The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-06
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Louisiana.

st. James parish had a grand fair last
week for the benefit Of the public
schools of that parish.
The first party Of Northern emigrants
have arrived In Shreveport. They come
from Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. J. L. Tharp was drowned in Gal
casieu river while taking a list of the
brands of boom of logs.
Gov. Nichols arrived at Baton Rouge
Sunday, July !, and was received with
cannon, Ii usic and cheers.
! A small amount of tobacco was
planted In East Baton Rouge this year.
The yield is most promising.
A severe storm passed through More
house last Tuesday evening, doing some
damage to the corn and cotton.
The Masonic celebration at Bastrop
on June 26th was q great affair. Judge
Trimble, of Union parish, WIS the ora
tor of the occasion.
The white citizens Of Clinton are gen
erously contributing for the purpose Of
purchasing an engine for the colored
lire company Of that place.
Crops in DeSoto are very promising,
The largest corn crop will be raised
since the war and the increase In cotton
over last year will be fully % per cent.
A special moeting Of the police jury
of East Carroll was held last week to
determine on some action to be taken in
reference to the last crevasse in that
parish.
A heavy storm prevailed in Lincoln
parish last Saturday, and considerable
damage was done to the fruit trees. A
mule was killed by q tree blown down
by the storm.
Il xsEr - T.
now being sued for his share Of the
campaign expense that made him
sheriff. The suit promises to be an in
teresting one.
Cotton and corn are doing we'll. The
cane crop is quite promising, but will
be smaller than last year, owing to the
cold which last winter destroyed much
Of the rattoon.
"Old Bob," colored, credited with 119
years, died on the Conrad place, In East
Baton Rouge, two weeks ago. He was
waiter boy during the revolutionary
war and had a lot of the usual stories
about Gen. Washington. He was freed
thirty-two years ago on account OF old
age, but declined to leave the planta-
ton, where he remained until the time
of his death, cared for by his old mas
ter.
| VII pu5 0lSt lhSb,g ~ OIL duRtl dLIlNCd db
Royville, Lafayette parish, and pur-
chased some bread and a piece of rope.
The next morning he was found hung to
a small tree on the road side. The
coroner held an inquest, and 1t was evil
dent that death was caused by his own
act. In carpetsack were found several
books and documents bearing the name
of William Dubs. When the unfortu-
nate man arrived, it is said he looked
wearied and sick.
A most fatal affair took place in the
parish Of st. Martin In the shape of a
duel, which was the result Of a difficulty
at q ball a day or two previous. The
difficulty occurred between two young
men, both OF excellent families, the one
by the name Of Babin and the other by
the name of Ducrest. The arms Sc
lected were pistols, distance twenty
five yards. At the first shot young Du-
crest was shot to the heart and died in
stantly.
N. II. Wilson, Inspector Of Weights
and Measures of Ascension parish, is in
a peck Of trouble and-in Jail, having
, been incarcerated upon the affidavit of
| Mr.. Emile Collin, charging Wilson and
his assistant, David Reed, with extortion
ton Of the charge is that Wilson and
Reed inspected a platform scale not used
: by affiant in his business as retail mer-
chant and Notwithstanding his protest,
/ compelling him to pay for such inspec-
ton. Reed has not been arrested, and
is believed to have made tracks out Of
the parish. Wilson says he does not in
tend to furnish bond, preferring 20 lay
in Jail and lay the foundation for case
: of false imprisonment.
The colored man named Whiting,
who practiced law brief term before
the District Court in Lafourche, is a
fraud and cheat, possessing no diplo-
ma or license from the Supreme Court
of Georgia as he claimed, and utterly
incapable Of conducting case properly.
: Judge Beattie severely reprimanded
him for his lame defense Of an accused
in criminal prosecution, the lawyers
e took rule on him to show cause why
his name should not be stricken from
e the roll Of attorneys, and Whiting dis
appeared next day. He Is a tall, black
fellow, about thirty years Of age, and
figured a very brief period in the Sew
enth judicial District two or three years
ago. when the District Attorney de-
clined to continue the prosecution in a
t murder case wherein Whiting was at
} torney fer accused, until the court