The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13

pauuennineH parish, under the iHHtiAHH
ton OF q. g. Packard, locking to the
collection Of taxes for the Packard gov
eminent. are illegal and uneonstitutiofi.
oil. Dillingham; Lawrence Ia president OF
the police jury, having been elected to
that office In January last for the year.
Three OF the other police Jurors. how
ever. who have been won over by Y. y.
Packard. TOUR" Paekard's brother. hold
secret meetings, depose him and at-
tempt to levy q tax. Great Indignation
Ii expressed by oil the citizens OF the
parish at this action. and 1t looks likely
that this Star Chamber gang, and Pack
ard as we'll. would be locked up for vio-
lation OF the law.
A serious accident befell the vigilance
committee In Cameron parish last week,
says the Opelousas Courier. Two ne.
groes had been arrested and put In iail
on the charge Of having poisoned q well.
The vigilance assembled and proceeded
to kill them. One OF the committee
named Mccall kept guard over the
sheriff near by, while the others entered
the jail to lynch the negroes. They
first put rope round the neck OF the
younger negro and pitched him out Of
sa settea h s hasa, HE s oider one wa seen
ing that 1t was neck. breaking business,
concluded that he would rather risk his
In trying to save his life. 80 he leaped
out OF the window. and happened to run
towards where Mccall was guarding the
sheriff. Mccall hearing q noise, ran
out, or appeared. TO see what was the
matter, when his brother vigilants. In
shooting at the flying negro, wounded
the latter. who, however, made his
escape. and put thirty.seyen buekshot
III MeUalls breast, literally shooting
bis heart out OF him, and, Of course.
killing him instantly. A deputy sheriff.
an ally of the vigilance committee, re-
eeived for his share three buokshot IN
his carcass, but we did not learn II he
was seriously wounded. The negro was
captured next day and again lodged In
jail.
The Raymond Gazette has at It's mast
head Gov. Wade Hampton for Presi4
dent In 1880.
The track OF the Vicisburg and Mere
dian railroad was washed up and Hood
ed between Edwards and Bolton last
week, delaying the trains several days.
The Friar's Point Coahomtan nomi.
mates the following State ticket: Gov.
ernor, w. A. Percy Of Washington At
torney General, 7. 9. Catohings of
Washington, and Auditor. Geo. nj. ae-
van Of Marshall.
Last Saturday evening, colored wo.
man, wife OF q negro carpenter who
lives in Klein's Bottom, near vicks-
burg, was passing out at her front gate,
when her skirts brushed the hind legs
of COW standing near the fence, when
the Infatuated brute whirled round and
horribly gored and mangled the unfor.
tunate woman. The woman may get
we'll, but she is at present in O pre-
oarious and dangerous condition.
The heavy rain on Saturday after
noon was aeoompanied-a the Selma
residence Of Mr.. Chamberlain. two
miles east of the village of Washington.
Ia Adams eounty--with considerable
wind, and presenting more the freaks
of tornado than OF o violent gale.
Within the scope OF its force, about one
yards In width, and which
fences and trees were leveled and one
or two cabins and outbuildings were
moved from their site, unroofed and
otherwise damaged.
An accident occurred on the New Or
leans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad on yesterday morning, about
o'clock. between Crystal Springs and
Terry, which fortunately resulted with.
out loss OF life, although two gentlemen
met with q very narrow escape. The
train. which was due In jackson at 2 .40
b. m. on Sunday, laid over ut MeComb
City on account OF the storm, and started
at daylight. At the place where the
accident occurred there IL high en-
through which small Gull
vert IL built. The water had washed the
earth away from the brick work and the
passing Of the engine with each sue
seeding car caused the track to settle
lower and lower until when the sleeper
reached the spot, It had settled so low
IA to throw the car, which was q very
heavy one, down the embankment.
Hon. u. w. Cabaniss. of Clinton. and
w. J. Bell. Esq. OF Trenton. were the
only occupants of the ear at the time Of
he accident. Mr.. Bell had his jaw
broken In two places, and Judge Caba-
liss received severe wounds on the
head. face and hands, and also COM
plains Of internal paiMs.
Texas.
There are 1896 oranges In Texas.
Dallas wants to call herself the young
chicago.
Mr.. Fears is reelected Mayor of Sher.
nan by handsome majority.
Indian and Mexican cattle thieves are
stealing cattle along the Dry Frio.
The BRENNAN city election resulted
a the re election Of the former Mayor
Ind Council.
The Longview Era says that Gregg
county ships nearly one million dollars
worth OF lumber annually.
The Lipens crossed over the Rio
lrande March 20 In search of American
,attle. 1t Ia understood that the Mex
ran authorities will protect them on