The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-14
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Mails come seldom and irregularly In
Plaquemines parish.
The Washington Enterprise IL to be
revived and another venture III news
papers made.
The Office OF the Pointe Coupee Pelican
has been removed from New Road town
to Pointe Coupee postoffice.
A violent storm Of rain, wind and
sleet passed over Farmersville Saturday
night last, doing o great deal OF damage
to property, etc.
The Iberville South does not antici-,
nate that the dry rot Will do the cane
crop much injury. IL thinks the alarm
over this premature.
= Some thieves have heef attttefa f,ting
la burn several houses In Port Hudson.
A half dozen incendiaries fires have
occurred during the past few weeks.
Can't. w. 8. Lewis, late tax collector
oh Red River parish. appointed by Kels
lovg, turned over oil his books ana
papers to Ben Wolfson. the Nichols
appointee.
Cotton seed Ia unusually scarce this
year In all the country parishes. on 40
count OF the large sales made to the
various oilworks, and planters should
plant with unusual caution.
The plaquemines Observer thinks the
sugar crop OF that parish Tor the coming
duced, A much larger acreage has been
planted than last season.
The officers OF the u. s. steamer
Plymouth were Hospitality received and
cared FOR by Baton Rouge last Saturday.
A ball was given In town to the officers,
and several entertainments followed
aboard the steamer In return therefor.
4 ii ID said that the prisoners confined
In tho Madison parish jail are allowed
the privilege or riding around the
country at night. II Ii presumed that
they stay In jail because 1t 10 less ex-
perise to them 10 do 30, the taxpayers
paying their board bills for them. .,
Capt. O'Brien, OF Madison parish.
started with two negroes In q skin from
Vicksburg with o large supply OF whis-
kyaboard Tor his home on the Louisiana
side OF the river. The captaio was
where he remained until Monday in a
4 unconscious condition. suffering from
the effects OF over drinking and expo
sure to the cold storm OF the night pre-
tvious, utterly oblivious % TO the way ne
cot home and the probable whereabouts
81 HE companions. who were not found
Till search was made on Monday, when
they were discovered In different locali-
ties and both apparently lifeless. An
investigation was made and It was found
that one of the men was dead: the
other, however, was not quite dead and
ultimately recovered. f@"
Mississippi.
The corn area Of Monroe is much
greater than last year.
McComb City will have strawberries
In abundance to ship TO eastern mar
kets by the 18th of the month. a..
Tuesday, May i, Is set apart as the
day upon which proper homage Will De
paid the Confederate dead at Vicksburg.
A monument has been erected In Holly
Springs to the memory OF the dead OF
Company L, 18th Mississippi regiment.
Hon. Fl. y. Money will preside over
the Press Convention which meets on
the first Wednesday In June In Holly
Springs. -
The Vicksburg Herald is fighting the
cattle at large in the streets OF that
town. They are not only damaging to
sgardens, etc, but quite dangerous. ~
The Yicksburg Herald Is strongly 10
favor OF bringing the Yazoo river
through Chickasaw bayou and the lakes
into Lake Vicksburg. Ii will cost only
4 $500, 600 to do this.
The new eountyct Qaitman. creAted