The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-30
Pointe Coupee Pelican has q long list
of the poets of that parish.

a 6eIIouS dUUeupG was maze Dy Int
prisoners confined In the Concordit
parish jail to escape therefrom last Fri
day. They pretended to sing hymns al
the evening, which aroused suspicion
An investigation disclosed the fact tha
they had raised the iron plating of The
hoor and were very nearly ready to es
cape. Matters were at once righted.
On account of the overflow Of the Mis-
sissippi river, through trains on the
l'Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail
road have again been temporarily sus
pended. Passengers will be transferred
across the overflowed section -Tallulah
to Waverly Station-by handcars and
skiffs. The decline of the river-now
commencing at Vicksburg-will, it is
believed, soon afford relief to the sub
merged district, and permit the resump-
tion OF through trains from Delta to
Monroe in about ten days.
| Mississippi.
| Winston county has pledged its dele
gates to Gen. Lowry.
| A State convention of teachers will be
held in Jackson, August l.
| Lincoln country Is in favor Of Lowry
for Governor and Gwin for Auditor.
Lawrence county has instructed it's
delegates to vote for Gwin, only, for
Auditor.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company will have an office established
| at Meridian about the 1st of July.
The Radicals of Mississippi are trying
TO cheat some Of the Democrats Of that
State with ''Young Mans ticket"
hoping to get up split In Democratic
ranks on this.
It is reported that white man, by the
name Of VIM. Quigg, from Vicksburg, @
passenger on the Yazoo, jumped from
that boat into the river as she neared
Satartia, and was drowned. No cause
known.
A special election for Mayor was held
at Edwards last Tuesday, which re-
suited in the choice of Mr.. Graves, the
regular Dem ocratic nominee, by large
majority. Mr.. @. N. Harris, of the Cit1-
zen, was run as an independent candi-
date by his friends, without his consent.
and OF course was ''left."
Already the counties are beginning to
hold conventions to select delegates to
the State nominating convention. Quit
delegates instructed as follows Col. j.
M. Stone for Governor; kinloch Fal-
coner, Secretary of State; Geo. M.
Govan, Auditor: w. d. Mayfeld, Treas
urer.
The Jackson Railroad Company are
building at their shops in McComb City
six additional fruit and vegetable cars
to run between New Orleans and st.
Louis upon the passenger trains. The
shipment of fruit and vegetables has in
creased immensely within the twelve
months.
On Tuesday Of last week Mr.. Burns, q
laborer on the Ayers place, about seven
miles southeast of Holly Springs, was
found dead, having been shot in the
back with a shotgun while at work.
Subsequent events, however, threw sus-
picion upon Chas. Evans as principal,
and - Briscoe as accessory in the kill
ing. Mr.. Briseo was promptly arrested,
and had an investigation before Es-
quire johnson last Tuesday, and bound
over to appear at the next term of the
Circuit Court in the.sum Of $500. Evans
fled.
James Hill, young man about seven
teen years of age, living with Mr.. w.
NJ Palmer. near Goodman, met with
horrible death on last Monday, under
the following circumstances He was
returning from the field late in the
evening riding mule, which he had
just taken from the plow, the gear re-
on the mule, when he fell off
and became entangled in the trace
chains. The animal becoming freight
ened at this, commenced running and
kicking, dragging the young man over
stumps, logs, ETC., until, from injuries,
he died, almost before the mule could
be stopped.
The following members of the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee were
present at the late meeting: Gen. j.
z. George (chairman), Gen. Z. 9. Wal
thall. Hon. Ii. M. Street, Capt. j. w.
Smith and Col. Labauve. There were
differences of opinion in regard to the
time of the meeting of the convention.
but all acquiesced in the decision of the
ma ajoriiy, and agreed that the party
which won the splendid triumphs Of
1875 76, and rescued the State, should
main its organization and adhere strictly
to the usages that had made it strong
and effective.
At the last term of the Circuit Court
Of Yazoo, which closed it's labors last
two negroes were tried,
suspected of burning the stable Of A.
N. Smith, who lives few miles up the
river from Yazoo City, causing him to
lose eight or ten horses and mules, and
corn and other property, amounting to
five or six thousand dollars. There not
being sufficient evidence against them,
the case was dismissed before reaching
the jury, though it was quite clear in
every ones mind that they were guilty.
The result is these two guilty wretches
were found on the Clark place this
dead. One was hung and the
other shot by unknown parties.
Texas.
A teachers institute is to convene in
Dallas on the 11th of July. Teachers
throughout the State are requested to
attend.
Houston is talking seriously Of sur
her city charter. She is a
bankrupted city, and bonds are what's
the matter.
DR.. McManus, Of Corpus Christi, who
owns eleven leagues of land west Of Go
lad, has sold two leagues to Mr.. Spen-
d. -