The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-24
GUNDRY NEWS ITEMS.

The Jefferson Texas Mayor and Al
derrnen propose To pass an ordinnnce
protecting hooking birds from the boys.
Dallae iTexas) boasts OF an elevator.
Several Western Texas papers again
revive the proposition Of dividnk up
the State, claiming that the Legislation
favors the Northern and Eastern sec
tom ut the expense iof lWesterfi Texas.
Calhoun county lAla,l has had SIX
deaths from snake bites this year.
The bows at Montgomery are fishing
mn old m,,skets from the river Forty
we're discovered last week by persons
bathing, also small cannon. Are they
"Reminiscences OF the war or the klikitix.
The hogs have possession OF Daiias
and so much influence with the CITY
Council, that Notwithstanding the pro-
test of the newspapers ana Inc people,
the Council, refuses to pass hog ordi-
nance. e. 'st'l''-.''
Theirs are now fears of an overflow In
Red river below Shreveport. The loss
Of cotton by the rise above is,est'mated
at 5000 bales. 10y s,t .,3,..
The Texas Legislature adjotirns July
I, A committee ofnleAding citizeua has
been selected Ia, Dallas, Texas. to raise
funds to assist In getting emigrants to
come TO that part OF Texas.
afThe pAdncah 1Ieoplc are subscribing
to erect a gigantic Hayes liberty pole,
$500 being already subscribed goo el
The Eufaula Times discusses water
melons in aprosy ana agricultural style
without attempting n single Joke
Jefferson claims lOO, 900 bales Of cotton
next year, Dallas 5000. II 5iq ss4
The San Antonio Her0M shows that In
1874, B,3l9. 75i acres Of State land were
located In Texas. for which, the State
received $39, 1894 O.. or about onc-half u
cent an acre. spy. eH VI sht H.l I.
Seventy-iive. thousand young .had
were deposited In the waters Of Pearl
river near Jackson, Miss, recently, by
the United States fish bureau. IT.
San Antonio Express, 10th: We learn
that upwards Of one, hundred and fifty
tiibusters entered Mexico, from Texas q
few days ago. The men were all well
armed and mosnted. Our informant
was not aware whether they were going
to Join either Of the Mexican parties.
Texas liz very much infested with
tranps. r. appears they have been
driven South ny stringent Legislation at
the North. II we are not mistaken, the
advance guard Is beginning to penetrate
this particular section OF the State, and
some OF them have reached town. II
would not hurt to look TO your bolts and
firearms, rs a gang lof these vagabonds
almost took Kingsbury few days ago.
In the Second Congressional District
Of Kansas the Democratic Convention
nominated Hon. y. J. Franklin as Its
| candidate on the Hath ballot. The boys
we're exhausted or they might have held
out till the l99th ballot. la.e
Some years ago the bed Of Red river,
about twenty miles below Denison
abandoned its channel by cutting
through to Eagle Lake, thus lcavinl
several thousand acres OF valuable land
which had belonged to Texas, in The
Chickasaw Nation This land wal
owned by Bob Taylor. We are informed
by Jackson Kemp. sheriff Of Picken'
county, G. NJ, that during the recen
Yreshet the river resumed It's old chan
mel, so this land Il again on the Texa
side. and OF course now belongs to tn
original owner, Mr.. Taylor.