The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-14
IL the state on behalf OF the Greenbackers.
He spoke both at Taylor and Sardis on the
tenth III large audiences.

of the State on behalf OF the Greenbackers.
He spoke both at Taylor and Sardls on tne
tenth to large audiences.
The cars ran into g COW, 9 mile and g nall
below Lockart, Lauderdale county, and were
thrown from the track. One negro was killed
and several others injured.
An exchange says that III Holmes, Madison
and Warren negroes are announcing them
selves for the Legislature, some OF them sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic party.
Three negro boys, while bathing IN the
creek near j. b. StTeator's plantation, ln gar.
roll county, quarreed. In the difficulty tnat
ensued one Of the boys was drowned Inc
two others are now 10 jail.
The daughter OF Mr.. a. II. Wood, q Natchez,
was bitten O few days since three times Dy q
rattlesnake, while sitting on the gallery q neI
residence Fortunately u doctor WIS near aht.
the young lady suffered little Inconvenience.
Over 5000 persons were present at Inc fe.
week Rev. DIR. Markham, Of this city, read
the prayer. A number OF addresses were
made and poems read, after which everybody
adjourned to dinner.
A. M. Summers, Of Lincoln county, was
recently digging WE'LL and at q depth ,., q
ITO feet, he found mineral very lnuon i,he
gold Some Of the neighbOrs became eh J. us,
instic over the prospect OF gold ana oliefeu
1875 per acre for the land, but be holds for q
better bid
A fatal and much deplored accident occur
red at the residence Of Mr.. John a. Klein, ID
vicksburg, last week wine Ell hleln 1oa ann
pistol, when 1t accidentally exploded u the
| hands Of Albert Iill1han, the ball entering
the right breast of Willie Klein, killing him
almost Instantly.
John Blackwell struck Henry King with
garden palng,' near Co1feeville, fsW da 10y
ago. and killed him instantly. BLACKWELL
was discharged without bail, inaslaniutcla as i
was proven that he acted in self-detense.
Blackwell had backed thirty or more steps,
while King advanced with drawn knlfe, and
at last the retreating party selzed, me pallm,g
and struck his antagonist with deadly
effect.
Frank Florin and Robert Patton. two young
men Of RAYMOND, left there about three
weeks ego to take employment as gnaTas
over penitentiary hands near Refuge iandlng,
on the Mississippi river. Patton was prougnt
morning young Florin reached Raymond
very sick. having been accompanied by a
friend from Vicl1sburg. He, continues IN o
dangerous situation, with the chances per-
haps against him. Several q Inc pehlle,Ii !.
tiary hands under their cherge died with
swamp fever-sotne OF them dropping dead
while ut work. Fearing an attack OF the dis
ease the two young men started ZOE nome
with the results stated.
| The State Educational Association, when
met ut jackson on the first, recommend the
| following for the consideration OF the next
Legislature:
of the State Superintendent Of Public Educa-
| ton.
5. The requirement of county superintend-
ents to spend all their time in the SCHOOLS
with sufficient compensation.
/. The grading Of the schools.
They also recommend that the preparatory
department. of the State University at Oxford
ha disueused with,