New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-07
VOLUME IX.--NO. lO4
LETTER FROM AvOYELLES.

EVERGREEN. La, August 2. 1875.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
Preached this place . few days since and
having taken q coup d'Sa of the prospect
of crops and the situation of things in gen
efal, have concluded to jot down few
items for the ediication of your readers.
So much has been already published
about the crops that it were superfuous to
say more than that they are very generally
superb. ] can not recall to mind single
year when they were better, and only q
few when they were as good. 1t is notice
able. among other things, that all the crops
are equally fine. have seen very fine
cotton crops when corn was inferior and
vice versa, and so too of the cane crop, but
in the aggregate, there is no crep this year
that have seen, whether cotton. corn,
cane or rice that is not dourishing.
People seem to be better cOatented to
follow the "team a-ield,' and quietly pur-
sue she tenor OF their domestic business.
than heretofore. You hear very little said
of politics, except an occasional dep-eca-
ton of official dishonesty, and of political
rings. The usual cant about white and
black, has subsided into silence, and am
satisfied that the masses of both races have
concluded to make better friends Of each
other in the future. Many Of the cOlored
people have acquired property, and begin
to understand the necessity tor wise laws,
and u fair administration Of them under
system Of rigid public economy. They be-
gin to understand that with such laws and
such economy. it is not 80 much matter Of
importance which party administers them;
as it is ho,o it is done. lventure to predict
that the rarty that will nominate the truly
honest, capable and fair ticket at the next
election, will succeed, should the other re-
fuse to do go, and nominate strongly par
tisan ticket. Every present indication Of the
public sentiment on tho subject, points to
this conclusion. Will it be done by eithera
The laboring classes of both races require it,
and if they are but true to their own inter-
ests, Office seeking and Office holding poll
ticians will derive but little consolation
from the agitation Of extreme ideas. Tho
truth is rapidly becoming known to the
masses that while nothing moro Can D.,
accomplished by extremists than by mod
crate, impartial men, in the work of re-
form, they are invariably tho victims Of
issues. ! SEQ moro federation
everywhere, respecting political opinions,
than has been exhibited since tho war by
either party. Much good must result from
this new, phase.
The health Of tho country 10 most excel
lent. The Oranges will have q meeting
and bar becue here on the nineteenth in
slant, which bids fair to be grand thing.
Il have been invited TO address them, and
have consented to do so.) There will be
ball at night.
Some of the enterprisins citizens Of Avoy-
elles havo projected the idea of running .
railroad from James Wares landing, on
Red river, near Narksville. to Marksville at
present, and thence ultimately 70 this
place. The length of it will be about !
twenty miles, if completed ~ projected. |
The want of it has been felt for many
years, but the hope Of one day seeing .
road run from New Orleans to Shreveport
oR Marshall has induced the citizens of this |
portion of the parish Of Avoyelles to post
pone the undertaking. Disappointed in
,his hope, they are now at work, and, con-
,idering the character and resources of |
hose who have taken it in hand, it will be |
if they do not carry out the pro- |
ect successfully. The immense hauling it |
%Lo Hha and <oon
# wagons, ferrying expenses. exhaustion |
% teams and numerous other charges hith- |
,rtO endured warrant tho undertaking.
l large portion of tho road will extend |
'ver prairie land and widely spread fields |
# Red river alluvion. where but little |
trading will be required. The necessary
imbers are found in great plenty imme-
lately on the line of the road. A distance
# about 300 yards, beginning ut the river,
3 already completed, and the calculation is
o have it completed as far ss Marksville,
istance of about four miles, in time to
the growing crop thence to the
iver.
There was . tournament near this place
n Saturday last. under the auspices of tho
olored citizens. A sumptuOus table was
ct, and grand ball at night was to have
rowned the days amusements. Unfortu-
ately for this part Of the programme,
ifiiculty sprang up at The prandial board,
istols and knives were called into requlsl-
ion. one colored man was shot through the
,g below the knee, and another stabbed to
cath. The white proprietor repaired to
he premises, and caused the knights and
heir ladies to disperse. Whether the male
actors have been arrested or not is not
novp, CONSERVATIVE.
A Naw Dai1y. |