The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-26
Louisiana Items.

I BossIEg PARrgH-We clip as follows from the Bos
!. sier Banner of the ed:
The crop prospects in this section are, indeed un
favorable This is the worst season upon our planters
that they have experienced for perhaps the past ter
years Corn is generally STUFFED, and IN many places
i is yellow and hard. Cotton fares worse. The
4 heavy rains and cold weather we have had has dam
aged stands considerably.
CLAIBORNE PARlsH-This from the Minden Demo
crat of the 21st:
+ Tie Crogs-We notice with pleasure that, notwith
standing the unfavorabe weather. Planters at least
most Of them give favorable accounts of the crops
u Stands generally good aud all hands busy al
work. 1t old joke Saidef before the wal
! when be got what little coming to him by the
sweat of his brow, that on one occasion he was com
PEELED pull Up all of his potato vines hang them on
the fence while lie killed the grass, then set them out
again but the grass is dead-an old planter says the
heavy rains killed it.
DESoTo PAsssH.-We copy as follows from the
Mansfield Times of the 22d:
Hail 4Stoyul--On the night of the 10th inst. a
severe hail storm passed through the eastern portion
of this parish destroying entirely the crops some
plantations In places killed rabbits birds and
Chickens it would be impossible to estimate the dam
age it has done.
OUAcHIrA PARsH.-We copy the following from the
Monroe Intellgencer of the 10th:
Heather aud Crops.-During the past week the
weather has been very pleasant and dry. On Monday
We had rain but the weather cleared up yester
day. The crop is beginning to look very line,
and cotton most places is coming up splendid
RAP1DEs PARIsH.-The following crop paragraph is
from the Alexandria Democrat of the 18th:
Our planters and farmers have had fine week to
work in t':er crops and have done bully week swork
OF it. Both corn and cotton have improved materially,
and should the last fair and ia
able, good crop fairly be calculated on. The
weather has been rather cool for the young cotton,
and we hear some complaint of the lice being ON it.
The cane crop is all that can be desired.
KnLED.-On Sunday morning the 18th inst, the
Hon. Wade IT. Richardson rode to the residence of
his brother-inaw, billiard Barrow, and whilst there
attempted to correct his dog with pistol belt in which
loaded pistol which he held by the muZzle The
pistol off and the ball penetrated the left breast
passing entire through and causing the death of Mr.
R. in few hours. Mr.. r. was native of this parish,
and represented it in the Legislature during several
sessions. He leaves widow and several children,
and large number of friends and relatives to bewail
bis untmely fate Bayou Sara Ledger.
NATcnIrocuEs PARIsn.-We copy as follows from
the Natchitoches Times of the 18th:
The trial of the State vs. P. a. Simmons for shoot
ing and wounding John c. Trichel was concluded in
the Parish Court on Tuesday. Simmons was held to
appear before the District Court and his bond fixed at
$4,000. Up to Friday morning he had not given bond
and is therefore still confined in prison. This unfor
tunae affair is much to be regretted.
Accounts from the various sections of the parish
represent the crops very promising, Notwithstanding
the heavy rains and temperature. Altogether the
prospect of good yield is better than in any year
since the close of the war.
An old friend showed us two tax receipts the other
day-boh for taxes the same property One signed
by j. G. Hughes Collector, in 1867, for SO 1.-THE
other signed at the Court House this week for Sl9 10
The first under white mans government-the
last for scalawag and negro domination.
UNEASY LIES TH AT UEAn-It annnl1nned that the