The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-06
THE SOUTH.


The Huntsville hotels are packed with
nj emphis refugees.
A colored boy, aged sixteen years, was
killed by lightning near Ocala, Fla.
The total revenue of the University Of
Georgia last year was $33,274 81.
The cotton crop around Fort Deposit, Ala,
Is said to be the finest for years.
negro child in Burke county, Ga, died
from the effects OF a hog bite recently.
The cattle in some portions Of Lumpkin
county, Ga, are reported as dying OF some
| unknown disease.
The cotton worms appeared In tie cane
break lands OF Alabama about the eleventh
instant, and are now out in the form OF moths.
The Albany (Ala.) Ne1cs learns that there
Is no doubt but that the Flint river will be
made navigabie from its mouth to Monte
| yuma.
Cigar factories In Key West have been COM
PEELED to suspend, there being no steamers to
carry them away, in consequence OF which
1000 persons are thrown out OF employment
According to the Albany Advertiser, Elonza
Paris, q colored boy, living On Capt. Newei's
place, in Baker county. Ga, was shot and
killed by another coored boy while playing
with pistol, last Sunday.
The West Point, Ga, Press says that recent
communications concerning the prospect Of
| the work on the ChattahoOchie are most en-
couraging, and that It can assure the people
| OF that section that the river will be opened
| beyond doubt.
| There is trouble brewing in Wateree county,
| Fla, in regard to the sheriff. Some Of the
citizens are in favor Of having him removed
| while others want to retain him. Hard words
are being said on both sides, and there Is no
| telling where 1t will end.
Montgomery {Ala.) Advertiser. August O.:
| Farmers In the city yesterday spoke very en-
couragingy OF the cotton crop, which, they
say, is very promising just now. No worms
| no "
they fear Is the rust.
HAS any one seen or heard anything Of a
dead negro 7" asks the Elberton (ia.) Gazette,
| and it says: "A farmer in our county, after
warming every one in his neighborhood, and
growing tired Of sowing that others might
reap, put poison in several fine melons in his
patch.
] Another accident from the careless use Of
| kerosene Is reported in the Pensacola Adj
vance, which says that Mrs. Thomas Cairns,
of that place, was seriously, and perhaps IA
| tally, burned by attempting to pour oil from
| a can upon fire in her stove to make it burn
more RAPIDLY.
| Pensacola Aduance: Washington county,
Fla, was lately the scene Of another bastard
| IL murder. Last Saturday by the name
| Ii o'clock in the day, by some unknown party,
seven buckshot entering his breast, ana also
| breaking an arm.
| The UniOntown (GIa.) Press says: The cot
/ ton prospect is better in the cinebrake sec
| ton than was ever known before The stalk
are almost breaking down with the precious
| fruit, and unless too much rain causes 1t to
shed, the largest crop ever known is pre-
| dcted for this section.
| The CedartoWn, Ga, Advertiser says that
| the Kansas fever has broken out among the
colored folks therabouts in quite violent
form A few among them, who like to be
considered leaders, have been In communlca-
tion with party in Chattanooga, who fur
nishes them with documents, circulars, etc,
setting forth the beauties, glories and COM
forts OF this African Eldorado.
! Live Oak (Fla.) Bulletin One day last week
| Sam Thornton, colored individual living
| tired Of his wife, concluded to get rid OF her
| in sure and deliberate manner. According
| lv he tied her and led her to the banks OF the
| historic Suwanee and informed her that her
time had come; that he intended to drown
her then and there. Preparatory thereto, he
pulled off his clothing, and leaving her tied
on the banks, waded In to find a place OF suffi-
Gent depth At this time the hounds Of some
| hunters made q noise close by, which caused
him 10 hide for few minutes, and during the
4 time his wife managed to unloOse the cords
with which she was bound and made her es-
cape. He has Fed, and she is now living IN
der the protection OF an officer.
| AUCTION sALEs.-Charles Fl. Reed. auctioneer
will have sale of horses. mules. carriages
| bugRies. carts and harness. at the sale stable
corr er Of Seventh and Magazine streets. Mon
| days. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
| of each week.
| Five hundred boxes choice repicked lemons
| for sale at 81 so per box by Glover 0dendahl
4 Tal,