The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-26
FROM THE PARISHES.


learns that the cotton worm has
made its appearance near Port Hud-
son. The worm is said to be not
very numerous us yet, but great fears
are entertained that they will dam
age the prospects Of the cotton crop.
The same paper says We no.
tice with pleasure the unanimity Of
feeling manifested in this parish and
the rapid progress Of the organiza-
ton of the Liberal party for the
campaign. Baton Rouge is good for
fifteen hundred majority for Horace
Greeley and the Liberal ticket.
The Sugar Planter West Baton
Rouge.) says that the failure Of the
cane and the damage to cotton that
must result from the caterpillar and
worm III ould forever be solemn
waning to planters and farmers
never to rely exclusively upon them
for support.
Too much rain is the complaint in
Carroll Parish. Cotton is not doing
we'll, while on the contrary corn will
be produced in abundance
Promises of an abundant yield Of
corn and cane come from the Parish
of Terrebonne.
Benjamin Jones was murdered
with an OK and butcher knife, on
Bayou Little Terrebonne, by one
William Mason. This occurred on
the 10Th inst, and the murderer is
still at large.
The Thibodesux Sentinel of the
10th inst, contains this item
On the evening Of the 4th inst, at
q ball given by the negroes on Hy-
mel & Pugh's plantation, in Assump-
ton, ten miles above this place, a
difficulty arose during which one
young fellow cut another one pretty
badly with razor. The next morn
ing eight Or ten negroes, taking the
law in their own hands, went to Ne
vile Bourdoux's plantation, where
the boy lived, and, Notwithstanding
the warning of Mr.. Bordeaux that
they had no authority to arrest the
boy without a warrant, the mob pro-
ceeded to do SO, and being resisted
one OF their number shot him dead.
A Liberal Mass Meeting held at
Monroe, on the Goth inst, at which
five thousand people were present,
was addressed by McEnery, Jonas,
Hunt and others.
The Liberal Republicans of Ho-
mer, Claiborne Parish, held q meet
ing last Saturday and appointed del
egates to attend the State Conven-
ton. The meeting is reported to
have been the largest ever held in
that section of country.
Cane in the Parish o: Plaquemine,
is all that could be desired, though
the stand is some what unequal and
in most cases rather backward for
the season, but, under the influence
of hot weather and abundant rains,
continues steadily to advance, and
the crops according to present APP
pearances will equal, if not surpass,
any made since the war. So says
The PlaQuemine Republican.
Charlton is on the decline in the
Parish of East Feliciana.
East Feliciana has q Working
mans Association.
The Patrlot-Democrot says The
army worm, we understand, has
made its appearance in small num-
bers upon few plantations in our
EAST Feliciana) parish. By many
farmers, however, this
report is not accredited.
A Liberal Mass Meeting was held
in Clinton, last Saturday. Twenty
delegates we're elected to the State
Convention. Three of them are
colored.
The Fourth Judicial District Con-
vention met Saturday last, at the
Sentinel Store, in st. James, where
O. J. Flagg, of st. Charles was NOM
mated for District Judge, with Nor