The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-03
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

OdluWeit DOhStS VI u tWeubs NSeFeu-
pound baby.
Union parish has been redistrieted
into seven wards.
Milet and oats are In splendid condi-
tion III Carroll parish.
Iberia is TO have O new court house
and jail, the Progress says.
The school board Of Bossier parish
cannot start any schools for want OF the
necessary funds.
The vermlion banner IL earnestly
CRYING for the silver dollar OF Our faith
ers. The Carroll Conservative an,
nounces its willingness to take any Kind
OF dollar.
The woods from Lake Providence.
East Carroll. to Floyd, West Carroll,
have become passable at last, the water
from the Bass crevasse having some
what subsidized.
The parjsh uf Ascension has been d.
vided into three. levee districts, with
syndies to care for the levees In each
district. The syndics oil. the combined
districts compose q parish leVee board
(they serve. without pay, have authority
ia call out hands to work on the levee,
etc. and TO collect ~ day from each
hand failing to work when called on.
The crops In Mofehouse--on the hills,
In the swamps and prairies and the
bavous in fact everywhere, are as fine
as can be-better than since the war.
And some say that the outlook for brisk
times and plenty Of money next winter
js splendid. as q proof OF which they re-
fer to the fact that the planters and
lahorers generally have been living and
depending more on their own resources
this year than ever before. Hence their
debts are small.
The commission created by act No.
"a of the General Assembly OF the State
of Louisiana, at Its extra session In the
year 1877, to ascertain the amount Of In
debtedness of the late parish 81. Carroll,
convened In the town OF Providence, In
the parish Of East Corroll, on Monday,
adjournment. The commission, after a
session Of two days, adjourned to meet
Oct. Is. The creditors OF the old par.
jsh show some slackness in presenting
their claims.
The school boards OF the various par
ishes differ materially In their manage
ment of the funds entrusted to their
care. East Carroll gives as high az $50
per month, some as high as $50, aud
some not higher than 40. Avoyelles
has no fixed salaries but pays Its teach
ers according to the number OF scholars,
with the following schedule First grade
80 50 per pupil for the first ten and ~
for each additional pupil In average
daily attendance, not to exceed $7b per
month. Second grade-$2 per pupil for
the fret ten and ~ for each additional
pupil, not exceeding forty In number.
Third grade-$ 81 80 per pupil for the
first ten and 75c for each additional
pupil, not exceeding forty In number.
Texas.
Denison has organized greenbaek
club. George l.. Patrick Is president.
The big scare about an outbreak
among the blacks of the Brazoria jun
giles has passed away.
The body Of another murdered man
has been found on the Goliad road, six
miles from San Antonio.
Mr.. John Harrison, living not far
from Oakwoods, In Freestone county,
killed his son-in-law named Cherry,
last Saturday; The cause was family \, J,
difficulty. This makes three men shot
down in that county In less than ten
days time.
The officers of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas ordered the shops at Denison
to be closed and the men suspended.
IL
mined to stand by the company. The
employees considered this unjust, and
Joined the strike.
The school question Is still unsettled
at Fort Worth. Two-thirds of the
voters favored the free schools, but two
thirds Of the taxpayers did not vote for
1t. The city authorities are awaiting to
hear from the State authorities, lest
they are called to account by Gov. Hub
bard.
The sheriff Of Hill county on Friday
Of last week overlook and captured
| eight horse thieves. and about sixty
head of horses were found In their pos
session. Three or the mems names are
Graham, Mascar and Marlborough. The
entire party were consigned to apart.
ments in the Hill county jail.
Deputy Sheriff Braley, of Ennis. ar.
rested old man Mcmillan east Of Ennis
and was followed by his sons, who
opened fire upon the officers and men
In the battle that ensped, two Of the
McMillans were shot, and Peter, 1t Is
thought, fatally. The prisoner was not
| Madison county, where he was wanted
to answer for murder
On Sunday afternoon, In Anderson
| tphhbys "bhS ~ hNElo boyf Igh " Wv
Decatur, former servant OF Mr.. Ham
lett, had gun in his hand, and a negro
girl was playing with the children
when the gun was accidentally. dis
charged, instantly killing the coloree
girl. The boy Is overwhelmed with
grief, as the girl killed was hi'
sweetheart. No blame is attached K
the colored boy.
Nicholas b. CALDER, aged twenty
years, and Sam Robertson, aged six
teen, of Collin county, stole some socks
from Hunstable Brothers, and were
making away, when they were pursued
by officers on Friday night. Deput.
Sheriff Waddell ordered Robertson tx
halt, which he refused to do, but free
at Waddell. who returned the fire
striking him in the back. He now lies
in a precarious condition. CALDER lie'
in jail.
THE MILITIA.