The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-10
MISSISSIPPI.

crops are good IN the laHOO bottoms.
The Pass Christian Gasette wants d eonsti-
tutlonal convention called at once.
The water is unusually salty at oil the sea-
coast watering places this year.
Softshell crabs ut Bay st. Louis wsrs never
SO abundant as ut present.
Ifdges Of Knights Of Pythias are being es-
tab1ished oil over the State.
great deal OF hydrohoba prevails among
tho dogs OF Bonneville.
The Presbytery of Mississippi met ct Jack
son, Wednesday, july 9.
A few Of the members Of the Press Conven-
tion, ut the recent meeting, subscribed 1886
for the Holland monument fund.
The Greenville Localana Advertiser claims
that the Greenbaek movement Is booming in
Washington county.
ALI the pinY woods land within twenty
miles Of Bay st. Louis Is being bought up
for sheep farms.
Two of the Democratic nominees In Yazoo
county are colored men--the coroner and one
OF the candidates for the Legislature
The Port Gibson Reretlte proposes that the
planters shall not begin the political CAM
paign until they are sure Of tho cotton crop
"A few weeks ago the State press was boast
ing Of thesgreat crop prospects. They have
suddenly come to- d halt, and are now dis
cussing the dreuth.
Tie steamer John Gilmore got the man-of
war Washusetts off the bar near Ben Lo-
mpnd last Sunday. 1t ID likely the WacIltl-
setts will return to Vieksburg some time dur
ing the day.
The Democrats Of Kinds county met at
Raymond on the fourth, and nominated
full county ticket. DE-. Il. w. White, Or. Car
michael, John Simmons and r. A. Melville
were nominated for the Legislature.
Old Uncle Robin Jones, Of Coffeeville, says
he will be 100 years old next August. ard the
people want to have q centennial then, as
that will probably be their last chance to
have one.
We are informed by Mr. Harris, of Mayors
vile, that the child injured by the panther
which was killed by Mr.. Pnrnell, near Chic,
tard last week, has since died It, ~ believed
the panther had hydrophobia.-[V icksburg
| Commercial.
The fourth was q great day at Martin Sta
| ton, Claiborne county. Over two Thousand
| people were present from Natchez and the
day was the shooting match between the
Adams Light Infantry and the Claiborne
Light Artillery. The former were victorious
| by @ score OF 233 to 1g5.
A difficulty at Fearn's Springs. Wilson
county. June %, between ]. A. Fleetwood and
| Dick Owens resulted In the killing OF the
| latter. Owens was drunk at the time, and
!. possessed of two pistols. He drew one
when Fleetwood snatehed 1t from him
| Owens then drew the other pistol, when
Fleetwood fired two shots, killing Ovens in
stantiy.
j Judge Deacon, of Brookhaven, had another
case Of bulldozing before him last week
j Aaron Brown, colored, testified that he was
attached In his house and badly beaten JUNE
% bya party Of white men. The defense o
the accused was an abb. The accused were
bound over to the next term OF the circui
court The Brookhaven Ledger thinks tina
this ID the strongest case Of bulldOzing pre-
scented In that county.
.. We learn that while the Pargoud was lay
ing at Refuge Landing, loading oil cake, he
, crew attempted to mutiny; they objected t.
loading the heavy oil cake In such no
weather. The mate of the boat fired five or ST.
. shots ut the strikers when they attempted h
leave the boat and all but SIX returned +
work. the other six making their escape froT
the boat Vicksburg Commercial.
T "A match race between the Nautilus, sale
by Capt. TanJrez; the Katie by Major Hun
ter, and the Dora, by Capt. Cuevas, wa
sailed at Bay st. Louis on Thursday ever
, ing. It was O. very exciting race, and th
| boats proved to be about equal. The Dor
) was the favorite, however, and came In fotl
minutes ahead OF the Nautilus. The Kati
broke down and gave up the race on the Las
L round
On the arrival Of the Anchor Line steame
City OF Helena, yesterday morning Bill FOs
|, ter, O. colOred hack driver, WAS notified tina
sick man was aboard who wished to be take
I to the Washington Hotel. On arrival at tn
!, hotel, and while being assisted from the bach
it was discovered that tho man was dea.
. The man who thus died unknown to any ont
! was Mr.. Robt. Patton, the son Of Mr.. w. I
9 Patton, well known in Bolton and Raymond
= [Vichsburg Herald, July5.