The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-10
ate. Several children have been bitten by

State. Several children have been bitten by
| them.
The Lauderdale Repie,e. recently removed
TO Meridian. has suspended for want of pat
| ronage.
Charles IL. Kell was fatally bruised by n
log rolling over him at saw mill near CO.
lumbuH.
John Trawiek, an inmate Of the jail In Lib
erty and O county pauper, committed suicide
last Tuesday.
Charles Sohoeffner sucIded few mornings
| ago by jumping Into the river. He was an
old resident of Gteenvllle.
Twenty-Five thousand six hundred and
| forty-seven bales Of cotton have been shipped
| from YgSoo City this season to date.
| A little negro boy. years old, son OF War
ner Lyman. of Ocean Springs, fatally shot
his brother, aged 10, April /, while playing
hunting.
Buffalo gnats are beginning TO play havoc
with cattle In the swamps, and are just max
Ing their Introductory visit to town. Frial's
Point Gazette.
County officers In Bolivar, receiving oerti-
fieates Of election last November. have failed
10 qualify; consequently new election has
been ordered to fill the vacancies thereby oo-
casioned.
The trial OF Mrs. sallie Murphy, for the
killing Of her nephew, Asbury Caves, near
Shubuta, last February, came off at Quitman
on Tuesday, resulting In verdict by the jury
Of manslaughter.
The heavy gale on the river last Friday
night wrecked several small Hat boats lying
along shore, and broke the chains OF several
shffa. which were carried away and SUNK
Friar's Point Gazette.
In the Yagoo City municipal election. the
entire Democratic Ticket was elected by an
whelming majority, most of the negroes
voting for 1t. The independents polled only
135 votes for marshal, and los for treasurer.
Corn planting Ia about over in our county,
and some cotton has been plated this week.
Owing to the recent ratns the planters are
somewhat behind With their operations. but
not enough to effect the general crop.-YRSoo
Herald.
H.A. Ollenburne an employee OF Morgan's
saw mill, near GreeDvilie, laid down on he
top uf tho boiler a few nights ago and foil
aeeep He was found dead the next MORN
ing with his neck broken. The distance from
the boiler TO the ground WAS only four feet.
The Hall place. at Paseagoula, owned and
occupied by Mrs. L. W. O'Conneil. late OF
New 0rleans, WIS burned last week. The
property originally cost $40, 1000. and was one
of the finest places on The coast. The wind
was 80 strong that 1t carried sparks half
mile TO Capt COLES place, aud burned large
amount of wood etor9d there.
Seventeen OF the Kansas exodusters from
the Barnett place, Ia Jaaesr county, return
ed to Enterprise. on their way to their old
homes, Tuesday night They had seen enough
Of Kansas and Capt. Davis. Mt their request
and that of some of their friends. advanced
the money TO enable them to go to The PLACES
they had abandoned.
The North Louisiana and Texas Railroad
continues inundated at several places, aud 1t
IL believed trains will not hs enabled to run
over tho road before the first of May. 1t
takes forty eight hours to 20 to Monroe, as
about forty miles OF the distance is made In
EXITS and the remainder Of the distance on
hand-cars. The fare from Vleksburg to Mon
roe, a distance OF ninety miles, is about $50.
The religious complexion Of tho Mississippi
Touialattlre vyps as followH