The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-17
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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ish OF st. Martin for tho coming year 10
$i1, 800.
A majority of the orange trees on tho
left bank OF the river. below the city.
arc dead from tho late cold weather.
A daily mail line between Natehi-
tophaH and Alexandria and Shreveport
delights tho citizens Of that town.
There has been. and atill ID, q eenHid-
cradle immigration OF laberers TO Pointe
Uoupee from other parishes OF Central
Louisiana.
There ID q great deal of midnight pill.
Tering In plHuuemines pariah, the o.
ssrpsf complains. which will have TO BIO
stopped some way or other.
Measles has disappeared from New
Iberia but prevails Ia tho heighboring
country, &c has caused an unpreeeaent..
cd number OF deaths la both Iberia and
st. Mary.
A trapege performer travelling through
the country parishes, fell from hta traa
pese, ut Thibodaux, and seriously in1
iurea himself and several bystandefs
upon whom he fell. They. however.
broke his fall and thus saved his life.
A difficulty occurred between Messrs.
L. q. Butler and John PLANT. IN jack
aon, La, at 1 o'clock y. M, on Monday
last, which resulted In the latter empty.
ing the oontehtH OF shet gun loaded
with hueknhot In the person OF tho for
MGR. At last accounts the wounded man
wae In u critical condition.
The Natohitoehea Tindteator com
plains OF tho evil habit Of boys visiting
drinking and gambling saloons, and
ealla upon older heads to ffown upon |
tho hayward youth. The same evil to |
u certain extent pfevails In baton |
Rouge. and Home Of the habits Of Baton |
Rouge boys are even worse, says the
ddrotdtd.
During tho high wind Of Thursday |
the stable upon the Nolan plantation.
tuBt below ponaldaonville, was blown |
down, and eight or ten mules bruised,
none Of them seriously. however. There
was a man In the stable at the time of
the accident, but he escaped injury by |
ton cart 40 the structure began to fall.
night Of last week, near the line OF
Ouanhita and Union parishes. between
Mr.. nj. u'Neal and q yeung man named
5tuckey. In which tho latter was shot
through tho body by pistol La the
hands OF O'NeaL AT last accounts tho
man wan thought to be In d
lying condition. O'Neal has thus far
,fuded arrest.
On Friday Of last week, the al mat. q
fatal ARRAY occurred at Trees store,
parish OF Iberville, on the left bank OF
he river. about ten miles below Plaque.
nine. A dispute arose between Mr..
TREE and n young man named Alex.
Babin, concerning the settlement OF
'ome partnership affairs, the two having
! short time before been associated In
he ownership and conduct OF the store. |
lna Willie Davis interfered during the I
Iispute and attacked Babin. dragging
Tim from hia horse and severely beat
M him. Babin. who was the weaker
Il the two, succeeded In drawing u re-. 4
oliver and firing at Davis, the ball pass I
ng through the heart of the latter.
auains immediate death. The victim
Il this sad occurrence was about -
ears OF age u,..,..,,,,
A hunting party In Suntlower county.
fiss., recently killed seven bears In one
lay. IL
The testimony taken Is all CT parte. .
Ir. Morris didn't seem disposed to take
estimony on the other side.
The Maury Mansion, on the Pine !.
Ridge Road, near Natehez, was burnt
he other night. It was thought to be
|
ebhed the house.
On Friday last cabin, occupied by
ONE negroes on Capt, w. A. Montgo- ]
aery's place, near Edwards, was burned
0 the ground. It caught fire In the
bsence OF all grown persons. and two
little children who were In the house
erished In the flames. ]
''rhe trade Of Vickshurg reached Its !
owest ehb during the business prostra-
lon Of the past year. But like con- ,
alescent patient of robust constitution. ..
only needs little nursing to assume
ar more than its prestine health and ,
igor, I" says the Viedsburg Herald. Il
The examination OF witnesses In the
lynch vs. Chalmers contest, before 7
ustice Griffin, ex olfico notary public.
the courthouse In Natchez, was con-
luded by Judge Morris, attorney for
last week. Il. B. Foules,
olored Republican Judge Of the cleo
on at Kingston. Abraham Fettus, !
eace officer, Smith Kinney and Samuel !
hey all testified that Lyneh's vote
ras changed and given TO Chalmers,
ice persd, that Chalmers majority In
he Kingston box represented, what In
heir opinion would have been Lynch's
Majority Ii the vote actually cast had y
cen fairly counted. a# at@'.* E. 81.
A most daring robbery was perpe-
,ated ON Thursday night last on the
remises OF Mr.. @. O. Clapp, on Mont
,se plantation, near Natohez. During n
,e night Mrs. Clapp discovered smell l,
. OF smoke, and on awakening her hus- =
and and examining the pantry it was
,und that 1t had been opened and eve-
gthing in 1t taken out. The flour bar
j, the molasses barrel, even the coal =
Il can was emptied. and not enough Of =
le contents OF the pantry was lett to 9
lake breakfast for the family. The P
,ieyes, after cleaning out everything, A
ad piled together a number OF boxes
nd other combustibles and set them on
re, and but for the waking up of Mrs.
lapp the house would in a short time n
ave been destroyed by the flames. 9
urning buildings is getting altogether X
DO common.