The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-24
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

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OF late In Assumption.
A new race track Is being laid off in
Hahnyille.
The public schools OF Pointe Coupee
will be opened September Is.
The Mount Zion Lagniappe is small
religious paper published In Jefferson.
The West Baton Rouge Police Jury
estimates the expenditures of that par
ish for the next year at $8115.
The st. Landry new school board are
Anderson did with $4,000 drawn by
him since 1871 for the parish schools.
The body of an unknown white man
was found in the Mississippi in front Of
the Red store, Pointe Coupee parish,
Tuesday, 18th.
Josh Collins, who murdered Ben Wade
at Fort Worth last October, was cap
tured last week in DeSoto parish and
turned over to the Texs authorities.
The colored people of Morehouse are
going into planting on their own hook,
and have rented a larger amount Of land
this year than ever before.
a committee has been appointed to
lay off the levee districts OF Pointe Cou-
pee. It will meet for the purpose at the
court house, August 6.
Mr.. Charles Weiss, of Morehouse
parish, has met with signal success in
cultivation OF new species OF cotton
known as African cotton. It is said to
be superior to the common plant.
Adler Henderson, colored, assaulted
and outraged a white woman on the
east bank of Iberville parish. Imme-
diately after the offense, Henderson
took flight aud has not since been
found.
Waterloo, Pointe Coupee parish, once
places in the State, Is going back to the
business, and an unusual amount of
peach and other fruit trees are being
planted there.
The deer must be getting bold in con-
sequence OF the game law. The Mans
field Reporter has long story about
doe in that parish chasing dog, which |
was only saved by a gentleman that |
happened to be near.
A mass meeting Of the citizens OF
Richland parish will be held at Ray
vile, July %, for the purpose Of laying
before the proper authorities the request |
or claims Of the parish to have a survey
made by the civil engineers OF the State,
with a view to the construction Of levees.
The dogs belonging to a negro living
VI VIC lsotsCAo pidCos ttUOub CuEe0 mlloS
from Shreveport, brought in a human
hand and foot the other day. The mat
ter being Investigated the remains Of q
boy, drowned, was found near the mar
gin of Grow Lake.
Mississippi.
Five Of the six delegates from Low
den county are for Lowry.
Brookhaven denies the impeachment
OF being temperance place.
The body Of an unknown negro was
found in the river at Vicksburg Sunday
evening.
Greenville has voted to subscribe
$4,000 in bonds to the Deear Creek
Railroad.
Jones and Jackson have instructed
for Lowry and Wayne is emphatic for
him.
The Aberdeen ETnn,i7ae1 says that
cotton In the prairie counties is looking
we'll.
- motion to allow negroes to vote at
the primary election in Scott county
was voted down by large majority.
Hon. w. Ell. Fitzgerald declines to be
q candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
He thinks the office ought to be abol-
ished.
A. B. Wagner, was elected Grand
Master at the recent session of the
State I. 0. o. F., in Vicksburg, and j.
L. Power, Treasurer.
The Democratic Convention Of Madi-'
son county met at Canton last week
and nominated full county ticket. One
Of the Democratic candidates for the
Legislature is colored.
A special meeting Of the Board of Al J
1ermen OF jackson was held Friday, J
when the report Of the United States =
Engineers commissioned to examine the
evees in front of vicksburg was pre-
5ented. The board call for a more q
thorough survey before they suggest
any remedy. d
Gen. r. E. Lowry, lone the leading can =
lidates for Governor of Mississippi, has t
written letter in reply to J. s. Morris, :
him with having had passed, q
In act OF the legislature changing the !
criminal practice of the State in order
% conciliate the thieves, burglars and c
nurderers. {
A genuine horned snake was killed +
ust across the river from Greenwood, '
~ Mr.. Walden and Tommy Upshur on
Wednesday. It was at least four or five p
inches in circumference, about six feet I
ong, and is said to be the second one .
yer killed in this country. In color it q
vas striped red and white. The horn \
N the end of its tail is about two inches a
n length, shaped something like the "
,aff of a chicken. 8
Texas. l
Cotton worms are reported in the
icinity Of Independence. Ii
The cotton worm has appeared In @
Washington and Austin counties. i,
The State Pathological Association d
onvenes at Houston August 9th.
Complaints as to irregularities OF the
nail throughout the State are preva- .
emit. .,
Capt. Blake has put up steam eleva- n
or at Terrell, and the people are sound
ng his praise. Il
A new species Of cotton called the -
Diamond Point" has been introduced 4
nto Texas from Louisiana. a
Five hundred and fifty car loads, or
bout 10, 140 head of Texas cattle were q