The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-03

we note as q rare occurrence that we
dld get mail Tuesday, Marksville
Bulletin.
The United States troops moved out
OF New Orleans last Tuesday. at IL
O'Clock. Ii we do not have good gov
ernment in Louisiana now it will be our
own FAULT Richland Beacon.
We propose that the Legislature at its
next session enact q law making the
24th OF April legal holiday in the fu-
ture In commemoration of the deliver
ance OF the State from carpet baggery.
(Iberyille South.
Many farmers in the parish are turn
ing their attention to sheep raising,
This is a step in the right direction.
North Louisiana is a splendid sheep
country, few better, and there is no
reason why wool and mutton growing
should not become one of the leading
Industries. Go ahead, gentlemen. II
will pay.-[Columbia Herald.
Everybody should plant corn, peas
and sweet potatoes this year, not only
enough for themselves, but plenty to
sell. Also, raise your own meat. Cot
ton will be worthless next year, but
provisions will be scarce and very high.
Eagle.
We are glad to record that the Legisla-
ture has passed an act amending q pre-
vious enactment giving power to the
police jury Of Pointe Coupee over the
Hrosse Tete fevees. The energetic peo-
pie OF the bayou country are rendered
safe in the enjoyment OF their protective
,r,r,r1rs Ix,fh RI nnf hiah
the police jury Of Iberville concurrent
Jurisdiction Baton Rouge Advocate.
To the wandering sons of Louisiana
in other States, it is fitting, at this aus
picious moment, we should extend an
invitation to return to their old homes
and aid in the grateful task OF recon-
structing Louisiana on solid basis.
The direction of the work is in safe and
competent hands, and, after what the
people have passed through, it may be
safely guaranteed that it will be many @
long year before dominion will pass
again into the hands Of the Radicals
LOuachita Telegraph.
There is tariff on sugar Of three per
cent, by reason Of which, we suppose,
the planter in Louisiana realizes on ac-
count of the tariff three dollars more on
every hundred dollars worth of sugar
he raises, more than he would If sugar
was free of duty. In return for this he
pays duty On nearly everything he
buys. His iron. leather, clothing,
wagons, sugar mills, coffee, tea, etc,
all pay a heavier duty than sugar. and
yet there are people who try to make us
believe that for Louisiana the tariff on
sugar is O great blessing. # Louisiana
State Register.
Our boys are fast becoming men.
Drinking houses are daily and nightly
crowded with youths scarcely out of
their teens, and to our shame be 1t said /,
old age has never yet demonstrated
against this step towards immortality,
that must end in ruin Of character to
many now promising boy.
The evil calls loudly for check, and
we hope our city authorities will give it
their attention. With all houses that
keep open under city licenses for gam
bling and drinking purposes, 1t should
be understood, and so made law, that
such licenses would be revoked, and the
persons were allowed to frequent them.
Let our worthy Mayor bring this be-
fUre his corporate body and We feel a5-
sured they will do something to stop
the boys from bad habits, il their par
ents will not. The public good demands
| it Natchitoches Vindicator.
We don't object to little fun and
noise now and then when occasion re.
quires, in fact don mind taking q hand
once in while, but sometimes extremes
are run In the ground. Now, when Ba-
ton Rouge got the news Tuesday that
| bn had hnnn nupl from + HI
State House in New Orleans, there was
such laundering of cannon, clamoring
Of bells, screeching of steam whistles
and emptying Of throats in that little
city that we verify thought everybody
had gone crazy over the gel-orious
tidings. During the day it was all well
enough, but they kept it up SO late al
night that nobody could get a wink ol
sleep on this side OF the river. Then we
got mad and vowed q VOW that II they
didn't stop it pretty quick we'd summon
posse and clean out our yis-a-vis city
Upon second thought we concluded
get mad and not like it. But 1t was a
noisy town that day and night-that is
until we fell asleep from sheer exhaus
tion.-t West Baton Rouge Sugar Plan
ter.
We publish the game law enacted at
the extra session OF the Legislature
We call the special attention Of those
who have been depopulatiDg our forests,
under the name Of sport, to it's stringent
provisions. We hope that the law will
be rigidly enforced. We regret that ii
does not include punishment for those
who are industriously engaged in break
ing up the breed OF fish in our lakes
bayous and rivers. While the people ol
other States are endeayoring to stimu
late the raising of fish, the people Of
Louisiana are trying to eradicate those
thew have. But, we presume, all these
things will be attended to In time. II
the meantime we want everybody tt
keep keen eye on the "sportsmen'
and report every one who violates The
game law. 1t will be observed tha
the informer is literally rewarded
shreveport Times.