New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-09
STATE NEWS.
at. CHARLES.

FROM
A. the old wear was silently dying away
on last Friday night. the heavens became
brilliantly Illuminated with the reflection
Of a copAaeration. which occurred on
Colonel Whitehead's plantation, severa!
miles above Hahnville. The fire consumed
one of the outhouses, q large and suostsn.
tial building, which in former years mao
been the plantation stable, Dut !sttol!y
being repaired and divided into apartments,
had been used as dwelling Dy inc maui =
on the place. At the time OF the nre, II
had been unoccupied for several days, ana
its destruction is supposed to be the WORK s
of an ipcendienary. The loss il estamateo
at about $500. u
on Monday night, as the steamers Henry
T. to and B. L. Hodge were coming up the
river, they collided whom nearly oPpOsite
tho Destrahan plantation. In making tne
bend at that place, the Hodge struck elss.
of the Tete The officers of that boat see,
ing that collision was imminent slackened
speed. 1t was too late, however, and enc
struck the Hodge amidship, though with
greatly diminished force, the shock causing
a general smashing of the skylights and
gingerbread works on both boats. ne
bounding from the conclusion the leto
swung around with considerable momentum
and struck tho Hodge in the rear. breaking
guards. The Hodge Immediately steamed
for the shore. where she laid up tor several
hours repairing; the Tete proceeded on ner
trip apparently uniDjured.
Lum Williams, colored, who lives on the
Sarpy place, across the river, came very
near paving his life for q few indiscretion-
airy remarks uttered by him on the SUNDAY
after Christmas. On that day ne Win
several others mounted their horses and
Go do on0nf Wh0n
reaching Red Church we're 80 unfortunate
az to meet one Stephen Morrie, whose repu-
tation is none of the best, and between
whom and LuE long standing feud ex-
listed. An exciting and delectable dialogue,
in which expletives more choice than ele-
CANT were used, ensued. which might have
resulted in an encounter but for an inter
ruption in the shape of Lum's horse, which
had been hitched to q fence, running away.
Lum pursued his animal, while Stephen,
harboring thoughts of vengeance, stepped
to his house, short distance away, and
procured bis shotgun. Returning to the
epOt where Williams was still engaged with
bis horse, he raised the weapon. and taking
aim fired, Kidding his antagonists left
side aud cheek with bird shot, causing pain
full. though not necessarily injurious wounds.
Seeing his victim fall insensibly to the
ground, the would be murderer made .
hasty detour for foreign parts, while the
wounded man was carried to the cabin OF
Henry Baker, on the ROst place, and med
ical aid procured. The shot, which had
penetrated but little beyond the skin. was
extracted, and during the work Williams
had sufficiently recovered to cross the river
and made an affidavit against Morris: An
order for his arrest was issued by Judge
Earharr, and Morris is now under the gen
tie treatment of Dr. Essex. at the parish
infrmary. This man, Stephen Morris, is
said to be one of the most dangerous and
reckless fellows in the community, his bear
ing toward his neighbors, by whom he has
always been avoided, being that of the
bravado and bully. Very little regret
would be expressed were he to make an ex.
tended trip up the river.
ST. JAMES.
From the Sentinel January 8:
AS an evidence of what can be done on
Louisiana sugar farm, by strict attention to
business and intelligent management, We
present the following:
Mr.. Edward Scannell, of this parish, owns
a small sugar place upon which he employs
usually force of fifteen hands This year
he ground sixty five acres OF plant cane,
fifty seven acres OF first years stubble and
six acres of second years stubble-12S acres
in all. He finished grinding on Decem-
Der IA. and made 200 aogsheads of sugar,
averaging l1UV pOuuuS VdCu, 6uu cotlMdtcS
that be " ill have over $50 barrels of molas-
ses. The cost of making this crop was
about $40 900, its market value fully $23, 900,
being clear gain Of $4,000.
Mr.. Scannell was also the manager on the
Union plantation. owned by his sister
Upon this place he ground $50 acres of
plant cane; fifty acres of first years stubble,
and forty acres of second years stubbie;
$40 acres in all. Welding $50 hogsheads of
hur off, loo1 o.
S37 900. This crop was made with thirty
tive hands and at an expense of about
ST. 900.
These are not isolated cases, nor is it at
all unusual in this parish for skilled plant
ers to get return of 81 and sometimes 50
for every one laid out in making q sugar
crop. 1t is one of the most certain. reliable
and profitable crops that can be raised in
the United States. and yet there are men
who were successful planters in slave
times who have never been able to make q
crop since.