The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Labpf is good and plentiful In Bt, James.
The smallspoa is gone from Paausmines par
iHh
DIR. A. aladu, elected coroner OF Lafayette par
lab at the last election, has resigned the office.
The Robinson place, parish or 81. John The
Baptist, which sold siS years ago for tt2 1885, was
reseld last week for 49,, 900.
Some sixty residents OF the Fourth Ward Of
Carroll parish, have forwarded petition 10 Zen.
ator Ola, protesting against the division Of the
parish.
The sugar house Of the villers plantation on
Bayou Lafourche, cir miles below Thbodaut was
burned last Sunday night. The fire was the
work OF an ineendiafy.
Mr.. Dellueky. on bayou Beeuf. planted fifteen
acres Of cane. but not stalk came up All
rotted Ia the ground. 1t is greatly feared that
much more cane will turn out equally bad.
IIantng has been seriously retarded In Living
aton parish by frequent aud heavy rains, The
streams on the mail route are almost impossible,
aud communication between the towns and farms
very ihconvepieht
There was picked up last week, near Campte,
The body of a white child. between nine and ten
years old without head, arms Or feet-the body
go mutilated as not to distinguish sen.
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the City Coun-
ael Of New Iberia, fowdyiam stl prevails in that
town. On Monday night of last week crowd
Of ruff ans completely demolished negro cabin
with bfiokbats aud stones, in wild drunken
spree.
A charge of disturbing the peace has been
made against q. w Bin paon. Radical Justice Of
the peace for New Iberia, by deputy town eonsts-
BILE Charles Davidson. An affidavit was also
made against him for carrying and drawing
concealed weapon upon Fred. Deoourt.
There seems to BIO gloomy fear In Lafoufohe
that the cane atubble la all rotting In the ground
In looks IL 10 eli right. but is now 30 fearfuIly
behind time that II IL thought II will never come
up. When examined closely, IL shows black
apeok on it which, 1t is thought is rot.
Livingston holds ts election. to determine on
the location OF the parish seat, the frat Monday
ia July. There are three places TO be voted for,
Springfield. Port Vincent and the centre Of the
parab, alias Centre vile. Tho question Of parish
seat has been an old sore in Livingston. II is to
be hoped 10 will be settled this time forever.
most shocking murder took place in Sabine
parish last month. Of one OF the most estimable
citizens Of the parish, DIR. ii. W. Evans. DR..
Evans was arrested on charge oil bigamy, by
q. b. aoodloe and Porter Brown, without war;
rant or authority, as IL stated by our informant:
they took him some eight or ten miles TO near or
NJ the Sabine river, aud there shot him TO death.
Evans had Gas in money. Of which he was
robbed: aud some native gold in his poBsession,
with his hat aud valuables TO the amount Of 800,
were taken from his body by these parties.
aoodoe and Brown. The citizens Of the neigh
borhood, both on tho Louisiana and Texas side
of the river. were naturally incensed at this bru-
tai murder, and offered $500 for the capture Of
tho mufderers. One Of these. doodloe, il the
brother-in-aw OF DR.. Evans, the Doctor having
married his sister only some six weeks ago.
Mississippi.
A number OF our citizens left yesterday 10 at-
tend the New Orleans races.-t Vicksburg Herald.
Gen. j.. O. Fu,long Of vicksburg, is another
suggestion M fit Democratic candidate for Gov
efnor.
Jane Anderson, Helen Mclean, Willis league,
and Perry Harris Of Kosciusko- oil colored Icon
victed Of tho murder Of Wiley Miller, oolorod,
were sentenced to be hung on the 4th OF May.
Handsboro boasts OF mysterious aerial music
that Ia wholly unaccountablo. 0ayarre In his his.
tory OF Louisiana tells Of similar phenomenon
that occurred century and half ago at the
came place. Will not some natural philosopher
explain this mysterious music2
The Edwards Citizen says there has been sew
eral cases Of smallpox among the negroes on Mr..
Henry Cokers place, between Edwards aud Ray
mond, within the last two er three weeks. Tho
disease, 1t il said, was brought from vicksburg,
but yicksburg denies the charge.
Claiborne county, Miss, IS, correspondent
OF the vicksburg Herald shows, one OF the
be port ona of the Union for stock raising. Ii
now boasts Of Berkshire and Poland China hogs,
short horned cattle and fine sheep. "All cot
ton is played out with us" the correspondent
| winds up.
Oottuu Fecelpts are improving W JeHefson.
Dallas Is troubled with superiluity Of rats.
Good horses are selling Of IS apiece in Bexar
The pecan crop OF Brown county Ia worth
| S20, 900 year.
Liberal contributions are being made to the
State Fair fund.
There is good promise of an abundant peach
crop in Brazos county.
A drove Of 5000 cattle, from Goliad county, is
on It's way to Fort WORTH
The Statesman Gays farmers are delaying corn
planting on account OF grasshoppers.
Only twenty.eight men are announced In the