Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-30
PELICAN FEATHERS.

Crop prospects in iberia parish are
bright. The cold and hot weather did
not injure the plant cane seriously.
mr.. Jackson and John Huey, Jr.,
vere killed at Vienna, Jackson parish,
on the 18th inst, by >. NJ. fearce ard
". r. Whatiey, two stroliing dancing
masters. Neither of them have been
arrested. FoT Thousand dollars is
the reward said to I've oiferkd for them.
An attempt to burn Monroe has been
made BY burglars.
There gre several vacancies in the
rnblic schools at Delta, Madison par
ish. which the directors are anxious
to ill.
Wright g. Herndon's laundry is un-
der way in Shreveport.
Natcbitocht s, after hundred years,
has lust been made city.
Homer papers take one month to
reach Rayville.
The people of Claiborne were to meet
in convention on the 10Th, to decide
whether to send delegates ID one or
both of the conventions to meet here
the Reform and Democratic.
Tho Monday trains on the Baten
Roupe and Crosse Tete Railroad have
been discontinued.
In Baton Rouge the March term of
the District Court commenced on Mon
day. The Barracks and Arsenal
grounds have been thrown into one.
An effort is being made to organize a
building association, and the police
jury have approved and ordered.to be
paid &24, O95 OF accounts.
The post-ofice at -BItislr Landing
has been discOutiaRied. Mails for that
point are now sent to LObdell's store
for distribution. Letters and papers
addressed care Philip Pauer, Baton
Rouge, La, will be delivered at Rrusle
Landing by private conveyance.
Judge ). ID. Watkins, OF Miaaen,
and T. NJ. Fort, of Bellevue, have
formed law partnership.
Mil den is improving rapidly.
The New Iberia Sugar Bowl, of the
18th inst, says:
The inhabitants of Petite Ansc prai-
RE, FIVE miles in the rear of New
Iberia, were last week considerably
excited overt the discovery that mar
sied man of the vicinity had eloped
with a young lady, the daughter Of
ono of his neighbOrs. The parties were
Aristide COneau. who has IL wife and
one child, and Miss Arsenaux, the
eldest daughter of Mr.. ROsamOnd Ar
scnsux, reseding on Bayou Petite
Ause.
Tho same paper says:
The unusual severity of the past
winter has caused the death of many
cattle in all directions over the Alta
kapas prairies.
The Baton Ronge Gazette and
Comet, of the 14th, says:
We learn an afiray occurred in
Bayou Sara, few days since, between
Messrs. Fred. Serff and Samuel \.
White. in which the latter was shot
aud dangerously wounded by the FORM
er.
The ThibOdaux Sentinel, of the 18th,
says: The Bay0u Laiourche rises very
slowly, but the steamboats, Tahlequal,
Henry Tete and Lizzie Hopkins, lind
enough water to enable them to make
two trips per week to New Orleans
aud Thiqodaux.
The Bastrop Conservative, Of the
10Th, says: Thus far the season tor
farming operations has been as good
rs could possibly be hoped for. The
lands are in gOol'coRdition for pillow
ing, there has been,ao wet weather of
any consequence, the >laborers are es-
pecially attentive to their work, aud
everything bids fair to be a good year
for crops of all kinds.
The Providence Carroll pasish) Re
publican, OF the 18th, says: A great
deal Of blowing is going ON in the
parish; the weather, though cold, is
: dry; the ground is in admirable con.
ditiOn, and the planters generally
fslicitating themselves on the out
look.