The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17

lHfy, shot and instantly killed w. G
Auggins, a colored man there last Sat
uiday. Higgins and colored woman
were lighting and the Mayor ordered
him to desist, but Higgins paid nc
attention to the demand made of him
when Dickson drew his pistol and fred
with the above result.
MISSISSIPPI.
Tho Vicksburg Herald gives thu: fo.-
lowing report of the condition of
Mississippi crops
The rains in June {it raincd tsycn.-
ty-hiVe days in that month) neccssita-
ted the throwing out of ten csnt. of
the cotton crop, at the least. OF the
ninety per cent. Of the acreage saved.
some is in much worse than nn average.
condition. The best informed planters
say that the condition of The cotton
crop is now more spotted than that o.
any season for the last twenty years.
Where the lands lay favorable for
prompt drainage, and tie bands have
been kept steadily at work even
during the wet weather, the crop is
only moderate one. Many planters
Kept their plows running duriug the
rainy season, and they now have toll
erabIy good crops. Cation may be
plowed in wet weather, if rain
promptly follows. In June there was
no danger from the plowed Garth cakine
hard, and the planters who kept the
grass and weeds from choking the
plant, now have pretty good crop for
their industry aud perseverance.
But the instances are very numerous
where much cotton was washed
up, drowned out, OR given up 10 the
grass. Many planters were afraid to
plow in tho rain, and conscquentty.
there are all kinds of cotton crops TO
be found in this portion OF the country
from the very worst to good average
crops.
TEXAs.
Great suffering prevails in some pofs
tons of Texas owing TO Continued
drought, and the people OF Wise
county have petitioned Governor Ire-
land to call au extra session of the Leg.
'slature to alleviate the suffering.
Many new settlers have come into
the state and have taken up school
| ss~0SsS ~N'sN SHSy AuuSV IIluk9 Il second
payment during August or lose their
lands unless the Government does
something to relieve them. The crops
this year arr reported rs q total failure
and much suffering will result.
Last Saturday at Morgan, Texas,
while The preliminary triul OF Sidney
Davis, c"'ored, for outragiug a most
respectable White woman, was in pros
gress, mob overpowercd the Court
and took Davis out and hanged him
He confessed his guilt.
A San Antonio special to the pic,.
yune says that arrangements are in
progress there for the holding of a
State Convention by the knights OF
Labor next Monday, the ostcnsible Oh.
lect of which is to nominate an entire
State ticket. The dispatch states that
the knights are very bold and claim
that they will not only carry every
city of Importance, but elect the State
ticket as well.
The crop report of the Galveston
News shows that the yield of corn in
Texas will be light and wheat aud
oats, with few exceptions, a failure.
The condition of the cotton crop is
good.
MISSOURI,
Hugh M. Brooks, Qlias W, II.
Lennox Maxwell, who was convicted
of the murder Of Charles Arthur Prel.
Ter, was sentenced Wednesday to be
hanged August 9th, this year.
ARKANSAS.
The Senatorial Convention which
met at Lewesville, Ark, on the 18th.
nominated Lawrence A. Byrne. of
Miller county, on the 1150th ballot.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Democratic convention of the
Third Congressional {Shoestrirg dis
trict), which met at Greenvillc rerora
mated the present Congressman, Hon
T. G. Catchtngs, by reclamation.