The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-30
SOUTHERN NEWS.


Louisiana.
The country newspapers are just nov
all filled with interesting reading mat
ter--delinquent tax lists.
There is o mile and half Of navigabl'
: water between the river and the Point'
! Coupee Court House, overflowed by tn
: river.
Nearly all the stubble in Terrebonn,
D parish, from cane cut after December 5
) proves total failure. 1t is the opinion
OF the best informed planters that The
! stubble will barely make seed for mex
years planting.
There Is q movement on foot in Cadde
and the adjoining parishes to organizea
! fair association at Shreveport. 1t Ii
said that the owners Of the Caddo race
course are willing to sell 1t for fair pur.
poses at reasonable rates.
The Oranges Of East Baton Rouge
approve Of the idea OF having 'mar-
ket day" at Baton Rouge, and will meet
at that place June to devise plans,
rules and regulations for the govern.
ment Of Farmers Market Day
The Baton Rouge Aduocdte advertises
4 for description Of all the lands for sale
In that parish, the improvements on
them, terms at which they can be pur-
| chased, ETC., to be used In answering
letters to would-be emigrants to the
parish. "A good ldea.
| A negro thief In jail in Washington
parish, who made his escape by burning
through the cell floor and thence dig
cling his way out, was caught and put
DacK. but. tnougn maan ae with
cnalns, ne go,s out as 1a , a1upIed away
as He was WIN y ona.a a Rau l W Ills
ankies, anu niaue soou LIS esoape.
On wednesday, the 9th inst. g little
who lives a few miles below Montgom-
cry, was accidentally drowned. She
was setting out shrlmp-saek when she
fell into the river, and no suceor being at
nand she lost her LIE. party came to
Coltax on. Friday Tor the. purpose OF
swatehing Tor the body Ii 1t Heated down
the river. George Keary, ferryman at
that point, discovered the body early on
MONDAY morning last ana brought 1t
asnoIe.
Warren johnson, the colored man
who was elected Justice OF the Peace
ZOE tne olxtn WaTd OF tne parish
u IoihCe Ooupee at ne iase electlon,
mas leu. Dally more 9I MS eApiolts III
Ine way o. morse anu GatIle sGeall1g
hoa, indiatoa ~ 4,.o ~. re,s. - ~
iaat term RI the Diatriot ro1rt H;o
h ,nos go a,d honJsr,an howoiI H. ~
aenea nf tha f1tnra i,1dua Ha 10 q e,r;ff
color about air feet hioh and abo,t
twenty-fiye wears old. with a peouliar
glass. looking eye. Owners of stock
should keep e lookout for him.
The coloraa naonla ON tho Fororv,
,laee Grant nar sH did not kna rvt ,ehst
was meant By "Thanksgivlng Day"
4.
ing 1t in the manner they should. How
ever. on Saturday last they turned out |
en- masse and repaired to their church.
Several members of their community |
addressed them, and expressed their Joy
at the great change for the better which |
mad taken place In the State govern
ment; they all declared that they felt
secure under GOV. NICHOLS, and that
they were glad they were rid OF lying |
black and thieving white politicians.
Mississippi.
The District Conference Of the Metho- |
dist Church, for the vicksburg District.
was held at fayette, last week.
Lawrence Heidelberg, of Enterprise,
swallowed a complete set of false teeth,
last week, and is not expected to re-
cover.
A body of a man named Kelly was
found In SluDuta creek. near the rail-
road bridge. last week. The marks of |
violence on his person showed that he
had been murdered.
The Winona Aduance computes that
"about twenty-seven papers have de-
clared for Lowry. ten for Hnmphreys.
and Ave for Stone. They are ali good
men and will make good Governors.
uon n n Monav pros;aar+ - +ho
ntiao;a.in.i nraso asy.,oaia e t;a VI eae
rra namnnts With mnst - rs ra
allaanf oMo h, WI u nuSe ~ eno lan-
Convention. to be- held at Holiv Sprinps
on the 9Th Of June. will be- nassef free
going and coming.
Inc ~ DemocIa1ic. oon S ~ parry
a Da1i we tn t W can ~ Inc Deno
I M paasy, ~. sn "a 10 Juste wmao l.. -.
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VI ene Po l nai : way allas, an1