The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-20
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

Louisiana.
Mad dogs are plentiful In Bossier par
ish.
The police jury OF Morehouse wants
to build new jail.
A colony Of Iowa farmers are abou
to settle on Bayou Teehe.
The Markville Bulletin wants the storeI
In that parish closed Of Sunday.
| Many parish papers are. welcoming
the appearance Of the first cotton
blooms.
! The Bass crevasse in Carroll parish Is
on the rise again and has destroyed sew
eral crops.
The murrain is prevailing among the
cattle at Swift's place, about six miles
from Bayou Sara. =
/ Julius Nicholas has been indicted by
the West Feliciana grand jury for kill
ing two wild deer.
i A project is ON foot to deepen the
Bayou Plaquemine for low water navi-
CATION by dredging.
Several Alexandria cats have exhib-
tied hydrophobic symptoms recently.
and the natives are In terror OF catnip.
| The town council Of Vermilion orders
the amputation of the shouts Of such
hogs as are found straying on the streets.
| Clinton Green. who lately escaped
from the Grant parish jail, was captured
In Avoyelles parish and returned to jall.
Several new papers have. recently
started up In the country parishes, and
there Is notable improvement in the
tone of the country press.
The literati Of Vienna, La, have or
ganized o debating society, and the
farmers of Lincoln parish are endeav-
oring to promote immigration.
The grand jury of West Felieiana
found Indictments at Its late session
Seven for murder, two for horse steal
ing, and one for q violation Of the game
law.
Planters In North Louisiana are har-
vesting abundant oat crops and prepar-
ing to plant the stubble fields in peas,
thus making two valuable crops In one
season.
There are quantities of grosbecs in
the rice fields Of Plaquemines. Their
they are under the protection of the
game law.
In the infanticide case against j ennie
to enter nolle pros, being unable to
prove that the child had come into the
world alive.
Some of the overseers In st. Charles
parish still cling to the ante bellum
custom of carrying um brellas out in the
fields. Proprietors and operatives deem
this a reprehensible practice.
Last Sunday few children were bath
ing In Little Lake near Barbin's land
ing. says the Avoyelles Bulletin. one Of
them In diving struck stump and in
jured his head. At last accounts. his
sufferings were intense, with little hope
Of recovery.
The Bonnet Carre crevasse water does
not seem to have driven all the salt
water fish out of Lake Pontehartrain.
A gentleman caught forty fine sheep
head In one morning recently, fishing
from wharf near Covington. He found
erayflsh to be the most killing bait
A shooting took place between
Senator Breaux and enc Philippe The
other day, in which some twenty or
thirty rifle and pistol shots took place
with nobody hurt. Philippe, who had
been Breaux's hostler, was discharged,
and tried to satisfy his ill feeling by
killing his former employer.
The municipal election held in Frank
lin last Saturday resulted in the selec-
ton Of the following ticket: Mayor,
Aristide Barbin; Oouncilmen, d. j.
and +. W. Masters. No fifth member
was elected, as there was tie among
several candidates and this requires
another election for a fifth member.
Colfax was visited by terrific tornado |
Thursday night. Trees were torn up.
fences blown down, etc. A good deal OF
damage was done In the town, but for
1t was not in the centre Of the |
which struck the high bank of
the river just above the town. Seven |
houses were blown down on the Florenza
place, two corn cribs completely carried |
away, and the wife Of Tom Mills, col
bred, considerably injured by the falling
Of one of the houses. The standing corn !
was almost completely ruined.
Mississippi.
Gun clubs, to shoot at glass balls, are
being organized in Mississippi.
Meridian cotton mills are making
heavy shipments OF goods to Ohio.
Since the passage of the game laws
The protectees are becoming more plen-
;iful over the State.
Enterprisng parties are starting stock |
arms In Claiborne county; considering |
nat STOCK raising pays better than cot |
on planting.
The press of Mississippi Is engaged |
n discussing the proposed constitution
II amendment abolishing the Office Of
Governor.
About twenty Mississippi papers sup
port Gen. B. G.. Humphreys for Gov
,rnor. From their tone it seems likely |
hat the General will get the nomina.
ion.
The Port Gibson people urge the re-
noval of Oakland College to their town,
which would apparently be better
ocation for 1t than Natchez, where 1t Is
to move it.
The Aberdeen Examiner states that
the alleged British subject
Who was killed In the Kemper county
ragedv, had been q resident of the
state for twenty-five years.
A meeting of colored people was held
n Washington, Adams county. to form