The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-21
SOUTHERN NEWS.


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'ratic candidate for Cove rnot.
Jsue Anderson. Helen Mclean,
Wills TeaGGr, and Perry Harris. o.
x ,vcip-k3-gIl tuiored- convicted OF
tie murder of Wiley Miller, eolGred,
were sentenced To be hung on the fourth
Of May.
HaudstOro boasts of myterious aerial
music that L. wholly uHacchuntahle
lay arr', ia his history OF louisiana
tells Of "a rlmilsr PHENOMENON that oc
curred "a century aud hail ago at the
same place. VIII not some uatura
explain this mysterious
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The Edwards Citizen says there has
teen several cases OF smsli pox among
the negroes on Mr. Henry Cookers
place, bctS cen Edwards and Ray
mou1, Within the last two or three
week.. The disease, Il i said, was
brought frUa NIcksturg, but Nicks-
burg denies the charge.
Claiborne county is, a cores pondeut
Of tie NicE suurg Herald shows, one OF
the best portions Of the UuiOn for
stock raising. IL now boasts Of Rerk
.hiTe aud Poland China hogs. short.
horned cattle and fine sheep. "AIl
cottuu IL played out with US" the cor
respondent winds up.
Louisiaus.
l.ahor Is good and plentiful in st
James.
The small pox is gone from Plaque
nine parish
DIR. a. ,hatlu. elected coroner Of Ia-
fay@tte parish st the lest election, has
resigned the office.
The Robinson place, parish OF s..
John tie baptist " hirh sold six years
sgo for sl3,l25, was resoid last wet K
FOR So 900.
Some sixty residents Of the fourth
ward OF Carroll parish, have forward
ed a petition to Senator ella, protesting
against the division of the parish.
The sugar-house of the Vliers plan.
tAiion, Bayou Lafour5be, six miles be.
low ThihoiauS was burned last sun
day night. The fire was the work IF
an IuceDdiary.
Mr.. nellueky, ON Bayou Boeuf. plant
ed fifteen acres of cane, but not sta
came up. All rottsd in the ground. II
is greatly feared that much more cane
viii turn out equally bad.
Planting las been seriously retarded
in Livingston parish by frequent aft
heavy rains. The streums on the mai
ro:te ATE almost impassan!e, aud com
munication between the towns anC
farms very ineonvenient.
There was picked up last week, neal
Campte, the body Il a white child, he
tween nine and ten years old, without
head, arms or feet-the body so mutt
lated as not 10 distinguish sex.
Notwithstanding the efforts of tn,
city council of. New iberia, rowdyi ism
still prevails in that town. On Mon
day night Of last week crowd OF ruff
fans completely demolished pegr,
cabin with hrickhats and stones, in i
wild drunken spree.
A charge of disturbing the peace ! a
been made against q. w. Simpson
radical justice of the pence for New
/ Iberia, by deputy town constabl,
I Charles Davidson. An affidavit wa
also made against him for carryin;
and drawing n concealed weapon upon
! Fred. Decourt.
Georgia.
| Mr.. NJ. T. simmons, of the firm o
Sim mons & Hunt, Ia Atlanta, was Sc
fiously cut in the side Wednesdar
night by Dock Thomas, an engiuee
4 on the Western aud Atlantic railroad
I Thomas made his escare The cans
OF the difficulty WAS not known.
| The Darien Gazette Rys: THE eel
egram that brought the news of III
appointment OF one Henry Il. Willis
oi New York, as collector of custom
! 10 . vgr.fr a TIT
ceived in our community with gfea
dissatisfaction, and was altogether in
expected We learn, however. tina
this appointment has been Withheld
for the present by Mr.. Hayes in lie
erence TO the expressed wishes Of ia
expressed wishes of the people q
Darien.
The DahIOnega Advertiser has beel
informed Icy gentleman who is suy
posed to he familiar with the wort
ings Of the United States interus
revenue business of that section
that upon Mr.. Flndley's arrival ther
some weeks ago, he had IN his pose.
siou upwards Of five hundred an
twenty-five warrants for the arrests {
persons charged with violating the In
ternaI revenue law in n is-tindleys-
district.
South Carolina.
n. Il. Eison, OF Union met with
very severe loss last Friday night, /,
the burning of n large new in
house. which was just receiving th
finishing touches from the work
men.
Our friend Ggren, upon hearing tbs
the president intended sending Chan
berlain To Sweden, got warmed VI
and said his people would resist an
such indignity. ar" said he, "Haye
sends Cham berlain to Sweden, stia
post a letter right behind him, war;
ing my countrymen to beware of hi
thiefship.n
On Saturday last, Charles Austi
and John w. Ferguson, of Picken
county, while returning from Greer
vile eourt-house, stopped at sprin
to take drink, when dispute aros
between them, which came to hiow.
and from blows to stahs with knive,
which resulted in the severe, and pei
haps fatal. stabbing Of Ferguson.
/ Very encouraging reports come {
the prospects of the small grain crop
In Anderson county. A great deal &
what was thought to have been kille
or greatly injured IL now looming OF
beautifully. Wheat is even NOR
promising than oats.
Mr.. w. A. Brunson, trial Justice s
Florence, arrested and committed t.
Jail, last week, Mr.. Thomas Hughes,
white man, for buying beef that wa
stolen from a eolored man, and nc
only 80, but while Mr.. Hughes WI
confined in the guardhouse OF tn
place he was guarded by white cit
zens.
An InterSIew win Grant no Ords
Seat 10 sherman 20 Withdraw N