The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-30

SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LoltIaIANA

'RnfS AND Politics. bra. Scott an
I Ashton have Just returned from trip l.
he parishes Of Webster. Claiborne. an,
! Union, and report the crops backward
but growing rapidly The people ar
hopeful and arc working with will.
Politically they hre perfectly sanguin,
Of carrying ihosn parishes for The Dem
ncrntie Conservative rnrty
shreveport Times Nav 1el
Iate yesterday evening a negro mn,
eanie NJ from Mr Fosters plnntatio,
known rs the Sewel plnce. nud report
| ei That man hy the nnnn of IIaEla
wood had there shot md killed nnofhc,
whom the negro cnllod Mi Henry we
10 not know that cifhor of the nnncs
are correctly given
Ills statement waa thni tho fprnol
| ehpt the latter iU tile hnnd wiiit pharun
pf huoksbot. nnkin0n 4 hole almoaf iaro,
enough I'D l5nt the Hat 10 ~ further
sail that, hiter the shooting. IIazlewopd
walked in the house aud handed Il lpdy
some inticta. Informing hcr that she
would learn from them why hp hnd
tfllcd tho man ana then wnIkcd or
Both wcro white men. and. the negro
snYa, lhvn bndh WORKING On tho rltce
about month
'naehiin Il l.rfrn May 7eI
W." oJorilpw II uuiug nir Tho awnrnp
md every day therr t. more aud moro
ni the railroad trHak ming ont Major
ttoen informs rs TINT ho expects to
hayc trains running through ngniu bv
,he 'N'h ~ next month htpresent Tho
locomotives are all iIlp. Hands ore
following ~ tha wnfn, aud repairing
be tIHcIy cur ~ 1Vo bridgps may
need repairs. lut the work necessary j.
Inl yntF gt"H'
AtsrtNt.
iohiln Itagi4'at Mas a7l
Nv m advertisement IN to-day's Rrg-
tsfff. 4 viii ~ seen that an effort will
Ne made Nv build Il Lrrpkw wnipf ia aur
bay Il Is holioycd that II can hn cneilv
dnh". nnd WHOM done. nnl proper lnws /
ar". inhde regGlatipg plotago. etr.. il I
WI h"r"nn very popular port IF call. /
ana ~ addition viii make perfectly |
Secure loading berth for vcssela. ea- /
ncfihllt lnr timber vessels. Il rtrni
I'oet ~ which would load here with T
~ Nthhot each season. lonving T
nf thousands ur dollars I
among timber mon. ship chnndIers
'hlp agents. tugs. Lighters. ateyndoroe
lnd others, II they could find only n
into iiuhorloaliug herih in oar bay
J he gentlemen who received from tho
l"giSlHtnl" last session The tiuht to
construct 4 lurnkunfor in cur bav. pro
rnse 10 attempt II alone. II uuasaiated
vit i q view If eventually king il not
'nl} q l'"rt If call, rui loading berth.
'ut eventually u coal depot, where
teamcta in the Gulf onn call and take
hen lnel ~ our superior Alabama coal
y pri'" that viii guarantee the sale Of t
hnusnnd7 1T tons each month hut
While determined - undertake IL alone
4, = neesssafy thaY sY 2pa4 the hapks
'onv. n That AZ who desire can Sl'ai8
uoccasfulv. viii start new ern fpr ,
Iohilc. ana pay tho shareholders good !
ividends ON their Investments.
TEXAS.
1Datly Jhuplroute MAY lGl
We have cpnyoraci to-day with farm
rg from almost every direction. and in (
,onrly cycry instance they report crops
# all kinds doing wcll IT the present
weather continues larger
.ields will bo made than for years rnst.
This tinc last year we wore undergoing
drought. the last rain to benefit crops :
,nying fnIlpn on tho Jo'h " April That
lrought depressed our farmers finan-
'inlly IT, n great extent. and now II the
resent glorious prospect Is verified.
hat worthy class Of people will be On
,beI ~ aurmpunt the difficulties under
which they have iahored for u year, and
ycnr wrrntha If smiles cngcuIcroi by
Hur-I u Ifntii Mas },.l
Proposals fpr the construction of the
inst twenty miles of the East Line Rail
Dad. from Jefferson ~ Sulphur Springs
viii br tCOdN ipl reception dll'I lo-0AN.
The specifications cnn ho soon at the
WI, Irtt,.,, ,'lat, 4,ill ~, ft,rned
=, ill.,, Is. IrrG This norton or tho
.,1 i ,..,,,iir..l tn be finished and in
4,l / A-..,,,l.,. tl,l,h
'pHlNllAi NY tit' -ai 't N"F'h 'h''i' Nv
1uIpOsr we under i'tilt, - - llnlSn iS
iru.b H.. rra4ibIU thi- Ypar ana to com +
MA H.. ,,nfir,. limo In time to take off
'N Ls,a 40 7
lhll t'i| 't ''tt@ ''tt, = ~ i7D t't''' ~
ncHns, mud II Is to- thclr interest 10
iniaL ftsn r,4=i NJ 4 soon IA II en- be done III
,t,t " li. JI..,Ij L,, haon informed
ne '",'t7 tt' 'i.' IL ~ ,'t,,,,,t
= o"' tf,t VIII ,y,., ioI
i, u, ,in a., Mnssra nonnh Ernthere
who advertised for three