The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-24
SOUTHERN NEWS.


A violent storm and rain visited Avo-
yelles last Thursday.
Planters in st. Charles are complain
ing of rot In the cane.
Heavy rains have entirely stopped
farm work in Avoyelles.
A larger amount OF cotton than usual
has been planted in Iberia.
Acts Nos. and 80 Of the Legislature
reduce parish expenses one-half.
The smallpox has almost entirely dis
appeared from Plaquemines parish.
| More corn has been planted In East
Feliciana this year than any time since
1861.
| completed. 1t will be fine Iron Strife
ture.
The mail between Clinton, East Fell
OF seven.
Crops In the Cloutierville ward, Match
itoches, are in excellent condition and
promise.
The first birth registry in this parish
bears date A. d. 1924, 1853 years ago.
[Natchitoches Vindicator.
Reports from over Spanish Lake,
Natchitoches parish, represent the con-
dition Of the crops as superb, People
are at work with will, and the pros
poets for good yield OF corn and cotton
are quite flattering.
The Lafourche Board Of Education,
s. r.. Grisamore, Robt. J. Perkins, Cleo
phas Lagard, g. g. Williams, Trasi-
mond Fonet, John s. Seely, Anatole
Panalle and Nelson Taylor, organized
last Wednesday.
Thibodaux is excited over the death
Of a Prussian coun., one Otto Lem
berger. He had been considerable Of q
traveller, and had served in several
wars. He had bitter prejudice against
doctors, and refused to have any Of
them attend him.
Says the Sugar Bo,ol Of the present
crops in that parish After remarkable
spring for plantation work, planters had
no good cause to complain of the violent
rain and wind storm which visited this
section last Thursday. However, the
cold was more Injurious than the rain,
for, to the surprise OF every one, Friday
was quite wintry, with violent north
wind, which blew down many Of the
heavily laden, no injury was done there
by, for an abundance Of that fruit re-
mains. Fortunately the weather mod
Grated or frost would have killed all, as
we'll as the young corn, on Saturday
morning. AS it is no perceptible injury
has been done to any crop. Nature con-
tinues to smile upon US and another
bountiful crop this year may .be ex-
pected.
The Oxford Falcon says scarlet fever
is prevailing in the southern part OF that
town.
Scranton, on the south coast of Mis-
sissippi, shipped 1904, O91 feet Of lumber
last week.
Gen. w. s. Featherstone, of Holly
Springs, is mentioned as a candidate for
Governor before the coming convention.
The students Of the university at Ok
ford have formed memorial associa-
ton, the object of which will be to re-
pair and keep in order the soldiers GEM
etery, situated near the university
They propose to celebrate the 26th Of
April by appropriate ceremonies.
From all quarters throughout North
Mississippi comes encouraging informa-
ton that the wheat crop Is looking well.
| It is somewhat backward, but probably
all the better for that. It is said to be
| we'll rooted and is growing finely. The
worst feature in the case is that there is
so little sown.
| A great many Monroe county farmers
have provided barley pastures for their
| hogs this season, as experience has con-
vinced them that q few days pasturage
on barley every month is the best guar
ausee against the thousand and one por-