The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-28
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.

IA, Louisiana Journal, March ISL
Z p.arations for crops are backward
y ffepaet planters, and the heavy rams
4 Flln Instructed blowing to large ex-
a tent ,o sugar Planter March all
lp%i morning we had heavy
Tuesua,, aid the temperature at all
i iosI, TO until the next day, when the
NODE aahifted to the southeast. How
wnq inilrv the cane has sustained by
nllen and frost, can scarcely be estl-
the le1 although we have it from several
gal.,ur that the injury IS very slight
Plan mir own crops When it is I'M
upon w." that most Of the rattooD and
iefss,nyIoo had been Shaved" to give the
supp,b was supposed to be and was
rootss , time. spring weather, the wonder
81 lnv Il vas not all killed or materially
iamaged.
ponb Howell, one Of the negro men
Fenced to the Penitentiary at the last
gun .n Of the District Court, and who was
Es'artlv after taken to Baton Rouge, re-
spusned the other day having been par
unned by his friend Kellogg. The latter
panreciatrd the Injustice Of imprlsonlng
! Tpap for the larceny of 50 small Il sum
y .sg 50. when there are 80 many 81 hIS
'sry running around loose IN the o.a'o
4 Pho have stolen thousands OF dollars.
paph was convicted on the testimony
, h,p' and SO soon as he arrived, went
~ thr mil To take q look ut the old
through the prison bars. He evil
man,ly thinks this a case Of retrlbutlVe
| Justice. nrv,s
fAustin Statesman. March 2Jl
wild geese were going north yestcr-
Y. ana the weatherwlsc say summer
p' aa,rsuinr them from the Gull.
representatives Of the New Orleans
"a Taxas Railroad has been in the city
auu nast few DAYS. Work on this road
m w Mo rushed ahead lively, and the
oi;cntions are that in a few months the
will run direct from this city to
4 MI Tha Cuaro star SAYS that Hell's Half
Y ARA" Il an appropriate designation for
,ho southwestern corner OF GOnzaleS
.anntv between Dewitt and karnes. IN
WV s6ane of a V, and so covered with
/ hh a that it is almost impossible to
,rayel over il. and at present used rs q
4 rl,ce of refuge by organized bands OF
1 outlaws.
lMexia Weekly Ledger. March al
A Pursuant to law, the Governor, Sccre-
,.y Of State and Attorney General, on
4 ,@a 9lst inst, counted the vote for and
i .r,inst the constitution. and found the
to,al vote to be 1872, 1888. with a majority
i ~ the constitution Of ~ 81, the county
4 Jsan Saba not having sent in its re-
4 turns. -,
The vote for Governor, etc, will be
onencd by the Legislature, and it, no
& iii IN o.
4 above.
(rallas Herald, March al
In TO the present hour of writing the
4 rain has poured down i'm torrents for
4 almost twenty-four consecutive hours,
4 with little signs of abatement. The
.treets are Hooded, while the low lands
about the city are overlooked to such a
depth us to make pcdestrianism a mat
ter Of impossbility.
MISSISSIPPI.
yicksburg Herald March al
This promises to be the earliest Spring
within the memory Of that venerable
mrsonape-the "oldest inhabitant.
Ihe grass has commenced to put up
finely in the fields and meadows The
Young clover is shooting forth rapidly
On strong soil. We have known cattle
IN this county to leave the barnyard
? the first Of April. and thrive well in the
msture fields after that date, but 1t
was considered an unusually early
season. From present prospects TINS
one will be still earlier. 1t has not been
i an unusual sight this winter to see per-
sons during the month of February at
4 country churches without oyercoats, and
4 those familiar with the climate of the
\ more Southern States have expressed
the opinion that the temperature OF the
present season very much resembles
that Of those attitudes. The fruit Is safe
50 far and the wheat is looking remark,
ably we'll. A continuation OF mild
weather little longer, and all nature
1 will begin to look gay.
aberdeen Examiner March POI
Near Smithville on A. L. Chaflin' s
4 hrm, in this county, Is small lake
+ wherein can be heard OF nights won
n derful noise which has alarmed the
neighborhood very much. This noise
a can be heard over two miles, and II q
person be close to the lake 1t nsas
u though the whole earth shakes. 1t is
supposed by the skeptical to be an inn
4 mense frog: if so, it must be larger
\ one than has ever been seen by man.
\ Il has been hunted by day and night
4 but cannot be discovered; when q man
4 approaches the lake the noise ceases
4 at once. IL makes a noise somewhat
4 ptwsen the bark Of dog and the
mort of horse. We would like to
4 gt some information concerning tins
I monster.
IWoodyille Republican, March 25.l
State convention OF colored men IS
alled TO meet at Jackson, on the 3lst
4 day Of the present month, at IL CLOCK
4 noon, to elect twenty delegates to the
Y National Convention of colored men &c
! meet in Nashville, Tennessee, on the
n first Wednesday in April.
\ jackson Clarion. March &C..
NAVIGATION OF PEARL RIVER. = ester
y day evening the steamboat which has
4 been christcned f.. II. Steadman, made
her trial trip, running upthe river about
4 aquarter Of d mile and back, perfectly
4 satisfying those directly Interested IL
her Everybody in Jackson are directly
Interested in this enterprise.
IHandsboro Democrat
Quitman is the name of n new county
ormed out of part of Tunica, Coahoma
! Iallahatchie and Pamela The bill has
4 passed both Houses of the Legislature
jackson Clarion March ISL
Several shining lights in the Radica
u party Of this State. who have been so
4 burning in Washington city since Con
gress met. are returning to take part II
4 The pow-wow which meets on Thursday
Thoc w n,r,nt Fen Gov AmpS