The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-25
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

SuU Helm NEWo,
Louisiana.
There are plenty of tramps in Rich
land.
Grand Ecore boasts of free ware
house.
Bunco and keno prevail to an alarm
ing extent In Natchitoches.
Thieves, particularly cattle thieves,
abound la Madison parish, and are
doing thriving business.
The Patriot Democrat thinks that the
present police jury OF East Fenciana
will soon get that parish out OF DEBT.
The prisoners in the. Caddo parish
Jail enjoy divine service frequently;
They talk OF holding a religious revival
there.
The Baton Rouge Advocate has turned
It's portraits OF Tilden ana HENDRICKS
upside down In honor OF the tribunals
decision.
They Vienna Sentinel announces q
vigorous effort to organize sunday
school in that town. Success is now
promising.
The Avoyelles Radicals are hopeful;
tuning Packard to appoint them tax
collector or sheriff.
The Fire Department Of Baton Rouge
paraded on Washington's birthday,
February %. Places of business were
generally closed on the occasion.
Owing to the high price OF coal many
who formerly used it will use wood
drift wood-for grinding purposes this
year.
In accordance with memorial pre-
sented them, the Police Jury OF Carroll
has resolved not TO create any more
debts until the present parish debt Is
paid.
A movement Is on foot to remove the
parish seat of Richland Parish. Gerard
Ia suggested as proper place. Mr.. W.
+. Wells, of the latter place, offers the
ground for @ courthouse at the latter
place.
One of the bales Of cotton recovered
from the wreck of the steamer Clifford,
sunk in Red River, was weighed and
pulled down 800 pounds. The original
weight was only AGO pounds. It seems
incredible that compactly pressed
bale with iron ties, in.which there is no
"give," should have absorbed 43o
pounds OF water, without looking at all
enlarged by this absorption.
MISSISSIPPI.
fernando is to have cotton factory.
Business in Vicksburg Is improving.
The lumber trade on the Gulf coast of
Mississippi is reviving.
Okolona proposes to drive out va
grants by stringent laws.
BrooEhaven with $500 inhabitants has
four steam engine companies.
Mr.. G. g. Lee. OF Alabama, has pur-
chased half Of the Magnolia Herald.
Money must be scarce in Pike county,
since cross-ties are used as currency in
purchasing provisions.
Natchez, Port Gibson and Brook
haven are fighting for the location of
the Oakland (Presbyterian) College.
The Vicksburg Herald says: eff
North Mississippi must furnish us
Governor, let us have Gov. Stone, Tor
he is good one."
At an election held for town officers
for Magnolia, last Monday, the follow
ing persons were elected: FL. L. Stafford,
Mayor; w. G.. Tyler, David Lleb, +. W.
Collins. e. Stafford, Aldermen.
The Vicksburg Herald is responsible
for rattlesnake, with fourteen rattles,
carrying off young lamb in its mouth.
The snake lived on Mr.. Ferguson,s
place, three miles from Vicksburg.
At the annual meeting Of the Masonic
lodges Of Mississippi, at Jackson, re-
Gently, there were cit lodges, So chap
tiers, and II council represented.
ization the Capitular and Cryptic de-
grees, as has been done in Texas and
Virginia.
A murder was committed on DR..
Crum's place, near Dry Grove, on
Monday last; the victim being a col
ored man-Alexander BristoW. He was
struck twice upon the head with his
own ak, either blow being sufficient TO
produce death. An inquest was held
by ESQUIRE Williams, and circumstan-
tial evidence elected that caused Jacob
Winter (colored) to be arrested and
bound over for his appearance. Bristow
leaves wife and six children.
Texas.
Horse thieves are infesting Fort
Worth.
They talk OF an extra session Of the
Legislature.
Bell county produced $1,000 bales Of
cotton last year.
N. E. Cooper, postmaster at East Ber-
nard, has been arrested for robblng the
mail.
The fire companies OF Galveston had
grand celebration on the twenty
second.
A vast army Of emigrants is winding
its way through the Indian Nation to-
wards Texas.
The people down at Nacogdoches
take stock freely and subscribe land to
Bremond and Cones narrow gauge rail-
| way.
The Statesman SAYS that st. Louis,
| Chicago and Cincinnati are all sending
money to Austin to defeat local option
| in that section.
The Indec says a large number of
new corners are settling in Navarro
| county, nnlnnu of Pannsriua n / a