The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-12
LOUISIANA ITEMS.


One death from dtphtheria has occurred In
Opelosieas during the past few days, and two
in the vicinity uf that town.
IA negro ~ In jail In Pointe Coupee. charged
with having killed another negro ON Crosse
Tete last Saturday.
IL. y. BuuEhton's gin house In Nichland was
burned last week, together with eighteen
bales OF cotton. No insurance. The gin was
not running at the time.
i. The people Of Ihervilie want the bottom Of
BHyou IIaauemlne deepened and widaned. to
give them direct water communication with
New Orleans throughout the whole year.
The merchants OF Shreveport are circnla-
ting petition addressed to Postmaster Key,
asking Tor seven mails. per week between that
city and the mouth Of Red river, irstead OF
aiK, as at present. The petition Ia receiving
numerous signatures.
The annual election for mayor and alder
men Tor the town of GreensburE was held on
Monday last, and resulted u the selection OF
man. w. II. Parker. w. g. Plpkin, Y. y. Nor
wood and Geo. w Root as aldermen. All
quiet.
"A colored woman the wife Of Sam Henry,
mi Vidalia, was seized With commissions last
Thursday aud fell In the fire. at which she was
eitting. When she was taken out 1t was
found that she was dead. Her death Ia he
Iieved 10 be the result Of heart disease,
however, and not Of her burns.
mass meeting VI the citizens OF Berwick
was held on the twenty utimo, To re-
ceive the final report Of the Berwick relief
committee. They voted All uuaxpended
balance Of si3 ~ to DR. Broaddus, and then,
after passing several resolutions oil thanks,
the meeting adjourned
A young man Mt the Shreveport Charity
Hospital committed suicide a few nights
since by shooting himself In the head He
Have his name "a John Valentine. He had
previously worked for short time ut Hamil-
tons oil mills. He was not seriously III, nor
did his mind seem tn be impaired.
Geo. w. Tompkins. editor Of the Webster
Democrat. died In Minden. November D. lie
was delegate 10 the Baton Rouge conven-
ton, and has been seriously i'll ever since he
returned home. Mr.. Tomnkns was a native
of this State, born Ia Carroll parish In 1s44
He moved to AIinden IN 1869, and, together
with his brother, began the publication OF the
Democrat there.
Frank Magloire, (colnredl, charged with the
murder OF Pierre Anguste. talso colnred), some
weeks ago, has been found guilty Of murder.
without capital punishment. before our dis
trict court and will be sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for life. Some fourteen other con-
vintions have taken place this week-uot one
aeuuttal 10 fat-and the criminal docket
beinS well4nlgh exhausted, 1T Ia expected that
court will adjourn to-day until after the cleo
tion.-IQpelausas Courier.
The members of the Shreveport bar held d
meeting Hi that city Thursday FOR the pur-
pose of taking action IN regard to the expe-
tiiancv of urging upon Congress the establish
nlent of u Federal court TO hold tts sessions
UT Shreveport Judge BOarman presided
and Walter jackson acted as secretary.
committee Of three, consisting Of A. y. Land,
r. Alexander and r. D. Lonney was appoint
ed to draft resolutions urging upon the Iou-
isiana congressman the passage OF q bill
establishing district court for the Western
District of Louisiana.
"A grave robbery occurred on the White
Hall place, just below Nidalia, last week. IL
aeemf that before the war a ooured woman
was inferred on the place In a metallic case,
and report became current that bag of
gold had been buried beneath the corpse. One
day last week Ii was found that the grave
had been entered and the case was found "
Ing on the ground beside IT. 1t is supposed
pose Of securing the treasure, but II is not
known whether the ghouls got 1t or not.
A day or two since four or five wagons "
emigrants passed through this place on their
way from Texas. One OF the men informed
us that the party, consisting OF twenty-five
men, women and children were from Bosgue
county, which he represented as miserably
poor country to live In. He says there are
numbers Of families In that and adjoining
counties who are anxious to go back to the
States they moved from, but are too poor TO
do 40. The party seemed TO- have. no fixed
destination their earnest desire being to ret
out WI Texas-but thought they would prob
ally settle In one of the parishes between this
md Ouachita. shreveport Times.
On Saturday evening, on the Antonia plan
tation, situated near Bruly landing, tn the
parjsh Sf West Baton Rouge, a col0red labor
On. Gustave RreauS, aged about 81 years, de-
laanded of the assistant overseer the payment
81 Hts back wages. Being refused, because
they were not yet due, the negro went TO his
cabin and returned with revolver. The
overaeer. John Cazas, came up Just then, and
the discussion began again. Cazes ordered
Breaa,x or the place, when the latter fired,
hitting the ovnrseer IN the Lett shoulder,
Cazes then raseiahis cane, when Braaux fired
again, penetrating his lungs intiicfinR a
mortal wound He fired a third shot and then
fled. but was captured and brought to the Jail
i'm Baton Rouge. Cazas was an elderly man
and leaves a large family
The Farmeraville Gazette brings full par
ticulars of the lynching OF James Qveratreet,
the wife murderer, In that town, October ~.
A large body IF men entered the town before
noon, with the ayowed purpose of hanging
Dverstreet. They were met by citizens and
persuaded To give IN their Intention. The
mob returned a second Tine. but were again
compelled To give up their attempt by the
taller. VIM. Turnage, backed by number Of
leading citizens, Fearing the mob would re-
turn once more John M. Lee, deputy sheriff.
summoned a posse to guard the jail, aud re-
mained there until p. m The mob came VI,
that they had given UP all intentions OF hang
ing Overstreet, and dispersed, Retaining
only a few guards the iaier then dismissed
the posse Az about y o'clock a mob OF eighty
men returned to the JAIL broke open the
lower DOORS and under threats OF death Sc.
cured the KEYS 80 0verstreet's cell. They
then carried Overstreet some three hundred
yards from town and hung him to the limb oi
u tree.