The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-20
of the evening. The tournament and
hall were both very successful.

of the evening. The tournament ana
ball we're both very successful.
John Bipas, an ex-sergeant OF the
army. emploved In q coalyard at Baton
Roupe. fell overheard from q coal barge
in that town last Monday night, was
dragged under the boat and drowned.
The following are the gentlemen com.
posipg the new school board Tor Ea.
| Feljciana j. G.. D'ArmoDd, J. u. Ali
bourne, r. J. Herman, Jessie Harrison,
B. w. Sewell, l.. d. Chance anu y. a.
Ramsey.
The Plymouth has arrived, at
Natchez. She was visited there by
large number Of people from both the
T.onisiana and Mississippi sides OF the
river. The officers of the boat have
been feted everywhere.
| A colored girl was shot through the
head and killed instantly on Thomp-
sons plantation, near Franklin.
| Whether the killing was accidental or
Intentional, Is not known. The boy is
now in jail awaiting trial.
A difficulty occurred on Point Pleas
ant plantation on Monday last between
James Wood and Melvin Harris. both
eolored. Harris shot Wood In the
| shoulder when Wood Immediately
! turned upon him with club and dealt
him a blow which fractured his skull.
| All OF the Republican ex-ofiicials OF
East Baton Rouge have given up the
ghost and now recognize the NICHOLS
government the same as everybody else
does. They have come to the eonolu-
sion that Packard is dead horse, and
| Its no use any longer to try to ride him.
Wednesday, May Q, will be celebrated
as memorial day by the people OF East
Feliciana. April ID was originally
fixed on, and some of the graves were
decorated on that day, but as that was
Odd Fellows day, it was thought we'll
to postpone the celebration to another
time.
An Irishman named Kelly. employed
by Mr.. Felix Perilloux. fell sick in the
parish of st. John the Baptist. He had
to come to New Orleans for medical
treatment and started out in q skiff.
When the skifr reached the parish of
st. Charles, 1t was discovered that Kelly
had died on the way here.
Apparently the deputy sheriffs of
Union parish are as free with the pistol
as our policemen in New Orleans, as the
following story from the Union Record
shows IA negro named Sam Lawson
was shot and slightly wounded by
Deputy Sheriff Covington, near Farm
ersville, on Saturday evening. last.
Lawson was indicted by the grand jury,
at It's recent session, and when the
deputy sheriff attempted to arrest him
showed at first disposition to resist,
and then attempted to escape by flight.
Mr.. Covington first fired at him for the
purpose of frightening him into submis-
sion, but failing to stop him, fired again,
the ball penetrating his side and intlict-
ing painful but not serious wound.
Lawson is confined In jail
mississippi.
Charley Hall, colored, was killed by
another negro at Walthall, last week.
Wash Hammons, who had been doing
Pike county. was found hung In the
woods there the other day.
A negro named McLain killed an
other In the Cold Springs neighbor
last week. The deceased called MoLain
some hard names, and the latter shot
him in the stomach, using shotgun.
McLain is in Jail.
A very severe storm visited the east
ern part of Wilkinson county on Thurs
day last. The severity Of the bail sur
passed anything of the kind ever known
before, accommodating in drifts to the
depth of two or three feet. Every
vestige of vegetation and fruit disap-
peared before the ravages of the hail.
The wind also did much damage by un-
roofing houses and blowing down fences
and trees.
Dallas uses two car loads of beer per
week.
The fruit crop is safe in Burleson
county.
There are sixty prisoners in the Sher-
man jail.
Galveston hopes to become great
coffee mart.
The public schools in Marshall are in
successful operation.
The Sherman Register Is also In favor
Of modified homestead law.
Brenham will participate in the cele-
bration OF the Houston firemen.
Marshall is the Baltimore of Texas,
and boasts of the prettiest girls in the
Lone Star State.
Plovers and birds of all kind flock by
millions on the Texas prairies in pur-
suit of the grasshoppers.
Three hundred Thousand dollars
worth of buildings are going up in
Houston, and they talk of reconstruct
ing the cotton mill.
ii 800 bales Of cotton and 100000
pounds OF hides were shipped from
Schulenberg the past season.
The solemn U0chenbtdtt modestly
states that the best way to make money
in Kimball county is to steal cattle.
Abe Rothschild. the murderer Of Dia-
mond Bessie, reached Jefferson last Sat
urday In charge Of two deputy sheriffs.
The citizens of Wise county held a
mass meeting in Decatur, on the 5th,
confer with the authorities Of the
Wichita Railroad Company, and in
form them with reference to the coun-
try contiguous to Decatur. and also to
present to them such other information
and data in regard to the commercial