The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-03
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.
iThibodaux NenllpeI. Aprll

lIblbUH1uA rttaLlDNl. sApEit tF'i
The fire department Of Thibodaux
celebrated its second anniversary on
the 29th of April.
Mr.. Il. d. Burguieres, the oldest law
yer in Terrebulne, died ut Eouma on
Saturday last.
The weather for the past week has
been very favorable for crops, though
rather too warm for comfort. Cane is
growing finely. but corn would be better
for little rain.
lCatahoula News. April 251
On last Friday morning Mr.. [. N.
Sandridge was shot and killed by Thos.
Young, at the residence OF Thos. Young,
about eight miles above here. 4s
The water is over II large part of our
town now, all up in the streets. The
Mississippi is on stand at Natchez.
Most all of the upper rivers are falling.
tClinton Patriot Democeat, April 2sl
A number of citizens OF Baton Rouge
are taking steps to organize JOINT
stock company for the tanning OF leather
according to the new and expedient pro-
cess Of Mr. Holman, Of Iuka, Miss, by
which a saving OF over half the time,
and from twenty-five to thirty per cent
is made.
TEXAS.
dallas Herald April 27.l
The wheat crop in this county is more
or less blade-rusted. The oat crop is
unusually promising and the acreage
doubles that Of any previous season.
The barley crop is three times larger
than it has been since the war. The
amount OF rye sown is comparatively
small, but looks splendidly. The corn
crop bids as fair as ever known. The
cotton looks healthy. The fruit will be
moderate.
A bag of gold was recently found by
Mr. Henry Taylor on his premises, in
the Kentuckytown neighbOrhoOd. which
locality Mr.. Taylor himself, says a
sum of gold was discovered near the
spring, in the manner reported, aud
that the amount is something between
twelve hundred and two thousand dol
lars. The gold was discovered some
time last week, and the supposition Is
that it was buried there during the
war by notorious gang OF robbers who
infested the county at that time, and
made their headquarters at Cottonwood
Spring, where the gold was discovered.
The depredations of this gang became
so intolerable that they were all hung
by the citizens, and not being able to
carry their personal effects along with
them, left the gold where they had
buried it. This is reasonable theory
on the subject, but whether or not it is
the true one, we can't say.
MISSISSIPPI.
[vicksburg Herald. April 29I
At colored ball, last night, negro
named Ambrose Brown was shot in the
head. The wound is not dangerous.
A new Democratic paper, the Vicks-
burg Tribune, has been started at
Vicksburg on the 30th April.
Enterprise Courier. April 29.l
The crops are in a good condition,
considering the late rains. The farmers
have taken advantage Of the recent dry
spell, and everything is booming. Gar
dens are splendid.
meridian Homesteadl
On Thursday the north bound freight
train on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
was wrecked near Lauderdale. A cattle
gap was on fire when the train ap-
proachehit, but the engineer did not
see the danger in time to stop the train.
The engine and three cars went over
safely, when the bridge gave way, and
ditching the entire train, and setting
fire to it, destroying fourteen ears and
nearly all their contents.
meridian Gazctte.l
Bob Borland, in jail for the murder Of
Donk Miller last year, shot and serious
ly. if not mortally. wounded Wes Cole.
the jailor, and made his escape on the
night Of the 24th inst.
ALABAMA.
. Montgomery Advertiser April 2sI
A street fight occurred in Moulton
last week between two brothers, James
and Elijah Parker on the one side, and
James Aired and his son Alex. on the
other. Elijah Parker was kilied by a
pistol-shot, and the other three parties
were badly cut, Alex Aired fatally,
with pocket knives.