The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-10-01
FROM The PARISHES.


the Fusion Ratification Meeting,
held at the Court House, on the 18th
inst, was u complete success.
The same paper contains tho fol-
lowing The second faction Of the
Grant-kellogg party, held Con
vention on Thursday the 18th nit,
and nominated full ticket for Pa
rochial offices and for Representa-
tives. To certain extent their tick
ct is even more Objectionable than
the ticket put out by tho first faction
Of the same party.
The Patriot Democrat, published at
Clinton says The Radical meet
ing at Salem Church, on Saturday
last, was stormy one indeed. Pts
tolls and knives were freely USE
Henry Berryhill was shot and killed,
and two or three others Wounded
On Monday evening Anthony Brown,
c., was arrested and lodged in Jail,
charged with the murder of Berry
hill.
The. Parish of Livingston, the
smallest in the State, boasts of eigh-
teen candidates for four Offices.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter Of the 2Sth ult., says Anoth-
er week has passed away, and yet
no rain. The ground is cracked open
in some places to the width of two
inches, while smaller cracks are to
, be seen in all directions. Even in
the woods, in the rear Of the planta-
: tons, these assures are to be seen
+ everywhere. The want of water is
beginning to be seriously felt by
house-heepers. It is hardly neces-
J, sary to say the injury heing done to
e sugar cane is immense. The clouds
promise plenty Of water through the
a day until evening, when they aoa'
n away only to return on the morrow
to further tantallze us.
This paragraph Is from the same
d paper Mary of our sugar planter:
l. are fearful of the effects Of the show
ers which the heavy clouds nov
: floating about are threatening. Tht
d cane, so far as sweetness is concern
S ed, is far ahead of what it was las
l. year at this time. Sngar could easil'
be made with it, but the yield woult
l. be trihing. The fear is that warn
s. weather may follow the showers an;
l. the cane take fresh growth. In tina
event, the consequences would b
|e disastrous indeed. Should cold wea
% ther come in after the rain and re
main so for mouth or more, til
T. cane would be saved, and the yiel
o no doubt be very good. AS it il
the cane is very dry, not yieldin
Z. half the juice it ought for the see
- - son.
IL We learn from the Shreveprl
to Daily Times, Of the 23d ult., that IL
~ ~ Radical meeting held at Shreyepo
in on the day previous, was Vel
ne small affair, considering the moi;
rs made about it. The Times says th'
ne the story had been circulated for an
=, wide that Gen. Grant was to be pre-
ar ent, which served to attract abo'
n six hundred blacks, and about thlr
7d whites.
a. m The Rayville Beacon, of the 21
ry ult., reports the fire in the wood
et near Rayville, still burning and I
n signs of rain yet. An immen
y, tract OF country, the paper says, h
tie been swept by the fire, and sever
th plantations were in great danger
destruction but, by constant watc
"a - ing, were finally saved.
ne The Tangipahoa Democrat, OF Il
NJ Goth ult., says the political prospee
ne in that district for the Greeley al
ge Brown Fusion ticket are cheeril
lal and that a great many colored NJ
'ur will vote those tickets.
ne. >~@>"-
ID For CoNGREss- DISTRICT.
We learn from late New Orleans I
pers, that the Hon. Thomas Nolan
Of Iberville, has been nominated
CONGRESS-. in the Sd District, by t