St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

An Alabama hunter killed eight wild
turkeys at one shot.
Virginia killed only three railroad
passengers last year.
Twenty,six negroes, exclusive of chill
dren, left Castor, North Carolina, last
week, FOR Kansas.
The lower house of the South Carolina
legislature killed Mofitt bell.punch
bill by vote of 81 to z3.
There are eighty Masonic lodges in the
state of Florida, and the order is repre-.
sented as in fine working condition.
It's thought that General Joseph E.
Johnston will be elected to congress from
the Richmond IVA district without op.
position.
Wilmington IN. G Star: Owing to
the long continuous warm weather the
buds OH the peach trees are swelling and
almost ready to burst forth.
A great deal more grain than usual has
been sown this season in Mecklenburg
county. n. c.. Wheat and oats are al
ready visible above the ground.
The supreme court Of Georgia has de-
cided, "for q man, without some limo.
cent reason or excuse, to put his arm
around the neck of another mans wife,
is an assault and battery"
The lower house of the Mississippi leg.
islature gave an unanimous vote of ap-
proval of $3.50 and the railroad $500 for
the detection of the party or parties who
wrecked the train at Lavergne.
The total assessment of Louisiana is
estimated at $l76,0OO,0 900; that of the
city of New Orleans at gill, 1000, 900,
thus making the real and personal as.
sessmentB of the state outside OF New
Orleans only $65, 100000.
Savannah News: The fishermen of
the Altamaha are preparing their nets
for the capture of the toothsome shad,
which are now beginning to run in that
river. Our market has been literally
supplied from the south for some time.
Mr.. NJ. G. Jones, school commissioner
of Bulloch county, Ga, and worthy citi.
zen, is the father of child recently born,
which is entirely destitute of arms.
The hands are attached to the body at
the shoulders. The child is large,
healthy-looking boy.
A bill before the Mississippi legisla-
ture imposes tax Of 40 cents gallon
on whisky in the hands Of wholesale
dealers, and another tax of % cents on
the drink when the same whisky il re-
tailed. This would make The total gov
ernment and state tax on a gallon OF
whisky about 90 80. I'D
Pfattville (Ala) Signal Prot. Eugene
A. Smith, state geologist, has forwarded
to ]. Lawrence Smith. of Louisville, KY,
specimen of tantalite, found in this
state-the first discovery of this metal in
the United States. It's specific gravity
was over 7.2, and v-its surface indicated
partial decomposition.
Arrangements have been made by the
Macon county, Ala, authorities with
Col. q. H. Abercombie for the hire Of
the county convicts at the rate of 90 so
per month for able.bodied persons, the
costs in each case to be paid in advance.
Col. Abercombie works the convicts on
the old Williams plantation on Calabee
creek.
Nashville American: Wah Hing. a
Chinese laundryman on Cherry street.
applied TO the county court clerk yester-
day for license to marrya colored girl
whom he employs in his laundry, The
clerk refused to issue the license, as he |
said it was prohibited by law. The |
Chinaman, after considering for awhile, |
remarked. Whi.ee woman no have |
me, and you no lettee' me have yellow
gal; me go backee to China,
The staunton (Va.) Vindicator, in an
article on the opium habit, says: One
physician tells Us Of a case in which a /
lady, confirmed opium eater, sent two
horses to neighboripg city 10 sell. the
proceeds of one to be invested in NOR
phine. By some difference in price the
sale niscarried, and in two or three davs
the Inc I'M man returned. When she saw him
coming down the road leading both
horses she fell to The floor in an agony af
and died In q few honr
The Savannah grand jury recommend:
That all civil officers who, to discharge
tneir duties effectively, are compelled to
be : armed BE- required to wear 4 belt aud
holster ior weapons, that they be seen
10 that they may not violate d law them.
selves whilst enforcing obedience from
Others; and that all arrested persons
found with concealed weapons on their
person be prosecuted for the offense and
the officer making the discovery be re-.
CURED TO prosecute, on pain of dismissal
from office. 4
Raleigh News: Albert johnson, Eso.,
Of our city, assisted in putting together
the first locomotive engine used III yir.
ginia and North Carolina. Il was built
BY Edward Bury, at Liverpool, England.
and was broughtato this country and de
liyered at Petersburg. The engine was
named the Roanoke and It's weight