The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-12
PLAoUEMINE Jan. 8, 1876.


Mr. EdiOr-Sincs last wrote, another year
has been added to the cycle Of time. The
memories of 1875 ara fading between the
houes and fears OF 1876, and soon will be
adrift in the S of OBLIVION, save the few
thai may be we'll marked upon the chart Of
Time. The year just gone, for ell Its losses
and failures. has lett u much for which 10 be
grateful, while the one We have begun the
Centennial-greets us with more OF hope and
promise to the American heart. May God
speed their resiza ion and bless our people
in their enj ,ymen
The crops have all been gathered in our Sec
ton, and our planters and farmers wear
satisfied, hopeful look as they come and CO.,
o.iEg up the aft lirs OF the old and beginning
those OF the new year.
Some of our sn gar planters have made fine
crops. Mr.. LefeDvre, in West B,ton Rouge,
on the first place worked below the Hickey
Crevas-e, ground 100 arpents of cane, and
made 2l5 bogsheads of sugar and over
400 lrrels Of molasses mhe Levert Bros,
On the old D,igne place, above the Gre
vase, grind about 100 acres AMI make about
400 hogsheads of sugar. Mr.. Ed j. Gay, on
his s.. Louis place, makes !, 800, 600 pounds
Of centrifugal sugar. Andrew b Gay, in the
Gross Tex country, ground ITO acres and
made 2lO hhds OF sugar. And so on, with
turuouts Another such crop year will put
our section "on its legs again"
Work for the coming year has begun,
though planters can not get the labor they
need to drive ahead and profit by the delight
full YEA, her we are having. Hands are moving
about, and many of them have an idea that
holiday should last month. l. generally
does last while they have money.
The pleasant weather is causing the sesd-
cane to sprout very fast and 1t will, unless
planted very soon, be injured in consequence.
and, hence it is, our planters are trying hard
to get every one to work who will.
The holidays passed pleasantly and with
few disturbances or mishaps Of any kind
One young white boy, son OF f. Gallagher, Of
this parish, discharged a shotgun into one of
his hands and thus had part OF it taken
away.
In our town one broil resulted in colored
constable getting a bail from his own pistol
into his face, producing dangerous wound.
1. seems he went to arrest another cOlored
man, who WAS drunk, when third interfered.
A fourth, near by, called out. "Wny don't
YOU take the law on him." Wnat this meant
it is hard to say, but the constable drew his
revolver, when scufi ensued for its posses
sion, during which 1t was discharged, the
ball taking effect just under the left cheek
bone.
We are anxious to know why it is every con
stable or other peace officer, particularly those
of color, tn oughout the country, should &c
armed to the teeth. In old times 1t was not
80, and should not be now. Let our officials
faithfully observe the law themselves and We
will have peace" No mighty monarch has
said to them as yet, "the law was not made
FIR thee"
What will our Legislature do about over
due taxes? Will it not be we'll for them tc
direct them to be collected without the pen
atty of twenty-five per cent per annu %, ano
at the same time instruct district attorneys
and tax collectors to proceed to enforce pay
ment by every legal means? This would.
think, Mr.. Editor be wise course, and car
be comm ended for many reasons.
! To-day is the annual festival of our fire
men. They are out in force now on parade
aud make very pretty appearance We have
two companies. with hook and ladder com.
pany in course of organiz .tion. They give
ball tonight, which will no doubt be largel,
attended. PELICAN.