The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-04
SOUTHERN NEWS.
louisiana.

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honor of our freedom.
The Supreme Court opens In Opelou-
sas the first Monday In June.
The water in the swamp between Mon
roe and Vicksburg Is rising rapidly.
The United States troops at Clinton
left there last week for the barracks at
Baton Rouge.
Shreveport talks Of q torchlight pro-
cession, Thursday, May "a, in honor OF
our late victory.
The Board of School Directors OF
Concordia parish organized Monday
at Vidalia by electing Col. J. Floyd
King president and DR.. J. S. Meng sec
rotary.
The two year old stubble cane in
Pointe Coupee which most planters
thought, two weeks ago, was q total
loss, is now coming out much better
than was expected.
The rainy weather Of the past week,
although interfering somewhat with
field work, has, nevertheless, had ben
eficial effect upon the crops in Iberville
parish. Everything Is growing finely.
The low water dam constructed last
fall and winter under the supervision OF
Major Benyaurd, United States en-
gineer at Jones Bayou, gave way Thurs.
day night and carried with it about
five acres of ground.
A violent storm Of several hours dura-
ton swept over Franklin Monday night
The wind was fierce, tearing down
fences and uprooting trees. The fruit
trees have suffered to some extent, but
as they were overloaded, what remains
will be Of q better quality.
Quite large number of the people
Of East Feliciana, (both white and black
assembled around the stand at the corner
Of the courtyard in Clinton on Tuesday
night last, to rejoice over the redemption
of our State from carpet. bag and scala
wag rule. The Clinton Silver Cornet
Band was on hand a cannon and two an
wills were called into requisition; several
salutes were fired; bonfires built and
eloquent and patriotic addresses made
by Messrs. W. T. and I. J. Herman. T..
A. Moore, A. B. Payne, and Aaron Rob-
inson, colored.
About four days ago child was at
tackled on Crosse Tete by q large eagle.
1t was the evident intention Of the eagle
to seize and carry the child off, but its
efforts were thwarted finally by persons
it's mother and came to the rescue with
pistols, shotguns and clubs. Upon
hearing the screams of the child, its
mother ran out of her house into the
yard, and when she discovered the eagle
endeavoring to carry off her child she
commenced a desperate attack upon
the intruder to save the child. During
the fight between the eagle and the
mother, the child crawled under the
house, and finally the mother was
forced to retire as the eagle fought with
unusual desperation. Several persons
were attracted to the spot by the
screams of both mother and child, and
after firing several shots at the eagle he
was finally killed. The eagle was very
large. The Baton Rouge AdUocdte is
responsible for this story.
Mr.. Dan Monroe, living on Cross
Lake. Caddo parish, a few days ago,
shot a negro by the name of Allen
side, inflicting dangerous If not a fatal
wound. The circumstances are about
as follows For some time past there
has been lawsuit existing between
Monroe and Walker, and the cause was
decided against Monroe, who there
upon drew a revolver and remarked
that he would settle the case finally,
then and there, and commenced firing
on Allen Walker. He fired four shots
without effect, when Walker closed In
on him. and being better man, physi-
cally, than his antagonist, succeeded in
wrenching the pistol from him, at the
same time crying "Murderl murder! !"
when Monroe got away from him and
pistol and fired again on Walker, the
ball taking effect in the abdomen. DR..
Allen was sent for and, after an exami-
nation Of the wound, pronounced it
dangerous If not fatal. Walker was
alive Mt last accounts. Dan Monroe is
still at large, but will be arrested If
he has not already been taken into Gus
tody. The shooting occurred in the
Justices office.
Mississippi.
The Plymouth minstrels, consisting
Of members of the crew Of that vessel,
will. give a performance in NatcheZ for
the benefit of the Orphan Asylum of
that place.
At the ball given by the members Of
the Adams Light Infantry, at Natchez,
last Monday, the hall was splendidly
and boosted at one end the
portraits Of Gems. Lee, Hampton and
Nichols.
The Bastrop cotton factory has re-
ceived new machinery.
A large amount Of cane is being
planted in Clay county.
Wolf hunting is the present amuse-
ment in Coryelle county.
Cock fighting is the regular Sunday
in Fort Worth.
The recent sale Of school lands in Bee
county brought over $4,000.
There was a freshet in Buffalo Bayou
the other day, after the late storm.
Paris has passed an ordinance forcing
city prisoners to work on the streets.
A Georgia company is arranging to
buy 10O, 1000 acres Of land near Austin.
The mast is heavy in Bailey county,
and the crops astonish the Oldest inhab
liant.
The spring clip of wool in Cameron
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