The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-22
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.


Lake Charles Echo, May Ist
A juror living on johnson Bayou, or
his way with other jurors to attend the
District Court OF Cameron parish last
month, being unable TO swim, got some
OF his fellow jurors who could swim, tC
tea rope around his body and drag him
across Mud Pass. Such devotion to
duty, and obedience to legal sum
mons, were never heard OF before.
IThibodeaur sentiaol. Nav 2ol
fatal ARRAY took place In the neigh
borhood OF Lockport last Saturday
evening, resulting In the death OF col.
orcd man at the hands OF Mr. --- Gal
jour. We gathered tho information
that tho negro insulted and told him
that he would wait for him Mt certain
place on his way home, where be did
actually waylay him, and snapped pis-
tOl mt him several times, when laljour
fired intlicting four wounds from tho
effects OF which tho negro died on
Saturday evening.
Tho water continues TO riso in the
Chacahoula Swamp and all along tho
back OF the bayou. at the rate Of II to 3
inches in "a hours. Somo planters have
already stopped thoir outlets, and i'm
caae OF rain, will have to depend on
draining machines.
Louisiana Sugar Bowl, May ,sl
Water continues to run through tho
Beauvais crevasse, on Bayou bafonrche,
and IL has inundated n strip several
miles wide. including the plantations Of
Messrs. 9. 9. Williams. Blanchard Il
Perkins. tho small place or Messrs
Champagne, Icringuc, Beauvais and
others. and Mrs. Ewing's partially.
During the past week tho weather has
boon moro favorable FOR crops Since
I,.. 4.
shono with great warmth. and cane,
rapidly. Crop prospects were never
better Mt this season of tho yonr than
now
Such thing has hitherto been I'M
known In the history Of orange culture
In Louisiana, but the fact is that while
on most trees n few blossoms OF Deccm-
ber and January grew into fruit and arc
now hanging ripe upon the trees, sur
rounded by half-grown groon oranges.
those Of the size Of marble and even |
blossoms. on the Orange Island, the |
property OF Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, the |
actor. u worry considerable crop has been
the result Of tho unusual mildness OF
tho winter. Mr. Charles jefferson, son
Df tho great actor, who resides upon this
lovely isle, lately shipped several barrels
md boxes OF the ripo fruit second crop,
md its reception by fruit dealers must
have been M surprising as agreeable
10 thoir patrons Mr. jefferson can ship
ripo oranges almost every month this
year.
ISt. Tammany Fnrmor. May al
CRoPs. The severe rain and wind Of
sunday and Monday did not injure the
'rops, but has done them much good.
md everything Ia looking much finer
han il did before the rain Every one
'Xpecfs his crops to turn ont better than
ast year. although they may be little
atcr than last ycnr.
mansfield Reporter MAY iaI
Tho recent heavy rains Injured tho
planters very severely all over tho
'arish, Wo presume nearly all the
ridges wcro swept awav and up TO this
ato tThursdny) we have had no mails
rom above. aud received no nows. ex-
ept foating rumors. from any source.
Waco Examiner. May iGl
From various sources. including n ,
,rge general correspondence from tho
we feel perfectly assured that (
40 wheat crop Of the State will be very
iuch better than prospects indicated
80 weeks ago. The rain, about that
mo, has effected Il manifold improve.
rent, and tho concurrent opinion is.
mt there will be u fair cvcrago crop
ftcr all. IT. now, the railroad auihori- |
es can be induced TO mako reason
bio reduction IN the rates Of transpor-
tion, n brighter day will soon have
iwned upon tho farmers Of our coun- N
y, and not only upon them, but upon Il
| other classes OF society.
Waco Examiner. May III
We have information from all parts OF
is county, which leads us to the CON
usion that tho wheat crop will fall G
'ry little short OF the average OF other A
asons. The acreage sown il one B
urth larger than any year previous, D
I'd consequently the crop to be handled b
larger than ever before.