The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-24
SOUTHERN NEWS.
louisiana.

The parish Jail of Lafourche Is emp
ty, and has been 80 for several months.
The people OF Morehouse ought to be
extremely happy. They have two COY
ernors and not single tax collector.
James M. Turpin. ESQ.,, has been
appointed postmaster at Bastrop, vice
y. y. Schardt, removed, and will take
possession Of the office very soon.
ssWhangdoodle" Demas and Pug
woggle'' Pinchback are the two ex-
tremeiy humorous epithets the Lafour-
che Union applies to Demas and Pinch
back.
A three-card monte man, travelling
with the circus, captured 1925 at WASH
visit of the circus there. He Is the most
paying portion Of the crew.
The Natchitoches Vindicdtor joins the
Vienna Sentinel In the demand for a
convention Of newspaper men OF Lou
isiana. .
The work on the levee in front Of the
town OF Plaquemine is progressing fine
ly:it is now about two-thirds done. An
other week of fine weather and it will
be completed.
Young Barrois, of Lockport, being in
hurry to light a fire, poured coal oil
out Of a can on the wood. Result, an
exploded can and man badly burned
from head to foot.
Mr.. Fred Duffel, appointed District
Attorney pro tenn. Of Ascension parish
by Gov. Nichols, Is so recognized by
the Police Jury Of that parish (all Re-
publicans), having been elected to that
Office by the jury.
"a. Il. Reid, Sheriff of Caleasieu par
ish, pursued and arrested at Vermilion-
~~tIl Ia. md txNIrr n|i In nI
there, a negro named Jack Brown, VINO
murdered Green Burnett, white, in Pa
nola county, Texas, about ten weeks
ago.
/ MFR. Diamond, of Plaquemines par
ish, having succeeded in the cooper
alive system in cane planting, the
PIaquemines Observer thinks that other
planters ought to adopt this system,
under which all the sugar in Guada-
loupe and Martinique is raised.
Water from the Mississippi river has
made it's appearance il BerWiek's Bay,
Morgan City, and considerable drift
from the swamps Is floating to wards the
/ Gulf. The bay is pretty high, but an
overflow is not probable for some time
/ yet, II it comes at all.
The fine weather Of this week has In
spired the planters of Iberville with new
energy. Ali kinds Of farm work are
going on and the prospects for fine
I cropare good. There are no complaints
about seed cane, but on the contrary,
we have heard that both plant and
stubble are good.
1T is reported that Mr.. Bradish John
son is about to make contract
with responsible party for the
building Of the Collette levee. Unless
Fhis leyee is rebuilt the rebuilding of
The levees above and below in its vicin-
8ity is a useless expenditure Of labor and
money.
Yazoo City has no debt and $4,000 in
the treasury. ~
III The cut of saw-logs near the head
waters Of the Tom bigbee has been very
large this year, but we have not had
water enough in the river as yet to let
down the RATS.
The following, which is spoken of
yicksburg, would equally apply to New
Orleans: "There is too much profane
and vulgar language used by small
boys, black and white, on the streets.
The parental rod is evidently neglected
In too many homes, and it will be dis
covered when the remedy is beyond
your reach.
Austin county warrants are at par
Everywhere.
San Antonio is matchmaking it's pub
Die roads.
According to the North Teran, -four
sells In Paris at 81 25 per bushel.
IA Twenty-Five German families have
S.ecently settled in Brown county.
"A large colony Of Belgians is propos-
Ing to settle in Western Texas.
III Rice and sugar are cultivated near
Lagrange.
The Ennis Tribune is the name Of a
new paper in Ellis county.
Ii Horse thieves are plying their avoca-
lion within the corporate limits Of Aus
Gin.
n The majority of emigrants now COM
s4ng to Texas are from the States of Illi-
\ nois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and
Tennessee.
NJ The grasshoppers now form an i'm
oortant feature OF Texas news, and re-
Roorts OF their whereabouts are given in
ali the leading papers.
n Fort Bend county, Texas, is plant
\ ing q very large crop OF sugar cane this
gyear, more than ever before, as the pro-
Ducts and results were highly satisfac-
sory last year.
" The street cars Of Palestine, after a
Short existence OF few weeks, have
H3een abolished and the road-bed filled
Elp.
I The San Antonio Herald cites for the
benefit of builders and real estate deals
MI that house there that costs $475
\ 20 build, will lease for $3.50 year.
n Its announced that the Central road
will, in a short time, change the gauge
eetWeen Hampstead and Austin, max
ing it the standard width. Two fast |
trains will be run doiiy.
Texas signs are startling to the unin- |
tiated. A traveller reports to the Cor
5ouS Christi Times the hanging Of four |
Aexicans, on Spring creek, some eight |
miles above Lagarto, and also that two |