The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-26
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.


The Tax Collector OF Ascension parish,
as an inducement to all parties to come
up and pay their taxes, publishes the
name OF all persons who pay their taxes,
instead of tax delinquents, in the parish
papers.
offers the paper to January, 1877, to the
party bringing the largest melon to the
| office; also, one copy for the tirst good
melon. II the editor is not affected by
these melons, he ought to be, for so
stultifying the press.
The local politicians OF Ascension
parish are trying to curry favor with the
negro voters by organizing colored
| militia companies. The white people
are opposed to this action; even the
Radicals condemn it as unnecessary and
| ill-advised.
| A boy named McSweeny, not nine
years old, left Shreveport of his own ac-
cord, Saturday morning, on the steamer
with him, 1t was feared by his mother
that he had been abducted, though
| there seems reason to believe it was only
an elopement after all.
The Lake Providence Republican Is
threatened with $4,000 libel suit,
which does not, however. seem to trOu-
BILE it very much.
The afligators around Clear Lake,
Richland parish, are growing exceed
ing saucy They devour all the hogs In
the neighborhood; pig raising will have
hunters come to the assistance OF the
natives.
| Centipedes seem as destructive in
Texas as sunstroke in New York. The
Corsicana Observer has child bitten by
one, and expected to die.
| The Texas Legislature is fighting over
| a fee bill to reduce the fees chargeable
by clerks OF courts, etc. The Governor
vetoed it, and now the Legislature is
trying, in vain, to pass 1t over his veto.
| Houston must be doing well pecu-
niarly. The town has purchased two
| fire engines on credit, and now proposes
a grand city waterworks.
! ,fhe budget of the Legislature for the
ensuing year is only 81, 2O2,O32. Not SO
bad.
| The Austin papers are urging the ne
| cessity OF new State House, promising
| it very cheap.
/ The Texas papers are debating the
question of granting the Texas Pacific
| Railway an extension Of time in which
to complete their road to Texarkana,
before sheir land grant is forfeited. The
press seems 10 Ue duout oSeHiy uNiuou
on this question.
| The Galveston Ne,rs, Waco Examiner,
and other papers want to return the
present delegation to Congress. 1t is
probable that all will be renominated
and re elected. with possibly one excep-
ton.
The gold mines in Mason county are
said to be very rich. Several new mines
have been opened and a considerable
amount Of ore taken out. Quite num-
Der Of smelling furnaces are being
erected.
The Galveston Ne,cs had story about
| Gov. Coke resigning. It turns out, how
ever, to be q mistake. 1t is said he will
not resign his Governorship. for the
United States Senate, to which he has
been elected, until February.
Crops in Montague county have been
considerably damaged by recent fresh
| cts.
Mob. Lopez, Of Milan county, went
down we'll to examine its condition,
but was overpowered by the poisonous
gases therein, and died In consequence:
Religious revivals seem popular all
papers notice three camp-meetings, ut
the same time, within twelve miles OF
that place. Good for religion.
A little girl in BOnham, named Gates,
having been bitten by dog supposed
to have hydrophobia, her father, Mr.. T.
lJ. Gates, advertises for q maidstone
which, according to an ancient super.
stition, will cure the disease. One has
been found in Hunt county, and the
remedy will be tried II the disease man
TESTS itself.
The State of Texas is going to reassume
control OF its penitentiary and convicts,
who have been leased out for number
of years. The project meets with gen
The people Of Fort Griffin have not
been troubled with horse thieves fol
several months past. A dozen or sc
thieves we're hung at that time, since
which event the fraternity have been
exceedingly quiet. Bad for the law
but good for the country" says the Sar
Antonio Herald 4t-
The Dallas Herald gives the following
crops Of Northern Texas. including
thirty eight counties: Wheat, 5,418, 12E
bushels; barley, 3,S42, 900 bushels; oats
II, 1877 900 bushels; corn, 23,210 ,50(
bushels 434,5 acres are planted In
cotton, now in the very best condition
MISSISSIPPI.
!, The lightning struck mule at Tip
lsrsville while blowing, killing the mule
! breaking the pillow in half and stunning
man named Welkins who was driving
, Tiplersville must be as bad place to
live in rs its name would indicate.
The loss by the failure Of the peach
crop the present season, along the New
Orleans, Chicago and st. Louis Rail
road from Terry to Brookhaven, will be
considerably more than 100000. The
crop is total failure; Crystal Springs
favorite shipping port, will not send a
single bushel North this year.
The Aberdeen Examiner advises Gov
Stone to pay no attention to the order
Of Gen. Anger establishing the new
military district He is commander oil
the State militia, and ought to be ready
at all times to carry out the law and
protect the lives cf the people without
any reference to United States soldiers.
In the case of the State Of Mississippi
VS.. T. w. Cardozo, (colored) late Super.
intendent OF Education and Circuit
} Clerk Of Warren county, forfeiture
was taken by the State in the Circuit