The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-20
SOUTHERN NEWS.


SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.
Any good laboring man can obtain as
much work as he wants In West Baten
Rouge.
The City Council Of Morgan will tax
dogs for the benefit OF the people ana
the taxes.
Bayou Lafourohe ID still falling. They
have had to reduce the size or the
steam boats running on 1t twice In the
past month, and the last boat is now
aground.
Mary vlonskey was burnt TO death
i'm Washington, st, Landry parish, last
week, by the explosion. Ok coal oil
lamp, upset In playful scuflie by her
adopted father,
Quite number OF sugar planta-
tons In Iberia have been sold-for the
most part to Western gentlemen ana
all at q great increase over the prices OF
few years ago.
The Attakapas Register does not
think that Morgan's railroad can be ex-
tended, as o bridge cannot be built over
Berwick's Bay, the water being In
some places 100 feet deep. An attempt
was once made but failed.
The Teche Planters Club are discuss
ing the breed of cattle most suitable TO
the Attakapas farmers. The club
seems q great success, and will doubt
less prove great advantage to the agri-
culture Of the Attakapas.
One of the Natchitoches papers pro-
posed public weigher for that city, and
q large number of citizens anxious to OBJ
tain this position are DANGEROUSLY call
ing for 1t, or half dozen public
Weighers.
There will be more corn planted Ia
Louisiana than ever before and an I'M
usually large number Of hogs raised.
Cattle and hog raising will improve q
hundred per cent the momentitis known
that Packard Is out and hogs safe and
secure.
The people of Morgan City have been
taken with tree mania, and ore now
planting trees wherever they can get
one. The idea might be initiated here !;
trees are very good thing to hang
clothes lines to-witneSs those ON Olal-
borne street.
The St. Charles Herald announced o
few days ago that 1t would be independ-
emit, and demonstrates this independ-
ence by not having word OF editorial,
either one way or the other, on any sub
ject. It lie independent Of everything,
every person, and, indeed, independent
Of all Ideas.
The Franklin San insists on the po-
lice Jury OF Franklin passing some game
laws, and thinks that III this be done
The people Of the parish will not have to
feed on hog and hominy all the time,
but might now and then get a wood
cock or two, that are now murdered out
or season by New Orleans amateur
hunters.
Prohibition was defeated in Brazos
county.
Sherman and Denison are quarrel
Ing over business.
San Antonio Is to have manual
{ labor poor house.
There are some Kentuokians settling
In the region around Palestine.
The measles are prevailing in Kusk,
Harrison and Marion counties.
Andrew Washington, a noted horse
thief of Harris county, was killed the
ether day. He was resisting arrest.
During the month OF February Fort
Worth shipped 254, 945 pounds OF buffalo
hides and % car loads Of Hour and
The total bonded debt Of the city OF
Dallas Is $247, Zoo. They feel rather
proud of II up there, and point to the
progress Of the city as the result Of this
debt.
II is announced that the Central Road
will, In a short time, change the gauge
between Hampstead and Austin. max
ing 1t the standard width. Two fast
trains will be run daily.
Trains will soon run regularly from
Dallas to Lewisville, on the Dallas and
Wichita Railroad. This is distance oil
ten miles. Forty additional miles oil
iron are on hand at Dallas, to complete
the other section OF the road.
Mr.. Isaac Withers killed himself al
Jacksboro on the 4th inst, under the
following circumstances Mr. Isaac
Wi4hers had traded for q pistol, three
or the barrels of which were loaded.
He discharged two OF them, but the
third one snapped. He snapped it again
and again-some half dozen times-but
n would not fire. At last, playfully, he
essayed to point it at Holt, but the lat.
ter firmly told him not to dot: Withers
then held up his left hand and snapped
II IT several times; and. doubtless to
assure Mr.. Holt Of It's harmlessness, he
sslaced the muzzle to his right temple
and cred. The ball passed through III
head to the left temple. AS he fell hs
1r,as caught In the arms of nc. Holt.
saId upon the bed, but expired instantly