The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-08
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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neighbefheed OF Lake Charles.
The police jury OF Ouaehlta parish,
estimate its expenses for ls7T at S1a, 900.
The parish government Of Ouashita
Is working smoothly under Democratic
| auspices.
Hight freedmen are In jail In Dpe4
lpusHs, awaiting eonveyancs TO the State
peaitebtiary.
The commissions Of Gov. Nichols for
the parish officials oil Uaddo and Hossief
reached shreveport last week, and were
distributed. .
It liz proposed to fedistrIct vefmilion,
so az 10 make the number OF districts
coincide with the numbered Poliee jill
fofs elected, and elect one In each dis
tfiet.
adam. Madere, a young man residing
In ST. James parish, got lost In the
woods the ether day, and was found
only after two days search by party
Of friends. ..~
Mr.. J. Fisk is the newly elected attor=
ney for the parish CT Jefferson, left
bank Mr.. H. Bonlat Is the tiew presi.
dent Of the Police Jury of the parish.
The jury estimates Of the parish ex-
pehses for 1877 at $4,000.
Cotton Ia Tensas parish hos nearly all
been marketed. The country around
Lake ST. Joseph, SAYS the Jottfnal has
improved a great deal. Plantations are
IN excellent order; labor Is plentiful /,
stores are well illlea and though the
worms played havoc with cotton last
season. the planters have buekled 10
the task Of making another trial
Last Saturday; near Bayou ToftuB. IT
this parish. Jules Andre, tolefed. was
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gun In the hands Of Tottssaint, eUlpreds
luussalnt ab once surrendered himself
10 The authorities. A eUfonef's INQUEST
was held the same day aud rendered a
verdict accordingly, and Totssaiht was
released.
Crockett Provost was killed b few days
ago, by his brother.in- law. young Cook.
whilst returning from Shreveport TO
Mansfield. Provost Is described as a
bad aud uYerbeafing man. He was
drunk and abused Cooks father and
sister tpfoyost's wifel In an outrageous
manner. Cook, guaded to fury. finally
drew pistol and shot Provost.
The killing Of Emilien Grange on the
25th tilt. was d reckless and cold blood
ed murder. He was returning home
from this town, In company with his
wife, In hack, and just at nightfall d
hofseman advanced aud, without say
ing Il word, flfed the fatal shot and rode
rapidly away. The deceased aud his
wife recognized The horseman to be La
fayette Forman. The eoreher's inquest
charged Ferman with the murder, and
he was arrested and incaroerated. The
preliminary examination Of the case,
before Judge Efaste Mouten, commence
ed last Monday and ended on Thurs
day. The testimony Of tho witnesses
was very eot,trhaietofy@th accused
proving at, dljbj by several relations,
Farman was remsndea TO prison with
out bail.
They have eolored men on the police
force In Jefferson. ..
Farmers will have their cotton plant
cd here by the 18th OF March.
The Fort Worth Standard has
changed f,om an evening TO morning
paper
Some ten or twelve escaped eonviets
are supposed 10 BIO lurking in Waller
county.
Dead swine may be soon lying around
loose in the suburbs OF Denis9n. Hog
cholera.
It ID said that the gross earnings OF
IHe lbuSb@iH iIl IhAtS bEhtEHl AFHtlWH5
during the year 1876 were nearly 49,
100000.
Prs irie dog towns arc numerous In
Coleman county. They are said to be
more destructive to the grass than large
fioeks of sheep.
Tho Texas counties are engaged just
now in on earnest rivalry TO show which
can issue the largest number Of mar
- la tbr II III mn
Pork has proved SO valuable u pro-
Texas farmers will plant an extra
amount OF grain this year, and produce
pork not only for home use but for sale.
San Antonio is afflicted with party
Of fuughs and rowdies who make life
unsafe as well as unpleasant. by throw.
ing stones and shooting Though the
windows Of houses In the suburbs ut the
still hours OF night.
The telegraph operators on the from
tier nmuse themselves by playing
checkers by telegraph. There was o
game played between the operator ut
Jaeksboro and the ono ut Cambridge,
the other day, resulting In victory for
the latter.
Smallpox ID causing great suffering
among the people Of Chambers county.
A number have fled their homes. but
many others are. forced TO remain IN
localities ravaged to an alarming extent.
Physicians and experienced nurses are
asked for Mt Smiths Point, Double
Bayou, Turtle Bayou and Wallisville.
Ala variety show in Griffin, Bill Bland
and Charley Reed were shooting
arodnd generally" our informant states,
and killed j. W. Myers, u lawyer, and
one Bland was shot in the abdomen.
County Attorney Jeffrey .was. shot
through the leg and the sheriff was
wounded. Whisky Whisky r..