West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-14
FROM THE COUNTRY PRESS.

number of acres in cotton.
DR.. j. P. Monahan, our efficient
Tax Collector, is dischargiug the
duties of his office.
The Tournament and Ball. given
by the Clinton Dramatic Assoch-
ton Of this place on Thursday and
Thursday night last, was grand
success indeed, and spoke volumes
in favor of the Association and also
Of our Parish. We regret that
our columns are too much crowded
this issue to admit OF an extended
notice. In our next issue we shall
endeavOr to do justice to both and
20 all parties concerned.
BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE ON
Monday last Republican as we'll as
Democratic suffragans came for
ward unrelUc:ant!y and recognized
the Government OF Gov. Nichols
by casting their ballots for the men
of their choice at polls presided over
10y commissioners appointed by j.
G. Favrot, Esq Supervisor of Re-
gistration. Where ia Mr.. Pack
ards authority Here everybody
recognizes the authority Of the
State government, except possibly
jim Stafford who is very anxious
to exercise the functions OF District
Attorney.
The citizens of Baton Rouge will
be somewhat astOnished when they
read in the New Orleans Demo
crat that NJ. LANCE vas elected
Mayor last Monday. Mayor Jas
tremski will have to look sharp and
keep his eye on Molicrc. Lange
was elected Administrator of FL
nance. not Mayor, Mr.. Democrat.
East Baton Rouge does not seem
TO he taking much stock in public
meetings lately, but she is quietly
organic n- her militia; and prepar>
ing for an emergency. should it I'M
fortunately come, which 10y the
way. is more seriously respected by
Packard ard his crowd than polit-
ical meetings.
WEST BATON ROUGE SUGAR
PLANTER The new levee at the
railroad depot has been completed
and an excellent piece OF work it
Is. The completion of this lcvee
finishes all the levee work in this
Parish, so that, 80 far as leveeing
goes. we are safe from old father
Mississippi, at least for while.
VICK>BURG HERALD The OBJ
.ject of the visit of the ship of war
Plymouth to this port, is ascertain-
ed. The New Orleans Times states
that the trip of the vessel here is
made upon the suggestion Of various
gentlemen who OWE large tract
OF heavily timbered land near
Vick- burg, with the design OF dis
covering whether the location and
timber would guarantee the estab-
liahing Of a navy-yard. While we
have not much faith in this asser-
ton, we will be clad to welcome
the vessel 10 our wharf.
VERMILL,oN BANNER - Cane
planting in this Parish is over. We
have heard 10 complaints of the
cane keeping badly. Many plant
tiers have al acy barred off their
srubble. aid some early ones have
chopped it out. The rattoons are
backward, but that is all the bet
ter, perhaps, as they will be less
liable to injury from late frost. so
far tie prospects are good. Corn
planting has commenced in good
earnest and an abundance of this
necessary cereal viii be planted in
this Parish as usual.
MARKsvILLE BULLETIN This
week is tie one usually set apart
for planting cotton in this Parish
and our planters have teen busy at
this occupation.
The weather this week has been
all that could be desired certainly
most favorable to farming opera
tons. The young corn grows rap-
idiv and will soon need the pillow
and hoe.
| Several new cases of smallpox
have dec!a ed themselves on the
bayou, in the vicinity of Cotton
port.
WooDvILLE REPUBLICAN,: There
has been no new case OF smallpox
in the county that we have been
able to learn OF within the last two
weeks or more, and we hope and
hnIinrn that the disease has run out