The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-30
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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Tranklin's icc-house Is now in full b

Coal ia coming into general use in sugar"
houses. instead OF wood.
The Texas railroad strikers prevent much
freight coming to Shreveport,
The telegraph line between, New lpe'la anu
~ Martinyile Is being rapidly completed.
A north wind that prevailed in iberia parish
Iaet wne, was not at all beneficial to the crops.
The assessment of Monroe Is $G35,00O. Its
asking valuation s ~. 600, 900. SO tho Telegraph
says
Mr.. Joseph Mills near Perry's Bridge, has
now in his field cane with eight red joints, the
ninth blushng. ~ Meridianal.
The swamps back of the railroad in st.
Charles parish are flooded from the late
rains Those who labor therein complain Of
mosquitoes
The people of the Attakapas country and
Ihervills parish seem to differ considerably
on the question Of the opening of Bayou
paquemine
The conviction Of d number Of cattle thieves
I'm Ouachita at the late session Of the district
court has had good effect on the cattle
raising business.
Planters in st. Charles parish complain OF
worm which is doing much damage to cane
and corn. 1t has made its appearance Tor
the first time In this parish, and agricultural
lists have been unable to class It,
At the late session of the Supreme Court ut
Monroe, Judge Egan read q very elaborate
and able opinion in the Lafourche contest
case. reversing LHh ihtIHlfHl VI BhNSt IHt WI
Beattie. and adjudging the Democratic con
testants entitled to the Offices to which they
We're elected
A eolored man. named Carbavi, was crushed
TO death ono day last week. on Norbert Lou
aues plantation, IN st, Charles parish. by. q
boiler, which he was assisting to hoist to the
top of the sugar-house for the purpose on
catching water. rolling down upon him. He
was mangled beyond recognition.
Many old citizens of Louisiana who left the
State In the disastrous period between 1866
and 1876 and settled elsewhere are now re-
turning. attracted here by our present pros
pelity and great prospects. Particularly IS
this So of North Louisiana where a consider
able emigration took place TO Texas. when
that State was redeemed from Radical rule.
These citizens are now returning. determined
to again mako Louisiana their home. Almost
every country paper notices some old Louis
ianian who has returned to our State.
Mississippi.
Bay ST. Louis is to have u regatta August
IL.
koscinslso had a grand Sunday school cele-
hraiOn last week.
The camp meeting at Handshoro closed
Thursday, after eight days session
The delegates from Harrison are instructed
to vote for Gen. JEFF II. Davis for Secretary Of
state.
Chekasaw nominated a full set of Demo-
cratic candidates at primary election held
July 81 /.
The State Council No. 4, Friends of TEN
perance, met at Pass Christian on the 10th
Inst and was in session two days. The next
meeting will be held in Jackson the second
Tuesday in July, 1878.
A large hog on Harrison Johnson's place
near Brooksyile. attacked a little child of
Mote Gains, colored. one day last week. and
tore its entrails out. The child ut last
accounts was living. but there is no hope ol
its recovery.
The cS-Confedcrate soldiers of Company +,
Fifteenth Mississippi, have erected Il hand.
Valley Tho monument was made at Holly
Springs. 1t will be unveiled August az. at
which time grand reunion of all members OF
the regiment will take place
So many instructions have been given to
delegates that when they meet in Jackson
they will probably be a little puzzled how to
act. This instrueting delegates to vote for a
candidate first, last and all theltime" IS some
times embarrassing when there are nearly as
many candidates as delegates
The Madison County Convention appointed
sixty delegates to the State Convention. and
then, not satisfied with that number. CAV,
every gentleman of the Democratic party the
ae OF apRdntng M hmTs H9 n!as
bly, appear at Jackson when the convention
meets.
Raymond Gazette: It IL unfair to say that
the Mississippi Legislature of 1876 II was
composed of lawyers, doctors and mer
chants" The House contained 116 members
exactly 6S of whom--or a clear majority Of
four-were farmers. III that Legislature did
anything which operates iniuliously on the
farmers, it is unjust TO hold the lawyers
doctors and merchants responsible for it
The farmers are the men to blame, rs they
held the working majority.
Oxford Falcon, July 20: A very distressing
accident occurred about two weeks ago on TIL,
place of Levi Fowler, who resides near the
northern boundary of our county. 1t seems
that two negro women, having In charg,
three negro children, lived in q cabin apar
from the other buildings on the place. Ono
morning they locked the children up In the
cabin and went off. Wher they returned
what was once their heir CABIN was now smokins
destroyed by Ere the children perishing il
the flames
IN Democracy of Madison county nomi
G,,.,ed George Edwards a colored man, TO
the Legislature at their convention on tn
10th inst. The Canton Mail says Edwards
Joined the Democratic party at q time Whel
many of his own color were ready to take hi
life for so doing. He was spotted by tn
Loyal Leagues and Radical leaders; all man
ner of threats were made against him, yet h
stood firm and trusted in the honor of hi
party and the strong arm of his friends.
is said that he has been faithful to ever
trust, which Is guarantee that he will b
true to the dutie and obligations Of publ
servant. He Is n farmer by profession. L
Holmes, 1t is said, that many of the leadin,
Democrats of the county are in favor of send
ing - Marshall, an into, ont, worthy co
ored man, to the Legislature; i'll fact, hea
that he was Endorsed recently by the Demo
cratic convention.
Texas.
Sherman is agtating the question of water
works.
Fort Worth is talking of building a MAJ
row-gauge railroad to Waco.
Several families from Saline county, Mis-
souri,, are settling in Brown county.
Hampstead is organizing cavalry CON
pany which will slosh around at fairs.
A man named Harris was killed wee
ago mt Woodland, near Mexia, by Will
Johnson.
About 500 families are coming to the cour
ties of Gonzales and Brazoria from Elmir;
New York
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