The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23
Stakt Atws.


The crops of De Sofa parish are
2 fine condition and the weather
that CORld be desired.
The Irish potato crop Of West
Baton Rouge parish ID this season
hardly worth the digging.
A species Of black bug is CONF
hitting great ravages upon the
young corn in certain localities in
East Baton Rouge parish.
Crops are growing finely. Par.
ticalaIly the corn crop, We saw
roasting ears in town last week.
DerUille Soatk, May Is.
1t is with regret that we no.
tiCe the dissolution of the st.
Mary Mutual Insurance Company.
II was dissolved laBt Saturday.
The Temperance Society realized
from their benefit at the enters
tainment last Wednesday night
about ninety.fve dOllars,-FfGAk.
lin Enterprise, Nay Is.
We are glad to learn that Mr..
Alva Smith, who was 80 brutalIy
beaten and robbed, by negroes,
recently, is recovering. The
tiends who committed the outrage
are In Jail,
On last Thursday evening, Miss
OlOtilde, the charming and accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. Victor
Buron, was married to Mr.. Paul
Faisans, a gallant gentleman and
one of the excellent planters of
this parish.-TerreboNNe Progress.
On Monday last, Judge q. Mon.
ton gave decision in the case of
the Parish We. j. "A. Brookshier,
ex"Tax Collector. The decision
rendered gives the parish iudg~.
ment against BrOokshier for
$~3,5OO.-AbbevjHe Meriaioaal, is.
A blue crane was captured by
MIR. John N. Ratliffe, in Red Lake
near FrOgmOre, La, last Sunday,
which measured six feet one and
one~half inches from tip to tip of
wings, and stood four feet seven
inches high. It is said to have
been . very handsome bird.
The crops appear to be in a
good condition in this parish.
None of them are suffering for
work. "A rain just about this
time would give a fresh impetus
to the growth of the crops.
Since writing the above, on
Friday evening q most refreshing
shower of rain fell. This morning
the vegetable world is smiling,
and the crops are full 0f promise.
FraHkliH Enterprise, 1SH.
The following resolution was
adopted by the New Orleans
Property Holders Union, May 6:
ResOlued, That we tender q vote
of thanks to the New Orleans
to the Lincoln Sentis
mel, the Iberia Sugar Bowl and
the NatChitOChes VindiCator for
their heroic stand against the
Louisiana State Lottery, and their
courageous refusal TO advertise
the same through their columns
In spite Of large and persistent
mOneyed Inducements so 90 do.
Week before last, the Franklin
San merely mentioned the fact
that Q young lady Of that parish
we forgot her namel had killed a
who was attempting to out
age her. From citizens of that
we learn that the family
n the young lady where removing
rom one house 10 another In the
leighb0Fh0od; that some Of the
lOusehold effects were still in the
they we're moving from at
lights that the young lady was
aft alone to guard thenj that she
Oaded q gun, and placing il near
no head Of her bed, che laid down
fell asleep. She was awaks
ned from her sleep by the grasp
hand upon her throat. She
slnpted to free herself from his
EARp, and nc the same time get
O~sseagiOn of the gun. Id the atrug.
lie she was thrown upon the floor
nc fortunately within reach OF
lie gun, which she seized
18th one hand, aud as the
rute was trying to accom-,
ish his iendish purpose, placed
% muzzle of it TO his head, pulled I
% trigger and killed him dead, /
I'd thus saved herself from outs |
&c and rid the world of . brut. !
! monster. This is 9 brief ac> !
mt Of the affair as we learned :
from parties who protested to !
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