The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-24
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| Inc contest Tor Gne ROVeTuOESHlp III
Mississippi, the papers think, is mar,
rowed down to Gems. Humphreys and
Robt. Lowry.
Hon. FL. d. Money, of Mississippi. ad,
dressed his constituents at X osc1u5ko on
political events, and particularly on the
! Electoral College.
The Meridian Mercury says it has in
, formation which leads almost irresisti-
bly, to the conclusion that Chisolm was
an accomplice in the assassination OF
} Gully.
The editor of the Greenville Times
has seen some Deer Creek planters who
are blowing up their cotton In conse-
quence OF the heavy white frost which
fell early In the month.
The Greenville Tunes says that there
were twentv-eight convictions and sen
fences at the late term of court in that
county, and all but twenty five were
whites. Two unfortunates are sent to
the Penitentiary for fifty years each.
The Pamela (Miss.) Star says that
O. W. johnson, q eolored man. was
licensed to practice law at this term OF
the Circuit Court. The board OF legal
examiners spoke in favorable terms OF
the manner in which he stood his ex-
animation.
The Houston Telegram complains
that the Galveston mule race was q
plagiarism on New Orleans affair.
Good.
The courts Of Houston have decided
against the Sunday law. and whisky
can be sold as we'll on that day as on
any other.
John Waelder and John Nation, two
OF the wealthiest and most respectable
citizens of Refugio county, were muir
dered by unknown parties on Tuesday
night last.
Mr.. Benson. dealer In hogs, died of
a strange disease in Dallas. some of
his hogs had cholera, and being bitten
by one of the diseased animals he was
taken sick and died. just like the hogs.
The engineer corps of the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railroad have ex-
tended their experimental line as Tar as
Bolton, and are now running another
line from Bolton back to Brenham, for
TIE purpose Of comparing the two.
An Indian raid is reported as having
come down South Llano, taking some
horses. Capt. Caldwell, in charge of q
scouting party, went in pursuit, but the
raiders, scattering when close pressed,
divided and the trail was lost.
Major Jones, with his Rangers, has
secured out Kimble county, making, SO
far, forty-one arrests, two.thirds OF the
caught hailing from other localities.
Quiet and silence reign in Kimble. A
petition has been going the rounds ask
ing that Lieut.. Moore be permitted to
remain there with his command.
Gen. Steele reports that Capt. Lee
Hall. since he left Austin, a little over
three weeks ago, has made twenty one
0Tr in -ntt !
portion Of his company only is with
him. The balance is doing good SER
vice In other quarters.
Sam Stockton, one of the men who |
robbed the hacks on the Weatherford
road last July, was lately caught by |
Sheriff Henderson, of Coryelle county. |
Stockton left the State after the robbery |
and went to Mexico. He came back,
and now he has gone up.
Kimble county now has legal exist
ence, and Junction City is its capital.
Judge Blackburn presided over the first !
court at Miller's ranch, where he made |
a public square and Silver and Honey
streets. They found bee tree in the |
square, and the bees "swarmed" while |
the court sat in the open woods and |
Settled" on the courts saddle-bags,
and the new town had peach and honey |
made on the spot.
The Netcs ten, tells that Indians, or
white men in the guise of Indians, have
been making pretty extensive depreda-
lions during the past two weeks in
Klmble and the country west Of that
county. On DEVILS river, d good many
horses were stolen, but no person Is re-
ported killed. Il is reported that the
rangers captured five supposed Indians,
and took them to a creek and made
fhnt, I, hog hnx oil To hE
white men.
During the last year Lampasas county
has had three county attorneys, two
county judges, two district clerks, two
two assessors and two COM
of Precinct No. l.. Some
thing is the matter with either the Off
GERS or the law. The resigning officers
complained OF starvation. or the coun-
ty officers elected at the last election,
only the sheriff. county clerk and treas
urer will hold the offices to which they
were elected.
The Eontiersn,dn says that Indians
raided down as far as Spring creek, Gill
lespis county, last week, within q dozen
miles or SO of KerrviIle. 1t is believed
that the party was small and an offshoot
pursuing in Ktmble. near the South
Llano. Some fifty horses are said to be
missing altogether. It is exceedingly
difficult to ascertain definitely about
these raids, but it is comfort to know
that they are rarely as bad as at first
believed to be.
There are twenty-seven newspapers
in Texas. located as follows: Gal
weston News. Galvestonian and
8; Brownsville - Rancho
70, 1; Corpus Christi - Gazette,
l San Acknowledgement and Ex-
press, q; Austin-Statesman, Leader
and Gazette, 8; ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
Age. 2: Observation-Disclosures, 1 Waco
and News, 2; Corsicana-
Observer, 1 Dallas-Herald, CONNER
cial, Mail and Intelligencer, 4; Fort
Worth-Democrat, Standard and Her
aid, 3; Sherman-Register, |; Denison
: News and Crescent, Q; Brenham-
1. Making total of ~.
Chief of Police Erickson and gambler