The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-13
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana,

Iiate rams III the couHtIy u"'o AZ
tarded the crops.
The District Court for Red River par
ish has no clerk.
They have commenced already poison
ing dogs In Natchitoches.
Shreveport Is without gus and has
been 30 for three or four days.
There Ia some cotton still lingering
In Red river, but 1t won't come out !:
prices are too low.
Hon. VIM, M. Levy has been requested
bv the citizens OF Coushatta to address
them on tho political situation.
The Natchitoches Republican has sus-
pended. A new paper, the Natchltoches
Record, rises from It's ashes. 1t calls
itself independent In politics.
DR.. Goodloe, father of the young man
who murdered DR.. Evans, and father-in-
law OF the latter, Is now In the Hemphill
jail as an accessory In tho murder.
Bill Harper, charged with horse steal
Ing In Texas, was carried over to the
Louisiana side by u party or men and
hung, u few miles east Of Burr's Ferry.
The police jury Of Baton Rouge has
reduced the fees OF the sheriff for feed
ing prisoners to 30 coats day. The
sheriff Ia anxious to have IL Al cents
formerly 1t was GO cents.
During tho performances Of tableaux
at the high-school OF Natohitoohes,
some rullian slipped into the hat-room
wearable. A reward Ia offered for his
capture.
Wade Ross, tho colored man who was
shot In difficulty with another colored
man named Jackson Thomas, about two
months since, in Grant parish, died on
Monday last from tho effects OF the
wound. A largo number OF tho colored
population attended tho funeral.
They came very near having tragedy
In Morgan City the other night. plot
was made by some negroes TO kill one or
more OF tho inmates OF house and
then rob the house. One OF the rob
bers got bulletthrough the tender
part OF his body. and then peached on
tho others, who were arrested and nd
mitted to bail OF $500.
Returns from the election held April
30 In the parish Of West Carroll have
been received. The following was the
result: II. ID. Hannegan, Parish Judge :
A. l.. Alley, Clerk of the District Court ;
7. M. Gaddis, Sheriff; y. III. Robinson.
Police Jurors -Andrew Jackson, James
Imboden, y. A. Sanderson, w. A. Page.
Mr.. Jas. Wilcox was killed by Mr..
Jno. r. Durham on Friday last at Mans
field, Dc Soto parish. The killing grew
out OF difficulty between the parties
that occurred about two weeks ago,
since which time Wilcox had threaten
cd to kill Durham on sight. On Friday
10 seems that Wilcox took stand near
Durham's livery stable with pistol in
hand. and made known his intention to
kill him. Durham came to the door OF
his establishment and told several
friends Of tho deceased that IL they felt
any interest In Wilcox to take him
away, Us he Durham) would kill him
rather than be killed himself. No one
Wilcox continued his threats, Durham
shot him with with q double-barreled
shotgun. killing him instantly. Dur
ham had preliminary trial and was
honorably acquitted.
Mississippi.
The Quitman mtelligencer has sus-
pended.
vicksburg has chess club and read
ing room.
The Mississippi Episcopal Diocesan
Convention met In Grenada Friday.
Gen. Furlong declines to be candi-
date for any State office. So do Gems.
George and Walthall.
The Oxford Falcon says that J. i.
Hopgood. Democrat, has been up
pointedpostmaste at Sardis.
s. w. Chambers was killed by John
Kendrick, In saloon on Water street,
on the night OF the 9TH inst. Kendricl1
was lodged In the Cofferville jail.
The Amite county clubs will meet the
first Monday In July to determine on
the mode OF electing candidates. There
are already ten clubs In the field.
The seventh annual conclave OF the
Grand Commandery OF Knights Tenn
plar is being held at the Asylum Of
Rosalie Commandery No. s, at Natchez.
Some OF the mob who attacked the
prisoners In the DeKalb jail covered
them from the shot OF the assailants
with their bodies and conveyed them out
Of danger, and after Chisholm was shot
down he was picked up by the mob and
carried to his house without further dis
turbance.
The wheat prospects In the vicinity Of
Quincy are very iiattering, while the out
look for oats Is perfectly gorgeous. A
gentleman planted an experimental
patch Of artichokes last season, for his
stock, and the yield was so prodigious
that no Is giving that crop considerable
attention this year, and believes 1t will
afford the best food for hogs and cattle
of any known product and yield the
heaviest return with the least amount
Of labor.
An unfortunate and deplorable case Of
violence. is reported as occurring In
Waynesboro. fifty miles south of Meri-
dian, a few days since. A Mr.. Powe, a
one-armed man, had some dealings with
Messrs. Turner Il Taylor, merchants,
a aore resutnr ens oa u II snHr
In which Powe was stabbed by Taylor
and shot by Turner, receiving serious,
but hoped, not fatal wounds.
At 2 o'clock p. M, Of Friday, when
Mr.. Smalley, the New York Tribune
correspondent, left Dekalb, Mr.. CHS
holm was still alive and conscious,
though having high fever and suffering
greatly from his wounds. Miss Corne-