The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-04
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
JOUTSIAN MA.

Vegetables are plentiful and early
fruit abundant. The fruit crop promises
well this year.
shreveport Times. May 3oj
The crops Of both corn and cotton are
doing very well on the bottom lands
although they are later than they were
last year Corn, on most OF the places
we have heard from, is considerably
over head high, ana cotton is about
knee high. The planters are apprchen-
sve of too much rain.
| On the hills the crops are very back
ward and unpromising. Corn, on most
| plantations, is about knee high. while
on many it is much smaller. Cotton is
too small to talk about.
In view OF the gloomy prospect for
good prices the coming season, it is to
be hoped that planters will devote all
necessary attention to their corn crops,
and plant largely OF potatoes and peas.
tNatehitoches vindicator May 27j
On Tuesday night last, at about IL
o'clock. u paruy or men UuiiUd On The
iailor and demanded the keys, which
being given up, they proceeded TO the
Jail, went in, shot and killed one Doug
lass, a colored man, for many years
known in this parish as notorious
thief. The jailor stated that he did not
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they were strangers. 1t has been ru-
mored since that they were men who
had been connected in some disreputa-
BILE way with the man they killed, and
were afraid OF what he might tell
MISSISSIPPI.
tYazoo Herald May 2ol
Our farmers are busfy engaged now
the corn crop is looking promising and
will in u short time be ready to lay by,
while the cotton crop, although looking
we'll, is somewhat backward. In some
localities there has been too much rain,
and in others not enough. Cheering
news comes from all quarters OF the
State, and unless u continued drought
sets in bountiful harvest may he ex
pected. 1t is an old saying among farm
ers that much rain in the spring is Il
pretty sure indication Of n very dry sum
mcr, but we hope that this trite saying
of theirs will prove false this year
magnolia Herald June ~
A terrible thunderstorm occurred at
Summit on Sunday, 2ith instant. The
lightning struck a tree near the resi-
dence Of Mrs Strokecker, and seriously
injured Mrs. Jacob Hart and Frustrated
other parties who were on the streets at
the time. Mr.. Rodolph ID. Wilson was
shetering himself beneath n tree about
about mile from town, and was struck
by lightning and he and his horse in
stantly killed.
TEXAS.
Marshal Herald May 30l
1t has been the common remark that
the present season, in this section OF the
State, Is one of the finest and most
promising ever known. We have been
living in this latitude nearly forty years,
and we do not remember one that, up to
this time, has excelled it. If the favor
able weather contin aes few weeks
longer, the yield will be exceedingly
large.
Yesterday we conversed with gentle
man who had been over large portion
Of the State, as high up as Denison, and
down tho Central and International
roads to Houston and to Austin, and he
informed us that the crop prospects
everywhere We're flattering. In South
western Texas they are secure. The
promise Of such abundance has never
been known. This will give us an i'm
mense immigration next fail.
sherman Register. May 2a
A novel duel took place at Howe Sta
ton on the Central Railroad, in this
county, yesterday Two cow boys got
into quarrel about a heifer, and agreed
to fight it out with six shooters at twenty
PAGES, tho one least hurt to have the
hefer. At the first round one lost a
piece Of his ear and the other piece of
his nose. The youth shot in the ear
conclueed that he had enough Of the
sport and gave up the heifer.