The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Lourisiana.

HHobHeE SyuHSoSuo Ill tuHI plbCe.
The st. Landry Agricultural Society
he's been revived and is now going &c
work In earnest.
On Tuesday, July 81, the weather In
st. Mary was hotter than 1t has beer
known to be for ten years.
A reliable contractor has agreed to
build the narrow gauge railroad from
Franklin to Cypremont, and fully equip
1t for $4,000 a mile.
Edmund Green, negro Of Shreve.
port, was sunstruck the other day. He
fell from his seat on cart, and was
run over and seriously injured.
A Mr.. Dawkins, of Union parish, has
been discovering diamonds, or rather
what he thinks are diamonds, In that
parish. Louisiana has never before
been given the credit of producing dia-
monds. We may yet be rival OF Bra
I'll In this respect.
Tramps are getting troublesome along
the line Of the Jackson railroad, In
Tangipahoa parish. The people OF that
portion Of the country are determined
to get rid of them before they grow as
serious nuisance as they have proved
to be at the North.
The sheriff of Union parish and one
GLEASON, of Mississippi, are quarreling
over the body Of the murderer Latineer,
car ture. The sheriff Is the lucky man
who has corp0real possession OF the
prisoner, and declares that he will sur
render him to no person except the
Mississippi authorities.
Mississippi.
A State musical jubilee will be held at
Jackson September 8.
There has not been saloon In Starke-
vile for twenty-five years.
The taxes OF Natchez are Q per cent
this year as compared with per cent
in 1876, or a reduction of one-third.
A little colored girl, aged eight years.
was outraged by white man at Pasca-
goula last week. The latter made his
escape.
Robert Dodds, highly respected
young man OF Lafayette county, COM
mitted suicide last Thursday. Cause
unknown.
A strike of the hands on the Natchez
and jackson road took place at Fayette
July 81. the men demanding $1 so q
day. They were finally induced to take
MI 30.
While some young men, on Sunday,
were lying about the Elevator in Vicks.
burg, large cross-cut saw fell from
where IT had been hung up for safety,
and striking q young man by the name
der very severely.
Charleston Times: We learn that
great many fish are dying in the lakes
found to be dying are principally cat
fish and buffalo-the cause not known.
Ii Is said a great many fish always die
IN the lakes when the waters are late
N going down.
Texas.
A camp meeting Is going on at White
Rock, Red River county.
Lee Robb, shot by an unknown assas-
sin at Petronila, on the night Of the 25th,
Is dead.
A postoffice has been established at
Woodlawn, Harrison county, with D. A.
Hanson as postmaster.
The weather Is now extremely hot all
over Texas-the thermometer ranging
from "a to 104 at various points.
A Mrs. Eaton, of Corpus Christi,
struck her husband on the head with
natchet, and he died the next day.
The iron mines Of Marion county con-
,inue to be worked. The furnace is
making from ten to eleven tons per day
If fine No. iron.
The amount to be realized from the
wheat crop of Northern Texas this year
g expected to reach fully 100 per cent
more than last year.
Henry 9. Thompson was shot and
or Prindle, on board the train bound
rom Galveston to San Antonio.
The cotton worm is in destructive
Brazos. Burleson and South Robertson
Some poisoning is going on,
,ut much gloom is to be observed
among farmers.
Perry Davis, who murdered Police
nan Neal, Of Waco, short time since,
has just been tried in the District Court
With a verdict Of guilty against him and
he penalty Of death assessed. The ex-
scution is set for August 30.
A man In Fannin county sent an in
,ulting note to the wife Of Mr.. Jumps
Pace during his absence from home.
When he returned his wife showed it to
him, and, taking his gun, he went on
he war path for the fellow and killed
lin on sight.
Mr.. John B. Harrison shot and killed
lis son-in- law, Robert Clary, eight miles
outh Of Fairfield, a few days since. Mr.. |
Harrison is more than sixty years Of
lge and a good. quiet citizen. The kill
ng is said to have been done in self
iefense, and Mr.. Harrison surrendered |
himself to the authorities.
Goliad Guard: We are informed by
Mr. Thos. Word, who is just in from
yorktown, that a small Mexican boy,
en- or twelve years old, while herding |
heep on Schmidt creek last Wednes- |
lay, was hung by unknown parties. |
Nothing could be elected to explain |
Who committed the murder.
A few days ago Mr.. Jesse Crawford,
# Nacogdoches county, was out riding |
md had his gun with him. On return
ng home he rode up to his fence and |
lighted, having the butt of the gun |
N the ground, and as he was in the act |
4 hitching his horse colt ran against |
he gun, causing it to be discharged, |
he load striking Mr.. Crawford in the |
lead and killing him instantly.
Daniel McMillen, charged with hav-