The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-06
SOUTHERN NEWS.


Louisiana.
The Rapides Gazette, Mat Wells paper,
has suspended.
Trout. perch. bass, cat and buffalo are
unusually plentiful in Ouachita river.
A new Catholic Church Is to be erect
ed In very short time at Lake Charles'
Terrebonne shows gain Of 1872 hogs
heads Of sugar and 917 barrels or mo-
lasses.
The crop of st. Charles is $3.50 hhds. OF
sugar. 1918 barrels Of molasses, and
1928 barrels of rice.
The police Jury Of Avoyelles Is waiting
for the end of the. status quo before 1t
transacts any business.
The st. Charles Mirror has suspended
publication, and its editor, Horace Val
las. goes over to the st. Charles Herald.
The swallows returned to st. John the
Baptist, 80 the Meschdcebe says, Febru-
airy ~, eight days later than they came
last year.
Assumption makes the following show
ing in sugar Hogsheads, 16, 1886, as
compared with 49, DAT in 1875; gain, 1889:
olasses--barrels, 1898, as compared
with "a, 1897 in 1876; loss, $685..
Judge g. G. Cordill, president Of THE
police jury Of Tensas sparish, La, has
found It necessary to bring suit against
Jno, P. Harlow, late Tax Collector and
Treasurer of the School Board of that
parish. 1t appears that Harlow has
gvne to New Orleans, taking all the
books and papers Of his office and some
$1,000 balance due the parish, beside o
large balance due the school fund. The
Sheriff has sequestrated and taken into
his possession the sum Of 1886 AZ in
a 4, hia mil fhS,Y fuh
against all loss. Harlow has not been
In the parish for two months, and has
refused to return and settle.
Mississippi.
The Jackson Capital has become the
Vieksburg Commercial.
The Whitworth Colleginn Is published
lege.
Smallpox has broken out among the
negroes in Pike county, about seven
miles from Magnolia.
The Natchez, jackson and Columbus
Railroad Is extending its terminus
northeast toward Utica, In Kinds county.
The Board of City Council of Bay St.
Louis is prohibited by law from paying
for publishing its proceedings, and the
citizens OF that place are consequently
WAolly Will bupAL uOth6Ss
A colored woman named Laura Car
ter, was run over by freight car at the
Jackson Junction, on Saturday last,
and died from her injuries on Monday
morning. She, with her husband and
six children, wers going to some point
up the road.
A negro, known as Bigfoot Sam, at
tempted to commit rape upon the per-
son of two young ladies at the residence
of their father, an aged planter, near
Summit, this week. He had previously
attempted similar crime upon the per-
son of an esteemed young lady in Amite
county, but was thwarted. He was ar
rested in Summit Monday and placed
in the lookup. Wednesday morning
this criminal asylum was found broken
open, and the prisoner gone. It Is
thought that he was lynched.
Texas.
The Wood county Flag Is new paper
published in Mineola.
Sherman has received Its town clock.
It weighs 1900 pounds.
Hearne is taking steps to build a mag
nificent bridge across the Brazos river,
opposite that place.
Mr.. Perham, station agent at Mar
keta, was attacked and seriously
wounded by, negro burglar last
week. He came upon the negro in
the house he had broken into, and ad-
vancing upon him, the burglar flew at
him and stabbed him in the throat.
San Saba Ne,rs has evidence of the adj
vaneement Of its town. A minstrel
troupe has been there, with uniforms
and trumpets promenading the streets,
and promising the usual "change of
programme" for the next evening. The
second performance came, the change
was anxiously awaited and not being
produced, "soup" was called for several
times, when the troupe were served with
eggs, la rotten, on the stage. This Is
the handsome way they treat humbugs
in San Saba.
Just about dark on Wednesday of
last week, at the residence of Mr.. j. r.
Hester, four miles north from Alvarado,
in johnson county, when the family,
consisting Of Mr.. Hester, his wife and
young man in his employ, were seated
at the supper-table, some incarnate
fiend fired through the window and shot
Mrs. Hester in the face and head with
load of buckshot, killing her instantly.
Mrs. Hester was the widow Of the late
Sam Myers, and had very recently been
married to Mr.. FL. No clue to the muir
derer has been discovered.