New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-16
STATE NkWs.
CADDO.


CADDo.
From the Shreveport Telegram. Decem-
per Z, we learn that seven pris oners broke
JAIL the night previous and escaped.
oUACHITA
From the Telegraph, December 10:
The Frank Willard, Captain Vaughn, was
the first through beat to reach Camden She
passed down with all the cotton she could
manage.
The Rapides, Willie and Bertha Brunuer
have gone down with all loads The Rapides
lett here with one en-, ne disabled.
The Acme brought nearly 800 bales out of
the D'Arbonne, and the Tom Parker brought
in good cargo from above.
Inc river, after rising to about nine feet
in the channel, commenced falling Wednes-
day, and ia still dropping down. Two
weeks OF dry weather would doubtless
close navigation.
The FanchoD. with big freight for Cam
den, got aground below that place and is
still above.
But little cotton was picked for ten or
'welve days up to Wednesday, The cotton
was kept wet by the rains and the fields
soaked. About one-third of the crop, on
some places, is unpicked.
WEST FELICIANA.
From the Ledger, December IL:
Intimidation aud terrorism in a general
way seems to be the order of the day in this
neck OF woods, and lis said we are living
in an advanced stage of cvilization--the
nineteenth century, Going backward in
stead, We would rather think.
MIR. l.. 5 West, of this parish, was shot
and instantly killed last Tuesday, in an
alteration which took place With Mr.
Frank Nosworthy, at jackson, Louisiana,
Mr.. b. T. White has been appointed
mayor of Bayou Sara, vice NJ. Reilly, re-
moved.
On Saturday night the store of Mr.. r.
Walther, stationed four miles beyond
Laurel Hill, was burned, and his stock of
goods, worth about $1,000, was totally de-
stroyed. On Thursday night the store of
j. K. Watson, a colored man, was also de-
strOyed by ineendiaries.
The situation of public affairs in this
parish, we are sorry to say, is totally un-
satisfactory. The prospects for anything
like crop next year are doubtful, from the
fact that the colored laborers are intimi-
viduals who little think of the cense quences
An old planter told us a few days since
that labOrers were go intimidated that
they refused to rent land from him, fearing
that their lives were not safe and their
property at the mercy of law breakers and
law defers. Several have already left the
parish, and many others are preparing to
leave, SO we are informed.
This state of affairs is to be deplored, es-
pecially by the planters and landholders,
who depend so much upon that class OF
people to cultivate their land. Some steps
should be at once taken by those interested
10 check this growing spirit of lawlessness
IN our parish, which may terminate in dis
aster to themselves and their property. and
bring ruin and devastation upon our parish
The merchants of our towns will soon
hold mass meeting to take into considera-
tlon and make some Recommendations to
the general government relative 10 the uu-
settled state of affairs here, which is said to
be very disastrous to their business.
CADDo.
Frsm the Shreveport Etentng Telegram,
December 8:
Two or three DAYS since one of our fellow
citizens was coming toward town shortly
after daylight, when he was met and passed
by three men on Horseback. The two out
side men were disguised by having their
faces tied up in handkerchiefs, while the
middle man was iashed to the animal he
was riding, his head being alongside the
neck of the horse. He tried to call out when
he heard or cav some one was coming, but
was so liked" that ne could not cry out. The
whole party were urging their horses to
their speed, and the citizen could not recog-
nize them, nor, being unprepared, obstruct
or halt them. The captive is said to have
borne the strongly marked characteristics
of an lsraelite. The direction taken was
toward the "bottom" south of the town,
and solution OF the mystery has not yet
been attempted. 1t was very strange pro-
ceeding, and should be investigated by the
proper authorities.
There is strong probability that the
prisoner is one Hale, who was in charge of
the Red river authorities; but if so, why
they should have bound him to his horse in
the manner described requires explanation
at least.
From the Telegram, December 10:
The election yesterday for administrator
of finance passed off very quietly, resulting
in the choice of Mr.. Sam Levy over Cap
tain N. B. Murff by majority of lS6 votes;
762 were votes cast, Mr.. Levy leading BY
large maiorities at the Muggipsville and
market house polls, and Captain Murff
having eleven majority at Cooper's stable.
duties, his bondsmen being Captain j. G.
McWiiliams and Captain Simon Levy, and
his clerk Captain A. Guynemer. Mr. Levy
was serenaded at his residence last night by
Aliens brass band, viii; was engaged by
a number of his friends and supporters. He
requests us to return his thanks to his
friends for the liberal support they gave
him, and 10 assure them that his energies
during his term of office will always be in
the interest of Shreveport and her citizens.
From the Times, December IL:
Mr.. X. H. Lawson, of Kingston, was in
our office yesterday. and informed us that
the election leld m De Soto parish Monday.
ON the question OF subscribing 100000 in
bonds to the New Orleans and Texas rail |
road, resulted in favor of the road. The |
keachi precinct had not been heard from
when Mr. Lawson left home, though it was |
certain large majority there, as at Kings |
ton, were opposed to the measure. There |
must have been strong vote in it's favor at |
Mansfield and in the southern portion of |
The parish to overcome the opposition in |
.he northern portion. The estimate is that |
he question was carried by majority of |
lbout 40 votes.