The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

| parish, WILL snip 5O,000 bales OF cotton
this year.
CAM died last week. It was one OF the
very Oldest Republican papers in the
State, dating from 1866.
y. y. Wossman has been elected
President OF the Police Jury Of Carroll
parish.
cotton port. two weeks ago there were
over 1900 bales awaiting shipment at
that point.
Mr.. Daniels has been elected Presi-
| dent of the Police Jury Of Grant; Mr..
Lerne, clerk; W. L. Richardson, Parish
Attorney; and l.. L. Grow, Parish
| Treasurer.
Tho District Attorney and District
Attorney pro TEN. Of Richland paaish
are making vigorous efforts to put down
the habit OF carrying concealed weap-
ons, prevalent In that parish.
The proposition to close Bayou LII
| fourche has been altogether cried down
| its agitation has had the effect to bring
out u proposition to open Bayou Pla-
| quemine.
! Tho Sngdr Planter says that move
ment Is on foot to claim from the United
States government tho value Of the
| State House, burned during the war,
while occupied by Federal troops as u
barracks, tho money obtained to be
used in building new State-House.
The wild geese ore turning their heads
northward, and their "honb, honk,"
IL frequently heard at night as they
wend their flight towards their icy
breeding grounds In the frozen regions.
This Is generally considered an indica-
tion that tho winter Is over and spring
approaching.
Tho Donadsonvile chief objects to
Judge Manning's A. mill tax decision
on the ground that The parishes cannot
support the parish government on that
sum- It says: eff the decision OF
Judge Manning acquires the force OF
law and the General Assembly gives no
relief, there will not be three parishes
in the State able to maintain local gov
ernments worthy OF tho name, what
ever the political complexion Of their
officials" The remedy is easy enough:
larger tux, under the sanction OF the
popular vote.
Hon. r.. w. Turner, Judge Eighteenth
District, and Parish Judge b. f. Fort,
Of Bossier parish, Republicans, have
qualified under the Nichols govern
ment, an1 1t Is understood all the
other officials OF this parish intend
doing 80 In few days.
No locality. even in the pious pre-
cincts of New England. says the West
Felicana Sentinel, can boast Of a greater
degree OF good order and quietude, than
can our parish at tho present writing.
There has not been, for the past month,
q ripple TO disturb the general serenity.
The brig Mary Bartlett, Capt. Smith
commanding, arrived at Baton Rouge
Sunday. She is now lying at the Gar
rison, where she will load with muni-
tons of war from the United States
arsenal. The barks commanded by
Captains Hardee and Fossett will be
loaded and leave on Tuesday or Wednes-
day.
The Lincoln parish jail was burned
last week. Two prisoners. both white,
barely escaped from the flames. They
were locked up In the building at the
time 1t was on fire. The citizens as
sembled and knocked Open the front
door, while the prisoners, wrapped In
blankets saturated with water, dashed
through the fire without serious injury.
The loss will be n heavy one to the
parish, as the building was wholly un-
insured. It Is thought the prisoners set
fire to 1t.
The prisoner, Ira D. Lattineer, con-
fined In Union parish under charge Of
murder, committed in Texarkana,
Texas, Is now In an unfortunate condi-
ton. At the time OF his arrest his feet
locomotion exceedingly painful and
difficult. Since then they have become
much worse, and on Sunday last his
physicians were forced to amputate
| both his feet In order to save his life.
| Lattineer seems to be a genteei young
man and respectfully connected In
Texas. He is about twenty-four years
OF age, and has q wife residing near
Texarkana. Owing to his deplorable
condition, he has been removed to the
residence Of Mr.. A. j. Mashaw, where
he receives all necessary attention.
Texas.
Brenham has shipped %, ,3s4 bales of
cotton this season.
Texas Legislature for special business.
about fifteen feet since the recent rains.
The y. s. military depot at San Anto'
nio will soon be finished. It's tower
will be 70 feet high.
The citizens OF Galveston and Hous-
ton will take an excursion to San
Antonio next week.
The Benton City Era has been re-
moved to Castroville, twenty-five miles
west Of San Antonio.
Certain lawless persons, now in the
brush fugitives from justice, have
threatened to put the Sheriff Of Madi-
son county out OF the way il he does not
desist from his pursuit OF them.
I'll A special meeting Of the Texas Press
Association will be held at Austin,
Texas, Wednesday, March IA, 1877, to
take action in reference to securing tel
egraphic dispatches.
Mr.. Sam Lyle, citizen OF Castroville,
has sheep rancho in Maverick county,
where he has six thousand head OF
sheep, two-thirds Of them being thor
oughbreds.
A deputy sheriff Dunn from Seguin
came over to Marion and arrested the
conductor on train, because he did not
| ston liz train the full five minutes at