The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-28
SOUTHERN NEWS.


was dog fight for $780,
Almost every farmer In Morehouse
has raised some oats this year.
Smallpox Ia reported prevailing e
some extent Ia Caddo and Bossier par
ishes.
| Washington, st. Landry parish
shipped 10000 eggs to New Orleans bt
the Lessie Taylor.
Three thousand logs are detained ID
Pearl river. waiting for high water &c
bring them down.
Charlton Is very destructive to stock
ut Big Cane, In vt. Landry. The dis.
ease is on the increase.
The petition to close Bayou Lamou-
| que, Plequemine5 parish, has been
granted by the police jury.
Messrs. Jacob and Geo. W. Ryan ex-
pect to have rice mill in operation In
,, Lake Charles In q very few weeks.
The st. Tammany Farmer chronicles
the arrival In Covington, In that parish.
OF q large drove OF cattle, driven from
Pike county, Mississippi.
John Evans and Thomas Ryan, two
1rishmen, living In Donalsonville, had
an encounter In Wfese's saloon in that
town, and were both dangerously II not
fatally wounded.
Mr.. Gielley Hadnot has been lodged in
the parish jail OF Rapides, charged with
killing his brother-in. law. the Grant
parish jail not being considered secure
enough to hold him.
Capt. Ed. Smith, tax collector OF
Plaquemine parish, turned over 1881 into
the parish treasury. the other day, the
largest amount paid over at one time
hV INV rntJnrtrr q n fha xsynv
AT the recent municipal election In
New Iberia, the contest was charao.
terized as between Wings and Demo-
Gratis, and the Whig ticket was success
fully receiving the united support of
former Liberals and Republicans.
There was much political feeling en-
gendered.
On the night OF the 9Th instant, five
white men went upon the farm of DIR,
L. w. Hart, about six miles from Yer
milionville, and severely beat one Of his
laborers. Two OF the parties we're re-
coRnized, Paul A. Martin and Jean
Ohiasson, and were subsequently ar
rested and required to appear at the
Parish Court to answer the charge of
assault and battery. Upon their pre-
liminary trial, It was discovered that
burglary with dangerous weapons had
also been committed, and they were ar
rested on that charge also, and were re-
CURED to furnish bond to appear for
preliminary examination.
Last Saturday night Sam johnson, o
laborer employed on Mr.. Henry Wares
plantation, In Iberville parish, was as
saulted by mob, who beat him unmer.
eifully. and some member OF the crowd
finally fired at johnson with revolver,
Lu1t h, la
the victim, penetrating the upper lobe
internal hemorrhage and
death. The parties engaged In this
assault were at once ar
rested by Justice James Tate and placed
under guard until an examination Of the
matter could be had. 1t has not been
who fired the fatal shot, but
suspicion rests strongly upon one Terry
Anderson.
Mississippi.
The citizens OF Fayette have sub
scribed for Ere engine.
The Natchez Democrat wants q negro
on the Democratic State ticket.
The expenses of Kinds county, which
were $57. 436 IL In 1874, are only $2l, 512 SO
now.
The Handsboro Democrat has a wild |
story OF an alligator attacking q mule
1T that place, which was only rescued |
oy brave man with q pitch fork.
Newton county has decided to have |
! primary election to nominate candi- |
iates for county officers, and also to see |
What man the county will support for |
Governor.
A man answering to the description |
II Dan Carson, the raftsman who killed |
lame Beachan, another raftsman, last |
Wednesday afternoon, has been arrested |
n Yazoo City and Is held for identified
ion.
Three of the five negroes who made
heir escape from Greenwood jail some
lime ago, were recaptured last Wednes-
lay, In the upper portion Of Pike county,
~ Mr.. MoWilburn. and returned to
heir old stamping ground.
On Thursday OF this week Randle
Biles, blacksmith, at Water Valley, was
to shoot his fine COW, she
every evidence Of madness
Il hydrophobia. The poor creature
PRESENTED frightful spectacle in her
mites Of madness.
The Corinth Democrat reports the
argest Radical Convention in that city,
n the 10th inst, that has been held In
Ilcorn county for years. The main OBJ
cot of the assemblage was to behead
Tajor j. L. Wofford, chairman of the
)ounty Executive Committee, and to
protest against his retention by the
as Postmaster. Wof-
ord is charged by them with having
urned over the postoffiee to Demo
ratio control. The convention unani-
nously recommended w. II. Willis for
postmaster.
On Saturda y last, about noon, near
4ongtown in Pamela county, Jack and
Sob Brown, brothers-in- law to Lee
Torn, accompanied by John Cummings
nd Ed. Murdoch. both Texans, went to
Iorn's house. Cummings called Horn
ut to talk, and difficulty occurred.
ome Of the parties when seen, were
nldipo Horn whi1a ntharo ohof hin, |