The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-03
SOUTHERN NEWS.


eA LOutslm1n.
Chicken thieves prevail 10 an alarm
ing extent In Baton Rouge.
Dopaldsonville ia soon to enjoy the
luxury of O steam ferryboat.
The steam.tug Margaret. running 10
Calcasieu river. Was burned last week.
The nay OF the clerk OF the police
Jury OF Grant parish has been fixed ut
the enormous sum OF $50 per annum--
In warrants.
Assumption raised 5si2 barrels OF rice
as compared with 10,13i In 1875, de-
crease 4sig, A per cent.
West Baton Rouge enjoys sufficient
supply oil laborerB and plenty OK work.
Nobody is idle In the entire parish.
The assessment rolls OF Clinton, parish
OF East Feliciana, have been reduced
from $244. 40 40 to $17s,375. The town
tax will be Ave mills on the dollar.
Lafourche makes the following show
ing sugar crop or 1875. ii, 755 hoRBheads
as compared with 1865 In 1876, gain
1fO7; iinolasses ,1b,go6 barrels as COM
pared with 1884 In 1875, gain LIT.
Awhile man, named Helden, shot and
killed d negro at Benton, Bossier par
ish, last Friday. Nothing has yet been
discovered concerning the cause and
circumstances attending the deed.
Mr.. Bradfleld, appointed District At
torney pro tenn. Of Madison parish by
Gov. Nichols, has qualified as such
and entered upon the discharge OF hts
duties. Mr.. Bradfield IL, at the same
time, the editor OF the Delta Sentinel.
The Police Jury of Terrebonne has
ordered the Board Of Assessors OF that
parish to reduce the assessment OF Nor
gan's property in that parish. As o
consequence the assessment rolls OF
this property for the year 1873. 1874 and
1876 have been reduced from $50, 600 to
500, 900.
j. j. johnson, colored, Of DeSoto, a
member of the Radical Rump for that
parish, charges the Postmaster of
Mansfield, DeSoto, with purloining his
letters from tho mail, and threatens to
use his influence and have him removed
at once. Monroe Carter, also colored,
and Sergeat-at-Arm OF the Rump.
makes the same charge.
The District Attorney pro tenn. of
Madison parish is prosecuting Parson
Laws, oil the Madison Police Jury, for
bribery. Laws Ia charged with having
sold his vote for parish physician, clerk
Of the Police Jury, etc. The case made
against him seems q very bad one, but
perfect testimony cannot be obtained,
q the persons who are said to have paid
cline to testify and criminate them
se1ves.s
A serious alteration between Israel
and Joseph Meaux, took
place last Sunday at Pin Hook, parish
of Lafayette, Ii which the former re-
ceived q mortal wound with knife, In
The left side above the hip. At last ac-
counts, the wounded man was sinking
rapidly and there was. no hopes OF his
It liz said that Thibodeaux
that he WAS In the wrong
and desired that Meaux should not be
prosecuted.
Terrell has shipped to date 945s bales
of cotton.
Bosque county has a new jail. It was
needed.
San Antonio is to have manual
abor poorhouse.
The homeopathic people meet in Gal
reston In May.
Kaufman county allows her county
Judge salary OF $50 per month.
There Is beef packery at Port La
vaca, where 100 beeves per day are
Mexican leopard skins are worth $12
zach In Pleasanton. The largest are
sight feet long.
Religious rev ivals are going on Ia the
Dallas Opera House to large, fashion
able and religious audiences.
The Chief thinks Gov. Hubbard should
,ffer a reward for every murderer, pro-
,ortionate with the degree OF crime.
It would cost the State something, but
his would be as nothing compared with
,he Importance of suppressing crime
Ind restoring the authority OF law.
Comanche county bonds sold at 90e,
sx- coupon due LIST OF January, which
vas promptly met. The county owed,
IN the 1st Of January, 1877, $31, 112 90, of
which $25,I00 is bonded debt. With
,axessand fines now due and In course Of
collection amounting to 81, 400 II, this
8 a satisfactory showing.
{ w. y. pelan was tried In the Recor-
ier's Court OF Galveston the other day
IN charge of disorderly conduct and
ined 81 and costs. and required to give
! bond for good behavior In the sum OF
s200. While out securing bondsman,
ne obtained q poison OF some sort, which
he took, and az about p. m. died, not
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