The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-21
SOUTHERN NEWS.
In,,isiana.

The parish tax Of Bienville will be "A
Crops II Desoto aro suffering 10
want OF rain.
Rain Ia needed very much In th
Attakapas country.
Owing to stagnation In business th
St. Charles Herald will issue only hal
sheet for some time to come.
| Bayou vermilion was visited las
| Wednesday by q very severe storm an,
some little damage done to property.
John q. Campbell, Of Lafayette par
ish, was killed MT Crockett, Stauntoi
county. Texas. July 9Th, by one Free
man.
The Changers about Big Cane, St
Landry parish, had rousing meeting
picnic and speeches, near that town OF
the Fourth.
| The Shreveport Times complains, O
| an unusual number OF mad dogs Ia thal
town, and declares that their owners In
terfere when the police want to shoot
the dogs.
On the nth inst. tho Thermometer
reached 30 In the shade at Opelousas,
and notwithstanding that the wind was
from the north oil day the atmosphere
was anything but cool.
| The Def3oto Democrat Ia q new four.
page paper, published In Mansfield,
Deboto parish. It Ia we'll made up and
strongly Democratic In tone. j. O..
Hewitt 10 the proprietor.
Felix Demas, colored, brother of
Senator Demas, while removing q
school.house In 81. John the Baptist,
was struck by q large iron chain which
broke and dangerously wounded him.
A meeting and barbecue 10 to held ut
Compo Bello plantation, on Red River,
DeSoto parish, to devise some means OF
improving the condition OF Bayou
Pierre. Hon. J. b. ELAN will speak on
the occasion.
Mr.. Jules Lambe, q citizen, who form
lv lived on Dada plantation, above
Montgomery, was drowned In Cane
river last Thursday week, while at
tempting to save his brother-in-law, Mr..
Prudhomme.
Jake Gutter has recovered from his
gun.shot wounds received In bis fight
with Bass; has been arrested and taken
to Leesville, Vernon parish, and has
been put under bond for his appearance
at the district term OF the court.
John Boyd and Peter David got into
fuss on the 9th inst. at pineville. David
attempted to strike Boyd. when the lot
ter drew a pistol and fired, the bullet
striking David i1 the head, inilicting
what 10 considered to be fatal wound.
Boyd is still at large.
The doctors OF Lafayette parish, held
q meeting at Vermillonville on the 3Oth
June and organized Medical Assooia-
champ as President; DR.. G. D. Trahan,
ham, Secretary, aud DR.. 7, d. Hopkins,
Treasurer.
A Mr.. Winnburg, on DR.. Roseborough
Vanoe'B place, rlear Collinsburg, .Bos..
sier parish, was shot through the head
and killed instantly by some party UNI
known. while sitting near q window
about dark. The muzzte OF the gun was
very near the deeeased's head. There
Ia no clue as to the perpetrator of the
The Town Council OF Abbeville i'm
poses license OF $25 on public bulls.
Recently ball was given where the
sole beverage was cold water and lemon
AIDE, and now 1t 10 proposed TO abolish
the license on all similar entertain
ments, US 10 was imposed for the
OF suppressing balls where In
drinks were dispensed and
which generally resulted In ARRAYS In
which fists. knives and revolvers were
freely used.
Mississippi.
Simpson county instructs her dele.
gates for Lowery.
Tishomingo county has instructed her
delegates for Stone for Governor.
Col. Horn, the editor of the Meridian
Mercury, Is a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor.
Sumner comfy held her mass conven-
lion last Saturday, and instructed her
delegates for Gen. Walthall for Govern
Or, and Walpole for Auditor.
And now comes the news that there
are two sets Of delegates from Sunflower
county: one set chosen by the execu-
tive committee and another by a con-
vention. In the committee and the con-
vention there were about the same num-
Der OF citizens. These questions will Be
very annoying to the State Convention.
A gentleman, residing at Wall Hill,
says that enough wheat has been raised
In that section to more than supply the
home demand, that cotton looks clean,
with good stand, and corn will be
made In abundance; the. enterprising
people OF that portion Of the county
have also meat hogs on hand to amply
supply them with provisions.
Texas.
The yield Of sorghum throughout the
State Is very good.
It Is proposed to locate the Agricul-
tural College near Heamstead.
Forty.seven bushels Of wheat to the
acre were raised In Tarrant county.
John Shannon was gored to death
aear Dallas last week by an enraged
bull.
The Texas Rangers are to be kept In
service until oil the horse thieves are
cleared out.
The Waco, Texas, Examiner Is after
the jail officials OF that city for not CIV
ing the prisoners > better diet. The
prisoners are said to be suffering greatly
from scurvy, while the officers take no
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