The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-17
flattering until these drenching rains set in.-
tRichland Beacon.

| rdIGSillg unGll these drenGhlng rains set in
tRichland Beacon.
On Saturday, the eighth instant Mr.. Pau
Deocurro, o well-known and highly esteemed
citlaen OF this parish. committed self f-destruc
ton by casting himself into Bayou Lafourche
at point nearly opposite his late residence
| sltuated at the extreme upper line OF Assump.
tion parish. Mr.. Deoeurro, although at the
age Of discretion, was we are assured, not Of
| SOUND mind at the time he caused his OWL
DEATH Assumption Chronicle.
We have had an abundance of rain for the
last ten days In every portion OF our parish.
and 1T has had the effect to make all yegeta-
| Die creation hereabouts "get up and hump It.
self" Corn is jumping out Of it's boots and
gearing the track away Tor O big turn out
Many fields In this section are in full silk and
some roasting ears gladden. the heart OF the
| weary tramp. Cotton Is luxuriatlng under
Ghe genial influence of the refreshing showers.
Blooms were reported to us ten days ago.
The crop Is generally In good condition, but
may yet fail for "all dat" You never know
what your cotton crop will be until you get 1t
~ u your gin-house.-[ Jackson Correspondent
Lincoln Sentinel
tachment OF the Thirteenth Regiment United
States Infantry, which has been stationed
mere since the twenty-sixth day of May, 1871
received orders on the fifth instant, to report.
with his command, at Mount Vernon Bar
racks, Ala. In obedience to said orders the
gallant and efficient young officer and his
command embarked on the schooner Henrietta
iast monday for Galveston Lieut.. GOe and
MS detachment carries with them the best
WlsheS Oh our people, Lake Charles Echo.
The 2. Q. agent on the North Louisiana
ka1lroad plays some queer tricks on us un-
sophisticated country people. He sometimes
puts the Vienna mail in the Arcadia sack, and
right by us it goes to come back next day
Then he gets on O lark and mixes malls pro-
malsGIuously; Ia and does other queer things not
fha1 as 81, Re EeiShed Sn by us and we advise him or
made against the guilty party or parties. We
certainly have rights that P. D, official is
bound to respect: And on Friday morning
last package OF papers left here for Tren-
ton, and Saturday evening the same package
returned to be sent again on it's Journey;
still there Is but two offices between here and
Trenton. Whose fault is ths2 Verify, q P.
y. agent is needed on this route-[L Lincoln
Sentinel.
Since our last the showers have been fre-
q1ent and copious, sufficient to interfere with
plOWlng in some neighborhOods, The early
corn Is very good In those cases in which the
stand was fair, and we think this was gem
orally the case. The rattoOns have q fine
color, and at this time have an abundance of
suckers, and bid fair to do well. The plant
has improved and though thin, is doing fully
as well as any one has right to expect
Most planters are about ready to commence
laying by their crops of cane and much
would have received the last working but for
the rains, which have interfered with the
Diow; There are complaints of the worms,
which are. still troublesome to the corn, and
have killed a great deal OF the stubble cane
and some Of the plant. The worm which in
terferes with the corn seems to be q species
0f caterpillar, though called q bud worm
from the mode of its attack, whereas that
which infests the cane is small white worm
That also destroys the bud just as effectually
as the other.-l Assumption Chronicle.