New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-18
THE PARISHES


Six Inches IN LWeuby-IOuf lOufSs I1e La
fourche will withdraw from the trade, and
the Bart Able will make one more trip.
There is an abundance of water from
Shreveport to Tones Bayou, but the river
is getting shallow from Tones Bayou to |
Loggy Bayou. If the dry weather should
last until September, navigation will be
suspended
The weather has been very warm and
dry for the last three weeks. Early corn
has been seriously injured, and late corn
almost destroyed. The cotton on the river |
is splendid, but the crop on the uplands |
has received check from the drouth. Ap-
pearances indicate rain, yet call signs fail |
in dry weather"
Colonel J. NJ. Cuts having resigned his |
position in the regular army, has returned |
to Shreveport for the purpose Of resuming |
the practice of his profession, the law. |
Colonel Cuts. is a gentleman Of decided |
talents, and has enjoyed the finest oppor- |
tunities for cultivating his mind. When in |
command of this post he was courteous to |
all. We wish the gallant Colonel success
in his profession. U..
The Shreveport Southwestern says:
UPLAND CRoPs.- Notwithstanding numer-
GUS partial showers there has not yet fal en-
a good season, and it is very much needed
on the corn. Cotton is growing finely.
River CRoPs.-Corn is made, and a
bOuntiful crop on the river plantations
Cotton looks splendidly. Old Red is re-
constructing her crops in better style
than Congress is reconstructing the State.
Natehitoches Parish.
The Natchitoches Times is in ecstacies
about colored Democrats, aud says:
Our friends at Cloutierville had rous-
ing barbecue on the fourth. DR.. Scrugg's
made the opening speech, and was followed
by Mr.. Tucker. Mr.. Dranguet then spoke
in English and French, and Colonel D.
Pierson concluded. There were about two
hundred and fifty persons present, ofwhom
| sixty or eighty were colOred. The speeches
were attentively listened to, and frequently
applauded. At half past two O'Clock, a
| bountiful dinner was ready. of which all
partook without the fear Of "short rations."
For the excellent style in which this
barbecue was conducted, the people are
indebted in no small degree to the exer-
tions of Mr.. Landry Charleville, whose in
| dustry and patriotism are deserving Of the
highest credit.
The Times also says:
On Friday, third instant storm of wind
and rain passed at Campte and above. The
rain fell in torrents, and the wind unroofed
several houses in the vicinity, and fences
and trees were thrown down. The crops
were not materially injured.
Mr.. H. v. Tessier sends us cotton boil
measuring six inches in circumference, and
also lot of fine large figs, for which we
return thanks.
On Sunday evening an old negro man
named Tom Sloan died on the street near
the town ferry, not like Brick Pomeroy's
man and brother, of too much freedom and
too little grub, but of an excess of grub,
yea, of the delicacies Of the season, to wit I;
| two big watermelons and spot of honey"
| which being devOured for his midday meal
made him )" cold corpus" and sent him
to Abraham's bosom before sundown.
RRPIdes Parish.
The Alexandria Democrat contains very
little news
Old Red is still tumbling down at an
awful rate; Bailey dam will be in sight in
few days, and soon low water and kic k
up-behinds will be our portion.
Weather awful hot, with numerous
showers the whole of the past week. The
crops never looked finer, nor promised a
bigger yield.
The immortal Shannon, Grand Mogul of
all the United States Commissioners in the
land of America, Grand Pacifcator for all
the tribes in this Satrapy and special pet
and sweet, nice, regular-tempered defender
of the faithful and truly loil' element of
Louisiana, is again on the Rapides ram
page! United States Deputy Marshal
MOliere and assistants came up on the st.
Nicholas, and among other documents had
little awrit of cum fetchun1" for the person
Of one Of the Justices Of this ward, ". "
Wilmington, Jr. The Marshal served it
decently and politely on the Justice, and
to- day takes him to New Orleans and Shan
non. The charge Is made by the more thar
immortal W. b. Phillips against Whiting
toE for false imprisonment. So we go, SC
goes Shannon
Claiborne Parish.
The Homer Had of July contains (
: little local matter:
The weather for several weeks has beer
parching hot Unless we have rain sooI
the corn will be ruined. 1t is already be
! ginning to shrivel up and look yellow
/ Peaches and apples will be stinted in theil
growth. The watermelon is, we believe
The only fruit that thrives well under sucI
, oppressive warmth. The melons grow
J finely, and the vines themselves thriV,
wonderfully. 1t may rain to day. Their
. has not been fourth of July within oul
v remembrance that passed off without I
drenching rain,
We took trip to the thriving and enter
prising little village of Arizona last week
and must say that what we saw exceeded
by far our expectations. We started on
. on Saturday, but did not reach town il
l. time to see the factory in Operation-it
IS regulations being to close at four o'clocl
10 every Saturday-and we arrived at five
The factory building is of brick four storie
> high. The site of the place is on a plan'
g of ground. The dwellings of the worker
!. are built iu a neat, simple style, and pre-
o sent beautiful, imposing appearance
Besides this, they have q hotel, school
: house and church house.
i We received a specimen Of the threa
/. made, and are informed by those who ar
L able to Judge, that 1t is excellent. Th
looms are in operation by this time, and W
= expect, ere long, to see "Arizons Domestic
Q for sale in our stores. All honor to th
10 instigators OF this spark of civilization
! May they live to realize abundant prof
from their investment. Truly this is Q
Y age of Improvement, when such thing
ID a cotton factnry can be started even in Il
pine hills of old Claiborne. ...t.-s
God bless the noble and energetic gin