The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-03
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

Charlton aS very bad on the Atcnafa-
laya.
st. Mary wants to shut up It's stores
on Sunday.
The parish judge of st. Charles is
sick with smallpox.
The Nathitoches schools wild be
opened September /.
Etna Fire Company No. q, colored, OF
Monroe, has dissolved.
DeSoto parish will produce the largest
crop Of corn since the war.
The temperance people Of New Toe
ria will have grand bazaar, July a
and 5.
The schools in DeSoto parish cannot
be opened before December for lack of
money.
The fair for the benefit Of ST. Peters
Church, parish of Bt. John the Baptist.
netted $500.
The Bienville jail, like the temple Of
Janus. is open, because peace ,reigns
and there are no criminals to lock up.
The Thibodaux Sentinel says that
Oscar CroNer. late tax collector for La
fourche, is defaulter to the State for
$4,000.
The people OF Clinton seem as enthu-
siastic over making Baton Rouge the
terminus of their railroad as those Of
the latter place.
At the meeting OF the school board of
st. John the Baptist, June ~ seven
schools were located In the different
wards Of the parish.
It Is claimed by a correspondent Of
the Tind;cator that from March to
July Is the Red river country is the
healthiest in the world.
The st. Charles Harad criticizes our
remark about overseers carrying UNI
brellas into the field. and declares 1t a
sensible and healthy idea.
Mississippi.
The Post-office at McComb City has
been made money order office.
Col. Sam Meek, of Lowndes, has de-
cined to be a candidate for Attorney
General. -
Gen. J. A. Smith, OF Brandon, is new
candidate for Superintendent OF Public
Education.
The Edwards Citizen favors Hon. A.
Il. Lewis, of Jackson county, for Lieut.
enant Governor.
The number OF children In the Vioks-
burg public schools is larger this year
than ever before.
Cotton in Alfalfa county has been
greatly injured by the rain, Corn, oats,
etc., are doing we'll.
The Democrats Of Jones county in
and all the time for Gen. Lowry for
Governor.
The name Of Col. M. d. l.. Stephens,
OF Yallabusha, is mentioned In connec.
ton viii the position Of Lieutenant
Governor.
Attula county has eight candidates In
the field for Representative. The, pri'
mary election to choose between these
comes July Z.
Last week train of twenty -four cars,
bles, passed up the Jackson railroad.
destined for st. Louis and Chicago
markets.
The Grenada Sentinel says that DIR.
BURLINGTON, of that place, has realized
$4,000 from the sale OF strawberries to
the home market and by shipment to
Chicago.
Public baths are to be established in
Dallas.
A teachers institute Is to convene in
Dallas on the Fourth Of July.
A frost in Erath county on the 10th
inst damaged the cotton slightly.
Denison shipped forty.seven car loads
Of cattle to Chicago and st. Louis last
Saturday.
The Inquirer does not despair of an
early extention of the Morgan road
from Cuero to Gonzales.
The cotton worm has made its ap-
pearance in Fort Bend and Austin
counties, on the Brazos.
Profane swearing in public places sis Is
marshal arrests offenders Of this char
acter.
The recent heavy rains about Cuero
washed the railway away In several
place, stopping trains and delaying
passenges.
The San Saba Ne,cs tells now that
Gabe Choat was set upon by one Gus
Owenby, and murdered with six
shooter. It was about $5.
Wheat is pouring into Sherman in
large quantities. One of the mills re-
ceived 1000 bushels in one day. Good
wheat sells for 81 rs per bushel.
The new Fort Worth jail Is said to be
miserable failure and not safe place
in which to conflne prisoners. This
seems to be the fault with all the jails
in the State.
The Corpus Christi Gazette says the
wool clip handled there last year was
over six million pounds. This year, 1t
is asserted by good judges, 1t will foot
up many more.
The inhabitants on Thompson's
creek, near Bryan, are excited over the
alleged appearance Of u mermaid in that
muddy stream. The water nymph is
said to be handsome by those who saw
her.
Mayor A. J. Byrd, Of Waco, started to
Chico on the 21st with two car loads of
Irish potatoes, green corn and peaches.
Nothing Of the kind from Texas has
ever sought a market outside Of the
State before.