The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23

vermilion like To complain and grumble
oil this unequal law that exespts tna
town population from taxation, they DC
not care enough about 1t TO step around
and sign petition asking for change.
COMPLAINTS are made In Napoleon
Vile al the rowdyism and lawlessness
prevalent there on the Sabbath. street
| lights, In which pistols play pro-
minent part. are OF every day occur !.
renee, 'sTbese Iawless acts proeeea.
saws the Assumption Chronicle, He-
pnblieaa paper. ''almost exclusively
from our eolored Republican citizens. y
A eolored man named Terrence was
drowned last Friday in Guidry's eoulle,
near Hebastopo1, Vermillion parish,
while diving down to examine q seine
set in the eoulie. He went down TO see
If il was oil right. and probably found u
ali wrong. The people on the bank,
finding that he did not come up. ct the
proper time. endeavored TO raise the
seine. It was some time before they
could do 1t, and when they succeeded,
he was found la the sack Of the seine
dead. ....-.
Three oelored Justices in Assutnp-
tion parish are likely to como to grief.
They are accused. by compliments or
the same complexion, with eEtortlon In
Office. and other moneyamaking pro-
pensifies, Last week the eolored JUS
tiee In the Tenth Ward Of Assumption,
attempted to arrest q refractory mai
eontef,t: u Ell aTBies. More effeetually
To yindicate the majesty OF the law. his
Honor armed himself with Q gun and
proceeded to enforce the law In pf9pTid
persona. The offender. however, re.
sisted. and aisarmed the. belligersnt
Justice. Here the tables became com.
pletely turned, and the irate accused
smashed the gun captured from the
minister Of the law into flinders over
the head of the said legal minister.
The Assumption Chronicle. lately Re-
publican, and published by Geo. Drury.
d member of the Packard Legislature,
declares by the popular vote OF Louisi.
ana, 4, T. Nichols has been fairly.
peaeeably and legally elected Governor
OF the State Of Louisiana, and, therefore.
Is entitled to rule her destinies for the
next four years. Let oil Republican
journals acknowledge this truth, for
true tits pity. pity tbs true with Hayes
as President aud Nichols rs Governor
our State will take her place In the
bright sisterhood of States as one OF the
proudest and most prosperous in the
bright galaxy Of States. Should the
Southern policy OF President Hayes
Louisiana will again loom up
and thank high Heaven for such Pres.
dent.
Grasshoppers are overrunniug free.
stone county.
County scrip sells In Victoria county
Vt Its face value,
About 7oOe bales Of cotton have been
shipped from MoDade this year.
Honey Grove. Fannin county. has
shipped 51oe bales OF cotton this season.
The vote OF Millican. on Saturday, re.
suited in 314 against prohibition to 50
or 1t.
Galveston asks and receives part of
he trade Of the Louisiana city Of
Shreveport.
The cotton crop of Jack county last |
rear was 500 bales. 1t ID estimated at |
500 bales this year.
Work has commenced very quietly on |
he narrow gauge road between Austin |
md Lampasas, with the object of saw
ng the charter.
Up TO March 90 Dallas had received |
., 500 bales OF cotton, against 47,227 to
anne date last year, q falling off Of 1894 |
,ales. They account for the deficiency
~ the extension of the Texas Pacific to
Fort Worth.
A large number Of shells are gather.
d on the coast near Galveston, and
eadily sold at ten cents each. The
BUSINESS Of their collection and sale is
an i'm portant one. The shells
re- shipped TO New York.
The Sherman Register is informed
hat the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
DAD has purchased the Missouri, Kan.
as and Texas road and will take con-
rol of that road In q few days. The
register has no reason to doubt the in.
ormation. The change in ownership
1ill only hasten the extension to this
oint by lease or otherwise, as oontem.
lated by the parties from whose hands
be road has now passed. Tt is highly
robable that official information of the
hanges now being made will be receiv.
d In q few days. The extension of the
fissouri, Kansas and Texas road to
ustin Is most desirable and has been
ing contemplated by the former own
RS Of the road.