The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-22

SOUTHERN NEWS.


Bhrsyspoft's new iife engine arrived
there gu Saturday.
The layses of rtHausHlneH parish Will
be la perfect condition In d few days
The telegraph line to, Washington
81, Landry parish, Will be completed
this week.
The smallpox has bfeAeh out among
the negroes on Tom Ahdefaen's place,
near 0pelousas.
1'hs city OF Natehiteehes Ii apparently
In d iieirishina condition II ewes
$4,000 and has Hia,BiB Az due Id,
The Celeste place, the only rice plan.
tation In tbefviils parish, produced
49, 300 barrels OF rice for the past year,
Mr., Lewis y. auiafy, q merchant OF
az, James, was robbed last week on the
highway, just below College Peihts by
f6iif negroes,
Huiuapes 2. Baheknayder, recently
appointed Postmaster OF L8agvisw
Postoffiee. has declined TO Qualify Under
his npw appointment, .Hna the biliBe
will remain vacant until seine eeinpes
tent person will accept Ii and discharges
the duties III q manner satisfactory to
the department.
The orange trees on the right bank Of
the river, la plauHetiiilss parish. do not
seem To have been injured by the late
sewers frests, but on the left bank They
ara not only stripped Ut their foliage
but seriously Injured TO what extent
eannos be definitely Hsssftainsd until
they put forth their new leaves. which
they are iHst beginning 10 do, Htitnu4
lated by the advent ef mild weather,
On Tuesday last. about one o'clock,
the steam Tug Dot, from Donaldson
Vile, with an empty flatbeat Ii, tow
destined for plHaHetnlHe By be loaded
with lumber, exploded her boiler while
living al Hagah's plantation, opposite
Bayeu aoula, In Ibstville, Bin persons
are Hnewh TO have been lest by this dis.
aatsr, via Capt, Jones, com tnanasf ei
the boat Mr.. Edwards, shginest. q
man named Thompson, d labefHf Oh the
boat. and three others. young men FROM
Denaldaenyille.
A HadiuHl tailor who offieiates as Jus.
tjoe Of the Peace at Laeltpott, parish 81
t,afotifobe, seems 10 be ,uite d ehataea
ter, 1--WE negroes got u |, hight there
The ether day. and were brought UP be-
fore this Justice and lined. One OF the
men, not liking this treatment, deter.
mined 10 be feyengea, and again al
tackled his enemy with Il cane knife. in.
tilating deep and dangerous wounds,
Instead eE sending the man before the
court for assault with Intent TO murder,
The Justice Of the Peace brought him
np again and peeketed another good
fine, Not satisfied with this, he went
TO the wounded man and demanded q
large sum Of money TO aefray tho 81
pehses OF tbis criminal prosecution, lie
iinds justice more profitable than tailor
Ing. $500
f.aling has shipped GoO4 bales cotton
this season,
Ennis, Ellis county. now claims d
population OF 1900.
arassheppers arc making their ap'
peafanee III Hayes county.
The Spectator IL a new paper published
at Savoy, Fanhin county.
Hound Rock Ia 30 elect city officers
Hoon. That village is growing,
The authorities are making u quite
lively about HHn Antonio for gamblers.
Eleven prisoners escaped from the
Palestine ealabeoae one night iHHt week.
There will be twice. rs much cotton
ptHutst this ys4f III GtioHHHthe tguHtty
as last.
The surveyors on the extension of the
Morgan read will reach Gonzales In q
few days.
A movement ID on foot 10 eelohize one
hundred families OF Scotch Pfesbyte
fiana ia Navarro county.
An enraged ont bit the finger OF an ole
negro living In Jefferson and hs will
have TO lose his arm Ia consequence.
A mule goadiva was chased UP and
down Hickory street, Marshall, the
other day. for several hours before the,
could capture him and lock him up Il
the station.
Ben Thompson. tho man who ltillet
two men ut tho theatre III Austin Of
Ohristmna night. has been admitted Il
bail Ia tho sum OF $500. Ho readily
gaveit.
The New Braunfels WOODEN factor,
employs 400 hands, and has recently
put la some OF the finest English ma
ehinery. and In q few months will b'
turning out army and navy cloths, al
well 10 doeskina and hroadelothe.
Farmers aay that the prospects for |
| tlne wheat crop In Northern Texas wer'
never better than at present. A goot
small grain crop this year will make ai
| independent man or almost every for
mer In the county, The cotton crop
just disposed OF, cleared them Of debt
and o good wheat crop will make then
l "a fipaIv fraa