The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-29
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

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| Clinton, East Feliciana. holds It's mu-
nicipal election next June.
The planters of st. Charles, left bank,
are busy strengthening their levees.
The smallpox Is slowly but surely
disappearing from st. Charles parish.
| The different religious sects Of Vien-
No have organized joint Sunday
school.
Fetes champetres are in order in
| Thibodaux--one month before the rest
of the Union.
The stubble cane In Terrebonne parish
is badly damaged and will give only a
small stand.
West Baton Rouge having no jail Of
Its own sends its prisoners across the
the river to the parish prison OF East
Baton Rouge.
It Is reported that in several portions
of Lafourche the cane is not coming up
we'll. This is ascribed to the dry
weather following the planting.
The Morning Star sugar plantation,
two miles from Thibodaux, was sold
good price. It is the first sugar planta-
ton that has been 80 divided in the par
ish.
East Feliciana, since the power Of the
Radical party has been broken, Is one
Of the most quiet and orderly parishes
in the State, and the two races are on
the most friendly terms, says the
Patriot Democrat.
Seven negroes, escaped convicts from
Limestone county, Texas, were captured
In Caddo last week by the sheriff. Five
of them were turned over to the sheriff
of Limestone county, the other two,
whose offenses were small, were turned
loose.
Several Iowa gentlemen are visiting
Shreveport with the purpose OF looking
for lands for the settlement OF colony
from that State. They seem quite de-
lighted with what they have seen Of
Louisiana, but will do nothing towards
bringing colony here until the pres
emit political complications are ended.
ALI the Plaquemines parish planters
are investing the surplus OF last years
places. Sugar-houses are being built
or improved, canals that have been
allowed to fill up for the past fifteen
years are being cleaned out or new ones
dug to take their place, new cabins
built and old ones put In repair, in fact
everything to make home comfortable
and attractive and the plantations pro-
ductive and profitable is being attended
to.
The town council of st. Martinsville
has q wholesome fear OF smallpox, as
the following resolutions, adopted at Its
last meeting, bear evidence:
Whereas, It is made the duty OF the
town council to prevent the propagation
limits of the corporation Of ST.. Martin
Vile; and whereas, it is notorious
that contagious disease known
as the smallpox is now existing
under an epidemic form in various
quarters Of this parish. l. That the
Mayor Of the town OF st. Martinville do
organize Immediately guard to be sta
toned at the different entrances OF said
town to prevent all communication with
the infested portions Of said parish. 2.
That said guard be composed OF persons
either having already had the small
pox or having been vaccinated. 3. That
the expenses to keep such guard to be
born by the corporation OF said town
81 SO per day by the Mayor.
Texas.
San Antonio intends to hold fair
next fall.
There is revival of business in
Houston.
The town of Hillsboro has no resident
physician. ..
The Houston Age will hereafter issue
an evening edition.
"Tax sales" are beginning to appear
In number of Texas papers.
The Grand Lodge Of the State, Knights
Of Pythias, convenes at Dallas, April 3.
Henry Sherrard was killed by T. s.
Garvey, at Richmond, Texas, on the
goth inst.
Dallas has got the tree fever, and will
plant trees on every spare spot Of earth
she can find.
It is said that the International pro-
poses to start very soon from Austin to
San Antonio.
Two hundred families Of new corners
have settled in Smith county during the
last three months.
Four prisoners of them horse
thieves escaped from the Fort Worth
jail Wednesday night.
Sixty petitioners Of Kinney county
ask Gen. Ord for additional protection
against the Indians.
1t is estimated that fully thousand
new buildings will be erected in Dallas
during the coming season.
Track laying on the Overton and
Henderson Railroad has progressed
within four miles 81 Henderson.
ID. e. Chandler IS very happy III hav-)
Ing won tho suit Al TIE Federal court