The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-01

like this, such a law is a great inconvenience
to marine men, frequently OBTAINING bneiI
vessels thirty-six hours, as supplies cannot
be had on the Sabbath Morgan City Regis
ter.
RiehIand is disposed to bring the financial
QueStSn into the prominence of politics this
year. An ultra-greenback resolution, propos-
ing to fund the national bonds In greenbackS
was offered at the Rayville mass meeting.
held July II, but voted down as too ultra. It
Is said, however, that the sentiment of the
parish is strongly in favor of insisting upon
some financial plank in our next State plat
form.
The parish treasurer of Lafourche am
nounces that there is money III the treasury
to pay ali the warrants issued in 1886. AS no
warrants have been issued since that year,
Lafourche will soon be out OF debt. "Thls
debt being wiped out" says the Thibodaux
Sentinel, 'the present year her taxes, which
| have never exceeded per cent on the assess
ment of the property of her citizens, con be
reduced and large proportion turned into
| she school treasury, by which the public
| tchool system can be improved and aided.
| The Union Record suggests queer way Of
nominating candidates for parish officers Ia
| that parish. 1t thinks that the candidate for
| the Legislature ought to be nominated by
| Democratic parish convention, because that
would place him in perfect accord with the
other Democratic Representatives it wants
| the contest for the shrieyalty, however, open
| to all, and asserts that this will bring out
| larger vote for Congressman, Treasurer, ETC.;
| the candidate for parish iudgeship it would
| have selected by the attorneys of the parishs
ETC.; in fine, it would have every candidate
| for Office selected in a different way and by
| o different body.
During the past week the showers have
| visited most portions of our parish, and the
cane and corn both show the effects by their
| growth and color. Most planters are busily
engaged in giving the last working to the
cane, and in q few days the "hilling" OF the
crop will be completed. The cane has sue
ceeded finely, but this will not make up for
| the thin stand of plant The rattooBs are
| generally good, though there are some COM
plants OF bad stands on squares noted for
| the thickness and vigOr OF the crop last year,
| The corn crop is generally safe, and may be
| classed as the best made in the parish during
the last twenty years Assumption Pioneer.
| The wolves have been troubling the citizens
| in the northern part of this parish and on the
| line OF Arkansas by depredatlng upon their
stock, and on last Saturday MeSSrs. L. y
Black and D. N. Holloway started on the war
path, armed and equipped as the law directs
| They started about ten grown ones and on
| Mrs. Atkins plantation, one mile north OF the
| line they came up with five whelps about two
months old and took them in. They failed to
| kill any Of the grown ones, which is to be re-
GREETED If any one wants a pet wolf, let him
call on Mr. Holloway, who is ready to supply
him. The police jury ought to allow q reward
for wolf scalps, so as to rid the country Of
| them, but such has not been allowed hereto
fore, we believe Union Record.
! A gentleman was put across Martins ferry,
on BOdceau, ON the twelfth day of June, late
in the evening, riding black pony, two white
| hind feet, and white about one inch above
hoof of right fore foot; had an old pair OF
saddlebags without flaps, saddle half-rig, and
martingales, the latter seemingly quite new
| the saddle seemed to have been used about.
| six months. The rider was dressed in donnes-
tic shirt, coat carried on the saddle, wore cot
tonade pants, and was slightly built though
| tall His statement to the ferryman was that
! his destination was Texas After CROSSING
the ferry he inquired at two houses for lodg-s
ing, but was refused at both places. When
refused the last time 1t was deep dusk. The
next morning the pony was found about
| three-fOurths of O. mile east OF Red Land, On
a road Travelled but seldom, at which place Il
remained until the next Sunday, lne t6. 1t
| was then taken away, and search made for
| the missing man. An Investigation showed
that the mans name was Jones, aud that be-
had been murdered by a negro, on place
owned by Mr. Joe Franks near Red LaTS
| The negro has been arrested, but the body 0s
the murdered man cannot be found.
The reports from every portion of the par
| lsh are very fattering. There Is greater
number OF acres in corn, potatoes and pump
kins, than in years past, the low prices Of cot
| ton last winter forcing the planters to plant
that which for want of money they cannot
buy. The corn crop is very large, and is now
| comparatively SAFE Nothing but q Storm
covering the whole parish, and unprecedented
in Violence could destroy the crop. Cotton
does not average well. In some places the
| rains, and in others the inferior seed, have
| caused a bad stand. There is less planted
than usual, but the cultivation is more thor
Ough. The cane crops are good-some very
fine. Mr.. Fisher, on the Courtableau, and
DR.. Taylor, on the Waxia, have very excel
lent crops. The prairies west of Opelousas
are really beautiful to behold. Such CROPS
have not been seen on these lands since the
days Of slavery We are glad to notice hum
dreds of acres under fence that were lying
waste year or two ago. We are happy to
observe also a great many improvements,
residences in every portion of the parish.
Washington News.