The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-15
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

| Louisiana.
The high backwater is receding slow
ly in Avoyelles.
The great danger to cotton in Unior
parish Is July drouth. Rain Is great,
needed.
A new postoffice has been established
In Rapides parish, in the Spring Hill
settlement, at Calhoun's store, and il
named Babb's Bridge.
A public meeting will be held In
Farmersville Saturday, 14th, to take
some steps to continue the public
schools during the fall'months.
The police jury Of Natchitoches par.
ish, says the VindicatOr, will approve
claims, but will not issue certificates OF
Indebtedness or warrants until money is
in the treasury to pay them.
Alphonse Dowty, colored man, was
drowned in Bayou DIES GLASSES, opposite
Moreauville, on Friday last. The de-
ceased was crossing the bayou in a
small flat, and when, in the middle of
the stream, tainted and fell in the water.
The Rapides police jury has divided
the parish into ten wards, Alexandria,
Lamourie, Cheneyville, Spring Hill,
Hineston, Calcasieu, Cotile, Bayou
Rapfdes, Pineville and Rigolette. Rap
ides, by the by, is the only parish in
which the wards are named instead of
being numbered in accordance with a
silly American idea of utilitarianism.
A correspondent of the Rapides Ca
Sette from Vernon parish declares that
a large majority of the citizens of that
parish reside upon public land, and
that their residences, farms, saw mills
and cotton mills are not on their own
lands. They are bitterly opposed to
paying any taxes, declaring that there
is no law authorizing such property or
investments to be taxed.
The Fourth of July passed off very
quietly at Coushatta. The colored peo-
pie celebrated the anniversary of
American Independence on the 5th, in
reason, they say, for observing the 9Th
was that the 4th was "the white folks
day." Some OF the merchants contrib
uted flour and other things in the pro-
vision line to enable them to have
good dinner.
In Pineville, on Monday morning, a
fuss occurred between one Boyd and
Pierre David, which resulted in the lat
ter being shot in the head. So soon as
It occurred Boyd took to his heels, and
though followed by several parties,
to make good his escape. A
party from Alexandra, under Mayor
Paul, Immediately crossed the river and
made all effort to capture Boyd, but
effect.
The parish school board, which met
yesterday, among other business mat
ters. selected the teachers for the city
schools for the ensuing scholastic year,
which commences on the first Monday
In September. The teachers were
chosen according to their grades as
shown by the recent severe examina-
ions.
OF the teachers who have heretofore
10 ably filled the places to which they
nave again been chosen it is needless to
Iay anything. OF the new ones, Mrs.
graduate of the Peabody High School
n New Orleans, founded by Mr.. Lusher
With the assistance of the Peabody
und. -Shreuep0rt Times.
1.-THE Mrs. Wagner referred to is, we
ire glad to state, the daughter Of our
popular railroad friend, Thomas E.
Jranmer, Esq, Of the Great Jackson
Dad, from whom we learn that in the
Mrs. Wagner lacked but
me point of being perfect" something
edounding credit, both to her close ap-
to her studies as we'll as to her
ather and mother.-EDIToR DEMOCRAT
Mississippi.
rune last, 49, 6S bales cotton.
There are only seventeen paupers on
he Adams county Poor Farm.
Copiah county will hold fair at Ha-
lehurst, OF the first Monday in Novem-
)er next.
The Teachers Convention at Jackson
las been postponed to the 9Th of Au-
ust, next.
The Jackson Times advises the Re-
'ublicans to vote for Hon. A. G.. Brown |
or Governor.
Camp meeting at the Lake Shore
lamp Ground, near Biloxi, will begin
n the 18th inst.
The Brookhaven Ledger claims 100
elegates for Lowry, 6S for Humphreys
nd 81 for Stone.
The Baptist State Convention assem-
led in Starkville on the 2Sth ult. at II
clock, with Rev. T. @. Lowry, of Tip
ah, as chairman, and Rev. R. N. Hall,
1 Enterprise, as secretary. One hun
red and twenty-five members were
resent.
About the I'd of June last, Carter
a colored citizen of Charles
IN, was bitten by, as he thought at
1e time, a mad dog; and went to Oak
ind to have applied to him the mad
.one. It has proved to be a mad dog
lite, which on Sunday, the 1st of July,
eveloped itself in genuine case Of
He died on Tuesday
blowing the day he was taken sick.
Ex-Gov. Powers, United States Reve-
ue Collector, has organized the follow
lg counties in divisions in the southern
sction, of the State: First division-Ma-
on, Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, Will
inson, Franklin; DR.. r. Fl. Walker,
icksburg, Deputy Collector, Second
Ivision-Hinds, Rankin, Copiah 81. M.
lcLeod, Jackson, Deputy Collector.
bird division -Amite, Lincoln, Law
snce, Pike, Simpson, Covington Edgar
Vest, McComb City, Deputy Collector.
Texas.
A number Of Virginians have settled
ear. Dobyville, in Burnet county.
A tramp was killed at Pierce's june