The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-09
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.

! LOUISIANA.
| tMcschascebe (St. John BAPTIST April 81
The Camelia plantation, formerly L
b. Marmillion, seized in the suit Of Au
: gustave Lcbpuf vs.. Mrs. Ulysse JacoI
and Miss Aglae b. Marmillion. was SOLD
ut auction last Saturday by Sheriff Lu
Glen Cambre. The place has been di-
vided into thirteen lots, and plan
drawn by McLeran, civil engineer. was
exhibited on tho day of sale. The adju
, dlcatlOn was for $Si40. The parties OK
propriated had purchased the place Oh
the 18th OF December, 1871, for $18, 100
tSt. Charles Herald April 81
, CROPS. The growing corn crop, under
the favorable weather which has pre-
vailed for the last eight or ten days,
has been rapidly recovering from the
damaging effects of the severe freezes
which occurred to weeks ago. Plant
cane is coming up finely, and promises
large and remuneratve results. Rice Is
also beginning to assume 6ouriShing
aspect-tbe crop on every plantation
being reported as progressing favorably.
IIhlbodaux Sentinel April 81
The District Court, Hon. TAYLOR
Beatie presiding, is in session at Hollma
this week and there is consequently an
exodus OF members of our bar tending
to that place.
ISt james Sentinel April 81
There seems to be very little appre-
hension of trouble in this parish from
the high water. With immense Gre
vases above, and tho famous Bonnet
Care open below, it will be singular
indeed If our levees, which withstood
the enormous rise Of 1873, should fail to
protect us now. 1t would be we'll how
ever, for all our planters to know that
| hn
Levee Company, rs will be seen by
reference to an article on the subject Of
lcvees, to be found on the first page.
ALABAMA
lEufaula Times. April ST.
THE FoRT GAINES BRIDGE. We arc
panied to learn that the splendid bridge
across the river at Fort Gaines was
swept away by the flood on day before
yesterday. This Is really great Gala
nifty, not only to Fort Gaines but to the
Southwestern Railroad and the travelling
public. 1t was fine and costly struct-
ure, and it will cost great deal to re-
place 1t. 1t will loose to Fort Gaines
most Of its Alabama trade.
Mobile Register. April IL
The Custom House will hereafter be
closed at dark, as all appropriations for
gas and fuel have been discontinued.
Some one has suggested that the
| political gas might be cut off without
detriment or Inconvenience TO the city.
We understand that the work OF decapi-
tation will commence in few days
Slneeures are beginning to get nervous.
TENNESSEE.
The Thomaston HerdM learns that
wheat in the boot was materially in
lured by the cold snap. It is said,
hny hot h.
down nearly to the ground that it will
come out again and make good wheat.
This has been the experience of several
old farmers.
shreveport Times April A.
Nature does some strange things
sometimes. A boy in Waco has n Young
mule-eared rabbit which is being reared
by cat. She gives it nourishment, and
it seems, happy, contented and at home
with its feline foster sisters and brothers.
The most remarkable thing about it all
is that the rabbit was brought into the
world by the Cmsarean operation. The
boy had killed the mother rabbit, and
after she had been dead an hour being
OF n surgical turn of mind. with a
pocket-knife performed the operation
which ushered the young rabbit into
this world alive and lively,
We have looked through our Texas
exchanges pretty thoroughly for the
purpose of seeing if the late cold spell
injured to any extent the wheat crop.
and are pleased to state that we have
been unable to find any bad reports.
TEXAS.
dallas Herald. April Al
There Is forty per cent more Of wheat |
planted in Dallas county than was I
sowed last year, and the prospect for a /
heavy yield was never more tlattering.
The area in cotton has also been con
siderably increased, and as the farmers
are plowing deeper and better, much
larger ylold OF the staple may also be
Farming in Dallas county
Is certainly paying business, and there
Is no good reason why our Changers may
not sport, in a few years boast, the most
plcthoric OF pocket books.
lAustin Statesman. April I'll
There was lively little and very alb
surd shooting scrape between John
Powers, OF Cooke county, and Frank
leatman, counter-hopper in Sher-
man store, which resulted in the serious
wounding OF Powers in the hip Joint.
foWerS stated that some one in that
store had swindled his friend; the lie
passed and blows were struck. the bis
lol hoped in and spoke and settled the
quarrel, and the Powers that be came
lear not being.
ARKANSAS.
Helena World, April 81
Several cases Of smallpox reported !
throughout the State. In Little Rock .
10 less than fifteen or twenty cases have
within the last three months,
md many fatal
We understand that the fruit crop this
'ear, in Arkansas, will fall short of that /,
II last year, and consequently very little !
ruit will be handled. ,
MISSISSIPPI,
The bank at Meridian, under control 5
u Cleon Williams, formerly Of this l
,lace, is reported suspended.
Summit Times. April ~ :
COTTON FACToRY.-A large and enthu- s
iastic meeting Of citizens was held at !
he Masonic Hall on Monday last, at d
7hich a charter was agreed upon for the
ummit Cooperative Manufacturing v
company, business committees an n
ointed, etc. We regret not having I
cen furnished copy of the proceed A
1lgs for this issue. A general meeting
all the persons interested in Pike, Il
mite. franklin, Lincoln and Marion
ountles is to assemble at Summit on 81
ne morning of the Goth of April. That t
the day OF the grand Odd Fellows a.
recession and the reunion Of the sol s.
lers at this place Several thousand 81
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