The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30

ferson. GENES to us In yellow dress.
like grocery paper. What Is the mean
The Bastrop cotton mills make 1000
yards Of cloth daily.
Calvert has new paper the Sentinel.
A temporary bridge has been built
over Red River.
The thermometer In Dallas last week
ran up to lo2 In the shade. with no ice
In the city.
Brennan imposes the heavy tax Of
one and onehalf per cent for school
purposes.
The Leader has sued the Marshall
Herald for libel A queer sort OF war.
The lynch law papers or Texas, Waco
Express, Athens Courier. Houston Age.
et a., are trying to prove the rest OF the
world very wicked to justify their horse
thieves.
The San Antonio papers say that
Southwest Texas liz now utterly devoid
of cattle. Five counties alone, Karnes,
Goliad, Wilson. Live Oak aud Victoria
are almost destitute of cattle, aud have
lost 80, 900 head stolen I'm five years.
Hon. I. =. Gathright. Of Mississippi,
has been rendered, by unanimous vote
of the Board Of Trustees. the Presidency
of the Agricultural College ut Bryan,
Texas.
Lynch law or no lynch law, Ia still
under discussion by the Texas papers.
The cotton worm Is mentioned In
several parts of Texas, around Jefferson
for instance.
Two new Republican papers In Texas
for the campaign Austin aud San An
tonic.
The Houston narrow gnage road will
be completed to the Brazos river by Sep
I.,.,J 1P..ll
Vile to Lagrange. and thence to Bas-
trop and Webberville to Austin.
MISSISSIPPI.
The negroes I'm Natchez are dying Of
sunstroke.
Mississippi is to have no State fair
this fall.
The Radicals of the Vicksburg Con
gressonal District are to nominate their
candidate August /.
The new school law requires the
schools to be open five months in the
year, The scholastic year begins jan
uary l.
The Mississippi campaign has opened
briakly in all the counties.
The City Hospital at Vicksburg has
been closed on account Of the expense.
The sick people will have To take care
Of themselves.
The Supreme Court Of Mississippi has
adjourned until the third Monday In
October.
The Yazoo Democrat tells Of young
man Of that town who was unable to
support his wife and ran away He Is
now heard from In Utah with eleven.
An Opelousas catfish weighing l57
pounds, the largest ever caught In Pearl
river, was taken ut Jackson the other
day.
Dr. II. r. Revels has been appointed
President of Alcorn College by Gov.
Stone.
Three negroes escaped from the Mead
vile Jail few nights ago by picking
through wall Please return, II found.
Prof. King, one OF the leading colored
men Of Mississippi. has organized a col
ored Democratic club Of LOO in Kinds
county.
A good days fishing that Of Mr..
Leger in the Pearl river--2392 pounds OF
fish. Those shad placed In the river q
few days ago won't lust long at that
rate.
The Adams Light Infantry Of NatcheZ
are enjoying themselves with target ex-
cursions
No poker Is allowed In Natchez. none
at least on the public streets.
Fine crops, corn, cotton, potatoes and
watermelons In Yazoo.
Plenty OF rain in Sartatia, but almost
too late to produce the desired effect on
the crops.
Cotton worms have appeared In large
force on the plantations along the river
near Vicksburg. There Is great fear
that their early appearance will ruin
the coming crop.
The hog cholera Is raging in Newton
county CropS bad also
Pike county Is all right on the cotton
question. Corn Is u little dried up by
the drouth. Western corn, however, Is
no longer used; the people sensibly
raising what they need.
Port Gibson and the surroundings
had rain storm that has hurt the cot
ton. The same storm is reported at
Ripley-trees torn up, crops blown away
and great deal Of damage done.
Vicksburg papers report the crops in
the neighborhood as excellent.