The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-14
SOUTHERN NEWS.



Bienville will levy 10a mill tax.
Mad dogs are numerous in Caldwell
Rain is needed In oil the Red River
country.
The country people don't like the
new jury law.
Red River parish sent two candidates
to Che penitentfary last week.
The temperance people we're the only
ones who celebrated July 4 In Cou-
shatta. q
st. Landry isl shipping an unusual
quantity OF poultry, eggs and beer TO
New Orleans.
The Caddo parish grand jury report
the parish jail as Jail only IN name,
unventilated, unhealthy, filthy and gen.
orally nuisance.
5Remner, who murdered DR.. Bland at
Richardson's landing In Tennessee. was
lately arrested by Deputy Sheriff Dowdy
at Milliken's Bend.
The Ave new members Of the police
Jury OF Caldwell parish, lately .ap-
pointed by Gov. Nichols, claimed their
offices at the late meeting Of the police
jury.
Y The municipal officials of Coushatta,
elected last November, only received
their commissions this month. They
have just taken possession OF their Of
fees.
This is what the Caddo parish grand
Jury has to report on the subject Of
gambling: I'm regard to gambling we
have done oil In our power. and while
we are satisfied there are number Of
banking games carried on In the parish
- ~. H. s.xA - E4xSs r4rA -
laws In regard. to the same, We have
been unable to reach all of them, and
we regard the said laws as dead letter."
Several of the planters on the east
side Of the river, and who are sufferers
from the Bonnet Care crevasse, say
that it is not advisable to have the cre-
vase repaired. Tt is said that the
lands In this parish, annually
covered !. by the waters Of the
Bonnet Care crevasse, cannot be re-
claimed or utilized for planting purposes
for many years to come. The expense
Of preparing these lands for cultivation
would be about five times as much as
they would produce In as many years.
On the night Of the GLORIOUS old
fourth" the colored people at Codshatta
had concert at the school house near
the residence Of Andy Bosley. In the
performance Of one OF the pieces 1t was
necessary, 1t appears, to shoot a firearm
Of some kind, and when the actor fired
his pistol young colored woman caught
the bullet In one of her legs just below
the knee. Rumor has it that fully an
hour elapsed before the girl discovered
that she was wounded, but when she did
find 1t out there's no such thing as de-
scribing the excitement which followed.
Mississippi.
Winston county has pledged its dele
gates to Gen. Lowry.
The average tax levy In Marshall
county was "a per cent In 1874, II in
1876, 1.5 In 1876 and 1 2 In 1877.
L. ?. Jonveaux, a tailor at McComb,
was accidentally drowned In Stuart's
mill pond, four miles from Summit, on
Sunday, July 8.
Three men and two mules were sun
struck near Greenville on the 4th, while
blowing In a field. The mules were
killed, and 1t is thought one Of the men
will die.
The overflow of the Mississippi hav-
ing subsidized sufficiently, through trains
on the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Texas Railroad, from Delta to Monroe,
were resumed on Saturday.
A resolution adopted by the Noxubee
county Democrats on the 23d declares
that 1--WE will regard any Democrat who
offers himself as an independent candi-
date an avowed political enemy, and
will treat him accordingly.
The Radical State Executive Commit
tee, which met at Jackson last week,
issued an address, In which they de-
clared that, although they had a major
ity In the State, there was no sense in
running State ticket, as 1t was impos-
sible to succeed.
At meeting held in Mayersville,
June %, 1t was
Resolued, That we, the committee of
twenty, recommend the chairmen ofthe
Democratic and Republican Commit
tees Of the county to call their respec-
day at Mayersville.N
Resotued, That after each convention
has agreed upon its nominations, the
two conventions shall then meet as one
and adopt the respective nominations Of
each.
Texas.
It is understood thatFunder an ar
rangement of difficulties, the Dallas and
Wichita road will now be built to Den
ton without delay.
Ed. A. Labbaite walked out Of the
Lampasas Jail without any trouble and
is now at large. He relieved one other
prisoner and took along with him the
jailor's arms.
The members of the Austin bar, be-
lieving the occupation tax imposed on
them to be unconstitutional, will take
the matter to the courts for the purpose
Of having it finally settled.
The Ne,cs Item says rumor Is afloat
that there has been fight between the
rangers and desperadoes in Brown
county. in which Joe Olney- was killed
and Bill Reddin wounded. It is also re-
ported that a ranger was killed, and
that the entire covey of outlaws was
captured.
A difficulty occurred on Friday even
ing, June 90, on the place Of Mr.. Nc
Donald, situated between Chambers and