The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-29
SOUTHERN NEWS.


q white coon In that parish.
Charlton has appeared In Conoordia
parish and is spreading rapidly.
Abbeville, Vermilion parish, Is to be-
come money order office after July l..
Four only OF the members OF the
Grand Jury OF Ascension parish can
sign their names.
Nelse Vance, alias Jones, o notorious
horse thief, was arrested st Greenwood,
In Caddo parish, last week.
The police jury of Morehouse has pro-
hibited balls, theatrical performances,
etc., In the courthouse OF that parish.
The salary Of the Mayor of Bastrop
has been reduced to $t16 80 month
considerably more than field laborer
gets.
Paul Polite, dangerous negro Of
Pointe Ooupee, was shot and danger
olisly wounded In that parish lately by
Mr.. Ely Benker.
There will be q pestoffice established
shortly at Linsmore, on Wilson's plan
tation, Black river. tConeordia parish.
Mr.. u. @. Taylor In charge.
A cotton worm, in the green state,
was brought to Natchez,, from CLARE
mont plantation, Coneordia parish, the
other day. They are not numerous.
Near Jeanerette, Mr.. Emile Druilhet,
formerly OF st. James parish. made last
year, with tho assistance OF one hired
hand. twenty-s seven hogshead OF sugar
and all the corn he needed for years
supply.
The committee appointed by the eiti-
zens of Baton Rouge TO solicit subscrip-
tions for the railroad to the Baton
Rouge and Clinton Railroad have al
ready raised one half the amount neees-
sary. They will come to New Orleans,
where they expect to be able to get some
money for the enterprise.
The prospect for the rice crops In
Plaauemines are excellent. At Pointe-
ala. Hache the salt water Injured the
young rice to some extent, and 1t be.
came necessary to replant 1t two or
three times. A smaller area has been
planted than last year, but the amount
produced will be nearly as large.
The grasshoppers have appeared in
Concordia parish. On Mr.. Fulton Crit
fms place. Black river, they have de-
stroyed twelve acres Of cotton. On
Bayou Bend, they have destroyed on
different places about 100 acres Of cot
ton. The young ones do the damage,
the old ones migrating to the East.
jeff Cole, colored, deputy constable
for the Fifth Ward, arrived In Shreve.
port the other day, having in custody
Joe Stewart, charged with killing VIM. |
Stewart. Itseems Horace Edwards went |
Sunday morning. to make an arrest OF
Charlie Hicks. He found Charlie and |
Stewart In room together. Taking the |
from his pocket Horace called |
on Hicks to surrender. when Stewart |
fred ON him with an Enfield rifle. strik- |
Ing him In the breast. and before Horace |
fell to the ground Hicks fired on him |
with a musket, several balls taking eff |
Tect In his head and body. Immediately |
after the killing both Hicks and Stewart |
broke for the river bank, no doubt with |
jhe intention of escaping to the other
side; but they had only proceeded
'ew yards when Joe Johnson fired on |
head, killing him almost instrntly. |
Charlie Hicks. who by this time was |
pursued by quite number OF black |
men, had reached the bank Of the river.
Jumped in, and after striking few ticks,
was drowned.
Steel rails are now being laid on the
vicksburg and Meridian road.
The Holly Springs Reporter comes |
,ut strong for Gen. Featherston for
Governor.
The West manufacturing company at |
Holly Springs is shipping a large num-
Der OF wagons to Mobile.
The Mississippi papers insist that out |
VI Difference for the press, some editor |
hall be placed on the State ticket.
The West Point Advertiser and
Democrat have both placed |
he name of Gen. Robert Lowry at the |
head of their columns for Governor.
There Ia little doubt that the amend
nent to the constitution Of Mississippi |
the office Of Lieutenant Gov !
srnor will be defeated at the coming
slection.
Candidates are numerous In Missis.
,ippi. There are no less than seven |
candidates for county treasurer of
Clarke county out already and more |
promised.
Columbus, Miss, has within very |
short period witnessed the birth OF two |
,ets of triplets in that city, and the |
Independent says that twins have be-
ZONE very common
The Port Gibson people urge the re-
noval of Oakland College to their |
own, which they declare would be q bet
,er location for 1t than Natchez. where
t Is proposed to move It..
The damage done by the late rains
hear Batesville Ia inestimable. Some
planters have abandoned their crops |
many bridges have been swept
away; great damage was done the rail-
road.
Texas.
The State Fireman's Convention will |
DC held in Galveston next year.
Marshall will hold fair this year,
October . and last four
days.
The peach crop promises the best
yield for years. The trees everywhere
are loaded.
It Is twelve days for cattle drive
rom Henrietta to Sherman, the point |
TO ship cattle from.
The cattle shipment from Denison, 80
lar this year, has been greater than 1t
was for the same length of time last