Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-25
Louisiana News.

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three story brick; the first floor to be
used as engine room, the second as
theatre, and the third for association
rooms.
The number Of interments in the
ShrevepOrs city cemetery In April was
20. Seven of the deaths were from
congestion. Five we're whites and
fifteen were black.
The Shreveport Times calls on the
Cadde Parish School Board for "a
slight imkling of what has been done
with the money due the parish for
educational purposes
Mr.. Silas Tame, Of DeSoto parish,
having left his house lately, armed
with a double barreled gun, with the
ayowed purpose Of fighting a duel with
James Mccartney, he was not heard
of for two DAYS, when he was tound III
Sabine parish by his wife, leaning
i anainst pine tree, dead.
The Bossier Banner says that the
parish is nearly out of debt, and strong
hopes are entertained that the present
, assessments being collected will ex-
haust the last outstanding warrants.
Collin McEachran, carpenter OF the
: steamboat FIayiila, fell overload at
Shreveport on the 3d inst, and was
: drowned. His body mas since been
round.
A The Carter Line of packets continue
: to run regularly between Shreveport
and ut. Louis, and are reported as do
Ing good business.
2 Mr.. Simon Levy, Jr., has been elect
4 ed President, Mr.. WeinstOck, Secreta-
4 ~, and Mr. p. +. l.. Frank, Treasurer,
: OF the Hebrew Zion Congregation OF
II Shreveport. Also, Z. +. l.. Frank has
= beee elected President 0. the Hebrew
, Mutual Benevuen Association, s.
Z Florshein, Secretary, and n. West
s Treasurer.
2 The fire department of Shreveport
= had fine parade and display for theil
: annual celebration, on the 9Th inst
4 The tireneu of Marshall and OF Long
. view. Texas, were represented. Th'
: whole city turned out to witness th'
: procession. A grand ball at night ap
6 propriately terminated the day.
: The residence Of Mrs. Roland Jones
2 in Shreveport, was destroyed 10y fir
> Oh the Sth. A scarcity OF water pre-
: vented the fire engines from dolnI
, much. The furniture was saved. Loss
8 several Thousand dollars. No lasuI
4 ance. Origin of lire, accidental.
The Shreveport Board OF Trade ha
= APPOINTED committee to report upo
thu steps necessary to establish a
z : prieultural aad Mechanical Fair Al
sOciation.
!: The Monroe Telegraph, of the It'll
. : says:
: So far the weather has been unusua
4 IN favorat,.r. Planters have had goo
. weather for planting and working the
. Young crops. Com is doing we'll. III
: stand of cotton is fine, but the co
mornings are injurious to the tend
f. = plant. A good shower in this Sicini'
: would be beneficial to both gardel
: and farms.
The Opelousas Journal, OF the lit
= says:
The crops of cotton and corn, thou:
backward. are in excellent cOnditlu
:. 3 and the stand is good. The stand
>. 4 sugar cane is bad, and the crop W
= . consequent, he short. The acrea
: of aorn is much greater than usual, III
the prpseut prospects Indicate I; hea
- 4 WELD.
= 4 The journal iuriher says:
81 We know one plaites who ma
z enough corn last year IL DO him TIL
= and he says that, it will save him
= expenditure of two thousand five hi
ees dred dollars. From all The inform
to ton we can gain, this parish Will
eie- out this year for corn not a cent Il
ent. than e1O0,000, ard an enormous 81
for meat. A large quantity Of oats
also imported. and there heavy
{. peuse incurred by some Tor Westt
ere hay. while il can be had here witht
tee. limit inst for the labor of saving 1t.
the The New iberia Sugar Bowl, OF 9
says:
M A much larger area is being plant
.,, in earn this year than last. As
crol, was almost an entire failure l
Nv year, in consequence OF the ylOl'
nth wind storms which occurred in Ju
.f.r many have been buying corn ever sill
,,d the grinding season, and it has prov
,..s ksuch an unexpected heavy expel
that all determined to plant larg
call. this year, to provide against cont
= in gencies, and but few have failed Ia
!, an, so
n to The .,orn crop is now as promis
tba az it could he wished for at this yea
OF the year, and We believe that Lou
ana planters will next year have
# buy but little corn.
Soc. Since the recent welcome rains,
20 corii and plant cane are growing v
. wonderful rapidify, and the ratio
Gu are sending mp shOots, showing I
\ Of they will make an average crop
20, outstanding fears.