The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-03
OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.

The Alabama river Is In fine steamboating
condition.
Six psr cent bonds Of the city Of Augusta.
Ga, are sold Mt par.
Hunting parties on the plains OF Texas rc-
port buffalo very scarce.
A Paris (Ky.l man Is shipping blue grass
seed TO Holland and France
Apnles from the second crop ripened on
Christmas Mt Jefferson, Texas.
Six wagon loads OF exodusters went through
Georgetown. Texas. In one day.
In Kinney county, Texas, a Mr.. Key acci-
dsntally shot and killed his wife.
Hundreds of acres OF land have been plant
cd In oats In Dallas county, Alabama.
An Atlanta woman eat on Christmas day
o watermelon grown In her own garden.
Id ID said that the Texas and Pacific road
will be- completed To Whitesbofo, Texas,
Within ninety days.
A huut-man near Columbia, s. G.. recently
Killed thirty seven rabbits and 315 cartridges
i'm ten days shooting.
stebbing afTray occurred In Coffee county.
Tenn between Bud Cunningham and one
Jacobs resulting In the death Of the latter.
Near Clehnrna. Texas, james Billie shot
and killed Evana, his hrother-in-law. Evans
was In the habit OF beating his vile, Bllles
sister.
1t Is estimated by the railroad officers and
ferrymen at Denson. Texas. that more than
1000 negroes passed there last week on the
road 10 Kansas.
Tho DenIson and Southeastern and Denison
and Pacific railroads are to be push 2 for
ward. They have become part Of the Nj. IL.
n T. Company e property
The COMMISSIONER Court of Falls county,
Texas have purchased quantity OF corn for
distribution among the poor OF that county,
10 be repaid to them when a new crop can be
grown.
Thomas Cullen Hill, a little son Of Col Geo,
III. Hill. of Marshall. Texas was accidentally
killed tho other day, while out hunting, by
the discharge OF gun In the boys own
hauda.
The vanguard Of a colony from Michigan
has rived at Ksllwood, Orange county, Fla,
and commenced work on their beautiful pur-
chase on Lake Ola. The remainder are soon
Go follow.
The horses OF Alabama seem to be unusual
~ vicious A child OF Jere Tidwell, four or
Eve years old. was. n few weeks ago, kicked
by q colt. The ehid's skull was fractured by
tho blow aud few day s ago 1t died.
Two negro boys, aged about 16 years, got
into a quarrel last Wednesday at Castle Hill,
Ala, and one was killed by being struck on
the head with II stick In the hands OF the
other. The young slayer Is now In jail.
The Clay county (rex,) Journal says Inn
meuse beds of salt have been found in the Elm
fork of the Wichita, seventy-iive miles west OF
Henrietta. Two wagons loaded with 5000
pounds Oh the salt SOLO III ueLlTieltd idSg week
nc one and q half cents pound.
Little Rock tarkl Democrat: The city hav-
ing no COAL the chief ot police on Christmas
day released NIL the prisoners In the 'boose
charged with minor offenses. All skipped
but one poor fellow, who said he had no
choice between freezing In the boose and
outside.
"Dldnt know 1t was loaded" Reuben Al
Ien colcied. of Guthbert, Ga, on Wednesday
night last, while arranging his gun for y big
Christmas hunt, shot and instantly Killed his
niece, young woman who was visiting his
family The entire load passed through the
unfortunate girls head
Eufsla, Ala, Neees. Only three cows have
been killed so far through the agency of pois-
onous evergreens, thrown either in the street
In front or alley In the rear or HART hall.
during the last week. These evergreenS
were used In decorating the rooms In which
church festivals were held.
Mobile Meas. Last night at about II o'clock.
In one of the uptown bar-rooms, there was
anrer between Andrew Lakeland and Mark
Sche Min, which resulted In the killing OF the
latter by the former There were four shots
fired by him, each of which took effect. Schef-
9iin spoke only once, and died within lew
minutes.
Mr.. Newton Simmons, United States Fish
Commissioner, fs distributing through Texas,
20 parties who have applied for them. lot OF
young German carp, a splendid fish OF do
wnestic habits and of excellent qualities as
table fish. They thrive and grow rapidly 10
ponds and sluggish streams. and are source
IN profit Co persons who will devote little
attention TO raising them.
The Griffin Gal Ners learns that a number
al negroes met at Worthwhile, Butts county, 10
have q Christmas frulic. They bought some
whisky from some white men. anu aIter
Srinkirr 1t refused payment. The white men
emily four or five In number-seeing tney