The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-06
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.


Seven prisoners are now confined in
Bossier parish jail-fve whites and two
colored. The former are all charged
with capital crimes.
Some smallpox prevails at Breaux's
Bridge. st. Martin parish; Baton Rouge,
Lafayette, in fact all other the parishes
deny the charge Of smallpox most en-
phatically.
David King plead guilty Of man.
slaughter, in Baton Rouge parish, and
was sentenced to twenty years in the
Penitentiary. The next time he is up,
1897 he says he will not plead guilty.
There have been more royues punish
ed In East Baton Rouge and Ouachita
since the installation Of Democratic
judges and sheriffs in these parishes
than In the whole eight years Of Radical
rule.
The fog was 80 dense at Colfax one
day last week that q flock of wild geese.
flying through the town, were utterly
bewildered, flew close to the ground,
and beat themselves against the Chin
neys.
Since the installation of Democratic
officials in Morehouse parish and the
consequent end of cattle stealing, stock
raising has grown popular industry In
Morehouse, and many farmers are try
ing It,.
The police jury of Grant parish will
levy a tax Of only mills on the dollar.
This is the smallest parish tax heard Of
yet. Grant deserves compliment IL 1t
can only stick to this mill tax and not
run In debt.
Two colored prisoners escaped from
the Parish Prison Of Morehouse parish
last week by cutting through the wall.
They sought refuge in the swamp, but
were caught by the Constable next day,
while engaged In q game Of cards, and
locked up again.G
The election for q Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen Of Farmerville, Union
parish, was held Monday, March &c,
and resulted IN the election Of 2. Aren't
Geo. Fenton and I. @. Lewis as Alder
men. There was no opposition to them.
Burch, who plays Senator in Packard's
in his declarations of fealty to Packard's
cause, Monday last recognized Judge
Charles McVea, of East Baton Rouge, |
as the legally elected Judge who sits
and dispenses justice by authority from
the State government OF which Francis
r. Nichols is the head. This was done
in confession of judgment In suit
brought by John O'Connor, ESD,
against Burch.
The Thirteenth District Court for the
parish Of Concordia, Judge Wade H.
Hough, convened last Monday Hon.
II. II. Steele. District Attorney, was
be made to reopen the case against
David Young, Thos. Reber ct ais, In
which n0lLe prosegui was entered last
term by District Attorney. pro tenn,
Austin, under instructions from Kellogg. |
1t is probable that, after all, Concordia |
will get her school money again, and |
the penitentiary a Senator.
The condition of affairs In Plaque
mines parish must be very bad indeed, |
il the Observer does not exaggerate. It |
declares that thieves are so numerous,
and larceny so universal that many Of |
the largest property holders In the par
ish have seriously proposed to raise a |
vigilance committee to do what the law |
lains to summary justice and hang few |
of them, pour encourager les autres,"
as Voltaire once said. The evil COM
planned Of Is 80 great as to be almost |
and would seem to demand |
and justify the harshest measures.
Mississippi.
~ y. MOSS, VI MaulSou, eultoI VI IHe |
Canton Mail, is nominated by the Aber- |
deem Examiner as a CO ndidate for Sec
rotary of State.
The island In the river opposite Vicks-
burg is caving rapidly, and will be COM |
pletely washed away in very few |
years.
Advice to farmers from the Vicksburg |
Herald: Don't pillow over inches deep, |
feed your poor half-starved CRITTERS
on Western corn, raise thirteen millions
Of bales or cotton, spend your money
before you make 1t, grow poorer every
year, and spond your leisure time In
growing at everybody and everything.
On the arrival of the Grand Republic
at Greenville last Saturday, Mr.. Howe,
q clerk, and two of the porters Of the
boat were arrested, to be investi-
gated as to their knowledge Of the dis
appearance Of Mr.. Tim. O'Connor, of
Greenville, who when last seen alive
was on that boat on the 23d Of January
last. a passenger to Arkansas City.
ton, lasting through several days, all
were honorably discharged, there being
not the slightest evidence that they
knew anything In regard to his dis
appearance. So his fate must still re-
main mystery
Texas.
A United States signal Office has been
located at Corsicana.
A negro man was drowned last week,
while fishing, in the Brazos.
The heaviest rain ever known fell at
Terrell On Friday Of last week.
The grand jury Of Colorado county
found sixty-seven bills Of Indictment.
Major M. FL. Burnett, Mayor Of the
city Of Paris, died there on Wednesday
evening.
The new bridge over the Brazos, at
Courtney, fell on Thursday, killing five
OF the workmen.
A new office, called Verona. has been