The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-17

| tlVeS III tne Legislature. ana one OF the Clev'
crest gentlemen in this or any other State
| shreveport Times, Dec. 10.
Ben Grant, colored, shot and dangerously
| wounded Felix Laven, also colored, near
| Montgomery, in Grant parish, last week.
| Grant went to Laven's house, and after call
ing him out, demanding and receiving some
money due, shot him down on his own door
step.
| Quite o number Of Iowa gentlemen have
this summer visited our section with view
| to selecting locations for a large number OF
| families who want to come to Louisiana. We
are glad to learn that in short time several
| families will arrive. We hope they will be
given q warm welcome, and will all find hap
piness and prosperity in their new homes
New Iberia Sugar Bowl.
The Madison journal wants w. r. J. Glenn
ents, clerk of the district court Of that par
ish, to resign. 1t charges him with being ig-
norant and corrupt. There are already 1t
says, five or six indictments out against him.
The grand jury at its late session, reported
against him and demanded his removal from
office II he does not resign the people of
the parish propose to bring the matter before
the Governor and the Legislature.
In some Of our country exchanges we find
published delinquent lists of taxes and IL
censes due to the towns of the State. In that
connection we proudly state for the town of
Alexandria that not "a single delinquent stands
on her tax rolls. All have paid up their Ii
corporation does not owe single cent and
has money in her treasury. Besides oil this,
the town owns in its own right over $4,000 Of
valuable real estate and property. Where is
the town in Louisiana that can show SO clean
a financial record2AI Alexandria Democrat.
The weather has been generally favorable
for the preservation of the frozen cane until
the last three days, which have been warm,
with foggy mornings. We hear various ae-
counts Of the cane and its condition. On some
plantations the .owness are making syrup,
and on others they are still making sugar,
though generally OF an inferior quality. These
remarks apply to the standing cane So far.
we have heard nothing definite from those
who windrowed, and we infer that the stand
ing cane is still occupying the attention of
planters. The loss OF cane will be very heavy
In this parish, and great deal Of standing
cane will be left untouched. Those who had
the finest growth Of cane will be the greatest
sufferers, and It was generally very green at
before the freeze. Several sugar-houses will
be closed for the season at the end. Of this
week. ssumptiOn Pioneer.
Mrs. Ann E. Massey whose death Is an
nounced In another column, was the sister of
Mrs L. e. Carter, Of this city, and she and
her daughter were, at the time Of the burning
OF the Lotus, on their return from visit to
their relatives here. The unfortunate lady
has for some years been suffering from mem
tai depression and had constant apprehen-
sion that she would lose her life through fire.
When the alarm of fire was given on the
boat Miss Massey awakened her mother, and
breaking the glass of window, she leaped
into the water, followed by her mother.
When she rose TO the surface she grasped her
mothers gown with one hand and the wheel
OF the boat with the other, and clung to both
with the tenacity of despair. In O short
time, though 1t seemed an age to Miss Mas
sey, gentleman put off from shore in a skiff
and rescued the ladies from their perilous
Drostrated that they remained at house
near the scene for two days, when they we're
taken to New Orleans by the steamer Ouachita
Belle. About four days after their arrival
the mother died. We could not learn whether
death was caused by physical injury or from
the terrible mental shock-lnost probably the
latter Shreveport Times
AS intimated by us last week, there was no
of the Freeze nor have we lIp to present writing
heard any complaints of cane having soured
The weather was too warm for two days last
week but 1t turned d cold after The rains. We had
more ice, but that can do no harm now
Planters are much encoursed at the continued
cold weather and now hope to save all their
crops. By diIgent inquiry from planters OF
various parishes, we learn that the cane Is
yielding from one and half to two and
half hOgsheads of sugar to the arpeut.
Those who had much cane standing wind
rOwed the larger portion, so that we now
need have no fear OF there being any material
loss, even should it become and remain too
warm, and the crop Of the State is yet likely
to nearly equal that Of last season. liberia
Sugar Bowl.