New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-20
STATE NEWS,
ST TAMMANY.


From the Vaudeville Ware:
Tax sales will take place October 26, and
| the succession of Thomas McGrath Novem-
ber 13.
Mrs. Samuel Divide, wife of the town con-
stable, died Saturday night.
The steamboat schedule is 81 50 for the
winter, and the IVace is unhappy.
Mr.. Marsh Sharp is building the first
| sugar mill in the town.
The cane crop is very fine.
| ST. LANDRY.
The parish Democratic committee has in
dorsed E. ID. Estilette and w. A Robertson
as representatives in the State committee
| From the Opelousas Journal:
Mr. Joseph Eddy has shown us a curiosity
in the shape of several sweet potato vines.
They are about four feet long fiat like
tape or saddle girtb, and from one to four
inches wide, with stems and leaves rowing
from each eide.
| ST. JAMES.
| Eugene Tortel arrived home Wednesday
night.
| The steamer Mary Ida has resumed her
place in the coast trade.
October the pair of blue.eyed beauties,
/ boy and girl, presented to Mr.. Venus by his
! wife, were cbristened. He has now four
little go1s and goddesses, Mrs. Venus hav-
ing made him happy the same way three
| years since.
| A travelling clock tinker attempted to kid
nap the little boy of Mrs. Eugenia Dona ahoe,
but was captured by Sheriff, Landry in the
parish of st. John the Baptist.
| ASCENSION.
From the DOnaldsOnville Chief:
Miss Annie Woods is reappOinted teacher
of the Railroad Avenue School.
People are too busy sugar rolling to make
affidavits in the justice court.
The Bertha Brunner and Kate Dickson
are briD Jinp large frpphta of rica
The weather is favorable, and one and q
qual ter hOgsheads are realized.
Base ball occupies Sundaya, viz: Picked
Nine VS.. Young Lions, &c to l3; Pckwick
vs. Ascension, 39 to H.. The Young Lions
and the Young Tigers are going to play,
which indicates something animated in the
National game
The plank walks are being improved.
LINCOLN.
Vienna having no doors to its Jail Joe
Minifee, confined for illegal registration in
the jury room, escaped through the win
dow, 80 says the Sentinel.
ST. MARTIN.
The statement of indebtedness in the
Echo, registered to October A, shows
1924 &c, and the police jury appropriated
$945 76 that day.
| TAHGIPAHoA.
From the Independent:
Charles Nobles for shooting into house,
| was arrested by the sheriff of st. Helena.
The sheriff was then assaulted by the pris-
Oner's mother and sister and his pistol
taken away. The prisoner escaped to the
| Back swamp.
The Hammond child murderer, Jim LIE
Vance, has BEEN tried before the district
court and sentenced to life term in the
| Peniteutiary.
The Democrat says the sheriff would have
held Mobiles if it had not been for the wo.
men, and that he carried off his artillery in
good order with some personal bruises.
There was light frost Saturday mora
ing.
TENsAs.
From the North Louisiana journal:
The Thirteenth District Court, Judge
H0ugh, presiding, c0nvenes on the third
Monday, the eighteenth day of October.
The weather has been admirable since
our last notice under this head. Nothing
could be better for securing the crops, and
cotton is coming to town freely. Planters
differ as to their crops; some represent the
loss from storms and rot as high as twenty
five per cent of the CROP aud others saw
scarcely anything.
The health OF the country is improving,
we think, hereabnuts.
| EAST BATON ROUGE.
From the Grand Era:
AT meeting of the sub executive com
mittee of the Republican State Central
Committee IL was resolved to settle all diff
culties; that provisional parish committee
| be appointed, which shall order an election
OF delegates, within sixty days, to parish
convention, which should select new COM
mittee. On the completion of this action
the present committee should cease to exist
| The following named public school teach
ers have been appointed: Rev. M. R. Johu.
son. d. Woods, Charles G. Pages, Mrs
H. Haynes, Miss Marie Ber. rand, Mrs. S A.
| Barsnco. o. P. Skolfeld, Miss Alice Nor
gan. A. H. Levi, T. P. AlIaiu, Mrs M. A.
Neff, Mrs. S. A. Pullen, Miss E D. Coins,
Mrs. 8 J. Coins. Miss Lucy MURRAY, Mrs.
Duplt ssis, Mrs M, J Pine, Miss Rosa Col
line, Mrs. A. L. Griffith.
The weather has been excellent, and all
people are busy and cheerful.
The Progress says chills and fevers are
prevalent.
ST. MARY.
From the Attakapas Register:
There is very little sickness in Brashear.
w X. Mitchell, inspector of customs at
Red Fish Point, paid Brashear visit last
week.
Mr.. Perry Griffin and Miss Ellen Ledekey
were married by Mayor St. Clair about
week since
memorable entertainment was given
oCtUutF ~ uy MT. ana Nfe. T.. A. Landry on
the occasion OF the christening of their son.
CADDo.
From tie Shreveport Times:
No frost up to October II.
Registration books are open.
A local item is made of the twenty year
old story of Pat, who let his brother know
where he was without paying for it by Civ
ing the telegraph operators only his
brothers and his own address to dispatch.
Mr.. s. B. Steers has returned
The Shreveport Minstrels will give an
entertainment Friday. evening, Octob r %,
and matinee on Saturday.
The old log house on Spring street was
burned last Wednesday. Only two other
houses were older.
From the Telegram:
There has not been single case of yellow
fever in Shreveport.
The Marshall fair was to close October
Is
Judge Cresswell fixed the bail of O'Brien,
who shot at Barrett, with intent to bill, at
$1,000