The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-07
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Bees and beehives are numerous in
Vermilion parish.
A newspaper is about to be establish
ed at Floyd, West Carroll parish, II
is said.
Mad dogs and hogs prevail in the
neighborhood Of Wallace's lake, Caddo
parish.
Bossier has had drouth. for over a
month, and crops are consequently suf-
fering.
Gen. O'Marah has secured fifteen
families from Cleveland as emigrants
for Caddo parish. O.
All the farmers in Franklin affected
by the high water have finished their
replanting.
The Richland Beacon favors the re-
funding OF the cotton tax to be paid to
the States individually, to be used in
liquidating their debts.
The police jury of vermilion parish
has levied tax Of ten mills as the
parish tax for the year 1877. Last year
1t was about thirty-two mills.
The Shreveport Times wants the park
Of that city revived and put in trim.
It was purchased some years ago, but
has been out Of order and uncared for
ever since.
Ouachita parish paper, which sold be-
fore the election, and when under Radi-
cal rule, at forty cents, is now worth
eighty-five cents, an increase OF more
than one hundred per cent in value
since the Democrats have administered
the affairs of the parish.
On last Friday night, one Bedford
Burns killed, by shooting with q double
an loI Oh nf Hul vi n all
In the parish OF Jackson. Both are
colored men. Bedford has been ar
rested by the sheriff, and is safe in jail,
and he says now that he would not be
there IL he had known what he does
now.
Crops are improving in Jackson par
ish under the genial influence of the
bright weather and good working which
they have had within the last ten days,
but the ground is getting to be too dry
for q rapid growth of vegetation, and un-
less they have rain in the course of this
week the crops Of every character will
begin to suffer severely, and the gardens
will begin to play out. The planters,
are now loud In their call for
rain. They want rain to enable them to
plant the sweet potatoes and peas and
to lay by their corn crops.
The Ouachita Telegraph has been in
all the Radicals and leaders
that figured in the political history of
that parish in the last few years. 1t
finds that Judge John Ray has left
the parish. y. FL. Brewster has also
seized and is for sale by the sheriff.
The leaders of color have either mi
grated, or become disguised with poll
tics and settled down to the actual real,
tiles Of life. Hamlet, the chief ruler,
has not returned from the Packard
Legislature, and has his family in New
Orleans, where he is likely to remain.
Frank Darlington Is back in his office
Of Land Register, wearing the look Of
one who is pregnant with some mighty
idea not ready for parturition. Sandy
Bird. Felix McCloe, Duncan Hill, An
thony Overton and other prominent
,olored Republicans who were but late
ly overwhelmed with the cares Of State,
eral callings, apparently as well-con-
tented, il not better, than when op-
pressed by the loads an ungrateful
people placed upon them.
Texas.
Even at this late season numbers OF
Northern immigrants are seeking new
homes in Eastern Texas.
The Grayson county grand jury has
adjourned after session Of nearly two |
months. They found 423 indictments.
The colored people of Waco are
making grand preparations to celebrate |
day on an extensive scale.
A hail-storm passed through the up
Der end Of Travis county Saturday after
loon. It was about two miles in width,
Ind did much damage to crops.
At the recent municipal election In |
Brownsville one man was shot, and Mi
'ales was stabbed number of times, |
Ind the local press calls it remark |
IDLY quiet election.
Recently seven families, who landed |
rom Kansas, took their departure from |
Austin back to the grasshopper State. |
Their chief objection to Texas was that |
here was no free-school system.
The Austin Leader, the evening paper,
lfter an uneventful career of three |
months, has suspended, and Mr.. Leader |
las the sympathy of the Austin papers |
Is coincidence for the financial loss sus-
aimed in the enterprise.
A difficulty occurred between negro |
nan and his employer near BRENNAN |
asst week, in which the negro was |
tabled and killed. The affair was |
,aused by the negro wishing to visit |
Jole's circus, which was to exhibit at |
3renham, contrary to his employers |
wishes. The slayer escaped.
Mexican horse thieves have been
operating around Manor. A few days |
,go they stole seven horses in that |
leighborhood, but being closely pur-
ued by Deputy Sheriff Brooking with |
posse OF citizens three of them were |
aught the next day and some of the |
lorses recovered. They had sold one at
1ildings for 50 so.
A detachment of Lieut.. Lee Halls |
Rangers arrived in Austin Sunday with |
our prisoners arrested in frontier
They were J. G. Jones,
harged with robbing the mail in Uval-
le county; j. L. West, accused Of steal
ng horses in Maverick county; @. 81.
rhayers, Of Atascosa county, charged |
With rape, and Jim Burditt, implicated
n the Varieties Theatre tragedy last |
christmas in Austin. King Fisher, the
worst outlaw Of all the West, was also