The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-14
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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No schools ii L.sfourche or Baton
Rouge this year. Money given out.
Comment II unnecessary. ii
Tho Wlnnsborough Dramatic Club, OF
Wlnnsborough, franklin parish, are
hammering sway at tho Lady OF
Lyons for the benefit Of the church,
The Napoleonville Chronicle, speak
Ing Of mad cat making co attack upon
adv wsrned our people OF the necessity
of confining dogs at this season OF the
year" Tho connection Ii not quite
plain. How will the confinement OF
dogs affect mad cats? -,
Vim. q. Patton committed suicide IN
the nei9hborhOod Of Marksville, parish
Of Avoyelles, on the 22d ult., by shoot
ing himself with shotgun. The reJec.
tion OF his addresses by young LADY OF
whom he was enamored was the 1ncen-
tive to this terrible act OF self-destruc-
ton.
inR tax collector for publishing In the
rapers a list of the persons who pay
their taxes. From the DonaldsOnvi!le
chief It appears that the journal, the
official paper, gets paid for such an
nouncement. Weare unable to discover
whether the tax collector or taxpay-
ers have to pay for this sum.
Miss LeoneIle Truxillo. who resides
near the village Of Paincourtvtlle, par
ish Of Assumption, was bitten by 9 cat
supposed to be mad. The animal was
In her room and suddenly. sprang at
Miss Truxillo, bit her, and also severely
lscerated her person with It's claws.
Great fears for the safety OF the young
lady we're entertained by her friends,
but she IL pronounced out OF danger by
thu atfandtnO nh VaiCtAu.
Judge Maher, parish Judge OF Ascen-
sion, fs also Mayor Of Donaldsonville,
and Senator Landry, Senator from that
Dietrict. President OF the Parish School
Board, The question is being discussed
whether this Is a violation OF Art. III OF
the constitution, which says: mo per-
son shall hold or exercise at the same
more than one Office OF trust or profit.
except that Of justice OF the peace or
notary public" =.
Shreveport and the neighborhood held
an important meeting at the Cotton
Exchange, last Saturday, to organize
an association to invite immigration
and capital to North Louisiana. Judge
W. A. Seay, w. d. Wylie and G. G..
| Thurnaoud were appointed committee
to see to the matter.
The Assumption Chronicle gives an
excellent statement OF the crop pros
poets of that parish. The number OF
acres under cultivation are 1887 in
cane and about 10000 In corn. The re-
port is generally good, 96 plantations
reporting the crop good, and 36 1air:
Of cane under cultivation-6OO acres.
II all the country papers would make
up reports like this, Il would be OF great
service to both planters and merchants:
Shreveport suggests that the towns Oi
Dallas and Marshall, which raised the
cry OF yellow fever in that city, each
send one or more physicians there tc
visit and study the sanitary condition
OF Shreveport; in fact, to appoint
"committee OF investigation" to In
quire into the question OF yellow fever
or not.
acted upon.
! leans from Red River parish In refer
ence to the tax collectorship has re
turned to Coushatta, and reported the
result OF their interview with Antoine
Antoine thought their demand too great
and proposed to defer any action OF
the matter until Kellogg returned. IL
: proposed, however, to appoint M T
Lisso, one OF the committee that called
tax collector, but this the gentleman
declined, because It interfered with hi
business The Coushatta citizens ex
press regret at this.
TEXAS.
There is q great deal Of sickness II
/. The old Austin courthouse is to b.
converted into q city hospital. -,
I The mesquit mast this year ID plenti
: A terrible hurricane visited Terrell
!. Station, doing q great deal OF damage Z
!. The scheme to divide Bexar and create
q new county, Granbury, has come Il
grief Ia the Legislature.
The resignation Of the dissatisfied
members OF the minority in the Legis
! ! lature, was promptly accepted by tn
The San Antonio Herald Is very no
and STYLES It "the Bastard Legislature.
Not Radical paper In Texas hoisti
: the Cincinnati platform. The less salt
. about II the better. =,
;. The Travis county convention declin
Tom Scott under the title OF prlvat
/, TSe Texas Military Institute boasts 0
: 100 cadets. It Is In fOurishing circum
. stances.
I Austin complains OF division o
!. trade and entire sq,ares OF property TO
: ST. Louis has organized a Texas Lam
and Immigration Bureau to suppl
Texas farmers with German laborers.
Fifteen hundred first bales Of cot
ton reported everywhere. No end t
that first bale. Y"
Houston seems to have done goo
q thing by the burning OF It's market
! was heavily insured.
The tax on circuses has been reduces
J, by the Legislature from $500 to $lOt
q Trot out your giraffes.
The army worm has made Its ar
j pearance on Union Creek and on tn
. Colorado River, produced by the we
I I weather. ... 49,.
b A coyote was killed on Congress
9 street, Houston. where he had taken u
Q his residence and gone into the poultr
9 line heavily. aaa.
Governor Coke has vetoed the act G
the Legislature giving the sheriff
Of the various counties the right t
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