The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-31

Dennis DOYLE Annie Miller and farmer
named Harsell were Frustrated with heat at
Dallas one day last week.
Early amber cane has ripened at Sycamore
Springs, Id Burnett county, and some excel
lent syrup has been made from It,
The exodus fever has struck Marshall In 4
mild form. The nations wards held meet
Ing Saturday bit the courthouse To take Into
consideration the question OF emigrating TO
Kansas.
A fine mule died at Waco last week, after
having been given the different remedies that
seventeen men had warranted to cure the
collie. After death snake eight inches long
was found In the mules stomach
special to the San Antonio Erpress, dated
Fort Davis. July %, says: Indians attacked
Duchovers's ranch, in Lympia canyon, yes
terday. They were driven off BY the ranch
men. The same ranch was attacked last
week.
wagons loaded with bones on the streets one
day this week. The gathering and hauling OF
bones has recently grown into an important
industry. Many loads may be seen on our
streets daily.
In Trinity county there will not be made
consumption, but Of cotton the people will
have more than they can gather unless some
untOward circumstance interveneS In the next
two or three weeks to prevent 1t.
Leroy Posey, colered school teacher OF
Lagrange, blew his brains out Sunday even
ing The weapon used was double-barrel
shot gun. "A woman is supposed to be at the
bottom OF 1t. Posey had recently come out
from Florence. Ala. and was highly respected.
A large mass meeting OF negroes was held
ut Huntsville last Saturday On the exodus
question. Five delegates were sent to spy out
the country and report This fever Ia getting
very general. Some have already sold their
FIN Inf fOrt1
The steamship Harlan, Of the Morgan line,
discharged at Clinton Wednesday six car
loads Of iron for the Houston and Texas Gem
trail Railroad and the Texas and New Orleans
Railroad, and fifty-four loads Of miscellaneous
freight, after having put of at Galveston one
Some tiend attempted to assassinate Rev.
I'll. Garrett who fs about seventy years old,
at Chappell Hill the other night, by riding
up to his gate and firing with a donble-barrel
shotgun ct the old man while he was sitting
on the front gallery. Five buckshot pene--
trated the wall just above his head, and
passed over the shoulder Of bis wife, who was
IN the room. No clue TO the perpetrator.
Austin Anderson, eolored, was shot By an
unknown party at Beaumont last week. An
der'son had lust been In a saloon for q drink
Of whisky, and had got but few rods from
the saloon when he was met by q party Of two
or three, who fired at him. He was heard to
say,"I don't want any fuss tonight" when
another shot was fired hitting him In the fore
head and entering bis brain. He lived until
II o'clock. A short time only before this af-
fair two shots were fired into Kell's restau-
rant, but no one hurt.
Sheriff Comstock, Of Menard county, and
Capt. Roberts, OF the Rangers, left for Austin
q few days since In charge Of twelve stage rob
bers,. captured on the Llano, In Kimball
county. The evidence against them Ia con-
victing. 1t Is understood former member
Of the gang confined In Austin demanded to
be bailed out by his colleagues, who made an
being accepted, the prisoner furnished infor-
nation which enabled our valiant sheriff and
Japt. Roberts to make the successful pull.
This ID the gang which probably has been op.
,ratiDg for upward OF three years, and In
hat time has robbed the stage for at least
,ome half dozen times, beside committing, |
innumerable other crimes.