The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-05
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISA MA.
lMesrhascebe. june s..

BANK, new OrleaHS, INC hennioio pii
tation, situated on the upper line or ~
Charles parish. right bank. This place
which years ago was mortgageh 10
SOC. 900. was purchased by Mr.. Octav
Hymel. the most successful sugar plant
err OF the State. for $45. 900. one half cas-
and the balance on u credit or one an
two years.
A colored boy, about Is years old
name Chicot, was arrested and locke'
up in tho parish Jail last Tuesday 70
stabbing one Of his chums, n water
carrier on the Wego plantation.
Irhibodaux Sentinel. Juneal
The weather OF the past week looke'
startlingly like the rainy season. con
slant alteration Of showers and sun
shine prevailed. though no heavy rain
fell. Cane and corn are growing fast
aud the grass Is following suit will
alacrity the work Of laying by is goint
on, and we trust the weather will b'
more adorable In future than it has
been during this week.
Last Sunday morning the body OF o
oolored man. named Richard Pinckney
was found on the railroad track. about
half a mile from Lafourche Crossing
much mangled, from having been run
over by train the previous night. In
vestigation disclosed tho probable cause
whisky bottle in his pocket.
t\mte City Democrat. juno ~
We had nice rain last Thursday
evening the first good one in nearly
three weeks. The crops and gardens
look considerably improved, aud cotton
and corn will just run right up.
louisiana Inteligencer. Nav al
Since our last tho weather has l. on
warm. with occasional light showers in
town, but from different parts OF he
parish we hear Of heavy rains which
were OF great benefit to the crops. Ac-
counts from all over the parish are very
favorable. never were the planters and
laborers more energetic In working their
crops. The river continues falling
slowly,
We learn that the prospect for an early
resumption of travel on the railroad
between this city and Delta are very
good. II is expected cars will be run
ming through early next week
lsugar- Bowl. June IL
At last we have had general rains
Until this week showers were only
partial, but now we believe all have had
enough rain. Crops, which were oil
clean before, are now smiling under the
invigorating influence OF the warn rain
and occasional sunshine. and better corn
aud cane crops for the season were never
seen, yet planters consider cotton back
ward Tho crops arc all destined TO be
large this year. We naturally expect
better times in the near future.
About two weeks ago, at Clarendon. q
most distressing accident occurred IN
the family Of Mr.. Gaspar Calling. His
eldest aon. aged about eleven years,
while sitting in n small progue. talking
to a little son of the captain oil the sam,
n small trading boat, In slow motion.
was upset by tho steamer coming III
contact with his boat. aud tho unfor-
tunate little fellow was drowned. Al
though he rose to the surface three
times. we IRE told that those on board
made but little effort to save tho poor
child. They sent the small boy in Il
Skiff to him, but he was unable to render
tho necessary assistance, and he drown
cd before their very eyesl The body
was aftcrwarl recovered, and tho citi-
zens of the vicinity deeply sympathize
with tho bereaved family, and loudly
condemn the captain and the men on
tie steamer for allowing tho boy 30
drown.
Near liafourche Crossing. on the 18th
ult, u little boy eleven and halt years
of age. fell from u tree. broke both arms
and was otherwise SO badly injured that
nate child WAS Henry Oscar Thibodaux,
son Of Huban Thibodaux and Susannah
Barras, and u cousin of Mrs. II. Halbert,
Of Clarendon The bereaved family
have our coincidence.
Ist. Charles Herald. June 81
The liberality aud KINDNESS Of the st.
Charles parish plantersto their laborers
are proyerbial. We learn that on the
Fourth Of July farming operations will
be stopped on several plantations and
the laborers allowed a holiday, SO that
they participate In the grand celebration
to take place at Hahnville on that day.
This il "a commendable example. and
we trust II will be followed throughout
The parish.
Dallas Commercial. May 3ol
A dispatch is going the rounds OF the
press to the effect that there have been
seventeen men hung in Jack and Erath
counties in the last few weeks. We are
informed by q gentleman, who lives in
the former county, that the whole story
is a fabrication. No such affair has
taken place, nor were there any limo
cent men hung. Reports like these are
calculated to iniure the country. more
or less, and, il untrue, do serious in
July anu ~ ElooS tbJuShlNt w I'tht'Bu
and law abiding communities.
Houston Age May 29.l
A Dallas, Texas. boy is said to have
Invented a substitute for mosquito bars
in the shape OF q fan worked by clock
maohiuary, which can be wound up So
rs to run during the night. 1t would
make tho lads fortune il capital was
put into il. as bars are the most intoler-
able Of all Indispensable nuisances.
WACO Examiner. May 81
Twenty-eight hundred head of cattle
were stopped at Meridian, on the Texas
and Kansas cattle trail, by the Inspector
on Monday last, and the parties claim
ing the herd failed to show certificates
OF ownership to seven hundred Of the
number The cattle are road marked"
81" The men who were with the herd
are under arrest.
Four hundred head OF cattle were
stolen from the rancho OF Bro. II. J.
Frey, in Burnett county, few days
siTe. and 1t is just possible that he