New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-21
THE PARISHES.

Tao Shreveport Gazelte says:


r. J. Looney, Esq, presented the office
with specimens of fruits from his orchard
and VINEYARD, a splendid bunch of Con.
cord grapes, large and delicious blue and
market plums, and superb figs, white and
blue. The orchard and vineyard are young,
and are Just beginning to bear. By another
year there will be an abundance of fruit,
the richest aud rarest in the land. We ad-
wise our readers who have land to initiate
the example Of Mr.. LOoney.
Mr.. A. j. Pickens informed US that his
thoroughbred horse, Little Mac, died on
Tuesday last, He was OIL exhibition in the
procession of our fire companies last spring,
and attracted the attention OF all VINO ad
| mire fine horses.
/ The Shreveport NelcS has this;
/ Since our last issue we have been blessed
| with fine rain Saturday night and Sunday
! and we hear Of rain in other parts Of The
! county. From all sections we hear report:
! Of splendid crops. The river corn is con
| sidered made, end the last rains will save
! the uplands. The river at this point con
! tinues to fall, and il is probable The La
! f0urchc and Bar Able wiH make their lasI
! trips fur the season this week. The boats arr
! doing good business Transporting cattle.
Claiborne Parish.
A communication in the Shreveport Ga
zeHe, dated at Mindcn, July 4, reads thu
about he white and colored Democracy:
The Democracy of MindeI and surround
ing country had q large and enthusiastic
meeting to-day. They gave grand barbl-
/ cue and had almost one thousand meL
addressed by A. 5. George, Esq, and Judge
W. Il. Earau on the issues of the day. Am
F.! brose Eugle, COlored, from Shreveport, alst
! gave an able address, which was highly ap-
/ pauded by his Colored friends. The col
ored club No. l, of Claiborne received sew
eral additions to lis ranks that day, and
now numbers over three hundred members
Old Claiborne is up and at work.
NatehItoches Parish.
The Natchtoches led Ltder Ners OF tn
fifteenth has lots OF news:
We would suggest to our inefficient agents
/ or whoever is the cause of SO much delay
that our people are not as illiterate as the
may suppose. By little eXertiOn of on
| worthy postmaster we might have the mali
ofeGer.
We have had several fine showers durin!
tic past two weeks, and the crops are look
| ing well; there are no indications OF tht
| caterpillar. An abundance of corn will bt
made in this parish, as well as an average
cotton crop.
Last Monday, Mr.. Felix Lambre was sho
BY Mr.. John Caughlin at Campte, and dan
gerously wounded. Caughlin is quitesa
youth. The cause, we are informed, wa
that Lambre had whipped James CaughliI
/ (John's father) on Uaughlin's premises
Mr. Lambre died from the effects Of tina
wound, Monday evening at seven o'clock.
We hope the police jury will hold session
Immediately, as there are many important
things that demand their immediate at
tentlOn.
| The river at Grand Ecore is reeeding very
fast, and navigation is very difficult
We have an abundance of fine peaches
melons, figs, ETC., in market.
The Natchitoches Spectator of the four
teenth is made happy by q barbecue ant
colored speakers. 1t says:
Apreeably TO previous notice, barbecue
was given by the Tiger Island Democratic
| club, last Saturday, near the residence o
4 Il. l.. Pierson, Esq. Able and eloquen'
| and Jack. King johnson and Elijah Berry
colored, also made good speeches to then
attentive colored brethren. A splendiC
| barbccued dinner was served on the occa-
| sion, which was not altogether inapproprl-
/ ate. The names of several colored mel
/ were added to the club. Much credit is dut
| to the energetic managers for their untirlnt
| exertions as displayed on this commenabl'
| occasion.
The Spectator has these paragraphs o
I information:
Yesterday Samuel Parson, Esq, entere,
upon the discharge Of his duties as Sheril
\ OF this parish by subscribing to the oatl
| prescribed in the constitution. DR.. d. ri
Boult also qualified as Chief Deputy.
Messrs. James Parker and v. A. Barrol
| entered upon the discharge Of their dutie
as Justices of the Peace for this ward.
Major W. II. Hiestand has also entered
upon the discharge OF his duties as Parisl
/ Judge.
His honor, Mayor Schuman. has orderel
/ au election 10 be held next Friday, seven
1 teenth instant, for two CoUncilmen 70 hl
vacancies OccasioHed inthe Board by resig
/ nation Cd
. During che last several nights not a few
I burglaries haye been committed IN I'M
| place. The organization of an et1cieu
night police would no doubt be OF grea
service.
The steamer Monsoon, bound for Shreye
| port,sank yesterday morning at the mouti
| Of Bayou Pierre. No lives lost. Frelgh
consisted mostly in government stores,