The Carrollton sun., 1861-04-10
louisiana Items.

ne OpclOuoa9 "''Ao'' Va o
inst, says:
At the election on Monday for Judge
of the Eighth Judicial District the votes
stood, for Hon. {. H. Mouton 39S,
scattering 54. At many precincts no
election was held.
The Greensburg (St. Helena) I'm
periel of the 9th inst, says:
The weather during the week past
was warm and dry, and farmers are
makingrapid progress in their agricultu-
raj pursuits. Cornis upand growing line
ly on nearly all the farms in the parish,
and we also hear that many farmers
have cotton up. Everything wears a
springlike aspect.
We learn from the Imperial that at
the election on the 1st inst, G. w.
Martin was elected Judge of the Sixth
Judicial District. The total number
of votes polled was 1902, the smallest
number at any election in the district
for number years.
The Richmond {Madison parish)
Democrat, of the 4th inst, says /:
The weather for the past week has
been warm and pleasant, and our
planters in this vicinity are busy plant
iug their. cotton. We have heard of
several vic have already stands Of cot
ton UP. e notice that with many in
this neighborhood the corn is already
UP and considerably advanced. We
have not heard of any cases of serious
damage being done to the corn and
fruit by the late frosts. A much
larger quantity of corn has been planted
than usual.
The Vermilionville Lafayette parish)
Echo, of the 9th says:
There were but Isl votes polled
in this parish for Judge of the Eighth
Judicial District, on Monday last.
Hon. G.. H. Mouton, of st. Landry.
being the only candidate, received the
whole number.
The Bastrop (Morehouse parish)
Despatch, of the 4th, says:
The weather for the past few days
has been quite warm and summer like,
another crop. SO far the spring has
been very wet, which has thrown some
behind. The health of Morehouse is
good.
The Baton Rouge Gazette, of the
9th inst, says
There was g. gentleman in our
office yesterday who lives in the parish
OF Calcasieu, on the West Fork of
Colcasieu River and has near his place
Il petroleum, or coil oil spring, out of
which bubbles the needful liquid for
lamps, paratfine candless and Bracg's
liniment. This gentleman has had
the liquid of his spring properly
analysed, and is going at once to work
with the needful machinery, to make
coal oil, one of the staple products.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Plan
ter, of the 9th, says:
During the past and present weeks,
we have travelled much over ourparish, :,
and had an excellent opportunity of
personally witnessing the condition of
our cane and corn crops. We say it
without wishing in the slightest to ex-
aggerate, that never have we witnessed
more promising fields of corn and cane
than are to be seen in our parish ut the
present time. Cane of all kinds is rap
idly showing itself above the ground,
whether plant, rattoon or stubblc, the
young shoots are strong, vigorous and
with a very healthy color. Corn prom
ises an abundant yield, being far ad-
vanced for the season. So far as cotton
is concerned, however, we can say but
little. We have but few planters of
that great staple, but the few seem
satisfied with the appearance Of their
crops. Garden vegetation of all kinds,
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