The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-02
SOUTHERN NEWS.
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Plaquemines will bold its Town eiee
tion Monday. May7.
West Carroll held It's electlon Iol
parish officers Monday. !.
Tho Federal troops IN Monroe lei
there Saturday for the Barracks In this
city.
A salute was fired on Tuesday after.
noon iaat In Bayou Sara, Us soon as II
was known positively that tho troops
had been removed and U. y. Senator
elected.
Messrs. Acklen and Darrall finished
taking testimony in their contested
election case, In Iberville parish, on
| Wednesday last. and left for this city
on the Gov. Allen. "A seaa
It was reported In Shreveport that q
wagon, two yoke of oxen and two men
were lost In Mud Lake. on the road from
Shreveport to Texas. q few hundred
yards west Of Jewella, the other day. A
rather rough story this on Caddo roads.
On Tuesday night the young men oil
Houma celebrated the final triumph oil
Gov. Nichols and the evacuation of
New Orleans by the United States
troops, by firing q salute OF one hundred
guns. Much joy was manifested and
everything was conducted quietly.
Mr.. Charles Babin, worthy citizen
residing on the east bank OF the river
in I5erville parish, was killed some
days since. while endeavoring to pull u
log out OF the river with oapstan
the bar OF the capstan knocking him
down, after which he walked to his
home and died.
On account Of the overflow OF the
Mississippi river. through trains on the
Viclssburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail
road were suspended after last Satur-
day. Trains will continue to run be-
tween Delta and Tallulah, in Madison
county, and passengers will be trans
ferred In skiffs between Tallulah and
Waverly Station.
Aurelien Derouen, OF Lacasine, uni
versally esteemed by his acquaintances
for his upright character and atniable
disposition, committed suicide ut his
residence, early last week, by shooting
himself through the head with shot
gun. Long continued i'll health Ia sup
posed to have caused the fatal act In q
moment OF temporary arrangement.
Part OF the Crosse Tete country, sas
frequently happens, is now under water
The west bank OF that bayou, however,
and also the west bank OF Fourdoche,
and the whole OF the Maringuin coun-
try, is thoroughly protected by levees
built by tho people In that section.
Travelling to and from Crosse Tete to
the river Is pretty we'll interrupted on
account Of the bridge being washed
away.
The back water from Grand Levee
has made its appearance at the bridge
on the road leading from Pointe Coupee
post office to the courthouse, but not
In sufficient quantity to interrupt or in
convenience travel. With the rise re-
ported from above, 1t is not anticipated
greater extent than IL did In 1875. which
did not prevent large crop from being
made.
On Tuesday, the oath, party Of citi-
zens of the parishes OF Pointe Coupee
and West Baton Rouge assembled at
the Hermitage dyke, near the line
IL O'Clock m. fired n salute OF thirteen
guns In honor OF Nichols and Wiltz,
and the liberation of Louisiana. Good
feeling pervades this community, ire.
speotive OF color or political opinions,
and all seem to exelaim, In It's true
meaning, "Let us have peace"
The following Ia the short but impor-
tant report of the Grand Jury OF West
Baton Rouge parish 1.-THE Grand Jury
refers your Honor to the matter Of the
various stores In this parish selling
liquor on Sunday; this has become so
great an evil that we have to protest
against this custom In our capacity as
individuals, and as the grand inquest Of
the parish respectfully request that
your Honor call the attention OF the
Police. jury to the matter to the end
that they may pass such ordinances as
will put stop to the evil complained OF
or as will In some wise mitigate It,"
On last Saturday, as Cassandra
Young, colored, was driving by the Jim
Lee place, In Bossier parish, near the
Webster line, her husband, Isaac
Young, came out and attempted to ef-
lect a reconciliation. She refused to
have anything more to do with him.
and drove on, having little girl OF
Cicero Affords in the buggy with her.
This go enraged Isaac that he fired at
her with double barrel shot gun,
loaded with squirrel shot, two of the
shot striking heroine in the back OF
he head. the other on the top OF tt
Dtlicting painful but not serious
Isaac Immediately left for Ar
and Is still at large.
Upon complaint OF Messrs. Wilbert
4 Sons, about the Bayou Plaquemine
being SO INSTRUCTED with lumber that |
neither boats nor anything can pass,
he City Council OF Plaquemine, on mo-
otion of Mr.. Hunt, passed the follow
ng resolutions:
RESOLVED. That all persons having or
owning RATS Of tim Der OF any kind In
he Bayou Plaquemine within the In
limits Of the town of PLAQUE
nine be and they are hereby required
% tie up and boom the same so as to |
allow a free passage OF twenty-five feet |
n the channel OF said bayou for the
passage of boats, ETC., along said bayou
within said incorporated limits.
Reso'red further. That all persons VIC
ating this ordinance shall be fined In a
'um not less than $40 nor more than
$50, to be recovered before any court of
jurisdiction.