The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

dlsdfas,
Chddo parish Is confidently counting
on white immigration from Ohio, Indi
ana and Iowa.
W. q. Kennedy Ia the newly elected
president Of Tho police jury Of Ouaohitt
and u. X. Rills clerk.
The Radical country papers 90 so fan
as to say Of tho Returning Board ex
nosures that they look ugly and start
ling.
Three bouts left Shreveport. one do,
last week. with 1900 bales Of cotton
ono OF the biggest loads ever sent from
Shreveport.
The vote for r. ?. Stubba, as Senator
to fill the vacancy accustomed by the
death Of Meredith, was Old In Ouachitn
and ~ In Caldwell.
| There Ia ono office less In Louisiana
keeper OF the courthouse square. The
| Police Jury of Ouaohitn abolished the
office. tho other day.
| The wood.catohing harvest has begun
and Ii an unusually good one this year.
better than any year aince tho war.
| over 5000 mon are engaged In the busl-
| ness.
Orsby Walls. oolorei. was shot mud
instantly killed by unknown partiee, ut
Judge Roberta house, near Farmer
Vile, Union parish, last Saturday. The
murderers arc unknown.
A temperance society has been organ
izsd In Richland parish. and an attempt
Will be- made to persuade the people 10
| swear Oft. It IL thought that II temper
hnoe once takes root in Louisiana we
shall soon do III well as Maine.
On Thursday morning Inst work WIS
commenced on the Plnquemine lcvee.
about twenty hands were first put to
work. and increased up to forty on
Wed nesday morning. Since then nc
teaeieHs II he getet have heen mhA4,
daily. sixty odd being tho number now
employed. The work IL progressing
tinue the leveo will be completed In IF.
teen days from date. and we will then
be rescued from overflow.
The Opelousas Courier has this to soy
OF Judge Manning's decision concern.
ing parish taxes We hope that the
enforcement OF this decision Of the
Supreme Court will bring relief to the
tax.burdened people OF this parish. that
very soon the finances OF st. Landry
will improve to such an extent that b
just creditor thereof will not be com
PEELED to take deprecated parish paper.
instead Of money. In payment of his
dues, and become tho victim of Hpecula.
tors.
The Police Jury Of Carroll have SO.
iected twelve OF tho leading citizens Of
That parish to act hs an advisory coun-
oil to meet tho Police Jury. March &. to
take into consideration the financial
condition Of the parish. and to assist In
hscertnining the amount OF the present
legal indebtedness Of tho parish. and to
aid In devieihg eome plan by which ahid
Indebtedness can be paid. and also to
unite with this Police Jury in deciding
such questions touching tho financial
condition OF tho parish rs may be pre-.
sented to them for consideration ut sud
meeting.
Mississippi.
Natohez Ia hoping for u cotton fac
tory.
The House Committee has recon.
mended tho snlo OF tho Governors
.Greonvlll 10 complains Of groat dcnl
OF pauperism In that portioG Of the
country.
A serious affray took place at vii.
sons school house Mt Tickrhw, ;Amite
county; Messrs. Easey. Facundus.
Jones, ,Caus5y and others were
A new net Of tho Mississippi I.ogIsln-
ture exempts from taxation or all kinds
tho capital stock OF any factory com.
pany, their machinery. buildings, etc |
Adalns county has been granted per-
mission to sell It's 300. 900 shares or the |
stock Of the Natchez, jackson and 90 |
lumhus Railroad at not less than 33t |
cents on the dollar.
Monroe Montgomery, negro, who |
lives on tho Adair Place, and Foster
Morris, who lives on the Owens Place, |
on tho lower Natchez road, on Sunday |
last, had some words in regard to the |
wife Of the former, who had ceased to
1--we with him. On M onday morning
about sunrise, Morris was engaged |
'hopping down II china tree on the
Ovens place. when Montgomery stole |
ip behind him with u gun in his hand,
and discharged Its contents, squirrel
md buckshot mixed, into his side.
Tho unfortunate mans entrails were
literally shot out OF him. A large num-
Der of negroes assembled, much ex-
,ited, and prepared to set out in pur-
suit OF the murderer. The county has
been secured. but up to this time the
coundrel has been successful in evading
lis pursuers.
Coci-hghting Is fashionable in Hou5-
on.
Gregg county viii raise tobacco next
'enr.
Dallas readsa new German paper now
tho TolhS6tdH.
From the lst OF September to the list
nst. there were q, no bales Of cotton
hipped from Brenham, Texas.
Tho Grand Commandery knights
'emplar Of Texas will meet In Calves
on Mardi Gras week.
Cleburne will travel In horse cars in
be future.
Shall the State resume charge Of the
or not is the great ques-
ion agitating Texas just now.
Tho extension Of the Central Texas
will leave Peoria out in the
old and to the west Of the line.
Texarkana. on the hnrders Of Ilnuisi.