The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-06
sOUTME ERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.


LOUISIANA.
tRichland Beacon, April 29.1
Farm operations. and, indeed, almost
all branches OF industry In this parish,
may be said to be almost at stand still
everybody watching the waste Of water,
that hides his land from view, and won
dering when IL will go down sufficiently
to allow him to plant his crop. God
help US all for we are In apitiable con-
dition.
baton Rouge Advocate. May 81
There was slight frost here. this,
Wednesday, morning. How will this do
for the Sd OF May
fNatchitoehes Republican, AprID1
The crop prospects are more enoourag-
| ing Corn and cotton is doing WE'LL and
no fears OF au overflow to destroy the
growing crops. The river at this place
is falling rapidly, and at the. rate 1t Is
going down, navigation Will shortly
cease to this place. 'i84 4F
[Natehitoehes indicator, April s9J
The rain that commenced 10 fall on
Wednesday evening eliminated Thurs
day morning in o regular soaker, thor
oughly wetting the ground all suffi-
GENTLY to germinate seed OF any Kind,
In any land, however stiff. This will
make smiling faces among our planters,
for previously they had become some
what discouraged at the continued dry
weather, but how good stand Of corn
and cotton is certain, and all they have
to do to insure a good crop Is to culti-
vate it efficiently and intelligently.
Ua'a tsugar Bowl. May Al
| We have had no rain for nearly three
weeks, and as the last showers were
heavy, the ground was badly packed,
Ia l., x.sv r>velf
with difficulty. The continued dry
weather has enabled planters. however,
to progress rapidly with their work.
Cane has grown wonderfully since the
rain-especially the rattoons yet the
plant cane is considered backward for
the season. Corn has grows we'll where
the top crust was brokE to give 1t o
chance to come up, sehe has already
been cultivated, and the cotton crop has
been mostly planted, but is coming up
slowly. Rain Is needed by all now, and
the prospects were 50 favorable for 1t,
last Tuesday, that each felt disappoint-
ed when it cleared off with a cold wind
from The north. At present writing the
weather is cold and unfayorable for
crops.
TEXAS. ~
/ dallas Herald. April 27.l
/ Monday morning as train No. 7, NJ,
X. and L. Railroad, arrived at Colbert
Station q stranger who was standing on
the platform hurriedly jumped into the
caboose, seeming very much agitated.
A few moments before the train started
five mounted men, armed with shotguns
and Eevolvers, rode up to the station
platform and boarded the caboose, ask
Ing Conductor George Haynes IL he did
not have passenger who had just got
aboard at the station. The man endeav-
ored to escape out Of the front door OF
the caboose, but WAS brought TO q stand
still, Henry rifle covering his person,
held in the hands OF one Of his p1rsuers.
The terror stricken man was mounted
on a pony, the parties riding away In
the direction Of the woods, exclaiming,
"We will fix him when we get into tim
ber."A Conductor Haynes thinks That
the man was either hung or shot.
Big rain and big wind on Sunday
night. Sotne April showers since.
Farming operations progress finely in
the surrounding country and the
weather is splendid for the farmers.
! lMarshall Herald. April 2sl
An chronological expedition will
leave San Antonio shortly to go west
ward. The party proposes to collect
specimens OF all the insects common
ana peculiar 10 IeXa5.
Fort Worth Democrat. April 2s.l
We have made diligent inquiry OF the
farmers since the rain, and learn that
the wheat crop, which was suffering q
| little with rust, Is again growing finely,
and will probably not be injured but
very little, ii any II no accident befalls
it, and the season for harvesting is pro-
pitious, not less than two and q half
million bushels will be grown in Tarrant
county alone, and the yield Of the entire
State will amount to- fully twelve million
bushels. With this crop during the Cen
tennial year, Texas can afford to burn a
few punches Of Chinese crackers on the
Fourth Of July.
4 Marshall Herald, May 81
Work on the Tyler Tap on the Gilmer
! division has begun in earnest. The
whole line is now under contract, and
will be graded by the 18th OF August.
An ex. city official OF Galveston was
found with his little twelve year old
daughter, both entirely nude, saying
prayers for his deceased wife in the
Catholic Church in Galveston Tuesday
night. He had presents OF candy, fruit,
and new pipes for her with him. The
poor man, who was insane, was taken
charge OF by his friends and cared for.
MISSISSIPPI.
[Eufaula Times, May 2.i
/, We learn that there were three deaths
among our colored population on yester-
day. The mortality OF this race exceeds
that Of the white in this city fully one
, hundred per cent and the increase by
births has fallen off in the same propor-
ton.
Il ALABAMA.
Randolph County News!
| (nvY ;z .,rapd dri n NJ paIv ard wheat
oats. rye, barley, etc., could not offer
better signs for good crops. Cotton Ii
!, not up, and in fact good deal Is not yet
planted