The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-15
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sion.
| Mississippi.
The smallpox ID "dying" out In Nat.
chez.
Port Gibson had $1,000 fire on the Sd
inst.
2. j. Renfroe's gin, two miles below
Dublin, Coahona county. was burned.
Mari Ia being extensively used for
fertilizing purposes In the lower Mis-
sissippi counties.
The road from Jackson to Vicksburg
| Ia In terrible condition, and in many
| portions impossible.
The Canton cotton mills that have
been idle for three years, are again to
be put In operation.
The Brookhaven Ledger wants the
State nominating convention called in
August, as that Is the idle month OF the
year.
Ghouls commit serious depredations
flowers and shrubs placed on the
graves.
Says the Brookhaven Ledger: "We
for the various State offices, but the
Ledger 10 not large enough. The list
would remind one OF .. New Orleans
protest against Packard"
The Mississippi Press Association will
meet in the city of Holly Springs, on
Wednesday. June 8, 1877. Col. w. O.
Capers will deliver the annual grafton,
Maj. e. q. Wall will read the essay, and
Cash u. Merrill ia the poet Of the oeca-
sion.
Not long ago since negro was caught
stealing q COW in Pike county. The
parties who caught him cut the COW
open and placed him inside OF her.
They then took q grass rope and sewed
him In securely, leaving only his head
out. In this manner he remained for
four days, when he was discovered, near.
ly dead. He said that it was all he could
do to keep the buzzards from picking
his eyes out.
San Antonio has debt of $123,757.
w. I'll. Estill is the newly elected
mayor Of Bolton.
The Waco fire department had their
celebration April 0.
A Mrs. Campbell was burned to death
In Johnson county.
Houston last Monday rejoiced In two
very interesting suicides.
A party Of cow boys found the dead
body OF man In Laurent county, who
had evidently been murdered.
The Goliad Guard reports the cattle
raising business fast giving way to the |
agricultural interest out west.
Two boys were tried in Eller county
under the law furnishing profane swear
ing, and sentenced to jail on failing to
pay the fine.
The Young Giant" is the latest self |
assumed name of Fort Worth. Five |
thousand and nine hundred is the total
population claimed by the Democrat.
The Rangers arrested the sheriff OF |
Kimble county recently, for inspecting |
q lot Of cattle contrary to law, and took |
him to Menardville. It ID supposed the
cattle were stolen from Mason county. |
The wheat acreage Of Texas this year
Is 10 per cent less than past season.
The crops, however, will be large. The
oat crop will be 100 per cent larger.
corn, increase, 80 per cent; cotton, in
crease, 80 per cent.
San Antonio Herald: There is SER
geant and detachment Of men from
Fort Sill in town, who have been here
nearly q month, the object Of whose
visit Ia to take back to that post num-
Der of goats for the Indians on tho re-
serve.
The Indians made raid into Kimble
county last Sunday night, and drove off
! quantity OF stock, the number OF which
10 unknown. Capt. Denman, with his
OF minute men, went in pur-
,utt of them, but as to their success we
ire yet unaware.