The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-25
SOUTHERN NEWS.


Alexandra got lts HTSb Dale, OatuEuay,
the 18th.
De Soto parish farmers are using
poison on the worms.
Paris green is being used freely by a
few planters in Rapides.
townsville. Union parish, commenced
q camp meeting on the 18th.
Cotton picking on the river planta-
tions in Red River began last week.
The cotton crop on Black Lake, Red
River parish, has. suffered greatly from
drouth.
Plant cane in East Baton Rouge is
doing we'll, but the stubble generally is
a failure.
st. Landry now contains nine police
jury wards and eighteen justice OF the
peace wards.
Two companies of United States troops
are stationed at Lake Charles. They
are all the troops in the State.
The Natchitoches Wndjcator wants the
Press Convention OF the State to be held
in New Orleans, November 5.
It is said that the cotton near Tunica,
West Feliciana, is shedding its forms
greatly to the injury OF the crop.
Lake Providence uses the same build
ing as an ice house and Jail, and refrac-
tory prisoners are frozen into quiet and
good behavior.
Big Cane, parish of ST.. Landry, had a
camp meeting last week; Pointe-aux-
Loups, same parish, will enjoy that
honor this week.
policemen will be present to pre-
serve order in the gallery" adds Gov
ington Ha.) paper to it's announcement
OF Sunday evening service, "as usual"
The Louisiana Democrat. published
at Alexandria, entered last week on its
thirty-third year. We congratulate
the most ancient of our country ex
changes on this happy anniversary.
The Abbeville Meridionat has a story
of a skiff being found in Lac Blanc
containing the bodies of three dead
men and some slaughtered hogs. No
particulars can be learned Of this catas-
trophe.
A corps of engineers who came up on
the Kouns are now busily engaged in
jettying Coushatta bar. The Kouns
laws at the wharf and will try. the sue
cess the scientific men expect to crown
their Observation-Disclosures Citizen.
Shreveport Times, August 16: Yester-
day Messrs. Tankersley and Staples
started three hundred and fifty head Of
cattle-all that were in the pens at this
place-on foot to Grand Ecore. This
closes the cattle trade at this place till
there is sufficient water in the river for
the boats to do speedy business on.
A public meeting of the citizens of
Coushatta and Red River parish was
held at the court house in Coushatta at
II o'clock a. m, on Tuesday, August 81 !,
to take into consideration the improve
ment Of Red river, and to petition the
Governor to order the prompt execution
of work necessary to secure navigation
at this season Of the year.
1t is probable that the report of the
SUPERINTENDENT Of the public schools
when it is published will show an in
black, attending the public schools Of
this State of over fifty per cent as com.
pared with 1876. In consequence OF the
defalcations of Radical treasurers a
great many parishes have been unable
to open the schools Just yet, but the
school boards in all of these are earnest
ly at work, and will soon right matters
BY the first Of September probably,
nine.tenths Of the parishes in the State
will have their public schools open. In
almost all of these, the number O
schools in operation have been in
creased, and in all Of these schools
UueT6 IL u uOLADle luCLedoe ia tlo nun!
Der of children attending. There is
some complaint of lack of money
and appeals made to the State to collec
poll tax, dog tax and other simila1
taxes for educational purposes. Ii this
be done there will probably be revenue
enough to educate all. The number o
white and colored schools Throughout
the State seem to be about even, which
considering the fact that the negroes
live in communities and the whites gen
orally Ia scattered settlement, gives {
slight advantage to our colored fellow
J citizens.
| Mississippi.
Fifteen brass bands will participant,
in the Jackson memorial jubilee.
The annual fair OF the Jefferson coun
ty P. M. and M. Association will com
mence on the 10th Of October.
In consequence of ill-health, the abl
: Senator from the Kinds county district
t Hon. Amos r. Johnston, has resigned.
} A son of Mr.. Asa Malone. Of Nerd
, ian. a small boy, was assaulted by som
negroes on his way home from school
last week. and dangerously wounded.
The mari taken from the mari bed
near Bryan, in Henderson county, is
attracting attention as q fertilizer
Large quantities are now being. shippe
to this city. It is being used also il
most Of the Mississippi counties.
The farmers at Mount Pleasant, VIII
. were disposed at first to take stock in
t farmers political movement. hav
, thought better Of it, and are now rang
. ing themselves with the Democrats.
: Our town is overflowing with summe
O residents from the city, and the numbe
: Is increasing daily. We are told tina
. accommodations for a number can b
u obtained at Holmesville, one of tn
y pleasantest little places in the county
X Il Magnolia Herald.
During the recent illness Of MI
Carey. the telegraph operator at MAI