The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-11

crouehing In the shrubbery In Mrs.
Hanson's yard. A dog had been I'm the
habit of visiting the premises at night,
and consequently the unfortunate mis-
take.
A special election was held in Sum.
nit. on the 4th, to decide whether in
the public schools of that town the
boys and girls should be separated. The
vote was against separation.
The new wing Of the Mississippi LII
Matte Asylum has just been completed
and turned over TO the trustees by the
contractor. 1t affords room for eighty
persons and is being rapidly filled up.
A colored boy named Daniel Hous-
ton. aged IL, fell from a mule on Grove
street, Vicksburg, but hung by one stir
rup. He was dragged some distance by
the animal, receiving mortal wounds.
A few days since q Mr.. Gardner, re-
siding in the vicinity of Dickson g
Switch, near Water Valley. while bath
ing in a little creek near that place, at
tempted the feat Of diving to the bot
tom, and In doing go he struck his head
against the bottom in such q way as TO
dislocate his neck. He remained at the
bottom until taken out by bis comrades,
and soon recovered from the drowning,
found to be serious, and from the eff.
fects of which he died the next day.
Texas.
Calhoun county will soon be organ
lied.
Turtle packing on the bay down about
Rockport is now thriving business.
The Colorado Citizen OF the second
says that cotton picking has commenced
In that county.
II liz said that the drying up of the
streams on the buffalo range IL driving
the buffaloes into the settlements along
the frontier.
The Mckinney Enquirer asserts that
July Is the only month of the present
year In which frost has not visited Collin
county. Singular indeed for Texas.
A party Of Missourians with a capital
of 100000 contemplate going to Deni-
son to start a tannery for the purpose of
manufacturing boots and shoes on a
large scale.
Fort Worth Democrat. We have been
informed by member OF the Irish
Catholic Colony Association that they
have made an offer for 10000 acres of
western lands, and should the same be
accepted and the sale made, the tract
not less than,one thousand families. who
of the owners OF the property regarding
the offer made.
Iavaea Comfy. On Wednesday. July
shot a man named French. These two
and another man were In camp about
forty miles west of Coleman City, and
engaged in playing cards, when dis
pute arose, resulting In McGlonigin dis
charging i've shots at French. causing
his death two days afterward. The
authorities in Coleman City were trying
McGlonigin, with the result OF the in
vestigation very doubtful.
On Thursday, August Q, VIM. Mann
came to Corpus Christi and surrendered
himself up to the sheriff for having shot
two Mexicans at q ranch about fifteen
miles south Of Kings, one OF them quite
seriously. It appears, from Mann's
statement, that d Mexican named Gre
gorio Cruz, who was concerned some
time since in the killing Of teamster
at Paso Anoho, had on several occasions
threatened Mann's life, and had FIRE.
quently INDUCED in threatening and
abusive language. One time he had
drawn a bowie upon Mann. At last
bUls u6ChHJ6 uuDbHIdbE6s buN vi
Wednesday last, when Gregorio, after
using bad language. drew his bowie
knife and started toward Mann, the
latter, in self-defense, pulled his pistol
to fire. A friend Of Cruz standing by
stepped between the two, telling Mann
that he should not shoot. He was too
late. however, and received the ball
himself, it passing through both cheeks,
cutting the tongue and considerably
defaoing the hombre. Cruz still adj
vancing, Mann shot him three times,
seriously, but not mortally. AS above
stated, Mann Immediately came here
and surrendered himself, being put
under $1,000 bonds to answer whatever
charge should be brought against him.
He found no difficulty in giving bond.