The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-19
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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Louisiana.
The nnnaldsopyille Chief says that farm work
In progressing favoraby in Ascension parish.
Tbree ginhousss, with their contents, have
burned In the southern part OK hiehlana parish
within the last two weeks
All The public schnols In Plaqueminee parish
have been suspended for want OF noney. although
Il il understood, most of the teachers have been
paid.
Owing to the inclelneney OF the weather Rex
did not make his appearance in shreveport on
the Monday preceding Mardi Gras, 40 haa oeeh
announced.
The new city board of Nstchitoches have
elected James Little City Marshal, =. Reggie as-
estant. Leon arencaux City Goleetor; sehh La
place Treasurer.
Plant cane In yermiun has kept well, aud
planters are anxious 10 buy all they can hnd tor
sale. An increased area OF cane may "e ioohea
for this year In Vermilions
The Police Jury Of Bt. Charles made the fol.
lowing appointments of eyndics for that nafiaas
Alex. Clinton, Joe Alexander, Sam hutledge,
Palmer Eikins, Peter Brown.
The Ieyees la plaanemnes pafiah are being
rapidly repaired and rebuilt. During the last
week the leyeea en- the Magnolia place, ana tne
levee from The Umpire Parish hics Viii to ttis
courthouse. have been completed.
The Police Jury of Plagueminea met at The
courteous. last Monday. BytesOntion oil Hem
ry Tayior, duty seconded and adopted that mysa
FERROUS and euuvooal state OF existence known
ma The siait,s d,to was recognized and duly pru-
claimed. wise conclusion arrived ut In due
season.
the crop OF sc. James parish, Left Bank in ar
penis Of cane ground, Sta hossheads oil eugar
made. 47T4 barrels OF molasaea made I5be
barrels Of rice, 45l9. Mr.. Laurent ID. Martin
leads all with $50 hogsheads of sugar and sap
barrels OF m,olassee the Carroll plantation 81
MIR, Bradish johnson IL next, with $40 bogsheads
ana 600 barrels. The average production OF sn-
gar per arpent was lbBa
On Friday night last, on the late Or. Wofthy's
plantation In uado parish, Oliver warren, hes
urn bny AGED about nineteen years, shot end
Killed young gill named Lucy Strong, aged
atort seventeen yeare. The two were sitting In
the cabin Of the girls mother when oliver pulled
n handkerchief from hia pocket and Hourishing II
In the prl's face. remarked "This is your Mise
Evas handkerchief" The girl snatched II from
his hand I'd lore II In two, aud threw the pieces
,lpcn The door. Oliver became ineensed al this.
and picking up q shovel laying close by. threw
some hot embers on her. burning her very se-
yerely, Lucy then dealt her tofmentor q blow In
NE face, whereupon he knocked her down aud
beat her over the head with small sack Oh table
salt. When tue girl recovered her feet she again
struck him, when the young brute stepped to the
door, and taking down double-barreled shot.
uun and levsliDg II at her, said, !" will burn you
worse than that with powder and lead.' and hfed.
me shot took effect just above the mouth. on the
upper lip, and came out at the back OF the head,
killing her instantly.
Mississippi.
Brookhaven Ia 10 have new paper. the Comet.
Oxford has shipped t522 bales OF Gotten this
winter.
Hardis has been vietimized by wandering
umbrella tinker.
II cost The state Of Mississippi 800, 900 TO hold
session Of the Legislature.
A troubled state OF affairs reported In Austin,
Miss, since the murder OF Sheriff Manning.
There are now nearly Ave hundred children al.
- fbn t,tfbIio anhnuln In WateF valipy.
DIR. W. II. Wren and James Menoghan killed
each ether near shannon, about two weeks since.
MIR, Christoa, OF Jacksonville, has patented q
cotton conpress said to be the beat Ia existence.
The Summit Sentinel says Lynch has abandon
ed bis intention TO contest General Chalmers
seat frem that district
Thestarkve Times and Tupelo Journal hoiet
the name OF i. D, Mcdowell. of Stafkvite, for U.
Is. Marehal OF that District.
Some four or ave pripcners, belonging to the
chain gang of Water Valley, broke out OF the
cAlaboose on laat Tuesday night. 1t seems that
they got possession In some way OF hatehet be-
longing TO the street everseer, and cut their way
Through.
The Corpus Christi Gazette ssys beef continues
very tough and very high.
Texas has 25e0, 900 sheep, and only two wooden
mills 10 work up their immense yield of wool.
Gen. w. Il. Cabell and w. O. Conner will be The
two candidates for Mayer in Dallas.
Gov. Hubbard has appointed Thos. II. Murray
OF Mckinney, State Inspector for several OK the
leading railways In the State.
Three hundred Galvestonians, accompanied by
Gov. Hubbard, and other persons from Austin,
visited San Antonio last week, and were rendered
the Inequalities OF that city.
The san Antonio Herald eays that no appre-
tensions are felt about the safety of the young
graashoppere, We have adviees from ell parts of
the country, aud they are NIL right everywhere.
Bolton il moving again in the matter. OF the
Guif Colorado and Santa Fe road, and has APP
pointed committee 10 visit Galveston and
arouse the capitalists of that city on the subject
MIR. Wentworth, surveyor OF Kendall county, is |
locating In Edwards county u hundred or more |
land certificates on account OF the Texas Land
and Immigration Company, of which Hon. d. |
Gratz Brown ia president who sells land at the |
rate Of forty cents per acre, and presents the |
purchaser of GAO acres ticket from sc. Louis to
Austin and return The location of over 60.00u |
acres Of tiliable laed, and it's probable early oe
cupation by thrifty population, cannot fail to |
heget beneficial results to that city. It is only |
needful for us TO start narrow gauge towards |
the Northwest.
In Hill county the ground has not bsen wet =
foot deep for three years. Springs are lower than
over known. Owing to the great number OF inn |
provements recently made, there are many
desirable farms, with good, comfortable dwell
inRs, now for rent. There Is now an opening for
that elaea of immigrants who prefer or are conn
PEELED DO rent. The terms for renting are one
third of the corn, one-fcurth OF the cotton, the
renter furnishing everything. Who're the land
lord furnishes everything the renter gives one
half the crops. The yield OF cotton ie frequently
. bale and rarely less than half bale per acre.
Thirty bushels OF corn PuF aCFo ID u TOW average
yield.
TRUE HEKoISM.