The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-03

LouIsIANA.


lake Charles Echo. June 2sl
Tho rice, corn, cotton and potato crops
OF CaloRsieu and St. Landry, are In
splendid condition, though the wet
Bprlng has retarded them somewhat
The peach crop is failure, but the
orange crop will be heavy
iSt. Charles Herald. July H.
On Monday and Tuesday, rain, very
much needed by the suffering crops.
came down In copious showers, laying
the dust and refreshing scorched vege-
tation along the coast Since then. how
ever, tho weather has been sultry and
dry, and our planters are asking for
moro water. The several crops are In a
flourishing condition except plant cane,
which IL reported backward and thin,
and does not promise to turn out rs well
as IL should
The supply Of vegetables. this season.
liz abundant, and prices demanded very
reasonable. Green corn, potatoes, Gu
cumbers, egg plants. snap beans, toina-
toes, peas and kindred productions com
niand a ready sale, and those who have
experimental In gardening for profit are
realizing handsome returns. In week
or so watcrmelous will be ripe, and rs
mn experiment, several large shipments
/. will be made TO the New Orleans market
tThibodaux Sentinel July IL
While three men were hunting young
grosbecks in the swamp Mt Choupic last
week, one OF them was seized by an ALI
gator, which inflicted two severe
wounds, one on the calf OF bis leg and
another on his thigh. He was rescued by
his companions, who were luckily near
him Attacks ofthis kind are rare except
In remote and unfreguented localities,
and the probable explanation OF the un-
usual ferocitv OF the alligator Is that its
nest was near.
Jefferson Jimploeute. June AL
A fine shower OF rain. sufficient to cool
the air and greatly benefit crops, fell
here this evening, and the indications
are good for more. The Lord has smiled
on Texas once more. and IL Is to be hoped
that our farmer friends will not get too
proud TO speak to their poor town kin
IAusiin Statesman. juno 2s,l
Several fine showers fell yesterday.
and the sky was couded during almost
the entire day The rain was not needed
still 1t may help garden stuff and the
grass little. and probably make the
corn swell and fill out more than II
otherwise would have done. Some farm
crs are counting on making sixty 60
seventy bushels to the acre. and proba
bly, the average in this county and most
other counties throughout the State will
not be less than forty five bushels to the
acre. Those who have Government corn
contracts must be happy.
llockport Transcript. June al
Capt. Bailey returned from Houston
last Sunday. He brings the news that
project is on foot TO secure the estab
lishment Of direct mail line between
Houston and Indianola. via Columbia,
Brazoria, Hawkins. kenner and Mata-
gorda. II is proposed to put q line of
steamers In Matagorda Bay. to run
from Indianoa to Old Caney. and UP
that stream to head OF navigation. to
connect with a line of stages at Colum-
bia. the present southwest terminus of
the International and Great Northern
Railroad. The stage line is said to be
only about eighteen or twenty miles
long, and by the establishing of "A
route, the line from this section to
Houston will be shortened several hours. |
besides travel by the Gulf will be |
avoided.
tAuain Statesman. June al
Hardly Saturday night rolls around |
but there Is q serious and bloody alter |
cation down In Mexico and people |
have come to look for murder In that |
vicinity every Saturday night. The very |
worst and most reckless people copgre-
gate In that part of the city, aud |
especially on Saturday night. when |
disgraceful and noisy dance establish
ments are thrown open to add to the |
other attractions pleasing to lovers of
vice aud boisterous excitement. On |
Saturday night a man named J. J.
Barton. said to be IN engineer from
New Orleans, and who had been in this
city several weeks, stepped into saloon
opposite Charley Cooney's and asked
for gun. but being denied him he
stepped out and leaned against a post,
and was engaged talking to some one.
In minute more report was heard
and a flash seen half block distant,
and Barton dropped dead where he was
standing, ball having passed through |
his head Barton had quarrelled with
a man named Charles Wilson, who. ii Is
said. had threatened his life, and Wilson
has been arrested TO answer for the !
crime Of Bartop's murder. Several wit
nesses have been summoned, but what |
will be made out OF the case on its final |
trial cannot now be surmised. The |
killing was done about o'clock at
night.