St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-03-09
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

county, Texas, this season.
Chattanooga is taking,a census of her
population, and the most sanguine think
the number will run up to $4,000.
A negro has been sentenced to nine
teen years in the Tennessee penitentiary
for stealing 1000 pounds of bacon.
In the Louisiana legislature the Moi
felt register bill was favorably reported
from the ways and means committee.
Twenty.six boys were sent to Enfield,
N. T., by the Children's Aid society of
New York, but they have all returned.
During Mr.. Rainsford's meetings in
Richmond, Va, the women have so en-
tirely taken possession Of the house that
a night was set when he preached to men
only,
g. Over thousand head of cattle are be-
ing fattened on the surplus corn in the
hands of Bastrop county, Texas, farmers.
Corn is dull nsBastrop at Is cents per
bushel. l5 ... go. -.t....y
North Alabamian: A number of our
German citizens are preparing to plant
arge crops Of Irish potatoes this month,
with a view of shipping their first crop
to Chicago.
As the agent of the Texas Express
company at Paris, Texas, was standing
on the platform waiting for the train, he
was knocked down by two men and rob"
bed of $4,000. .as -
at Preparations are being made in At.
lanta among the Methodists for the gem
eral.. conference of the M. E. church
south, which meets in that city on the
first Wednesday in May. s,.
Out Of 1904 children born in Rich
mond, Va, last year, there were seven
pairs of white and twelve pairs of col
ored twins, though the number of white
births exceeded the eolered by one hum
bred and twenty-five. 49,: ....." &c.,. Do.
The Nashville board of health, believ-
ing that the city vault causes diphtheria
and other ills, unanimously recommended
its demolition, and the board of aldermen
with the same unanimity resolved upon
its destruction. 49,, $50. e.. ...
Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist: The
old theory that hot weather produces
madness in dogs has been exploded.
During the past few months more mad
dogs have been killed in this city and
vicinity than during any equal period OF
hot weather. rss5..... I..... 49,.
Some one set fire to the house OF the
widow Stanfell, in Lowndes county, Ga,
and burned up her three children. She
escaped through the fames5 but received
probably fatal injuries. Joseph i L.
Howell, her son-in~law, is supposed to
have committed the deed, and he and his
son have fed. Is
The state of Georgia let's out its con-
victs for $13 year apiece to companies
that furnish guards and employ prisoners
in mines or on farms. A contract has
been entered into between ex. Governor
Brown and the state, by which the
former agrees to pay the latter 100000
in yearly installments Of $4,000 for the
use of all convicts for twenty years from
April, 1879. @ nS.;sa t3
The American Missionary association
has made call on Fisk university
(eolored) at Nashville, for missionaries
70 Africa, and two young men and two
young women Of the higher grade
students responded to the call. The
men WILDE ordained next Sunday, and
on Monday night they will leave for their
mission, which is in the Mendi country,
seven degrees north Of the equator.
Chattanooga Times No one who does
not make practice Of visiting the depot
at halfpast ! p. m. can form an adequate
idea of the number and condition Of the
hundreds Of emigrants who pass through
this city e'sroate for Texas and the south.
west. Many Of them, and, indeed, the
majority Of them, are in almost destitude
circumstances, and have perhaps dis
posed of their whole stock of worldly
possessions in order to raise money
enough to buy q ticket to Texas.
Gen. P. B. M. Young, commissioner
for the cotton states at the Paris exposi
ton, is making tour and collecting
articles for exhibition He informs the
Atlanta Constitution, that the. whole
south seems to be perfectly dead upon
the subject, and unless change be made
very soon will have no representation al
the words fair. The appropriation is 90
very small (only $3.50, OOO) that q great
deal will depend on Individual effort.
Camden g. o. Journal: A number
Of the Liberian exodites from above here
have repassed through Camden on their
return to their old homes. They state
that an old yellow man came amsng them
and collected the money to pay their
passage on The : Phantom Ship but
could not be found or heard from BY
them afterwards. Hence they use The
little means That remained to them from
The grand fraud to return home, sadder,
t not wiser, AM ready TO 60 on the
contract I" again.