The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-16
SOUTHERN NEWS.


Gretna will poison It's superfluous dogs.
On Saturday last, two colored men had q
difficulty In Jeanerette when one stabbed and
killed the other.
persons 10 the penitentiary; seven negroes
and one Mexican.
The grand jury of Caddo have found a num-
Der OF true bills against saloon keepers in
Shreveport for selling liquor to minors.
A man in the Vacherie settlement, parish OF
st. John, was bitten some days ago by rat
tie snake and cured, it is said, by the use OF a
maidstone.
Rose COmbecker, an aged negress, who says
she ID 1870 years old. living in st. Charles pa
IRISH, charges Richmond Davis with attempt
ing TO Outrage her person.
Last Friday, on Alice plantation, in Iberia
parish. a difficulty occurred between Sam
Gardner, q colored man, and Broder, white
hostler, when the latter was shot, the wound
resulting In death on Sunday.
On Sunday, also, near Mr.. Sylvestre Rome
To's Iberia parish, two colored boys were
suddenly and In passing caught hold Of the
fail Of the foremost horse. and giving 1t sud-
den jerk. caused the animal to fall, breaking
the neck of his rider.
The police Jury of Caddo cornered parish
scrip. on last Monday and il fell from 45 to 20
IN few hours. The feat was accomplished
by q resolution requiring current parish taxes
to be paid In grcenbacks on and after a certain
date, thereby virtually repudiating scrip
except for back taxes.
One of the prisoners confined in the st.
Charles parish jail-Joe Joseph--set fire to
his cell on the night of the Goth of last month.
Fortunately for the rash man, the authorities
tliseovere1ft in time to put II out saving the
jul and the fellows life A strict watch Is
now kept over the inmates.
Mississippi.
The jasper county Herald is new paper to
be started at Paulding.
The State convention OF the Friends of Tenn
perance met at Pass Christian last week.
The Democracy of Sumner county endorsed
Walthall for governor and Walpole for audi
tor.
Pearl county held It's convention last week,
and sent its delegates to the State Convention
uninstructed
The Choctaw County Democratic Convention
was held July 4th, at Chester, and II. Wal
pole endorsed for auditor.
The Brookhaven Cbmet says glass Of whis-
Ky has never been sold In the town limits OF
BrOokhaven, though 1t has a population OF
1900.
Simpson county Democracy have held
convention and appointed delegates to the
State Convention, and they are instructed to
vote for Gen. Robert Lowry for Governor.
The Water Valley Central brings out Col. M.
D. L. Stephens as q candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. Hon. w. I'll. Sims, of Lowndes,
and Col. Stephens are the only two proposed
/ for the nomination to this office.
Texas.
The narrow gauge from Corpus Christi to
San Diego is being rapidly built.
Buffaloes are plentiful on the frontier, and
are being killed In great numbers.
United States Marshals are making 1t hot
for Illicit distillers on the frontier
The city Of Waco has accepted the PROPOSE
tion for the Holly system of waterworks.
1t Is said that the boil worm has already ap-
peared i'm some portions of Fannin county.
Hailstones fell in Clay county during the
last storm measuring eight inches in circun-
ference.
The Bonham Ne,rs claims authority to say
that Governor Hubbard will call an extra ses-
sion OF the Legislature in September.
There is a movement on foot in Llano coun-
ty to move the county seat from the town of
Llano to the land of Mr.. james Johnston, on
4. branch OF the Perdinales. fifteen miles from
the present county seat.
Ike Hodge. sentenced to seven years inn
prisonment in the Penitentiary for an assault
upon the person of his wife. with intent to
murder, while trying TO make his escape on o
farm at or near Fort Worth, was shot and
killed.