The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-23
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

much larger than the past season.
Mrs. M. e.. Brown, near Bastrop
shot and killed monstrous wild cal
| last week.
Mr.. Mauren, OF Assumption, has q
large amount oil land in cultivation In
California oats and barley.
Tensas and Black rivers are both ris-
Ing at the rate Of two and half inches
in twenty four hours. The rise is less
each day.
Messrs. J. b. Landry, Emile st. Mar
tin and Bernard Iemann, appointed on
the school board OF Ascension parish,
decline to serve.
Lake Crocodile, parish Of West Baton
Rouge, Is being rapidly filled from the
Morganza crevasse, and good fishing is
thereby spoiled.
Tensas river is out Of its banks at the
Dunbardon plantation, In Tensas, and
many places outside the levees, both on
the Tensas side and In Catahoula, are
covered with water.
Isabelle Frazier, In Terrebonne par
ish, while pretending to play with Sally
Adams, kicked her severely, causing
her death. The parish judge sent the
accused before the District Court under
$500 bond.
A new enemy OF sugar cane, q small
worm, has appeared In Iberville parish,
aud the planters are very much alarmed.
It is believed that the insect was i'm
ported in some commercial fertilizers.
One plantation in the parish will lose
over two-thirds Of it's cane.
The cool weather is damaging the cot
ton In Caldwell parish. Many farmers
have had to replant a portion OF their
crop. The corn crop Ia In splendid con-
ditfon In the river valley, and as much
larger acreage than usual has been
planted. large yield may be expected.
In the Northeastern part Of East
Baton Rouge parish the corn crop L.
looking well and promises good yield
II the seasons continue favorable.
Planters say they need rain. The cot
ton crop is not looking 30 promising.
More corn than usual has been put IN
with o view to make enough to supply
the demands next year. Potato and
other crops are looking we'll. The fruit
crop promises very we'll.
Samuel Cheeks, resident of Tecoa
plantation, In Tensas parish, lost o
mule one day last week, and upon look
ing around, found IL on q neighboring
place dead, having not only been shot,
but had also a large strip Of its flesh
cut out as II by q knife. This wanton
too common, and will undoubtedly
bring severe punishment on the perpe.
traitors OF these outrages unless they
cease.
Mississippi.
Natchez Ia now in excellent health.
averaging only three deaths week to q
population of 5000.
The Pearl county courthouse at Rice
Vile was burned on the 14th, with oil
the books, records, court seals, etc
The building was used as q court build
ing, Masonic hall, church, etc., the
county being too poor to erect a special
building as a courthouse. The fire was
the work Of an incendiary.
Speaking of the alleged robbery Of
Lanier, ex-Tax Collector Of Madison, on
the Jackson Railroad, the Vicksburg
Herald has this to say
AZ the detectives are working up the
above case, we Will try and throw little
light on IL for their benefit. When Mr..
Lanier reached this city, on his way to
New Orleans, he went to one OF our mer
chants and asked him tp take charge Of
a package which was said to contain
thousand dollars. The mer-
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charge, and asked Lanier to go down to
the bank and buy exchange on New
Orleans, and thus relieve himself
Of all risk. One Of the clerks OF the
house went down to the Vicksburg
Bank and the bank offered to give him
exchange on New Orleans at par, as at
that time the bank wished to move
some currency from New Orleans. La
nier first agreed to the proposition, but
went off and never came back, and
never showed any money. Why he did
not transport the money by exchange
when he could have done so for nothing
Is nut we leave for the detectives to
crack; 1t Is too hard for us.
Texas.
Cholera Is staying chickens In Van
Zandt.
The fruit prospect Is good in Rusk
The Herald reports q great deal of
sickness at Dallas.
Tarrant county has a school fund OF
s5729 o., and 1898 scholars entitled to
It's benefits.
Wharfage has been reduced on grain
Tor export from Galveston from one to
per cent.
The proprietors of the Monitor will
start daily issue Of the paper as soon
IS the telegraph line reaches Denton.
A Texas sheep raiser says there are
about 2 O00, 900 head OF sheep on the bor-
iers OF the Rio Grande, the finest sheep
raising country in the world.
Mayor Wheeler, Of Austin, has re-
signed. There will be a new election
lext week, and as the salary Is $500
per annum, candidates will not be lack
ng.
A meeting of the citizens of Ellis
county Is announced for the second
in the present month, for the
purpose Of considering the matter of
high taxes.
A little girl about eight years old, in
BRENNAN, daughter Of Belle Anderson,
,olored, on Tuesday evening, by some
means got hold Of some morphine in
Ter mothers house, and taking it, lived
,nly few hours.
A bold robbery occurred last Wednes-
lay night within mile and half Of