The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
SOUTHERN NEWS.



The schools In Rapides will open Sep
TENDER 1.
The cane crop in Iberville Is more
than splendid.
The Natchitoches jail has been thor
oughly repaired.
Red river lacks only two feet OF Its
lowest water mark at Alexandria.
Natchitoches has superabundance
Of fruit and prices are down In conse-
quence.
The colored Methodists of Rapides
are having camp meetings just back OF
Pineville.
Baton Rouge has received It's first
bale Of cotton, Weighing $40 pounds,
and raised by Mr.. VIM. Garig In that
parish.
The lower mail is such an arrant
humbug that 1t is hardly Of use to. de-
nounce 1t. The New Orleans papers are
reaching us now, nine days old. How's
that, Mr.. Contractor ?-[ Natchitoches
Vindicator.
We hear 1t mooted that great many
OF our citizens who emigrated to Texas
are thinking seriously OF returning
home. Come on, gentlemen we'll kill
the fatted calf for as many as may re-
The New Orleans DEMOCRAT has
dfummed into the law officers ef the
State until they have made q movement
to recover the amount stolen In over
drawn salaries by the late and not la
mented Supreme Judges. Our law Off
GERS have made move and-that's
about ALL Natchitoche Vindicator.
From the best authority we gather
that no fear need be apprehended from
the cotton worm for at least forty days
yet. The generation just webbing up
cannot produce an army OF sufficient
numbers to destroy the cotton, and 1t
will take another web up" an increase
to bring the destroyers; this will put
them off beyond the Goth September, by
which time everything will be safe.
1 Natchitoches indicator.
The Iberville South and the Vermilion
Banner are just now having d lively dis
cussion on the subject OF re-opening
Bayou Plaquemine. The Banner for
re-opening and the South against 1t.
This Is a matter Of great interest to that
whole section Of country, and In order
to reach the real wishes OF the people
affected be re-opening of the bayou,
it would be well, IL the Legislature were
appealed to, to submit the question to a
popular vote. That is the best way to
reach solution Of the question. b.
ton Rouge Advocate.
Mississippi.
The Natchez Democrat wants that city
to build cotton press.
The first Natchez new bale was re-
ceived there on the fifteenth, and sold
for IA cents pound.
Vicksburg has received her first bale
% l. a rx.l al
ored, of Warren county.
Several gentlemen left Vicksburg last
Saturday morning to examine and as
Miller's Bend. The levee will be four
miles in length, and will throw out sew
eral plantations, SO says the Greenville
Times.
AS the restless part of the population
of the North is looking towards the
South for homes, we would mention for
the benefit of all concerned. that the
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad Com
pany have for sale to immigrants, or
anybody else, one hundred and fifty
thousand acres Of land, lying along
their road, at ST. Is per acre. The lands
are adapted to all the agricultural pro-
auctions Of the South, especially to
fruit culture and the rearing of sheep
anu OGuoI live SGOchs anu Lie Cllm6b6 ID
the best and healthiest in the world
[Vicksburg Herald.
On Monday last the jury Of inquest
summoned to view the dead and head
less body which was found about noon
the day previous, in the Lebanon pond,
on the Natchez and Monticello road,
about fifteen miles from the former
place, returned the verdict that it was
that of large male colored person, to
the jury unknown, and that the dissev-
cred head had not been discovered. It
was evident that some three or more
days had passed since the murder, and
the body when discovered was floating
in nearly perpendicular position, sur
rounded with lowering vultures. On
the neighbors assembling and examin-
lug it, 1t was found that a bag contain
ing some fifteen or twenty bricks was
attached to the naked body by cotton
rope passing around the waist and firm
~ tied, the hands also being secured
by the same rope, and the feet were fas-
tened by a leather string. Three large
stabs existed in the right side, and a
large one in the left side Of the body,