The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-22


could quench the flames, and strange to
say that this tree is now green with
leaves and full of large and perfect bios
SONS. The smoke still issues from the
tree, showing that the slow work OF de-
struction Is unremitted.
Mississippi.
The cotton crops In Warren county
are very backward and scrawny. The
plant ID small, the stand is not good and
the cold has coiored the leaves. The
Vicksburg Herald proposes to pull up
the cotton and plant corn.
The Canton Nail thinks there will be
split in the Democratic party In that
county lowing to certain rlngmen and
tricksters who would sell their party
| and wreck the people that their own
personal ambition and ends might be
promoted and subserved." The Coffee
vile Fidette and Vicksburg Herald re-
echoes this story Of their own counties.
VIM. Weatherly, q conductor on the
railroad between Water Valley, Miss,
and jackson, Tenn, on the morning OF
the 18th inst, was found killed ON the
railroad track between the M. and q.
depot and the M. g. depot. tits thought
that he was murdered and thrown on
the railroad track so that the train would
crush the body and leave the impression
that he had been run over.
Last Friday night about O'Clock
Charles Lawson, o negro man, living on
Mr.. James Smiths place, about five
miles west OF Canton, was called out
from his cabin by some unknown per
shots took effect In the left arm and
face. The unfortunate man lived but q
few hours after the shooting, and was
unable to tell who his slayers were. Ike
Phillips and Vance Smith, aegro boys
about sixteen and eighteen years OF age,
were arrested upon suspicion OF having
done the shooting, and were arraigned
before Justice Garrett on Monday morn
ing last. The evidence against them
was not sufficient to fix the guilt upon
them, SO they were discharged.
Texas.
The East Texas penitentiary has been
located just one mile North OF the town
OF Rusk.
Clay county petitions that the carry
ing Of firearmD shall be prohibited with
In It's boundaries.
A committee Of citizens OF Galveston
are considering scheme for system
OF waterworks for that city.
It is claimed by some that Southern
Texas can be made as fine wheat pro-
Quoting country rs any In the world.
An investigation Of the cause Of the
destructive fire In Sherman, short
time since, is now going on In that city,
Major Jones arrested forty-one law
breakers In Kimble county. Lieut.. Hall
is near Castroville, stirring up the cattle
thieves.
Deer and other small game are so
plentiful in Clay county rs to be
rounded up In numbers In the cattle
herds.
The State tax on circuses IL $500 for
each performance. Only one Is In the
State, Coles, and he visits only the
largest towns.
Sheep are not altogether worthless at
San Antonio. according to the Express,
which announces the sale of forty-tWo
buckle at VAC to $50 per head.
A severe rain and wind storm visited
the neighborhood OF Jefferson on the
night of the 18th inst, prostrating shade
and forest trees in many localities.
William Danforth, a farmer of Nc
Lehman county, was killed by lightning
on the 18th OF May. He was highly
esteemed by the community In which he
lived.
The Daily Inteligencer Is about the
tenth paper subsisting In Dallas. 1t is
a very attractive and carefully edited
paper, snd creditable to Texas jour-
nalism.
Trout fishing, says the Hesperi0n, Is
good In Spring Greek, In Cooke county.
This Is an item Of news, rs Spring Creek
is the fret stream in Texas where trout
have been found.
The constable Of Waco levied upon
the depot building and grounds at that
Inn Faxs, rl.Sr ell tr i,Ft If.s
OF $165, 900, and advertises it to be sold
on the first Tuesday in June.
At a meeting OF the directors of the
Longview and Sabine Valley Railway.
held in Longview on the 10th inst, the
following officers were elected for the
year ending January 4, 1878: Brad Bar
ner, President; George d. Harrison,
Vice President; Eli Barner, Secretary
and Treasurer
In Sabine county the frame Of the new
courthouse has just been erected at
Hemphill. upon the cinder5 Of the old
temple OF justice, consumed by fire O
year ago. The incendiary has not been
arrested, but the people are still on the
watch and hope one day to detect the
wicked party.
Miss Sophia Henderson, the young
and lovely daughter OF ex-Gov. Hen
uers0n, or Houston, whose recent thrill
ling adventures with her aged father,
while lost In the woods of Harris
county. have been published all through
the country, died at Houston on the 18th
inst. The fatigue and excitement of
the two days in the forest, without food,
brought on an attack Of brain fever,
from which she never recovered.
A party Of five thieves committed a
robbery near Weatherford last Saturday
night, and Sheriff Lindsey was at once
informed Of the occurrence. He ordered
out o posse to seach for them and start
ed himself with squad in southeast
erly direction. He rode into an unfre-
quented trail going In the desired
direction, and had not proceeded far
when his horse SHE'D at something lying
by the roadside. He proceeded to make
an examination and found two Of the
thieves asleep in the grass. He took
them in charge and sent them back
under guard and went on, striking the
| trail Of the othars soon after He fol-