The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-18
THU NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, MAY Is, 1877.

RADIO and Santa Fe Railroad reached
Bolton last week.
The city Of Brennan does not owe
nickel, and has money in her treasury
besides. Happy people.
A proposition has been made to Gal
weston to supply the city with fresh
water at the rate OF 81 per year for each
person.
The citizens Of Eagle Springs have
organized themselves into a vigilance
committee to put stop to horse steal
ing.
Barr, a stock dealer in Coryelle, was
shot and killed by another stock man,
named Briskill The difficulty arose out
Of difference Of brand on cattle.
The surveyors passed through Cor
yelle Saturday, en- route to. Archer
county, to survey the school lands OF
Palo Pinto.
The people in and around kerrville
have taken vote on the stock law,
which resulted affirmatively. Owners
OF hogs, sheep, goats, etc, Will have TO
keep them penned now I'm that region,
or else keep them herded.
| The recent hailstorm in the vicinity Of
the town Of Washington, on the Brazos
river, In Washington county. was SO
severe that many cotton crops were en-
tirely ruined. DIR. Lyd Smith, living
near Washington, has to replant his
entire crop of 800 acres.
The Waco Examiner reports the pros
pect for the wheat crop In its region as
much better than they were last year
the oat crop will not be go large by half.
The acreage In corn and cotton is great
or than last year, but it Is not likely to
prove so heavy In yield.
The hail storm in Leon county Thurs
day night caused q considerable Hutter
among the farmers around Leona. The
corn and cotton were badly damaged,
and young pigs and chickens were killed
in abundance by the hailstones, some OF
which were as large rs hen eggs.
Alonzo Campbell, brakeman on the
Central train. fell off a car at Forney on
Tuesday and was run over. He was go
badly Injured that he died In an hour
and half He was from Killoughby,
Ohio, and his brother started with his
remains for that point at once.
Waco Examiner, May T: Say Waco,
with its 10000 inhabitants, Is not q
healthy place. No deaths occurred In
have died here within the past FIVE
weeks. Is there city Of its size in the
wide world that can make a better
showing.
The Fort Worth Democrat says there
is rumor among the cattle men Of that
city to the effect that there has been q
serious difficulty between the inspectors
and some OF the cattle men west Uf
Fort Griffin. 1t is not known there yet
whether there is any positive founda
tion for believing the rumor.
Last Saturday night the residence of
Mrs. P A. HUMPHREYS, in Corsicana,
was struck by lightning. The chimney
was knocked down, the gable at one end
Of the house mashed up, and number
Of articles Of furniture broken. besides
three kerosine lamps being broken and
the oil ignited. Five persons were in
bed and one of the bedsteads demolish-
ed, but none Of them were hurt.
Several years ago Mr.. Mcclure. now
deceased, brought from England some
grass seed, which seed was Gown in
d pasture iii Lee county. MIR. Eggers
turned his cattle upon this grass, and
In few hours after feeding upon 1t five
Of his mich cows and one OK died.
No one knows what kind OF grass 1t is,
and all efforts to destroy 1t have proved
futile