The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-07
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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Plaquemine.
Farmersville claims to have the pref
test girls In North Louisiana.
The Carroll Conservative is opposed
to the calling OF constitutional con-
vention.
Afidavits have been made against
members of the vigilance committee In
Lafayette who recently ran off color
ed man named Celestin, whom they
charged with larceny.
The Thibodaux Sentinel thinks the
sugar crop OF that parish will be the
same as last year. 1t would have been
much larger but for lack of sufficient
rain In July and August.
The colored people of Carroll, the
Conservative thinks, are greatly i'm
proving their condition. Many Of them
now own property, and are consequent
ly deeply Interested ia tax and assess
ment matters.
The weather this week has been every
thing that could be desired for the cot
ton crop-warm, clear and dry. We hear
of considerable shedding on the sandy
ridges and several planters have told us
that the cotton crop will be much short
er than was anticipated about a month
ago. The worms are showing up in
spots, but thus far have done no serious
damage. Cotton picking is progressing
satisfactorily. -Darroll Conservative.
Mississippi.
The Canton Mail has revived.
The cotton worms are doing serious
damage in Adams county.
The Independent movement in Madi.
son county is threatening danger to the
Democrats.
The Natehez Democrat ID somewhat
alarmed because of a supposed under
current OF sentiment In favor of an In
dependent State ticket.
John Reagh, Of Monroe county, died
there last week from the result OF an
explosion In his sRwmill. His son
count OF the same accident.
William Bowman lcoloreH was killed
few days ago in Vicksburg. Hezekiah
Bowman. his brother, was arrested
therefor, but another brother, Isaiah,
| now turns up. exonerates HeZekiah, and
declares that he did the deed in self
| defense.
Monroe county makes highly prom
| Using show this year as compared with
| the past two years. The hogs in the
county have increased from 1865 to eg65,
| the sheep have more than doubled in
number, and the increase in cattle,
| horses, etc., unprecedented.
Texas.
The executive committee OF the State
| Grange met at Mexia on the 30th of
| August.
The city Of Houston has been sued by
New York firm for the interest on the
July bones.
The cotton crop of Fannin county is
cut short one-third by the drouth. That
of Gonzales one-half.
| "A negro shot and wounded q mail
rider and robbed the mail, near Jeffer-
son, the other day. The rider was q
boy.
Bone Wilson, who murdered the
sheriff of Erath county. was captured
on the Leon river by the sheriff Of East
land county.
| The corn crop Of Kansas county is
said to be matured and offering at fifty
cents per bushel. The worm injured
the cotton, but 1t Ia thought there will
be half crop made.
Mrs. Westfall, of Corsicana, came to
her death recently by the explosion Of
kerosene. She was kindling fire with
the oil when it exploded, and lived only
q day and a half after the accident.
The wreck of the steamer Waco.
burned not long since outside the Gal
weston bar, lies in the way Of the APP
proach to the bar, and at low tide is but
sixteen feet under the surface. It seems
that this danger to the shipping ought
to be removed before serious damage or
loss happens.
The Brennan Banner calls attention
to the fact that though some fifty per-
sons have been reported by the Texas
press as having been bitten by mad
dogs this summer, not single case of
hydrophobia has followed. The Hous-
ton Telegram insists that the first we'll
established case of dog going mad this
far south is yet to be recorded by the
medical fraternity.
On last Wednesday the sheri ifs Of
Llano and Mason counties, with about
forty picked men from Llano, Mason
and Burnett counties, assembled near
Wolf Spring, in San Saba county, for
| the purpose of making q raid on a cattle
ranch. After dinner the men were d.
vided into suitable squads and started
forth to surround the ranch and a herd
of cattle near by. A squad Of five men
from Llano county ran up on one Henry
Hoy, who lived at the head of Coal creek,
were some six indictments pending in
that county. The men ordered Hoy to
halt and surrender, and told him that he
should not be harmed If he did so. Hoy
did not heed the summons, but, with
the greatest possible coolness, dis
mounted, hitched his horse, and sud-
denly dropping to his knees behind
tree, raised his gun and fired; the bullet
hit one Mr.. Gleason, Of Llano county,
inficting slight flesh wound In the
side. Gleason and others then returned
the fire; three balls hit Hoy in the side,
killing him in a few minutes. A man
named Scott was chased about two
miles, and several shots were fired at
him. He was released, however, as
nothing was known against him. Sew
eral herders were also arrested and
turned loose again.
Germany has sent to Nicaragua de-
mand for an indemnity of $780, 900 on &C.
count Of an assault made on the Ger
man Consul. If it is not paid, and the