The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-11
SOUTHERN NEWS.


Good people will make a note Of this.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.
Smallpox prevails at Lafourohe landing, parish
OF Lafourche.
The glanders has broken out among The mules
and horses in Natchitoches.
| The United States Marshal is still engaged in
seiziDg logs on the Calcssieu river.
Water is scarce in Houma cisterns, aud
bay ou water Ia sold around town at fifty cents a
barrel.
St. Charles Church, otherwise known as tho
| "Red Church." in st. Charles parish, was COM
pletely destroyed by fro during the night OF
| May 30.
A young Cuban, eighteen years old named
Louis Blauco, was drowned last Thursday while
bathing in the river in front OF Bovees residence,
in the parish Of 81. James.
| large number Of laborers have arrived at
Alexandria to work on the New Orleans Pacific
Railroad. They were placed at work at once,be-
tween Lecompte and Bayou Huff Power.
Whiting, colored man from Georgia, but
how resident Of Thibod4ux, was admitted to
practice before the District Court of the La
fourchs district.
| The Natchitoches Record, started only few
weeks ago an independent paper on the ruins
Of the late Nachitoohes Republican, has already
| suspended. 1t promises, however, to resume in
| September.
| Two RATS went into the Bonnet Carre crevasse
last Monday, entai1ng on the poor swampers
loss Of about 1900. These accidents are Ct daily
occurrence. and have almost paralyzed rafting,
which was once thriving industry.
The City Council Of Baton Rouge has instructed
| the City Attorney to epje jein the Tanning Company
from establishing its tannery in the locality se-
lected, on the ground that several citizens claim
that it 10 q nuisance.
There was bloody roncounter in Many on last
Saturday weeB between w. FL. Holloway and Chap
Dole; the latter recsiyed some very severe blows
one breaking the bridge OF the nose, and two bad
cuts with the jaws OF o knife on the lower lip.
Holloway had preliminary examination before
Judge j. O. Armstrong and was placed under q
bond OF $1,000. The following nigat the Jail door
was broken and Ho loway set at liberty.
The selection for parish seat in Livingston
parish takes place next month. All the old ami
mosties Of the different claimants to the parish
seat have been Ie-ar0tsed. There are three
claimants TO the position-Port Vincent, Spring.
field and the centre OF the parish. Springfield
has formed . mpromise with the centre Of the
parish by which the latter will be selected as the
parish seat, and expects next year to move it on
| to Springfield.
Mississippi.
Rain on Friday all through Mississippi.
Ool. Jones has retired from the Woodville Re-.
publican. j. W. Shattuek, Esq., has charge OF it.
| Holly Springs Reporter, May 30: Two compa-
MES Of the Sd United States Infantry arrived here
on the 10Th inst. Major Parker is in command.
They have taken qlarters at the barracks, and
are likely to remain during I'll Q summer and fall.
| The Choctaw Leader ia determined to keep it's
readers posted in regard to the affairs OF the
nation. The issues OF that paper dated May 25
and June both contain the inaugural address of
President Hayes, delivered on the 5th OF last
March.
Gen. ]. e. George, Chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee, has notified
the members of that committee to meet in Jack
son on the 10th inst, for the purpose OF fixing
date for holding q 81 to Convention and the
transaction OF other business.
The funeral sermon and Masonic services OF
John W. Gully, who was the unfortunate victim
| OF polical assassination in Kemper county, were
held in that county a few days since. The at
tendance was the largest ever known in the
county; over Thousand persons present.
1t is claimed that there is an extensive clan OF
horse thieves In Mississippi. They have head
quarters somewhere in Pontotoc county, and
they also have stopping and places Of exchange
thirty miles OF Oakland; also, at Calhoun and
somewhere west Of Sards, M ssissippi, and Helena,
Arkansas. Tney have been doing big business
lately in DeSoto county. After the horses
stolen one OF the gang appears on the field, and
representing himself to be q detective, offers to
recover the stolen horses for one third their
value.
Last Sunday night, about o'clock, Pat Baker
and his cousin were shot and killed at Hender-
sons Landing, forty five miles above Vicksourg,
by Joseph Fortner, while they were aboard of the
lstter's fshboat. Fortner then threw their bodies
overheard and fled, and is stli at large. He is o
rather slenderly built man, about six feet high,
with an aquiline nose. and shows his teeth very
plain when speaking. Last year he made crop
on Capt. Mounts place. Buck Ridge, Tensas
parish, and is we'll known thrOus hout that imme-
diate section. One hundred dollars reward will
be paid for his apprehension, and any nforma-
tion that will lead to his arrest will be thaukfully
received by Capt. A. Rhoton, Henderson's Land
The telegraph line from Waco to Cleburne is
about completed.
The municipal canvass at Austin is growing ex-
citing.
Waco claims that ehe will not owe dollar at
the erd Of the year.
English cherries grow very finely in Con1anche
county.
Preparations are being made to incorporate the
town OF San Marcos.
Dallas has sent the first 80 ok Of -four to Gal
vestoD 1t was sold at auction FRIDAY, for the
benefit Of st. Msry's tCatholic) Orphan Asy lum.
1t s estimated that two millions Of buffalo
hides ae awaiting shipment from the trading
ponts west OF Dallas.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas engineers have
commenced the survey for railroad to run from
DennisOn to Mineola.
Considerable numbers of movers are passing
through Bonham On their way West, and are
driving great many cattle with them. The ma
jority OF them are from Arkansas and the candy
country in Eastern Texas.
Gordon who married the colorel woman nc
Galveston the other day, couidn's face his former
facquaint nces. He left the city IL disguise and
disgrace. Gordon is gnite wealthy, and had
previously stood very high socially.
The train killed six horses one night last week
about six miles from Taslorsvile. Il seems
that the horses became frightened at the train
and tried to run across a bridge, when they were
overtaken and cut to pieces by the train. Some
OF their heads were cut off, others had their legs
taken off and some were wedged between the
cross tiea