New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-01
STATE NEWS.
EAST BATON ROUGE,

EAST BATON ROUGE.
From the AdvOcate, March %:
We learn that portion of the Hickey
levee, in West Baton Rouge, has caved in.
Unless the damaged portion is promptly
fascined the entire levee will soon give
way. A meeting of the citizens of West
Baton Rouge, to take action in this impOr.
tant matter, will be held at the courthouse
Thursday, March 30, at 10 A. M.
R1cHLAND.
From the Beacon, March 25:
The Tangipahoa Democrat indorses Gov
ernor McEnery for reelection to the Office
of Governor; the Ouschita Telegraph trans
fers its article to it's columns with pleasure,
and we heartily ind0rse the same; so there
are three OF us who are willing to reward
him for his patriotism. Now what do our
other brethren say to ite
We received large quantity of paper
mail on Thursday, that had been accumulat-
ing for two OF three weeks some where. Per-
haps the mail carriers know how it is, but
we never could understand how work is
lightened or transportation facilitated by
allowing mail matter to accumulate until il
becomes SO bulky.
CADDo.
From the Shreveport Times, March 25:
Conductor Beagles last evening gave US
an account of the injury to the Texas and
Pacific and Cairo and Fulton roads from
the heavy rain of Thursday night, which
deprived us of Western and Eastern mails.
On the former road a bridge in Cold
Water bottom, six miles west Of Marshall,
was washed away, and several gaps wash.
ed in the road bed. It was thought the
damage would be repaired so that the west
bound train will pass over to-day.
The damage on the Cairo and Fulton was
near Malvern, where the locomotive and
three box cars were "ditcbed." Transfers
will be made at that point until the road
bed is repaired. The passengers and mails
were transferred and were to arrive at Mar.
shall last night at midnight, 90 the East
mail due yesterday will be in on this morn
ing's train.
From the Sun, March 25:
On Saturday night, between the hours of
one and two o'clock, the slumbering in
habitants of our little town were aroused
by the glare Of the burning building on
front street, belonging to Mr.. T. A. Scott.
The building was an ornament to our town,
having been erected some two years ago.
It was unoccupied At the time it occurred.
This was evidently the work of an incen-
diary, who, prob ably through malice to the
brother OF the owner, who some sup
posed the building belonged to, had COM
mitted this outrageous act The building
was insured.
PLAQCEMNES.
From the Observer, March 25:
On going to press information reaches US
that the work of ravage and desolation is
running on smoothly in many parts of our
parish IN the form of crevasses. There are
now at Pointe-a-la-Hache five crevasses-
one at Casimir Duplessie's. one at Gays.
one at Sainville Duplessie's, one at Gravo-
let's, and one above Duplessie's. A break
occurred in the levee of William Boyle, be-
low Bohemia plantation. The citizens in
the vicinity are at work, and will succeed
in stopping the crevasse. We are informed
that there are several other crevasses in the
upper part of our parish, where the work of
destruction is gong ON quietly and peace
ably. We would counsel the citizens of
our parish to leave their fields and stand
on their levees, fortifying them where there
is any danger and assisting those who have
been less fortunate.