The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
THE SOUTH.


THE SOUTH.
They are praying for rain In northern and
northwestern Texas.
The Corpus Christi Railroad will soon be
finished to the Little Rio arande.
Western Texas appears to be going wild
over Angora goat raIeing.
The International Road Of Texas has been
sold again. and purchased for the bondhold-
org.
The Western Texas Conferences IL now In
session Mt Gonzales, with Bishop McTyeire
presiding.
Tho rice crop of South Carolina for the
year Is estimated at A 900 tierees, and that OF
Georgia mt 20. 900 tlerGes.
Tho Callahan rancho In Webb county,
Texas, lately employed $50 mon to shear
sheep, and they handled 1000 head daily.
Considerable disturbance exists between the
cattle and sheep men OF Coleman county,
Tex. Not long ago n rancho killed t25 sheep
and wounded q large number, besides scatter
Ing tho flock over miles OF hrushy country.
The UalIns HcrnM and Commercial says
there ia an organized band OF horse thieves in
Dallas county, with the bend men located Mt
Dallas. Their plan IL TO steal horses and hide
them Mt a distant point until IL sufficient mum
Der Ia obtained, whom they arc shipped by rail
to ut. louis and there sold.
The Georgia Legislature was In session 80
days, aud tho expenditure amounted to over
$t5noo0. In the House. 1929 bills were intro
duced, and In tho Senate 80. Over 300 1850
buttons were likewise introduced OF the 1913
bills. not over 14s were passed, leaving 100
consigned to the waste basket. or the 100
fully 600 were killed on the second reading.
On tho night Of Saturday, the eleventh
Instant, negro named Harry Young was
shot after dark, while walking along tram
road near his house. In Mt. Carrie, Bradford
~ hxtu 1f mi, f,ata
has been found TO the assassin. He was a
witness for the State against certain negroes
who committed an outrage In Mt. Carrie last
November and whose cases are now pending,
and, as ne always had good, reputation In
the community In which he lived, 1t Ia sup
posed some Of their friends waylayd and
killed him to get him out OF the way.
The lawlessness In Baldwin and Hancock
counties, Ga, Is receiving the proper atten-
ton Of the authorities. Sparta tele-
gram to the Augusta Chronicle says ::
The people Of Hancock are determined
to protect white nnd black from out
rage. and our able and fearless Judge Il.
II. Potte, Is determined to assert the majesty
OF the law throughout his circuit. Rest as
sured, the neople OF Hancock are fully
into further particulars might defeat the end
which every good citizen wishes to see at
tained. There are not moro than q dozen
men In t'ia band, ald the trouble Is personal,
not political.
Cuthbert (Ge) Argus. "A negro by the
name Of Hanks stole some goods In Eufaula
last Friday, and WAS discovered us he was
making off with them. He was pursued, and
about half q mile down tho river leaped into
II batteau and crossed over to the Georgia side.
His pursuer, who was only short distance
in tho rear, procured q batteau and also crossed
the river. The thief made rapid strides across
Green's plantation, taking an easterly course.
His pufsuer called to some workmen to catch
him. He was soon captured and taken back
to the batteau. His hands were fastened &c.
curely, and he was Invited to take n seat In the
boat. just before the boat reached the op-
poste shore he gave spring and dived into
the water. The dead body, we learn, was
found last Monday.
At II o'clock Saturday night the Savannah
river averaged Mt the railroad bridge In Au-
gusta depth Of only five and q half feet OF
water At 10 o'clock Sunday morning 1t
measured twenty-five feet, q rise OF nearly
seventeen foet Ia less than twelve hours. The
Nens says that this sudden, unexpected and
unheard Of rise In the river was Of course
caused by heavy rains In the uD-country, as
the only rain which fell In that immediate
section for several weeks was the hard shower
Of Saturday. 1t is estimated that this rise
will do untold damage TO river bottom crops.
Peas are already ruined, and the corn is like
ly to suffer very much, for water now nearly
covers the stalks In low lands
The Augusta (aa.} Chronicle gives the fol-
lowing account OF the negro homicide near
Augusta, mentioned In our dispatches Of Mon
day: Sunday afternoon, about o'clock, @
bloody homicide occurred at Macedonia
Church, In Columbia county, eight miles from
the city. Two eolored men, Bob Mackey and
Lewis Minis, had been assiduously visiting
Betsey Ramsey, q colOred woman, 1T seems
and had become very much enamored, each
man having the good fortune to be engaged
to her at the time OF the killing Mackey had
threatened to kill Minis, saying that the lat
ter should never supplant him In the woman's
affections. The parties met Sunday after.
noon. as stated, at the church, when tbs
trouble was revived, and Mackey, who was
evidently prepared for the fray, succeeded IN
shooting down Minis, who was unarmed
Mackey shot him through the heart and af.
tarward cut him below the ribs with razor
An inquest was held, and the jury rendered
verdict that Lewis Minis came to his death
as above stated. Mackey is still at large, anc
is believed to be making his way to Charles
ton, having good sum Of money about him
when he left"