The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-27
SOUTHERN NEWS.


Marksville Is having new street
opened and paved.
Twenty thousand dollars would full
open Bayou Pierre to navigation.
: David B. Rose, an escaped Arkansa
convict, was captured In Caddo paris
last week and turned over to the Texa
authorities.
In race between Washington No.
and Pelican Hook and Ladder No. 1. i
Baton Rouge, the machines" colIided
and three persons were seriously hurt.
The Marksville Bulletin fears an at
tack or the cotton caterpillars this year
v the weather continues as rainy as
has been. 1t warns planters to prepare
for their coming.
The prisoners In the Union parish jail
made desperate attempt to escape las
week, and had priced the door open
when they were discovered by the sheriff
and locked up more securely.
Milliken's Bend has been incorpo.
rated as a city few months. The ef-
feet of this Is now seen in the fact thai
the Milliken Bendites are building. a
large Jail, declaring that one of the
first necessities Of city.
The escape of prisoners from the va
| klOuS pdIISl Jtll5 10 k5UbiuS ldL LOO COUl
mon. During the past week no less
than thirty criminals, many of them
murderers, have thus been turned loose
on the community. A little more care
is needed.
The police jury of Avoyelles will have
the current taxes paid in United States
currency this year. This rule Is being
generally followed in all the parishes,
and will put them at once on a good
financial footing. In former years the
taxes were generally collected in parish
paper.
An alteration took place in the Mad
ison jail building at this place, early
Tuesday morning, between two negroes
confined therein, named Robert Num-
and Sam Lawson, which resulted in the
former being knocked down by the
latter with a heavy glass tumbler and
fatally wounded.
The citizens of Farmersville met at
the court house on Saturday afternoon
last and organized meeting. After
discussing the various plans suggested
for the future progress of the public
schools it was resolved that board of
trustees, to be composed Of nine citizens,
be be elected, to which should be delegated
the entire management and supervision
Of the schools at this place. As this
meeting was somewhat sparsely attend.
ed, it was deemed advisable to adjourn
the same until next Saturday evening,
at which time the board of trustees will
be elected.
M. d. Lattimer was arrested in
Union parish some months ago, charg-
ed with murder in Texas. He had taken
refuge in pond, the water of which
was frozen, and his feet were so frost
bitten that they had to be amputated.
Notwithstanding this he managed to
escape from prison in Texas and came
back to Union parish. Another war
rant was sent for his arrest for MUIR
der committed in Mississippi The
Sheriff went after him with posse,
but hearing Of this he stole buggy and
made for Arkansas. Being pursued
into Arkansas by deputy sheriff, he
brought to Louisiana to await the re-
qnisitinn Of the Governor Of Mississippi.
A plucky man this without any legs.
Texas.
About 100000 worth of cattle are
grazing in Clay.
The Houston direct navigation CON-
pany have resumed operations.
The Galveston breakwater has been
condemned, and will be removed.
Many persons who have settled in
n Texas have never settled anywhere
else.
Another case of hydrophobia from
he bite Of a catamount is reported at
Mountain City.
Mr.. Emore, Of Benton, recently lost |
welve or fifteen hogs, which died from |
The effects Of hot weather.
The wheat crop in Lampasas is not |
rood, owing to the depredations Of the |
early in the season.
j. McCarthon was arrested in Hous-
on and taken to Waller county. He is |
he one who frightened his sister in law
% death some months ago.
The Victoria AdcOcate deprecates the |
movement to bring Hon. Gustave
,chleicher forward as a candidate for
Governor, claiming that Mr.. s. will be
much more useful as a member Of Con-
,ress.
Policeman O'Neal, Of Denison, was
lned twenty dollars IN Judge Rainey's
curt, and sixty dollars in the county
0 subpenas. Not having surplus of
ash, and not at all DESTROYS ui LAYING
q the Sherman Jail during the hot sea-
on. he unceremoniously left on Mon
ay night.
The New Brauniels wooden mills are
7orking with Full power without cessa-
ion. They have just commenced max
ng heavy shipments to New Orleans,
Iobise, Savannah and Charleston. In
1;ries for their cassimeres are coming
ally from all parts of the State.
Kate Claxton is to visit Dallas the
oming season, and to be up with the
est of the world the villagers on the
trinity should mature arrangements for
first-class fire during her visit. 1t
nay be annoying to Miss Claxton, but
asst like the other large cities that Miss
'laxton has played in.