The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-20
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
Richland Beacon, June Ill
BAYOU Terrebonne is being dotted
with pumberless fields Of fine orange
trees. In all South Louisiana, includ-
ing portions OF Lafourche, Terrebonne.
st. Mary and Vermillion parishes,
orange culture may be profitably pur.-
sued, and it is gradually increasing. a
reasonable amount of capital, such as Is
usually employed in the management OF
farm. Is sufficient, and many who can
not engage in sugar making are raising
oranges This is fair country TO
harvest in.
fClpton Patriot Democrat. June III
TN To the present moment the crop
prospects are fiattering indeed. Corn Is
growing rapidly, and a brisk rain in
day or two. and another ten days hence,
will be sufficient to satisfy the wish OF
our farmers. so far as this product Is
concerned.
Cotton upon many places Is knee high,
and growing rapidly. The stand" Is
good, and as general thing the crop is
"clean." Peas, sown in ''laying-by.'
the corn, are up and promises an abund-
ant yield.
The most of our farmers have cut and
slowed their oats away, for feeding pur-
poses. GgOIf1 IulDJ bJIhNlOu - oib
all sections or the parish, the crop this
wear has not done as well as heretofore.
A large area Of sweet potatoes have
been planted, and are growing with
great rapidity.
lSuarta Rural Times. June III
The most encouraging feature we OBJ
serve In our parish is the greater acre
age in corn over that of any other year
since the war, to the prejudice Of King
Credit Cotton" And moreover. that
acreage is looking well, promising an
abundant yield.
franklin Sun. June i6l
Up to a few days ago the corn crops In
some portions of the parish were suffer
ing for the want OF rain, but we are glad
to learn that those sections Of the ooun.
try which have been suffering have had
good rains within the last few days, and
II the seasons are favorable from now
on. we feel assured that q much better
crOp will be grown this year than last.
especially on those lands which have
not been overilowed.
TEXAS.
dallas Commercial June 1871
Perhaps at no time in the past have
the Indications OF an abundant crop
been more promising than at the pres
ent time. The recent rains were gen
eral throughout the northern portion OF
the State; corn is now made beyond @
peradventure cotton looks bright and
vigorous. while the small grains are all
ready for the sickle. The yield OF wheat
was not quite 80 large to the acre, but
the amount OF acreage will much more
than make up the loss in this respect. 1t
is estimated that corn will not reach
over twenty cents a bushel, while oats
will be even less. Over two millions OF
bushels of surplus wheat over that oil
last year, or in round numbers say ten
millions Of bushels OF that cereal Will be
shipped from this section OF the State.
Truly have we reason to welcome the
glad Centennial year.
dallas Herald. June is ]
The small grain crop OF Northern
Texas is magnificent, its corn crop, well
nigh assured by late extensive and copi-
GUS rains, and its cotton crop never in
finer condition. Taking everything into
consideration, we cannot but feel that
| Texas is prospecting.
| As two colored men in the employ OF
Mrs. Cockerell were engaged in hauling
gravel on Tuesday from gravel pit on
| her land, they unearthed the skeleton
remains of two infants who had been
buried in it by some unknown persons;
The locality in which they were found
| is about two hundred yards west OF the
Masonic Cemetery, and they were un-
doubtedly hurriedly inferred there.
From time to time within the last
year, men and teams have been hauling
gravel from the place, and they had
made hollow cavity, into which the
infants were placed, and then covered
with sand. Those who inhumanly
placed them there supposed that the
crime would never come TO light, as ii
would be unfrequented, but on yester-
day the two colored men were sent there
| for a load of gravel, and had not worked
long before they were Mortified at find
| ing the remains of two infants greatly
decomposed, who had apparently been
buried two or three months. They had
been placed in two common pine boxes,
with about two feet Of gravel thrown
over them, and within not less than two
and one half feet apart. They were sc
greatly decomposed that 1t was impos-
sible to tell how old they were. OIL
whether they were white or black
Frank Jordan, one Of the colored men
who found them, was nauseated by the
horrible smell, and 80 sickened that he
was udable to eat his dinner. They
were left where they were found and
the authorities promptly notified.