The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-08-23
SOUTHERN NEWS.
LouIsIANA.

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LOUISIANA.
The Donaldsonville Agricultural AS
soclation Fair attracted large numbe
u persons to that town. 49,
Tne Red River at Alexandria has eli
ready fallen four feet and 10 still failing
no further danger OF q midsunnel
Coushatta will have q great tourna
nent, Thursday, August 81. It is sale
70 divide public attention with the com
Ing election.
A United States soldier was shot ans
dangerously wounded by Deputy Sheriff
Collier at Natchitoches last sjaturda,
night. A woman was at the bottom Of 1t
The Alexandria Democrat has reached
It's s2d year. There are few, II any, pa
pers Ia the country that can boast oi
SUCH antiquity rs this,
=, A Chinaman was killed on Bayou
Teche, parish Of Lafayette, recently, by
Delng hit on the head with a brick bat
by one George Johnson.
- The negro who shot Mr.. Williams al
heachi,. DeSoto parish, was captured
and taken to the parish prison at
Mansfield.
A negro named Daniel Roberts was
Killed by another negro, Vim. Crosby,
In the Bend" near Meridian, last Mon
day, August IA. Cause, a woman. A
wholly colored affair
Three soldiers deserted from Port
Candy, near Pineville, Rapides parish,
last week. They went fishing in gov
eminent wagon, stole skiff at Bayou
Marie and left by way OF the river for
parts unknown. Their reasons for leav-
ing are said to be unwillingness to play
policemen for Packard and Antoine.
A serious accident occurred on Mr..
Joseph Bloch's plantation, six or seven
miles east OF Opelousas. Itappears that
ten or twelve workmen were engaged in
putting up or repairing sugar mill on
this place, when two heavy pieces Of
timber fell upon them, wounding seven
more or less seriously. Mr.. Evins, the
contractor, had an arm and two ribs
broken q colored man had leg broken
In two places, and another one was
severely injured about the head; while
Mr.. Bayard, a carpenter, Mr. Thomas
Bullar, OF Opelousas, and two other
assistants were more or less hurt, none
OF them dangerously, however.
MISSISSIPPI. -@..
The two Natchez brass bands have
consolidated, and the people are thank
ful In consequence.
A negro burglar OF the appropriate
name OF Scavenger was killed at Nc
Comb City by Mr.. J. ID. Gotten.
The Radicals are fighting again over
the Bay st. Louis postoffice, a thirty
dollar month Office. Offices are 80 few
In the State that the Radicals have any
chance OF getting into.
A good deal OF smallpox prevails at
Hawkinson's Ferry, on Big Black, near
ly on the line between Claiborne and
Kinds. principally among the negroes
MI j. d. Vertner, of Port Gibson, de-
clines the position OF Brigadier General
OF militia. The idea Of refusing to be
General Of militial
Mr.. b. s. Tucker. OF Jefferson, a lead
Ing Republican, has renounced Radical |
ism. The whole Radical party Of JEFF |
ferson has come over to the Democracy. |
The Coumhns Inder says that there |
is rumor to the effect that Boss Tweed |
is now in that city, and has been living |
there for some time.
The meeting at Rodney, August 10, to |
greet Gen. Chalmers, the Democratic /
candidate for Congress, was the largest |
held In Jefferson county since 1910.
Gov. Chaimers, in bis canvass of his /
district, Is having the largest audiences
ever assembled In the State of Missis-
sippi. At Fayette, the other day. there
We're over 5000 persons present, a large
number OF them negroes.
TEXAS.
The prisoners who recently made their
escape from the Corsieana jail are still
being hunted for, without success, how
ever.
The narrow gauge railroads seem still
popular in Texas. Galveston Is to have
one now TO be styled the Galveston and
Brazos Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Two Mexican thieves, named Ramon
Airero and Clemente Rice, were over
taken on the Laredo road. two miles
from Frio, by some other Mexicans, and
killed by them.