The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-06
LOUISIANA.


The children of o school age in Avoyslles are |
Whites 2613. colored 2590
Cotton picking will soon be over in Rapdes
light crop is the cause.
The river banks in front of Baton Rouge are
caving IN to an unusual degree.
All saints Day. with the usual ceremonies
was celebrated In DoualdsOnvlle.
Gambling is getting terribly bad in Marks
vile. The Bniieth1 wants 1t stopped.
There were but five good picking days In the
country during the past two weeks.
There are twenty four prisoners In the Caddo
parish jail, four white and twenty colored.
The Carroll parish Jail had its second delivery
last ok. Three more prisoners escaped.
Grinding is virtually interrupted in st. John
the Baptist by the warm and rainy weather.
The plant cane In Assumption is of good size
but very green. Some grinding is going on.
The children Of school age in st. Charles have
mysterfously fallen off from 2024 in 1876 to 1851
this year.
The Claiborne Guardian thinks the assess
ment Of that parish much too small and wants
The recent heavy rains have prevented cot
ton picking and materially reduced the crop in
East Feliciana.
The. steamboat landing. at Plaauemines is
fuse to land at 1t.
Louis Barbin and Alfred B. Messck fought q
street duel In Marksville. last week, in which
Messick was killed.
working. The average of sugar made Is a
hogshead to the acre.
Fierce and destructive rain and wind storms
are reported from gu portions OF the State.
north, east, south and west.
Late rains have raised Bayou Plaquemines
and brought down quite a supply Of timber to
the PlaquemiDes saw mills.
The cotton bols are 90 rotten from the rains
in East Fellciana that the best hands can pick
only one hundred pounds of seed cotton per
day.
Two brothers by the name Of Watson quar-
relied on the Y. X. place, on the Tensas Cata-
houia parish. last week, and one of them was
killed.
At the funeral of Morris Henderson o noted
colored preacher in Shreveport. over five thou
SAND colored persons turned out and marched
In line to the graveyard.
Bernard Eagle published near the slaughter
house. and is devoted 70 the news and interests
OF our neighboring parish.
The Richland beacon complains that Rayvile
is rapidly becoming the equal of Deadwood in
disorders. street rows and difficulties. 1t
wants 10 correct these with sunday law.
There are number Of white persons in the
vicinity Of Bastrop + destitute condition, and
needing even food. The people of Bastrop are
| raising assistance and provisions f,r them.
The people Of the Tenth Ward Of Natchitoches
are com planning against J. r.. Hornsby lately
commissioned magistrate for that ward. His
removal will be asked for, the Vindicator says.
., A fire in ST. Francisyille on the a1st destroyed
others The l. ostma.as at $500 5000 a onIy par ae
TALLY insured The fire department dia goa
service.
Mr.. Fl. G. Minor, of Hollywood plantation,
Terrebonne, made twenty five hogsheads OF
sugar from nineteen acres of stubble cane last
week. This is the best yield made any where in
the State, SO far.
The Messy place, Iberia parish. has Just been
purchased from the Citizens Bank by Messrs.
jules Mossy, and Onezime Boudreaux., sugar
house is to be erected at once, and the place
cultivated In cane next year.
The cane grown in West Baton Rouge has
yielded little over a hogshead ,the acre. That
ground. however. is generally the worst cane
Is much headed and would be of immense ben
eft to the cane.
On Saturday. November i, there will be an
dn that day ssofR tke East ss Fr
Association will be organized All farmers
st,ckmen and others are invited to attend the
| meeting. There will be no charges.
The expenses of the parish OF Natehitochas
under Democratic rule for the past eight months
Of 1877 has been s5846 81, or five thousand dollars
less than uaader the cheapest Radical government
Jest days sol Of Repubiicanism. Besides W Which the
Db are gsea ce raa II ss n
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vindicator.
A compromise has been entered into betwe1,n[,
the old North louisiana Raiiroa and the iseY
The old road has opened its books for tie SUB
seription of stock until November Is. ;S Then "a an
segon 10 r sdo VII tke es aed
sssippi Railroad have resolved % translef an
the stock subscribed to the Ior1h eitnd LOUISIANA
Railroad if the subscribers s'e Wiling.
We find that there has been IN more sickness ne
for ten years mast. Tls is no doubt owing to
the very dry summer which we haye had and
sas drying up Of the sWaps have eers
quite commnn. Bayou Sale settlement has been
the worst sufferer as almost every house hold
however. that few fatal cases Of sickness w.re
to to be found. .Chills and fever, were the most
common and in no instance did we hear of any
bad type Of fever, such as most other countries
are afflicted with.-INew Iberia Sugar Bowl.
We recently had the, pleasure, of meeting Mr.:
Evariste A. Lepine, OF Lafourehe. an old and
experienced sugar planter. and his, views about
ton. From long experience he is satisfied that
where a planter, from having q large crop, is
2gd bavs to tho cane cut cr be g f 81
a week or ten. days before grinding. |
md meantime =, allow it t9 be exposed to
in that way much of the water tbut none of the
sugar. evaporates from the cane and sayes at |
least one cord of wood to the hoeshead. or
frost In this connection we will mention an
other improvemen!E suggested by Mr.; Lepine.
sas e
When cane sheds are sma l. cane Is corded |
near the carrier tor horse mil) and at least one
stead Of having 50 much cane corded up, he |
favors the increase of mill capacity, grinding |
up the cane more raoidy and keeping uiGs
time and space Juice treated by sulphur will |
keep perfectly sweet for several days.-ENew |
Iberia Sugar Bowl.
Kings Present. |
King Alfonso has ordered at Paris casket |
tnxvx 49, 1r4r>1 %hnl fn FIR
wife, the Princess Mercedes. 1t is in lapis- |
lazuli, mounted on four lions claws, sixteen |
inches high and thirty square, ornamented |
with garlands of golden roses which are |
miracles of delicate workmanship. The hues |
of the flowers are all faithfully presented. |
The key is a golden rose, full blown. The in.I