The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-22
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.

tBaton Rougo Advocate, April 1oJ
| There was some little unnecessary ex-
! element in town Tuesday, occasioned
/ by a couple OF gentlemen from Man
chac. who came In, ut the request OF q
colored man. with horse TO take him
down Tor the purpose of pointing out a
| couple OF thieves who had stolen some
goods from one Of the gentlemen. The
Tact that two white men were escorting
| q colored man out Of town on horseback
was at once communicated to Mayor
Jastremski, when he directed the police
TO overtake the men, If possible. before
| they got beyond his jurisdiction, and
ascertain by what authority they were
taking the man from town. Capt. Wise-
man overhaulod them at Robert Nc
| Grady's store, aud learned from the
oolored man himself that he was going
voluntarily to disclose some facts about
n robbery that had been committed by
! some men be knew
MISSISSIPPI
Natehez Democrat April isl
The aggregate amount appropriated
for the support of the State government
for 1876, and for deficiencies In 1875, Ii
100000. The appropriation act Ut last
session foots UP over 100000.
tNatches Democrat kpri 1871
X
spondent, speaking OF the sine die ad-
Iiournment OF tho Legislatures last Sat
urday afternoon, ut 4 o'clock, says the
session onded In the pleasantest and
lollieSt good humor among tho mem-
bers OF both Houses In striking con-
trast with the adjournment OF The last
Republican Legislature. Then there
was. soranbling, yelling, cursing and
con nfusion.
From gentleman who came over
Yesterday from Tensas parish we learn
that Black and Tensas rivers are over
flowing their banks, and that considers
able damage ia being done to planta-
tions along those streams. Our infor-
mant with several other planters along
Tensas river crossed their stock to thfe
side yesterday. They expect the water
to rise at ieast foot higher, IL not mora
than IL did In 1874
Work on the Natchez, Jackson and
Columbus Railroad is being pushed
along quite vigorously and there is now
every reason to believe that by the first
of July ut the latest. the train will b0
running clear TO Fayette. The passon-
ger coach and flats are expected to b8
here by the first Of May.
fBroOkhaven Ledger Apr ISL
A fire broke out in the railroad fouu-
dry shop at McComb City ON the 18th
instant, and the tin and boiler shop8s
were consumed before 1t could be
checked. Loss about S2500
TEXAS.
Marshall Herald, April 1871
Saturday night tho south bound pas4
senger train on the Great Northern
Railroad had a narrow escape from be-
ing wrecked by dastardly demons who
had placed obstruetions on the track.
II was near Elkhart Station, and the
train had Just reached the top OF q steep
grade and was going slow when the
engineer discovered an obstruction OF
some kind upon the track. He ran up
slowly to the obstruction and found ft
was pile Of cord wood, that had been
laid upon the track obviously for the
purpose of tlitohing the train. When the
train stopped man appeared beside the
truck near by, who fired into the rear
most car, the officers car Of the Texas
and Pacific road The fire was returned
by some OF the train mon, when the man
ran, with some of the train men after
him. who pursued him and some others
who were discovered into q house NOT
far off, when the train men stopped and
returned to the train, as they were not
prepared with arms or numbers to storm
the house. The conductor recognised
graphed back to Palestine to have hinf'
arrested, which was done, and two others
OF the supposed villains along with him.
The object Of these scoundrels was
evidently TO wreck The train and tlieu'
rob the express, the killed and wounded
passengers.
lAustin Statesman April 19]
On Sunday last two suspicious charac~
tors made their appearances In George.
town, and finally one disappeared. In
the meantime horse, saddle and bridlo|
belonging TO q DIR. Huggins had be64
stolen in broad daylight and taken 6f5s
! The party who had left was suspected5
and different persons started III pursuit.|
A Mr.. George Alley overlook q man
| walking who exactly answered the de-
scription OF the man suspected and halt
ed him and told him he must go back
| to town and prove his innocence. The
man said certainly" and opened his
coat lappeIs and remarked that he Wa
not armed, and that ii he could be al-
lowed to go to q mill short diStance
off, where he worked, he could establish
his innocence This threw Alley on hll
guard, and no put UP his. pistol and
started with the man to the mill, the
After going short distance the m4n
suddenly drew pistol and shot Alley
twice, one ball taking effect In hil
thigh and the other In the side. Alley
drew bis pistol md flred fw1c(
also. but his horse was cutting t1E
so that he probably missed his aim 1lls
the mar made his escape and could
afterwards be found, though vigilk
search was made. A camp was, hoA
ever, found snort distance from town
and in it great many new goods, ant
j the impression prevailed that they ha<
; been stolen by the two men and others
, The man who had remained In GeorGe
! town was arrested and placed In tall
! He claimed that his name was Hardin
, and that he knew nothing about thl
t other man. The goods, he said, be
8 longed to him, and that he was from
$ Leon county. Mr.. Alleys wounds werl
e not considered dangerous, though yer.
painful. 1t looks little like n den @
thieves were descending upon tn
o blessed people Of Georgetown.
/. ARKANSAS.
J. A friend writing from st. Louis a
s, forms us that two companies are beiu
s organized In that city and Chicago 10
!. the purpose Of working the silver mlne
d in the vicinity OF the Cossitott and IA
II tie Missouri rivers, In Southwest ArkaH
IS gas and in the Indian country, ana fne
" by the early part OF July one thousan'
miners will be at work in that secfions