The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-04
SOUTHERN NEWS
Louisiana.

Lake Pre- whence complains that 1t has not had
q mail for three weeks.
The reople Of East Feliciana are going to plant
great ZEAL OF oats this year.
| The farmers along the Lafourche are going
into the poultry business largely it s found very
| profitable.
The wages OF laborers on eugar plantations
have risen 90 per month in consequence Of the
| late good crops.
| q. N. Ardes was elected President; J. M. Head
| Clerk; J. a. Dorman, Parish Attorney; and Dr.
L. !. Fonts, Parish Physician OF Benville.
! The house Of Mr.. Felix Reynaud, on New
river, parish of Ascension. was burnt last Tues
day. Loss s10,oUO. The fire was incendiary.
good deal Of cotton and sugar is yet left In
| Ayoyelles parish, which the bad roads and worse
rivers have prevented from getting down here.
| The Bastrop Republicans has departed this
life; the loss OF public printing did It, seven Re-
publican papers have died in this State since the
| election.
"The friends of Gov. Nichols are In excellent
spirits; our Republican friends show very little
spirit, except when filled by spirits' Is tho way
| the st. James Sentinel tRep.) puts it.
Agreat deal Of cotton is oomingIdown the Ateha-
| falaya this year that usually comes down Red
river. This s owing 10 the loweness CT Red river.
| The Atehafalsya is In nayigable condition and
| freghts on 1T cheap.
| The Grand Jury OF Ascension complain that
| there 10 great deal of gambling going on in
Donadsonve; that none Of the officials of that
town are doing anything to prevent il, and that it
| ia bringing serious disrepute.
The vote in Ouaobita parish on Saturday, Jan.
a. for Senator TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF senator Meredih b, was5l9, all being cast
for Capt Frank 2. stubbs, the only candidate in
the field. The faot that thare was only one
candidate In the field and the bad weather had
the effect ct preventing full vote.
The Police Jury Of st. James is striving to ex.
| tinguish the debt of that parish. The parish
taxes are TO BIO appropriated to paying the cur
rent expenses OF The year; while the amount de-
rived from LICENSES Ia to bs 5ed in the payment
Of old warrants. BY little judiUious economy, it
is thought that $500 q year OF their floating
debt can be paid off The proposal meets with
the approval OF all the citizens Of the parish.
On Sunday night last q bold attempt WAS made
by the prisoners i'll the Union parish Jail TO
make their escape. One of them, named Muir
ply, charged with horse stealing, who was sent
there from Claiborne parish for aafekeeping
seems TO have taken the lead in the effort. They
mad in some manner obtained fsw matches,
and, ufing splinters from the foot for kinding,
had succeeded in burning hole through tue
wall nearly large enough to p rmit their egress.
Owing 30 the vigilance Ct the jailor, they were
detected In time to prevent thor escape.
This L. Tho only comfort the Marlsye, fAvoy-
Giles parish) Bulletin (Dem.) can draw from ils
Tho present Police Jury 10 the poorest this
parish has ever haT, and by all means lot the
people be consented if too ignorant 10 do good,
they are wise enough TO do no HARM
The Republican parish paper, she Avoyellss
Republican, is not slite 40 forgsipg, and ridi-
cues the Police Jury beyond measure, suggest
ing the present condition Of the roads in the par
ish il the result Of the ncapabiisy OF the Jurors.
Texas.
They are talking of trying 10 raise Angora
goats In Texas.
Galveston also will Lave her Rex. He calls
himself Memus.
Ia Texas wild turkeys are 81 dozen and
whisky Ia fifty cents drink.
The Thunderbon Of Galveston. has been found
gailty OF libel and defamation Of character.
Two companies OF white and one OF oolored
troeps left Houston lass week for San Antonio.
In tho late election In Atascosa county, whisky
was the successful candidate, having o majority
OF two votes.
The stsady and persistent Northern winds have
driven the sea away from the shore Of Texas, and
the reef at Corpas Christi IL far above the waves.
Game, particularly deer, turkeys, quail and
rabbits, was never moe numerous than 1t IL now
In Central Texas. There 10 some blessing, after
all, in . severe winter.
The oysters on Corpus Christi reef and on
Nueees bay, destroyed some years sgo by q rise
in the Nueces river, have returned. They are
said, however, TO be smaller since they emgrated.
Il freight train on the NJ, K. and T. Railroad
was wrecked in the Cherokee Nation last week by
broken rail. II 10 reported that the engineer,
fireman and one brakeman were 80 badly scaldsd
1t ia thought they will die.
Brentwood, tho county site, is in the centre OF
Brown county on Pecan bayou one OF the trib- |
utaries Of the Colorado river. One year ago IL
consisted OF Postoftioe and one or two log
cabins, but now claims 1900 inhabitants.
The nigger-shooter business ha, got terrible In |
Dallas. The papers Of that city req ort two eyes
lost by them iU that city in one day. The Mayor,
City Council and Marshal a.e seeking to devise |
some way in which the boys can be kept in order.
Prairie dog towns are nusances. They are
numerous In Coleman county aud more destruc- |
Singular to say, they have made their appear |
ance there within tho last five years, and now |
cover the whole country.
For the modest little cum of six dollars in the |
hardest kinu OF money you can buy just tn rteen
sticks OF dry mesquit wood in Corpus Christi.
high price is caust d by the tremendous ex-
pepse of getting it. Il takes two Mexican :, six |
mules and pelon dog just two days and eeven-
teen hours to load it aud put it INTO the yard,
besides which they have to pay for the cutting
and the privilege.
The Courthouse in Coleman county consists Of |
two posts planted upright In the ground with |
their tops sawed squsrely off, and q puncheon
nailed across the top Ter the Judges bench--bis
honor not fguratvely, but literally on the bench.
The jurors can accommodate themselves On the
grass. When any one commits o crime, he ia
tried at once, and il found guilty he is executed
as soon as caught.
Mr.. Taylor, Of San Saba, was not pleased at the
manner in which his dog Was treated, 80 the next
morning, when he met Mr.. Estep he told him he
knew he was armed and to draw his pistol. He
did 80 and sever i shots were fired by both par
ties. MIR. Estep was shot in the hip, Mr.. Taylor
in the shoulder. The latter IAN away and had
not been apprehended at last accounts Taylor's
brother made an attack on MIR. Estep's uncle the
same morning, q few minutes after this shooting
was done.
Two young men by the name of Box stole
some horses IN the neighborhood of Dexter the
other day, and the Off .ers have been ccurng
the country for them. Last Sunday they sent
word to the officers OF their whereabouts, and
telling them that if they wanted them to come
after them. Cohst bic Ben LeBaum, with
posse of four men, went to arrest the thieves.
on them, and a general fight ensued, in which
Dan Box Xas ali OF thrnuah tia head and the