The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12
THE AOUTH.

The drouth Is becoming very serious In the
neighborhood Of Gallatin, Texas.
A severe storm visited Alma Ark. last
week, damaging houses and crops.
A snake with three separate and distinct
heads has been killed in RusseIville, Ky.
The Griffin GA Neaos says that Mr. Robert
Dorton committed suicide last week near Nc
Donougb, Henry county
The NJ. IL q. Railroad shops at Montgom-
cry have been closed, and the machinery will
be removed to Macon.
A little child named Gibson was killed near
Monticello, Ga, d few days since by fence
rail which topped over upon it.
The Walton county Niiette gives the par
ttculars Of an attempt at suicide, which Is
likely to prove fatal. A young man by the
name OF McCue shot himself
The South Georgia Agricultural and Me-
chan1cal Association protests against the
passage OF the bill to abolish the State de-
partment Of agriculture.
Capt. Dave Dixon, OF Magnolia, Ark had
his house saved from fire last week by his in
telt1gent dog, who came in and reused him
from his slumber.
A negro girl named Jane Pie, in Columbus,
cause she could not get enough watermelon to
eat She was rescued and is now kept under
surveillance. as it is thought she is insane.
A horse in Social Circle. Ca, recently be-
came so paraIyzed with fear at sight of the
cars that he sat down on his launches and
has not since been able to recover from that
posture, or to move his hinder parts.
Augusta celebrated the Fourth by grand
v!elocipede tournament, participated in by
fifty boys. The champion belt was won by
Bance Wilson, son OF Col Dick Wilson, for the
best time made, 1874 seconds, over course of
one hundred yards.
Several colored girls, sent North By the pas
RI n a nj istn roy, g
to abtain situations as housemaids, have all
returned. They hired out for time. but the
moment they raised sufficient means they
turned back home.
Last week sad accident occurred in Brew
ington, Clarendon county, Ga, which re-
son Edwin, caused by the accidental dis
charge OF a shotgun, in the hands of his older
brother with whom he was pursuing bear
In thicket.
On Tuesday Thomas Roberts, aged ten
years. son OF D. B. Roberts, OF Lake City,
the muzzle against his stomach to enable him
to raise the hammer, when his hand slipped
from the ham mer and the pistol fired, inflict-
ing wound from which he died the next
day.
). While Mr.. John Duffie, worthy citizen Ct
Methodist parsonage in that place on Thurs
day, the dirt caved In some twenty-five feet
above and fell upon him with such force as to
fracture his hip and otherwise injure him.
He died on Saturday, alter suffering great
agony.
who had set at defiance the officers Of the law,
both In Georgia and Alabama, were recently
arrested near Greenwood, Fla. A IL were easily
captured except the leader, George T. Faut,
who attempted to shoot one OF the officers,
but his gun failed to fire, and he vas imme-
diately shot and killed.
A correspondent of the Oglethorpe Echo
says they haven't had rain In the Salem
neighbOrhOOd in seven weeks. The recent
rain didn't reach them. "A farmer tells us
that he knows Of several twenty-acre fields
that won't make fiat grain, did they have
abundant seasons from now on. This is the
third successive year q drouth has visited
this unfortunate section
Blue Ridge. Ga, Echo: We have in our
midst a curious being. The person we refer
tots the old negro woman calling herself Sarah
Fields. Well, not long ago this old negro
conceived an idea that she must die, or at
least be put to DEATH as was Jesus Christ, and
be buried, SO that on the third day after her
death she might rise again-not as conqueror
or the world, but as cOnqueror Of her race.
And SO thoroughly was she convinced OF the
fact that she according y purchased her coffin,
and was going to execute her intentions,
when some one intrrfered but she still In
sisted that she must die before the negroes
could be saved or rise to any prominence in
the scale Of humanity.
Little Albert Galloway, in Macon, accident
ally killed himself with q pistol. The Macon
lGa) Telegraph says of the sad accident:
when the lifeless body was discovered then
it was called to mind that pistol shot had
been heard In the house about two hours pre-
viously. It was not noticed much, and what
little impression the report made was obIi-
terated by heavy clap Of thunder, which
came almost at the instant of the report The
body lay on its back, the feet slightly apart.
The left hand was bloody as If after the IN
fortunate shot he had endeavored to staunch
the flow of the life stream. The face wore
beautiful expression, the features almost lit
up with smile even in death. The wound
was necessarily fatal one. The ball entered
the left breast"
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