The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-09
SOUTHERN NEWS

As SOUTHERN NEWS =
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The little town of Lake Providence,
Carroll parish, boast OF four fights in
one week. ''.s.t, s'eet.
Boating parties and moonlight picnics
seem popular In st. Mary. ~fe7 y
Breaux Bridge has two fire companies,
one engine and one hook and ladder
company. Pretty good for such small
place. iat Nefiaat4f7ff 90 heH tginaa
The country papers suggest to the
planters and farmers the necessity Of
fixing up their roads just now, while
they have nothing to do.
Richard Owens, OF Carthage. moved to
Rapides parish. There he committed q
! which he fed to HIS old home, but was
arrested and sent back to Rapides.
A serious shooting ARRAY occurred
aboard the steamer Frank Pargoud at
Lake Providence,, Saturday night. Col.
! b. l.. Morgan Of that place went aboard
the Pargoud where he met Major B. II.
Lanier andiJ d. Tomkins, with whom
he, has been on bad terms for some time,
arising from t,olitical diffarences. While
by kins, whom, alter tussle, he
threw down, when Lanier, drew a pistol
and fired at him, wounding him serious
ly In the thigh. Col. Morgan replied,
wounding Lanier three times, In the
arm, across the chest and in the hand.
w. Jasper Blackburn has been ap-
pointed Tax Collector of Claiborne
parish for the unexpired current tax
year, vice T..W. Poole--a change with
out prejudice IL any way TO Mr.. Poole
With no charge OF commission or ofnis-
sion resting against him, 30, at least,
Jasper himself says. ila 8E ~ 4I
Mr.. Joseph Williams, prominent
planter in DeSot0, residing some four
miles from Ksachi, was shot last We'd
nesday evening BY Q colored laborer on
his place called Charley, In a most un-
provoked manner. Great excitement
prevails In the whole sneighborhood in
consequence.
4 14iaem az TEXAS va a8V itl
Burglars are active in Dallas.
The Thermometer 10 % and 100 in
Denison. s1
A great religious revival II progress
sive at Cody Chapel, near Goliad.
of tanning leather within q month has
been invented and patented. H
I The area of Texas is 1885 square
miles, or 175, ,594 $50 acres, and is one
! fourth larger than France. Tom Scott
owning about one-tenth.
A three year old child, son Of H. r.
Magee. Of Simpson county. was poison
ed some days ago by drin king fly poison,
from the effects Of which he died:
Sohulenberg, Texas, received anst two
bales cotton OF the new crop on the 29th
ult; One bale was classed middliag,
and sold for II cents. and the other
classed low middling, and also sold for
II cents.
Track. laying Oh the Texas and New
Orleans Railroad has about reached the
Trinity. The false work" of the bridge
over the San Jacinto has all been put
up, and construction trains are now run
| ming four miles out from Houston in the
direction of the San Jacinto. Trains
will be running through to Beaumont
In six weeks, or less time.
structed d toll bridge over dry creek,
with exclusive right Of way for crossing
anywhere within two miles OF the
BRIDGE. She now wants q toll road, In
order to force teamsters to go thirteen
miles further than there is any necessity
for going. $3.50 WIZ
On Monday might some one entered
the courthouse Of San Maecos and piled
all the county and court records up on
the floor, poured kerosene oil'on them,
aad then applied the match, and al were
barely In time to save the building.
| The Grand Jury Of Qrayson county,
In session at Sherman, adjourned on the
18th, after finding 313 indictments, 46
felonies and 267 misdemeanors. That
was pretty fair business. eN
/ On July %, 1900 beeves passed over the
Texas trail at Fort Worth. This is the
last herd on the trail, and the drive of
1875 may now be considered as over.
The drive altogether amounts to 313, ,248,
of which number 2O4 ,438 passed through
Fort Worth, and 10000 held In conye-
nient distAuce for fall shipment when
the Texas Pacific shall be ready to re-
ceive them here. jIAg
Never has the prospect for abundance
In Marshall been brighter st this season
OF the year than It is at present: The
cotton is generally excellent, and corn,
(who has just finished business tour OF
the county,) Is ~sinply magnificent"
Other minor crops are above the aver
age, and there seems to be growing
increase 10 the number OF hogs, and
visible Improvement Of, stock cattle.
Farmers are also disposed to improve
by setting out orchards and generally
to DO AOp0ful OF the IuLuF0. lCOrn Is
cheaper THANH has been at this season,
for twenty y-five years. Old citizens say.
manner as Goldfish and salmon, are now
being brought, from the coast and
offered for sale in the interior OF West
| {ern Texas. This is considered the finest
fish on our coast, and the business Of
curing them for market ought to be-
come q large and profitable industry.
They are freshef, and must be better,
than either the dried Goldfish or salmon
Let those who do not believe this make
the experiment. The price, we believe,
: The end Of the Texas Legislature
rumpus was the defeat Of the adjourn
ing minority. An order was issued
from the House about 10 a. N. for the
arrest OF the absent members, and the
Sergeant -at-arms proceeded to the court