tSlignr Bowl. Mny 81

sugar Bowl. Mny al
The Benuyais cravasse, on Bayou La
fOurChe, IL again open. Last week the
citizens succeeded i'm closing IT. for n
short time, but IL soon broke open again
with equal force. Gradually tho ada
cent country is becoming inundated
thereby, so TINT now twice the damage
has been done that was MT first expect
ed. Its waters can scarcely spread any
further, now.
trhbodnus Hontipelj
On last Saturday evening u white
lnborcr on the Rienzi plantation. named
jean Louis, came into town to make
somo purchases. having just received
his wages, and on his return was wny
laid in the field by two negroes. Butler
Herbert and Ghaa. Watkins, who took
from him ~ number Of articles md some
money, the following morning he wont
to them to Gndehvor to recover some OF
his property, when he was brutality as
saultcd, aud received Il sovcfe gash on
the head with ar axe. Ono of the
criminals, Butlnr Herbert, has thus far
eluded capture.
A most singular and lamontable
tragedy occurred on Grnud Gallon this
week, resulting in the death OF Mr.
Wade Bowie Mt the hands OF his brother
law, Mr.. Prrvot, it seems that Mr.
Bowie and another brother IN law, Mr.
Hitler, wero engaged in mn alteration
ut the house Of Preyot, md the latter
utcrfcrcd t0 prevent fight, telling
Bowie not To attack Hitler, who wHs IL
much smaller nar, but ii h0 wanted to
fight to strikn him fPfcvot Bowie hd-
vnncpd on him when ProVOt struck him
one blow with hia tist on the neck, rup-
turing the artery and cAusing denth IN
u few moments
lErnnllin Sun. Mas }o
It. il estimated that Mt least onc-ihird
Of the land that was cultivated in 1875 IN
our parish was under water this year.
It has not fnllen altogether more than
- inches, aud il IL apprchcnded that
the rise in the rivers above will chiise
another rise with rs, aud if 50. the water
will not have time TO get off the low
lands before the juno rise comes down
on us aud foods the whole country.
We suffer now for the want Of nhvigh-
ton, not. however. on account of lack
Of water but on account Of tn 9 scarcity
Of steamboats,, their number being ro-
duced TO one.
tNnden Democrat, May 81I
Tho weather for the past week haS
been perfectly delightful. Crops are
growing finely. with rather u larger
amount Of corn than usual planted.
TEXAS.
IDnlIna Commercial May 22l
The Tyler tap railroad Is being pushed
forward rapidly beyond Mount Pleasant.
Six miles of the last eleven let are com
pleted and pnid for.
The prisoners in the Denton jail set
fire to that institution on Friday lost,
and tried to burn It, The result was,
they camc very near erematinR them
selves
lpallas ITrrud May 2a
The crops in Cherokee county are very
promising. and owing to the favorable
weather farmers have been able to con
troll them well.
The crops Of Fayctte county were
never more promising than now, at this
sen8On OF the year. With few good
rains equitably divided us to time, the
yield will be immense all over the
county.
In Kerr county, fall wheat will not
In a. da,y' ~ or two. Spring wheat and oats
are suffering almost equally bad. ana
corn that was not planted ehrly ana
| deep Is no better,